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RGL
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Probably why there are so many handrails all over the thing. Once this section is painted I can get a lot of rigging done amidships so I just have to plonk it on when the deck is added. -
The 25mm open mounts painted, I may yet replace/redo the singles. Finally, all the Yamato's guns are finished. 75 plus!!
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The last gun turrets, 24 of them! I have added covers for the ventilators, replaced all the barrels, placed handrails and stanchions with ezyline as railings. From boring little blobs to half decent guns.
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Yes mate, I did a google search on something and my name turned up on about page 5. Not a good thing in my line of work.
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Thanks Mr Rabbit, I'm in the process now of threading 96 needles for the smaller turrets railings. I have used blackening solution to do most of the small 25mm's barrels, and I am considering my third re do of the single 25mm's. The triples will have to do. Im looking forward to not doing guns. I have ordered replacement davits for the side of the ship as the plastic ones look, well, plastic. The Pontos kit comes with a stained teak deck, and apparently it was black at the end which means I've had to order a black deck (which of course Pontos make separately). I never thought this this would be a 12 month build, but there is still so much to do!
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Finally finished something! The 12 AA guns. Now in a box and awaiting attachment at the end.
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Painfully, the are 26 small triple machine gun turrets with very little detail. I tried the Pontos Rails and did not like them so replaced them with individual stanchions. The handrails are a nightmare to stick down. The barrels have not yet been added, which I plan to blacken then add after painting. Again I have added ventilator covers.
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Next are the open 12.7cm guns. Imagine my surprise which I opened up the packet and found German guns! I e-mailed Pontos (no reply) then the hobby shop (BNA Model world) which replaced them for me. These are Veteran Models resin which are very nice. You can see the Tamiya offering in the foreground of the finished product.
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OK, moving on, the AA guns. Firstly the high angle turrets, you can see the base Tamiya offering (photo 3), Pontos provides the barrels and sandbags plus railings which I don't like. The ventilator covers and stanchions are replaced, but I cannot replicate the handholds, so be it.
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Um, yes, it was a photo I found of alge on a ships hull. It was supposed to support what decoyman said about growth on a ships hull. I dont intend tend to take it that far on mine. After a weeks work I have almost completed all the ships guns, and will post on that later. 12 x 12.7cm guns, 24 triple turrets, and the list goes on.
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You're probably right, but at least I got something right!!!! The hull will will sit very low on the base when completed as I have not done much work at all on the bottom of the ship. I suppose there here is no limit to how much I can gunk it up, but I think this will have to do. As she was in port a lot I imagine there was a fair bit of gunk on her,
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I think they have pretty much answered most of the questions left out in the first edition. The stern is different but too late for me now.
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Seriously amazing detail even compared to the first edition. I think if you are going to have a proper go at this beast you can't do it without this. 335 pages long! im currently doing up the 24 MG turrets at the moment and struggling with the PE, and have decided to strip them down and start again. Sloppy is lazy.
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Cog, mine's in the mail, but it's got a bit further to go. The new new kit has separate bower anchors but North star models has some if you want to fix them greg
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Just fantastic Dave
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I'm really not going to get much done over the next few weeks due to work and kids sport, but!!!! Amazon UK has now released and posted the new AOTS Yamato book to me here in Oz, so, the drum roll begins as to what is now wrong with the kit. I have also also ordered some more aftermarket PE, being Davits for the side of the hull as I just don't like the kit ones. I am putting off doing belaying points points for rigging on the superstructure as I want to see if there is something more difinative.
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