Jeff59 Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share #121 Posted January 5, 2022 Hello to all modelling fans, hope you had a You had a nice Xmas and all the best for 2022. I think I got locked in the modelling room and told to stay out of the way 😂, result I actually progressed with the Mikasa. Finned adding almost all the etch down the port side, then came up with some daft ideas on detailing the stern walkway. Once finished it was then going to masking of the lower hull, done it right this time, fed up with scraping overspray off 😂 Shall put some photos up to show this stage of build. yvesvidal, GrandpaPhil, Old Collingwood and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share #122 Posted January 5, 2022 The small beads are the discovery of Jaqueline, my lovely wife who help me find this for the top rail on stern walk, Don’t know if this is right for period but hope it looks okay, easy to remove if not liked. Believe it or not for decoration of female finger nails. 😂 the bag has thousands in it, so get plenty shots. 🤪. mikegr, GrandpaPhil, Boydie and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share #123 Posted January 5, 2022 Started masking of hull, the paint has had about six months to dry so shouldn’t peel off on removal of tape. 🤞 Next was the painting of hull, did try various shades to try for some shading effects, but didn’t work this time because I don’t know what I’m doing, did say lm a novice with air brush, first shot, learn by mistakes, I hope. Time to put on the etch camouflage. 😳 mikegr, Captain Slog, ccoyle and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share #124 Posted January 5, 2022 Beef Wellington, ccoyle, yvesvidal and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeff59 Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share #126 Posted January 5, 2022 Started with the Tire black, here’s where we find out if the colours work, fingers crossed. lmagna, yvesvidal, mikegr and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeff59 Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share #128 Posted January 5, 2022 Finally removing the masking to see if it looks okay, just some minor bits needing touched up also got the forward and aft decks fixed down, so no going back now. Feel at last I have turned a corner. The forward bridge structure got some minor corrections in the port hole positions, the ones on the front didn’t match the side port holes in height, so filled and repositioned them using actual ship as reference. Canute, mikegr, Old Collingwood and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share #129 Posted January 5, 2022 yvesvidal, mtaylor, Canute and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeff59 Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share #133 Posted January 5, 2022 Well that brings me about up too speed with my build , it’s going to take a while to progress from here, so I hope you all have a good year in front of you. Regards Jeff. 🤛 Old Collingwood, hollowneck, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted January 5, 2022 Share #134 Posted January 5, 2022 First time reading your build log. Amazing job so far, along with your Arizona. lmagna, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share #135 Posted January 9, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 10:57 PM, Boydie said: First time reading your build log. Amazing job so far, along with your Arizona. Thanks Boydie, still got a lot to do but trying to keep it progressing, regarding the Arizona was one of builds that I decided not to paint the photo Etch to highlight all the work involved in building a ship, think the only thing I will do with her is paint the lower hull and possibly the main gun barrels, just to make it look slightly more complete. The Mikasa shall be the first model I will have finished in over thirty years 😳 here’s hoping, thanks for liking it. 🤛 Old Collingwood, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share #136 Posted February 7, 2022 Hello again, it’s time to try and show some progress, just seems to be taking forever, even to me. Shall start with the port and starboard superstructure on main deck, the way the build works on the model you have to complete this , and the 12 pounder guns before you can progress to fitting the bridge structures. mtaylor, Canute, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share #137 Posted February 7, 2022 This rather heavy approach to sorting the portholes in the doors on the side works, you don’t see this from the outside anyway, plus I scraped away some of the plastic moulding on the outside, it was a little too heavy for me, just have to be careful and don’t take too much off, all works from the outside. 👍 also done that tedious job of filling up the attachment points for the plastic kit shielding, done the usual plastic stock with liquid cement, then when dry, trim and scrape it all away, plus remove some surface details for ladder rungs. Fitted some of photo etch, but not it all yet. mtaylor, Canute and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share #138 Posted February 7, 2022 mtaylor, Ryland Craze, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share #139 Posted February 7, 2022 On the 12 pounder guns, can’t achieve what CDW did with these, taking me hours to do one gun, the first part forming or rolling the etch to fit around the breach end of gun is a patience game for sure, found the best way for me so far is to form it around a small drill held in a bit with just the shank protruding. yvesvidal, lmagna, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share #140 Posted February 7, 2022 Part 789 the guilty one, there is no easy way to form this into a rolling, at least not for me, I think rolling or forming the outer edges on both sides first then try to form it round drill closing it together, the tighter you get this fitting on barrel the better it will go further on. Old Collingwood, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share #141 Posted February 7, 2022 coxswain, Old Collingwood, yvesvidal and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share #142 Posted February 7, 2022 Sometimes looking at photos of guns on the actual ship can give you ideas what you are trying to copy, although you have to use your own discretion as to what is appropriate for the model you are building, shall show you a picture of Ka models etch instructions for different eras. mtaylor, lmagna, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share #143 Posted February 7, 2022 Shall try again tomorrow guys, can’t get my photos working just now. 🤛 lmagna, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 7, 2022 Share #144 Posted February 7, 2022 Looking great Jeff. Building guns from PE is a real pain for sure. Old Collingwood, mtaylor, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share #145 Posted February 8, 2022 Hi Mike, they certainly are, they do look good when done, but what a lot of work in such a small piece. Down side, there is sixteen in number, think I’ll try batches of four. Hopefully when I get to the last eight I will have sussed it out. 😂 lmagna, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share #146 Posted February 8, 2022 Ryland Craze, lmagna, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share #147 Posted February 8, 2022 Ah well, this seems to be working again, this is part of Ka build set instructions showing the different set ups for different periods of Mikasa’s history. This is were I need to make gun shields for my 12 pounder and 3 pounder guns for the 1902 period. Joy. 👀 Canute, mtaylor, ccoyle and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff59 Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share #148 Posted February 8, 2022 Ryland Craze, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeff59 Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share #150 Posted February 8, 2022 This is the first gun, still have to make a gun shield and mount in position, bet this is going to be frustrating. Just going to have to take my time, imagine me, being able to go slower. 🙄 lmagna, mtaylor, ccoyle and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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