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Landlubber Mike

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  1. Landlubber Mike
    The blade I use is a #10 curved blade: For this 1/700 PE though, I’m going to see if I can find a blade that is much smaller and more like a chisel. That might give a little more control and precision. The black acetate is nice because of the color contrast against the PE. I wish it was more matte though. It’s very reflective of overhead lighting which is annoying at times.
  2. Landlubber Mike
    Some cool pictures there EG - nice!
  3. Landlubber Mike
    Nice work Mark! Nice to see I'm not the only one that manages to get my feet in my build pictures 😆
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    Nice job Craig. Are you using Mr. Surfacer from the spray can or shooting through the airbrush? If the latter, can I ask what you thin it with and in what proportions? I really like Mr. Surfacer as a base prime coat, but have been using the rattle cans for ease of use. I find they don't have the spitting issues that you get with some of the Tamiya rattle cans (though, I recently sprayed some Tamiya Insignia White from the rattle can without any issues at all).
  5. Landlubber Mike
    That's some really nice rigging Joe, excellent job!
  6. Landlubber Mike
    Oh yes, sorry, completely forgot that I had seen your beautiful build! Glad I have company in the 1/700 asylum What did you think of the kit? Nice to have the kit and PE in one box. Seems to be a fairly comprehensive PE set as I look at your pictures. Which Akagi do you have? I have the early three deck version with biplanes, along with the 1/350 kit of the later version.
  7. Landlubber Mike
    Awesome choice Craig, especially with the carbon fiber decals. I saw a video build of I think this exact set up on Youtube a while back. It might have been a Plasmo build, I forget, but the model was stunning with those decals.
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    Now that is tiny! Are you building this one? I had the Tenryu on my list, but ended up getting the Tamiya Tama with the Rainbow upgrade set. I think the Tama, as part of the Kuma class, was like a larger Tenryu. I love the three funnels on it (if you like funnels, ships like the Sendai light cruiser have four!).
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    Nice job!
  10. Landlubber Mike
    Come on Popeye, you can do it, I have faith in you!
  11. Landlubber Mike
    I got stuck here because I couldn't figure out a good enough solution for the lettering (I didn't want to use the paper approach as I think it might look weird against the black of the ebony), so I ended up switching over to the La Renommee in part to help PiratePete have some material for his excellent Euromodel Build Notes, and then got sucked into the plastic world. So, unfortunately, no further progress here. I also have a half finished Pegasus on the shelf as well. I think what I might do is prioritize finishing the Pegasus since it's furthest along. I had stopped that build to wait for carving tools to arrive so that I could carve the various decorations in lieu of using the PE in the kit. Either that, or work on the LAR. The Morgan might be last in the queue, but we shall see.
  12. Landlubber Mike
    Fantastic, I'll happily take the blame! Hopefully you don't mind posting a build log - can't wait to see your work!
  13. Landlubber Mike
    Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words. Frankly if I can do it, you guys can too. It’s not too difficult, just takes some practice to find what tools, adhesives, techniques, etc. work best for you. A few sections of this model certainly could be better, so I’m hoping that I’ll be able to take the lessons on this one and put together a better one next time.
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    Wow, that's really cool looking! Love it, very unique display! Those Zwillings were crazy designs.
  15. Landlubber Mike
    That satin black is gorgeous. Very nice job!
  16. Landlubber Mike
    Great start! Looks like it will turn out a beauty in your hands.
  17. Landlubber Mike
    Coming along really nicely! Very well done!
  18. Landlubber Mike
    So that's why I couldn't find any clamps at Home Depot. Now I know! 😳 Great job Chris!
  19. Landlubber Mike
    From another website - looks like the crest was on cruisers and above: https://www.kinenkan-mikasa.or.jp/en/tourmap/central_exhibition_data/bow_crest.html In June 1898 Japanese Navy, following the Royal Navy decided to put the Imperial Crest of Chrysanthemum as the bow crest of all ships above cruiser class and was referred to as Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). This Bow Crest was equipped on MIKASA's bow from her commissioning till 1987.
  20. Landlubber Mike
    Looks fantastic Jason! I seem to recall anchor buoys being about 1/3 the anchor length as well, but can't recall where I saw that (maybe in zu Mondfeld). My approach was similar to yours, except I used clay for the buoy part. The rope work around the buoy is a real pain but it makes for a nice detail not ordinarily seen in models.
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    Thanks Ken. I've seen them on carriers and battleships and other larger ships, I don't recall seeing them on destroyers. I have some extra PE parts that are little round discs - I probably could use one of those. At this scale, it doesn't have to look like the flower. Edit: looks like the chrysanthemum may have only been reserved for the capital ships: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/topic/79574-why-do-ijn-cvs-cls-cas-and-bbs/
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    Thanks BE - it's been a learning experience for sure. I'm curious to see what things are like when I start work on my 1/350 Shimakaze - I bet the PE will look huge in comparison to what I've been used to on this 1/700 model.
  23. Landlubber Mike
    Felt good to finally get some paint on this, after such a long period of it sitting on the shelf. I ended up priming with thinned Vallejo black primer. For the gray, there are various grays used by different shipyards. This ship was built by the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal. Some companies like Tamiya make paint colors specific to the various shipyards (Kure, Maizuru, Yokosuka, etc.). I wanted to stick with Vallejo, so I went with Vallejo Medium Gunship Gray with a tiny bit of Vallejo Intermediate Blue mixed in to get what I think is a fairly close match to what the Tamiya paint (XF 91) looked like. It gets a little crazy trying to be exact, as colors render differently on the computer and even vary across pictures of the same paints posted by different sellers. With shading and weathering, things will change in the end anyway. I like how things came out. With the black primer base, I lightly sprayed the gray so the hull is already shaded in the various recesses, which makes things much easier. Next I'll try to add some washes and a touch of highlighting, and then start adding the remaining details like the rails which are still on the PE frets but painted. Thanks for looking in!
  24. Landlubber Mike
    There is a tiny PE piece that goes at the very tip of the bow in the Five Star set which might be the chrysanthemum. A little hard to tell from the pictures and the instructions. It's like a facing down C in shape. The pictures of the completed model on the Five Star box seem t show a little bead or something possible in the middle of the C, but it's really too hard to tell from the pictures.
  25. Landlubber Mike
    Some great research there! This is going to be spectacular!

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