RGL
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Work inboard to outboard. Wait till you see the convoluted mast. I was starting to get a bit stale with this build, and considering I still have the ship’s boats and aircraft to go I think I’ll be well and truely over my IJN phase after this one. -
I haven’t posted for a while because there has been an enormous amount of small piecework to do. Putting a fence around the back veranda; I don’t know if the flight deck had railings, but I know the rear bit did as the video of the ship in 1945 shows it. I’ve added the 6 rocket launchers at the stern, the turntables and done up the 25mm’s. That is just back breaking work, 31 triple 25mm’s, each with individual barrels and magazines and 11 singles. Tomorrow I can start throwing them on. The baseboard was made up for me and is a beautiful bit of hardwood with Tung oil to season.
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Don’t give up on it, just get some generic PE (GMM still has that scale), then make it up, no one will ever know.
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The stack, or funnel. Horrible bit of kit as the PE really needs to be done up with the deck to get the alignment correct which if flat out impossible with the wooden stick on deck. Good enough for government work and weathered using black pastels for soot. This is the last main structure with only the mast to go and then lots of planes, boats and guns.
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The Pagoda has been lightly weathered with grime, rust and salt. The lugs that go into the deck were cut off and it sits almost perfectly snug without glue. I'll weather the funnel next, then once attached I can add the crane and it's rigging. You can see from the close up there is a lot of detail to add, and I still need to add 9 25mm's, and do up the remainder of the 13.7cm guns plus one barrel which has gone god knows where.
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Railings at the front of the bus done, 2 days work and a cramp in my right trapezius. It doesn't seem much but threading the railing is a nightmare as the elastic catches on the paint in the tiny holes.
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Sweet ship, very nice. L'Arsenal probably have some French aftermarket for her. Im in.
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I probably should have (that's what it's called), but Yamato and Isuzu have metal focsle areas so did'nt need it.
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The kit provided anchor is pretty much rubbish, the stock is a curved piece of plastic! There are also no stern anchors provided. I widened the hawser holes holes and used a North Star anchor set, joined to the Artwox chain, running strait through to the capstans. Hawser holes covers, chain stoppers and brake handles, as well as covers for the bit where the chain runs into the chain locker. The bit where the chain runs was recessed into the deck after the wooden deck was used, so I used the cut outs as stencils to cut plastic strip to fill the holes. Mall of the bollards from the kit were shaved off ages ago and are brass on plastic strip. Little bit of weathering, and railings to go.
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So much prep for so 'little' to show. You'll be finished your big M before you know it now you've got the airbrush out.
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Finally the vents. I have to do up the anchor stuff now, chains, stoppers, breaks, anchors, cut some strip to make the anchor run flush with the decks. I've got a few more places to add vents at the base of the Pagoda, but I want to get the railings finished first.
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Every reference book has the decks with deck lights and various holes and covers. No kit ever makes reference. Chrysanthemum and Sword actually make them, they're tiny! As I have some I thought I'd use them. They're the tiny dots on the wooden deck.
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It's training equipment, there is a barrel that sits on top of that and platforms that sit either side, all of which is removed when not in use.
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The main guns finally complete, just have to throw on 4 triple 25mm's when I do them up.
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Cog, there are 28 triple mounts to go yet, but only 9 singles. There seems to be a lot more details on these older Dreadnought type ships.
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Ise Amidships; lots of vents, funnels, deck lights and holes. Side gantries added, individual stanchions, railings done up. I am yet to do up the cranes and davits. So much detail that has to fit in such a small area and it's all aftermarket.
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Now the hull is done, I can paint the rear flight deck or veranda. This was poured concrete so I have made it lighter in colour and will weather it and the rails later. Next, the stick on deck, which required some trimming due to the gunnels I added so I can put the individual stanchions in. Finally a dry fit.
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Given the ship on 1944 would not have been that beaten up prior to removing the catapaults, I have lightly weathered the hull (port side so far), and added some scuppers. Green, black and light grey overspray on the lower hull for a little grunge, then AK's streaking grime, crusted rust, slime, rust streaks and salt. It's come up ok so far. Once this is done I can work on the deck.
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Upper hull base coat (pre weathering), done. It's come up nicely and tomorrow I'll add a varnish coat before putting in depth markers and weather it.
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