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CDW
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She's a beauty! In your research, have you learned if these ship guns were auto-loaded, or hand loaded? I am guessing they had a fairly high rate of fire and perhaps were auto-loaders. -
Are the canopies generally made by the same company who prints the model, or are they made by others?
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Not sure why, but I never posted these last photos on the BR-52 before I sold her. Anyway, for posterity...
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Thanks for the encouraging words gentlemen. My impressions on this most recent Prinz Eugen project with a Flyhawk update set are; very, very delicate and tedious photo etch. A little too thin to suit me. A mere touch will completely bend them out of shape, and I literally do mean the slightest "feather touch". This marks my 4th 1:700 scale ship model (see the last four entries on my signature). I find myself working at a much slower pace with 1:700 scale, just to give my eyes a rest. A lot of this would have been different were I younger and if the eyes were what they used to be. 🙂 New skills? Not so much, but certainly the need to be more patient, by necessity.
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Thank you OC. This one was particularly tedious, mainly because of a lack of reference material ahead of the build.
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There was the full intention of having this model finished by tonight, but then there's what they say about good intentions. My sister-in-law and her friend flew in to catch a cruise ship here in Tampa. I was the taxi from the airport, then the hotel for the night, then the Uber for the trip to the ship terminal, then the Uber for the return from the cruise, now the hotel for the next few days before at last I make another appearance as the Uber back to the airport. Oh, and not to be undone by that mayhem, I fat-fingered a final piece of railing for the port side of the ship, searched for it on my hands and knees then said the heck with it. I'll look for it again tomorrow or another day. But I did snap a few more almost finished photos just to show I'm doing something.
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I've heard hinomaru's called meatballs, but seeing that can of tomato sauce in the photo background makes me wonder...🙂
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Sweeet success! Beautiful job on her, Edward.
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Amazing how card can be fashioned to closely resemble the real aircraft. You're doing a remarkable job on her.
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A copy of a 1:1 Barrett? I would be interested in the original of that kit.
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I'll tag along hoping to learn something. Sounds like fun, an adventure of sorts. Looking forward to your progress EG.
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I just bought one of those masking tape cutting templates from an online supplier. Glad to have seen the tool on the video. I’ve been cutting tape with a straight edge and it’s almost impossible to cut consistently even widths.
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The Pontos model has a vastly superior set of machined metal parts. About the only thing you might want to add to it is a better display stand to replace the plastic one that's included, and yes, I think there will be less preparation needed for the plastic parts. The Pontos photo etch sheets are huge (see the photos of the construction manual). Plasmo does an excellent video of the Roma with the Flyhawk set. It inspired me to buy them.
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The Pit-Road Yamato plastic is exceptional. Every bit as good as any Flyhawk kit I own. The Five Star detail set is mostly photo etch with main gun barrels and a few dozen resin pieces. Lacking are metal mast components and a wood deck. I think the Pit-Road kit will be a great model when finished. Even their AA guns are very well done in plastic.
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1:700 scale is getting exponentially better. I guess most everyone needs more display space. I know I do, so 1:700 is so much more practical for me.
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I'll post some photos of the Pit-Road kit and FS upgrade set so you can compare the two.
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Oh yes, I was just thinking the same thing today. It would be an expensive kit I am sure, but would probably cost less than trying to buy the antiquated Nichimo kit then upgrading it. That old Nichimo kit is selling for upwards of $700 on Ebay these days.
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I already had the Pit Road Yamato and Five Star set, but wanted this one anyway once I saw it.
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