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cog reacted to RGL in IJN Isuzu 1945 by RGL - FINISHED - Aoshima - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Light Cruiser
It's not the size of your paws, it's the size of the tweezers
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cog reacted to src in IJN Isuzu 1945 by RGL - FINISHED - Aoshima - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Light Cruiser
Another big build. Looking forward to watching this. You're making me wish I had more room and available time for hobbies.
Sam
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cog reacted to RGL in IJN Isuzu 1945 by RGL - FINISHED - Aoshima - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Light Cruiser
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.
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cog reacted to RGL in IJN Isuzu 1945 by RGL - FINISHED - Aoshima - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Light Cruiser
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.
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cog reacted to RGL in IJN Isuzu 1945 by RGL - FINISHED - Aoshima - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Light Cruiser
Deck vents, rear 25mm mount done, just the bridge, funnels and rear mast to go.
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cog reacted to RGL in IJN Isuzu 1945 by RGL - FINISHED - Aoshima - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Light Cruiser
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.
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cog reacted to RGL in IJN Isuzu 1945 by RGL - FINISHED - Aoshima - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Light Cruiser
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
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cog reacted to RGL in IJN Isuzu 1945 by RGL - FINISHED - Aoshima - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Light Cruiser
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.
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cog reacted to RGL in IJN Isuzu 1945 by RGL - FINISHED - Aoshima - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Light Cruiser
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).
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cog reacted to RGL in IJN Isuzu 1945 by RGL - FINISHED - Aoshima - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Light Cruiser
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.
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cog reacted to RGL in IJN Isuzu 1945 by RGL - FINISHED - Aoshima - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Light Cruiser
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.
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cog reacted to RGL in IJN Isuzu 1945 by RGL - FINISHED - Aoshima - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Light Cruiser
You can see there is a lot of molded detail, all the stuff on the hull is wrong and the entire deck detail has to go. so far I have stripped the deck completely and sanded the hull back, individual stanchion holes have been drilled as well.
I will have to replace all the deck equipment with something not looking like a plastic blob, make up hull plates, paint and weather it as to it's last day of staying afloat, rusty and beaten, with sandbags, etc and new guns. Nearly every model I have seen on the net does not match the final photo of her, and as hard as you may find this to believe, I think people may have made things up!
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cog reacted to CDW in IJN Isuzu 1945 by RGL - FINISHED - Aoshima - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Light Cruiser
Great! Permission to come aboard, sir.
Have never seen this ship before now. When I first saw your pictures, thought it was a DD rather than a CL. Small guns it seems, even for a light cruiser. Almost look more like destroyer guns at first glance.
Looks like it could be a lot of fun and will be a good display match for the Yamato.
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cog reacted to RGL in IJN Isuzu 1945 by RGL - FINISHED - Aoshima - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Light Cruiser
My next project is the IJN Isuzu in 1/350 from Aoshima. Date of sinking, 6 April 1945, the same as the Yamato.
This is a very very bland kit, the box art is based on one photo taken in 1944 after it's last refit, unfortunately Aoshima didn't bother with any of the details on the hull, and there is so little reference materiel available (That I can find in English or any other language) that I have to go off what I can find online.
I got the flyhawk upgrade set and will replace nearly everything on the kit bar the hull and decks. I could not face a long project, as the Yamato was pretty much out of the box, this is going to be a kit bash.
I purchased the Profile Morskie plans which are great for gun placements and details of the structures but no deck details. As you can see I have done up some planning for the hull plates.
Its been a slow start as I've been trying to get my head around hull construction. You can see her compared to Yamato, no where near as complex.
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cog reacted to Sailor1234567890 in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Does anyone know how that capstan would work with the companionway right beside it? I can't tell if the capstan bars would clear the top of it. That would certainly take away some of the muscle power provided as the men skip around the companionway to grab the bars again as they come past it on the other side....... Your hooks.... Amazingly small. Nice job. I don't think I could do that. Yes, binnacles were often lashed down like that.
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cog got a reaction from mtaylor in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Great details, Jesse! You still handle the small items very well.
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cog got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Great details, Jesse! You still handle the small items very well.
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cog got a reaction from Elijah in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Great details, Jesse! You still handle the small items very well.
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cog reacted to Tigersteve in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Nicely done!
Steve
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cog got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class
Good to see you back here AON. You are getting real mobile with your "outfit" Looks grand
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cog reacted to JesseLee in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Added the ships wheel that I built last year and rigged it up. Again I have borrowed from others research and made some adjustments to how the instructions showed it.
Jesse
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cog reacted to JesseLee in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Scanning over others Syren builds I saw someone tied the binnacle down. Did some web searching and saw that this was commonly done so I made my attempt at it. Theses hooks are very tiny and were difficult for me to make but I managed to do it. Tying it down was not easy because it is such a tight space. Sorry some of these pics are not real clear. The camera wanted to focus what was behind and around instead of the tiny hook I was trying to shoot.
Jesse
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cog reacted to MEDDO in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Love the shots with the real ships pictures in them.
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cog reacted to popeye the sailor in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
WOW! you've really moved along with shadow Patrick! you've also taken some really cool pictures too.........I'm amazed with how close you are to the actual ship she's a super looking model!
so your a walking dead fan too!!!
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cog reacted to Omega1234 in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Hi Carl
Many thanks - It's a pleasure pulling Shadow into shape. Needless to say, I'm thoroughly enjoying building this ship.
Have a great week.
Cheers
Patrick
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