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Cap San Diego by mikegr - 1/160
mikegr replied to mikegr's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
The one I got is in 1:150 https://www.super-hobby.gr/products/Ships-railing-window-type.html -
I glued the AA guns, this model has 8 additional type 96 AA guns but these are double. I strip off almost anything to work better, some pieces left on hull need to cut them.
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My PE set for triple AA guns are a nightmare. I designed my own, to replace the standard ones. That 2 cent coin looks so huge.
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It seems that Takao class is using a different type of torpedo tubes and the shape of the room is similar. This confused me a bit The Haguro class uses a different weapon and the torpedo "cave" is just a rectangle I ended up removing the wire and add some putty before paint it
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At my stash I had IJN catapults from Tom's Model works. They were delicate and fragile to handle. After painting I test fitted them
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I had to enlarge the holes on the hull to fit in the torpedo tubes I got from my spares. Not sure if these are Japanese but once get in they won't be very much visible. Torpedoes are about 7 meters than means 1cm in 1/700. I hope I didnt make it oversized
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The next step was the main guns. I used needles of various diameters. Considering the effort wasn't that great improvement in appearance. But I want to enhance my skills which has been diminished because of spending many hours on 3d design. Later I added blast bags made by putty and painted over with gesso for extra thickness. Finally I printed two masts for the turrets and made a test fitting. Because of the fragility of the masts the guns will be Installed at the final steps
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First rebuilt is the deck. Its came out pretty well even I sprayed with an oil paste-thick color for first time. The bow had enough detail, I just painted the anchor chain. The anti skip surface is a terrible overscale though.
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Next project is what I think IJN Myoko by Hasegawa
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I made a new base, I want to have a natural effect as much as possible. Sprayed with primer and dark blue. I fitted the sub and filled the surrounding gap with putty then thick gel. Kit was given a starboard list
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Cap San Diego by mikegr - 1/160
mikegr replied to mikegr's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
Small update is to replace the railings with PE ones. Not the best quality, too thin. But the difference is noticeable
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I want to build a nice diorama. But feel lazy and running out of space. After research, I found a sea template file. After few hours of process, it turned to a printable seabed suitable to work with. It was printed in two pieces and glued together. Most u boat layouts out there are in rectangle space but because of limitations both in available space and printing capacity it came at 7 cm wide After a more digging with a dremel and two layers of gesso it looked like this I think the stern need to go lower a bit more to highlight the "U boat riding the waves" scene. Then paint the base with basic blue, attach the kit by filling the gap with a material and go for the final details.
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Thanks for the comment Indeed I used a new material, fake hair. Got a got a huge amount for 1.99 and most important the thickness is ideal for both 1/350 and 1/700. Very thin but quite visible because of the black color.
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another masterpiece
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I came across this model randomly, thought it as a quick build as I'm not fan of WWII submarines. However I decided to make a rough sea diorama even I have limited space available. So assembly was done. Next was the paint fading effect. I sprayed vertically the hull with light gray, then dark again, light etc. About 4-5 times. Then acrylic pencil was used for salt effect as well as rust effect in 3 tones. Because of the rough hull texture and the lines, the effects were applied easily and successfully. Next day added a bit or rigging. Lastly, I sprayed over a glossy varnish as this is going to be a very wet boat
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Here https://www.rcsubs.cz/index.php/photo-etched-sets/63-sets-for-kit-viic-viic41-1-350-revell There ate two full versions for Revell C and C41 editions
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For those into subs there is a Czech specialized seller, from little 1/700 models to 1/72 RCs as well as PE set for every kit. The one available for my kit is far better that Eduards Anyway, one AA gun was lost. I designed it on my printer. The barrels were made of hard paintbrush hair. Paint was done by my enamel without primer. Little job done today but nice detail added.
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Priming with airbrush began. Or I thought so. After half a bottle spended, airbrush would only spit paint, or spray on watery consistency. For a 2 minute job it took me two evenings to solve it. Steps taken. -all gun parts clraned -needle changed twice -nose changed -Airbrush changed None of the above worked. Miraculously after changing the nozzle cup and polishing the needle tip with a rotary tool airbrush worked like new at even lower pressures.By then, deck has been done by brush already. I focused on the tower. Using a low rpm rotary tool again I cut the fragile pieces. This thing is amazing useful for 8$. There's no available PE set the mini one from Eduard doesn't worth 16$ nor the 10 days waiting for delivery. I had to improvise. With a mini file set I trimmed the railings and removed some imperfections Most noticeable detail was the radar. This was replaced by a IJN type 21 radar in 1/700. But it was 1mm wider so I cut 0.5mm from each side. The result was nice, made me almost happy. Ι do better with PE than painting.
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My first brand new ship kit assemby after 30+ years. I am taking it easy nowadays so a 35 piece model is all I need.
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Beautiful example of the golden era of F1
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Cap San Diego by mikegr - 1/160
mikegr replied to mikegr's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
The bow section is almost complete. At the rear I begin to add rails. As this is a cargo ship there are rails only on accommodation area and on crane platforms. There is a lot ofmini paintjob repair to do when done adding parts.
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