beefy66 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Cracking along at some pace there Steve looking great mate. 👍 Stay Safe beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Nice clean work - that really is quite a superstructure! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 cheers gents , really appreciate the comments . got the main turrets done . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Coming together a beaut, I do like the way they've given a whole assembly for the turret including the bit that what goes under it (technical terminology that) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 you don't glue them in either , they just sit there . wish i had your technical turn of phrase though . 😝 . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adm Lord De Univers Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Looking good Steve, wasn't aware those cylinders with the three big pointy bits coming out just sat there - is that so you can take one out and photo etch it/do a cutaway? Or just to make it realistic (I can't tell from wreck photos if the how much of that structure fell out)? Might just be me, but I've always fancied the Yamato as aesthetically pleasing as a Tiger or Hood. David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Nice looking armament. Do the blast bags come with the kit or are they extra's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) david , the instructions come with a version for a waterline model , I agree with you , it's probably has the most beautiful lines of all the battleships . big dave , they come with the kit and you get 2 different types . if you look at the photos above , you can see them . the two secondary turrets come with 2 as well . Edited May 13, 2021 by steve5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 the two secondary turrets are done and in . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 (edited) thanks mick . anchors attached . also got the catapults and crane done Edited May 15, 2021 by steve5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Gidday Steve, I read that the reason she had a wide nose was to give the anchors clearance and not hit the bulbous bow when dropped. Your first two photos above demonstrate that superbly. And the detail you've done, which your photos display, will come in very handy for me when I add all this detail to my scratchbuilt model in 1/2400. (Yeah, right! 😁) Seriously, your photos do show how that complex (to me, anyway) stern area worked. For example, the doors leading into the hangar. This continues to look very good. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 thanks jeff , you had me going with that 1/2400 , I thought for crying out loud , but then I saw your smiley face . 😝 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Gidday Steve, yeah, those that know me don't always take me seriously, and if they do I warn them not to. 😀 On the modelling front, I would like to do some IJN warships in 1/600 but sadly not very many are available in this scale, and none in my part of the world that I'm aware of. (I don't buy online as I'm a cross between a dinosaur and a Neanderthal). I'm doing more and more scratch modifications in my builds now and soon will give hulls a go. But the Japanese (just to be difficult 😀) have a lot of curves in their structures rather than straight bulkheads etc and hence to scratchbuild some of their ships would be challenging. But I do like a lot of their ships, including this one you're doing, and I'd like to give it a go one day. If you don't mind your photos will be invaluable when I do. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 cheers arnold . got the spotter planes done . 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 thanks for the likes guys. started on the railings , the biggest hassle was I painted them on the sprue and nearly all the holes filled up . took ages with an old airbrush needle to clean them out . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adm Lord De Univers Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Those railings look amazing Steve. David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) cheers dave appreciate that . thought i better start the rigging , before i finish the railings , sure as eggs i'd snap something leaning in .I haven't painted the line yet , I used plain ol knitting in elastic for the rigging . Edited May 27, 2021 by steve5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Looking good, I've not been brave to try rigging anything yet, that'll have to change with he current one, for a large model it seems to of gone together quite quickly so - slow down you're putting some of us to shame 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) blimey, that is a proper cats cradle. I’m well impressed. I envy you your patience AND your eyesight. Any chance of booking some lessons with you ? I am a form believer that rigging and rails are the making of ship model. Jon Edited May 27, 2021 by Faraway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Gidday Steve, did you get that redback spider that's been climbing all over your model? 2 hours ago, steve5 said: I haven't painted the line yet I guess that implies you'll be painting the rigging sometime. Is it going to be difficult to do paint it in situ? Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adm Lord De Univers Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Quite impressive work there again Steve, how did you do the joints/connections in the rigging and maintain the tension? David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 cheers guy's thanks for the comments . the rigging isn't as difficult as I first thought . I bought this stuff from the local habidashery . it's clear , 200m , very fine and cheap .about $6 . all you do is CA it to your starting point with just a dab , work out what tension you want and put a dab on you anchor point , glues almost straight away , cut the excess off with a good pair of scissors . jeff I found the painting of the line {I have just started } to be fairly easy so far . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) finally got all the post's in and the railing completed . all the anti-aircraft guns are done I think I'm going to this boy done . Edited May 30, 2021 by steve5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Now that is a good looking ship. Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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