Mikasa by madtatt - Merit International - 1:200 - PLASTIC - pre-Dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) - appearance after 1905

[madtatt]

Thanks for the info, Jeff.
You're absolutely right, these fantastic prints from Micro Master add so much more depth to the model.
So it doesn't matter if they're not entirely historically accurate. 😉

[Javlin]

Jolle those boats do look great and 3D is a game changer in some areas on my build of the Scharnhorst I am using them for small parts that simple plastic injection would never get there.The cost they add to the build can be some what substantial in the end but I feel it's well justified in these 1/200  ships.Keep up the fantastic work you are doing will be checking in.

[madtatt]

16 hours ago, Javlin said:

Jolle those boats do look great and 3D is a game changer in some areas on my build of the Scharnhorst I am using them for small parts that simple plastic injection would never get there.The cost they add to the build can be some what substantial in the end but I feel it's well justified in these 1/200  ships.Keep up the fantastic work you are doing will be checking in.

 

Oh yes, Javlin.
Tell me, when I think about how much money I've put into my Bismarck, unbelievable. But it's just money. And when the result is pleasing, it makes the model builder's heart happy.
I'd be happy to hear more from you. 😊

[Javlin]

On 7/21/2025 at 8:50 AM, madtatt said:

I think about how much money I've put into my Bismarck,

I think that will be the next ship  Jolle I  like German engineering and the Atlantic Bow design.

[madtatt]

On 7/23/2025 at 8:18 PM, Javlin said:

I think that will be the next ship  Jolle I  like German engineering and the Atlantic Bow design.

 

Very nice, I'll definitely be on board. When I see your Scharnhorst, the Bismarck will definitely be a great model.

By the way, if you need materials for building the Bismarck, contact me. I have quite a few photos of this ship. Even pictures that aren't available online. 

[Jeff59]

Did find whilst using these Micromaster boats, that it was necessary to buy extra off each type as they are very delicate and easily damaged, even removing them from the moulding is extremely tricky, besides you can’t go wrong with to many boats for future projects 👍 Wish Micromaster would do a set of boats for Bismarck and the rest of the Second World War  German warships in 1/200 they are generic to most off the Navy. Same goes for the Japanese ships of same period, these would prove immensely popular I think. And Titanic 1/200 , can you imagine what could be achieved by this team. Pushes the modelling price up a tad but l’m a sucker for details 😂 Also in process of committing to purchasing Scaledecks Wooden decking for 1/200 Titanic, trying to to source one for Bismarck seems a bit of challenge, can’t understand why they can’t make to order after all the work done to bring on market. Anyway Jolle your Mikasa is coming on a treat, as l said a while back, she’s a lovely model to have in your collection, especially when you know how much effort has been poured into it, display case absolutely necessary, still to complete my own one, be glad when that’s done. Looking forward to your next update 🤛

Edited yesterday at 11:28 AM by Jeff59

[madtatt]

Ahoy, Jeff.
Good point, I thought so too. I also ordered more boats than I needed.
It would be a really good idea if they made boats and accessories for specific boat types. That would make things a lot easier.
And we have the same opinion about the wooden decks. I also wish I had gotten a deck for the Bismarck from Scaledecks. It was out of the question, and eventually I gave up and used the wooden deck from Pontos because I wanted to get further.
And it wasn't suitable for the Mikasa either, since they don't even offer one for that boat. I even wrote to the company and asked if they could consider producing one for the Mikasa.
I never received a reply. 🫤

 

Thanks for the flowers, Jeff. I'm taking a little break from model building at the moment. I have a lot of other things on my plate and don't want to lose focus while working on the Mikasa. 😉