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  1. CDW
    Looks like a penny less than $400 from Micro Mark. Ouch.
  2. CDW
    Thanks Ken. I'm going to go look at that pic right now.
  3. CDW
    Funnels detailed, painted, and attached. Next, some rigging perhaps, then the masts.
  4. CDW
    Thanks for that photo! Hmmm...that would be an interesting way of displaying the nets.
  5. CDW
    Oh and by the way...I was talking to a life long friend and hobby shop owner today, and showed him my Mikasa photos. He knows a local author and ship historian who actually wrote a book on the Mikasa after studying, measuring, and photographing it in Japan some years ago. My friend thinks the author will be interested in buying my model. We'll see.
  6. CDW
    I'm thinking deployed. Have not seen any photos to know how they would have been stowed. That may be interesting, too.
  7. CDW
    Thanks Lou...and there is so much more detail yet to be added. Some very full sheets of photo etch and turned brass parts yet remain to be done. I'm trying to decide whether to use the Pontos supplied torpedo nets or build my own. I've seen some very convincing torpedo nets that can be made from readily available materials and they look much better than the photo etch ones in my opinion. Those won't be done until last, so I have time to experiment and decide.
  8. CDW
    Thank you kindly for the nice comments gentlemen. Much appreciated.
  9. CDW
    Just do what the old Jimmy Buffet song says to keep from going insane...just laugh and move on. It works.
  10. CDW
    Funnels with details added
  11. CDW
    The funnels will get a lot more detail before they are done. Just seeing how they fit/look before it's too late to make changes if needed.
  12. CDW
    If you buy Price Albert rolling papers, you don't get those same strange looks as you do with Zig Zag papers. 🙂🤐
  13. CDW
    It's shocking how far off those hull bulkheads were from the true dimensions.
  14. CDW
    The stern appears much more voluptuous with the deck hardware in place.
  15. CDW
    She turned out a beauty, Greg. Outstanding work.
  16. CDW
    OC Is that Gator Grip glue you are using, in the bottle with a green and white label? If so, that is a great glue for photo etch railings. Excess glue can easily be brushed away with a damp (with water) paint brush, then wick away the water/glue with a dry brush. Makes the join invisible. And it's strong, too. I probably use the thin set version more than the thick (green label) but I think you can thin the thick glue with distilled water, so it makes having both thick and thin bottles redundant.
  17. CDW
    Whatever issue there may be with the strips, your model's hull looks superb. Beautiful work.
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    Had the itch to buy this model for quite a while now. Will follow your build with great interest.
  20. CDW
    Onward and upward. More deck details to come, then funnels, masts, and rigging.
  21. CDW
    Thanks for the nice comments, Ken and OC. It's a big difference going from 1:350 to 1:200 scale, in as much as the details that can be added without nearly as much difficulty (for me) as 1:350 scale. I have no idea how the modelers who do 1:700 scale can pack so much detail into such small models. I have seen some incredible work from those 1:700 scale modelers. By comparison, 1:200 scale is much easier IMHO.
  22. CDW
    Manageable lengths is a process done by many good modelers. One long length is very problematic as it often does not fit the contours of the deck. Make your cuts at a post, then allow the rails to slightly overlap each successive length. I have done this many times before and it works very well.
  23. CDW
    Thanks for the kind comments gentlemen. Much appreciated. I liked her with teeth, but she now looks totally mean with her fangs in place.
  24. CDW
    Wait until you find out there are military officers who know all kinds of obscure facts like, how many farm tractors are in Kaplica Czaszek, Poland? (or pick any city in eastern europe) and any facts pertaining to office space, hardened facilities, fuel storage, equipment, manufacturing capability, so forth and so on. It's all part of logistics and pre planning in case of war and the potential necessary military occupation of any given city of strategic importance. It's both mind blowing and scary at the same time that there is that degree of intelligence data in the hands of very capable people.
  25. CDW
    12" main gun turret

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