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  1. RGL
    Because I need a solid 12 hour stint to paint then use the weathering products, and paying the mortgage precludes that at the moment it's back to piecework. The linoleum decks are meant to be a flat brown, so with some preshading and highlights where the brass strips are required, i e done that but, they still need a coat of flat varnish
  2. RGL
    You found WiFi?
  3. RGL
    Seriously there was crap all through the airbrush, but I've got some of the flow improver, don't have this problem with any other brand
  4. RGL
    The black red added, note to self, I will never use Vajello in my airbrush again, completely gunked up. Matt varnish next.
  5. RGL
    They're water based, so you can safely airbrush them
  6. RGL
    Pre shading V1. My plan is to do up the lower hull firs, using a black red between the ribs at the bow and amidships then overspray a Matt varnish, then paint it over those sections with the chipping and wearing products, then paint it properly like I did on my Yamato, then run away in sections to reveal the damaged sections. Hope it works! The decks will will have the brown Lino sections that will be modulated before the brass bracing is added. Looks a mess now now but hopefully there is method to my madness.
  7. RGL
    You'd probably find anything from Ebay coming from China won't matter as they generally don't care about rules.
  8. RGL
    Your email spoilt for choice in your part of the world, SE Asia seems to produce a lot of the aftermarket tho and shipping is quick here.
  9. RGL
    Testing out some new stuff on an old hull, chipping and wearing. I'm thinking if I can do a decent sets of ribs on the hull in black and dark rust, a coat of varnish then some of these fluids, I can beat the hull up pretty well. I just have to figure if i complete the hull painting completely then wear it back. This is is a bit severe but I like the effect I also want to try and add barnacles over the top. Let's see.
  10. RGL
    Maybe you could follow me after wood and go to plastic Dave? the rigging work is so much easier
  11. RGL
    Prop shafts done and the final coat of primer. I cut off the plastic shafts and replaced them with brass rod. The sea sea steps were filed off and replaced, I've always tried to use North Star steps and it's just hard work to trim and place them, but the idea came to me to use railings from PE, bent over my metal ruler which are easier to handle and look better. Now I actually have some panel lines to work with preshading etc will be a lot more 3D than making it up. Before i I get there tho I have to practice some new weathering techniques on a spare hull.
  12. RGL
    It's not the size of your paws, it's the size of the tweezers
  13. RGL
    If you zoom in on the second photo, you can see strange rectangular panels on the hull, which have been suggested as strengthening strikes but I'm not convinced. There are also what appear to be longitudinal scuppers beneath them and little bulbous scuppers just above the waterline. I used offcut PE for the 'strokes' as it is easier to work with and very thin, evergreen strips for scupper pipes and half sanded vents in resin for the waterline scuppers. There is is another layer of primer to go yet before pre shading so it won't be so stark. The hull panel lines were easily cut into the multiple layers of primer. The hull ladder rungs to go.
  14. RGL
    After much masking and multiple coats of rattle can primer, I have replicated the hull plates, which I'm actually quite happy with. They are about .1mm higher than each other which should be correct for scale. Most kits have scribed or raised seams which is just not accurate. Now I can scribe the individual plates and add the scuppers and the mysterious bits on the side of the hull before another overall coat of primer. With pre shading to delineate them all I'm hoping it will come up ok in the end before it gets messed up with heavy weathering.
  15. RGL
    Deck vents, rear 25mm mount done, just the bridge, funnels and rear mast to go.
  16. RGL
    There are three gun mounts for the high altitude AA guns, the forward mount is the trickiest as the PE is out by about .5mm. The rear mounts are fairly simple and get sandbags. Did they have them? Who knows, I reckon they'd have wanted as much protection as they could by 1945.
  17. RGL
    Photos Cog! Where are you up to?
  18. RGL
    Whilst awaiting the next layer of primer on the hull to finish, I think this is the radio room and the 60cm spotlight on top with sisal protection
  19. RGL
    Yep, pity there's no panel lines on the hull, more's the challenge
  20. RGL
    This piece is now pretty much complete, having added the sisal ropes. There are a heap of ammo boxes to go on top with the guns which will hide the gaps.
  21. RGL
    I have started the primer coats on the hull, I'll try and use masking tape to delineate between the hull armour, so there will be multiple coats. In in the interim I have started up the PE deck assemblies. This Flyhawk set is very nice, but a bit of work to do yet to fill gaps and smother with sisal splinter shields. This is a central ventilation room which will seat 2 triple type 96 25mm AA guns (same pain as the Yamato to build).
  22. RGL
    That's a nice piece of work, I know your pain!
  23. RGL
    Pretty much destroyed most of the detail popeye, slowly removing and sanding everything back, a couple of indentations to fill where the pumps and cable reels are supposed to go as they are utterly inaccurate. The rear deck area; I replaced the doors (hatches), added proper cable reels, and some support gussets. The Flyhawk set adds an extension to the top deck to make it like the kit is supposed to be. I won't glue this down yet as I will have to paint it beforehand. I picked up some rattle can primers yesterday so I can start building up the hull plates, once I can do that up I can add the multitude of side panels that are displayed on the box art and original photo (if anyone knows what they are I'd love to know, open and zoom in on the b/w photo), plus a LOT of scuppers at the waterline.
  24. RGL
    It's good to see a few other plastic modellers here now! Moving on, I have finally stripped the decks, the top deck comes in three sections which will have substantial gaps between them which will need a fair bit of work. The quad torpedo launchers are supposed to be put in beforehand but it will make painting a continuous deck problematic so I cut the bottom off the so they can be slid in later as the interior will not be visible. I have also also added the ringols to the portholes and added the manual aiming Port (right hand side near the large opening), which is visible on the photo and in other references for the IJN but not made up in the kit. My quandry now is, do I add the deck? The hull is going to need plating added and numerous other details and the deck will be linoleum (brownish), requiring a lot of masking to separate the two colours.
  25. RGL
    That worked, well done.

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