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  1. mikegr
    Not even. This is Kendo
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    I have heard also about making alcohol from potato processing that was used to fly their training planes. Not sure about the carrier you mentioned. Perhaps Taiho or Shinano. Both they were easily sunk but a single torpedo hit. This is caused also by lack of training in damage control. In contrast to American crews IJN sailors used to spend their training time on more traditional practices
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    First prints were successful in general although had failed attempts. Correct printer settings takes time to be learnt. Design online is fun though
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    Same style upgrade for the searchlight tower. Here I drilled the light with mini drill and round file. I dropped a little amount of epoxy resin, hopefully to have a transparent light effect.
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    So I did a bit of scratch built on AA platform. I replaced the frame with PE canvas style. I also added supports but look a bit long. Will be shorten in the other platform. I used brush hair for this. Guns were replaced. I have PEs but I'm not sure how they will look as they are quite thin. Maybe fit them on the other ship.
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    I would rather worry about Aber itself than supper hobby. The 1/700 railings I bought was a joke, they could bent even with the touch of a brush. I expect in larger scales to be better. Got universal grills and other PE parts for larger scale, seemed ok.
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    I checked drawingns and pictures of Amatsukaze only to find that mast is quite different. So I scratch built a new one using real 0.4 mm solid steel rods. A bit hard to cut but hold much better with CA glue comparing to brass maybe cause of less shiny surface. I added the secondary mast and a third 5" gun aft as seen also on box of kit but for a reason in plans there was a triple as gun instead which I replaced. Finally I added front funnel with some pipe details
  8. mikegr
    I restructured the bridge by cutting and adding windows, portholes and hatchdoors. Then I scratch built masts using soldering for the main frame and CA glue for the smaller parts around the tripod base
  9. mikegr
    Brilliant work.
  10. mikegr
    While I am almost done with the cargo holds, meantime I designed some parts for 3d printing
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    I did some work on torpedo tubes. Then replaced the 5" guns with some better ones and added some detail. These are from different manufacturer thought so they are not exactly the same. I will use some epoxy primer as copper is very resistant on paint especially acrylic.
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    First work was to drill portholes and funnel which were solid. I used a battery operated dremel tool to speed up work and 1 mm tape as a guide for straight line. It was a big problematic work as on high revs caused heat to melt the plastic and refill the hole! I have seen this in the past while cutting plexiglass with table saw, the temperature produced caused the pieces to be soldered together. Also I found some torpedo tubes from my stash with decent appearance to replace the ones in the kits.
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    a model inside a model. spectacular.
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    Italian shipbuilders where always paid attention to design and luxury. Even at warships and merchant ships. Not to mention their luxury passenger liners and yachts where they can fit a 3 bedroom house In a 10 meter hull. The food also is of high standard. Comparing to Japanese and other Asian built vessels, which are modern with high automatization standards but with less comforts and deticated space for crew.
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    the greater the scale the greater the need for soldering as more metal parts involved. For R/C models is a one way.
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    Roma guns were impressive because of the complex shape of the main turrets and the long barrels of the guns. They were designed to hit enemy at long range before he reacts. An object never accomplished cause of the radar absense and high dispersion of shells caused by barrels put closely together, a fact very noticeable on cruisers like Zara class etc. Some more close pics of armament and deck https://www.argunners.com/seldom-exterior-images-of-italys-wwii-battleship-roma/amp/
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    Tom modelworks has a 1/700 set Dornier - Fritz bombs https://www.tomsmodelworks.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=579
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    And USS Savannah as well which miraculously survived https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1943/salerno-landings/savannah-salerno.html
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    Motor Yacht FONERS was Spanish built but Italian designed by Tommaso Spadolini. People used to comment it as a Sea Rolls Royce cause of the 3 RR engines. Spandolini though, considred his design more close to Ferraris as despite being 40+ meters long it could reach 70 kts. It was the fastest yacht in the world when built in 2000 and remains so until today.
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    I am building the cargo holds. I use styrene and bit of balsa wood.
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    Ι made the sea bed and base. The raised frame is a resin guard preventing it from overspilling during process. Its made of balsa so if can't be removed at the final stage, can be easily trimmed down.
  22. mikegr
    One of the most beloved battleships of all time. Too bad that beauty doesn't come along with performance always. But this does not prevent us to be romantic. Some pics of the interior
  23. mikegr
    Νext project. I will put them in the same base as these are small enough
  24. mikegr
    Not sure how you want to do it but making a hull deeping in resin without previous experience working with it , its a really tricky business.
  25. mikegr
    I Would probably have to build several projects before become an expert but thanks for mentioning my name as a helpful hand to other members

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