IJN Asashio and Akashi by Landlubber Mike - Pit Road with Five Star and Flyhawk AM - 1/700 - PLASTIC - DIORAMA

[Landlubber Mike]

It's been a while, but a week or so ago I dusted off these ships and put in some work.  They are now mostly done construction wise - minus some items for the diorama - and up for the spray booth.  It's amazing how long these  1/700 kits can take when using one of the comprehensive detail sets.  You probably could assemble most out of the box in a day or two, but with the PE sets, etc., they take much longer.

 

Here is the Asashio - I will add the guns and torpedo launchers after the primer coat just to make sure I get all the eventual crevices and tight spaces painted:

 

Here's the Akashi - I found some blueprints, so spent quite a bit of time going beyond the FiveStar set to add things like new masts, exhaust pipes, etc.  The deck looks fairly empty, but there are more than a dozen small boats that are added to the deck.  I'll probably have some off the ship in the water as part of the diorama, and add things like construction materials since this is a repair ship.

 

 

Thanks for looking in.  Happy New Year everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Javlin]

All I can say Mike ..........

[hollowneck]

Whoa. You've become a Master Miniaturist! (but I won't tell your wife).

Impressive work, can't wait to see these models painted. One looks to be a waterline model so I'm assuming I'll see a diorama (or two) in the months to come.

Ron

[Landlubber Mike]

5 hours ago, Javlin said:

All I can say Mike ..........

Thanks Kevin!  My eyes sometimes feel like that after a long PE session.

 

4 hours ago, hollowneck said:

Whoa. You've become a Master Miniaturist! (but I won't tell your wife).

Impressive work, can't wait to see these models painted. One looks to be a waterline model so I'm assuming I'll see a diorama (or two) in the months to come.

Ron

Ha!  I don't think she fully appreciates the work that goes into models.  She sees me with the Optivisor on and laughs.  Or she sees me on the floor trying to find a small PE part that pinged off my tweezers and just shakes her head.

 

Both are actually waterline models - most 1/700 kits are, though more and more are coming out with full hulls.  I've got the diorama frames and bases cut out and ready to go for this diorama and one for my Yaeyama build.  I figure it's more efficient if I do the dioramas at the same time, since the frame construction, sea painting, and little diorama details are the same.  I actually started a third Japanese 1/700 ship which is coming along quickly, so I might actually package it with the two other diorama builds.  Hopefully these will all be done in the next couple of months as I need to whittle down the stash and get back to my wooden models.

Edited January 6, 2024 by Landlubber Mike

[madtatt]

WOW.
What delicate work.
That looks fantastic. 👍

[Landlubber Mike]

 

On 1/7/2024 at 6:59 AM, madtatt said:

WOW.
What delicate work.
That looks fantastic. 👍

Thanks Jolle, really appreciate it!

[Landlubber Mike]

Base coat on the Asashio:

 

Base coat on the Akashi:

 

[Javlin]

I use to do some small scale stuff at one time but not that small ..looking real good Mike and I am sure the Dio  will look great.

[king derelict]

I think this is going to be superb work and very unusual . I’m looking forward to seeing it develop 

alan

[Landlubber Mike]

Thanks guys.  Still have a bit to go on these, especially adding all the various details that would go into the ship being repaired.  So far looking ok though.