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Post by bluedot0 on Apr 11, 2012 3:30:29 GMT
I have dragged out the little but nice ship Mikasa from the collection, I had worked on her some time back, but stopped to await on aftermarket decks n brass etc.....
The kit is excellent...truly a nice job, the kit is very clean and the fit is almost prefect. I have joined the hull halves and added the braces, and the prop n shaft assemblies. The decks have been dry fitted and are an excellent fit.
The forward deck piece has had the molded on anchor chain plating removed and brass has been added in it's place. The molded details are quite brilliant, the anchor chain plating really didn't need to be changed, but as I had the brass.....changed it was.
The hull is now in the "await paint" stage, however I will progress with the superstructure for now, pics to follow......Phil
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Post by berth44 on Apr 11, 2012 22:51:45 GMT
Phil is busier than John Browns shipyard in Glasgow!!..OK,that's JB's of a long time ago,maybe I should say 'An Italian ship yard', Glasgow no more! (I think there is still some building going on,namely for the Royal Navy)........Keep it up Phil.....Dave
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Post by bluedot0 on Apr 12, 2012 1:25:22 GMT
Yes very busy, placed the deck pieces on the hull last nite, the bit of brass looks ok, I'll secure them and then splash the paint.....Phil
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Post by bluedot0 on Apr 13, 2012 9:28:19 GMT
A photo of the fore deck part with the brass bits in place.....Phil Attachments:
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Post by bluedot0 on Apr 13, 2012 9:29:23 GMT
Hull joined and braces in place....Phil Attachments:
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Post by bluedot0 on Apr 13, 2012 9:30:03 GMT
Deck in place before being secured.......Phil Attachments:
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Post by bluedot0 on Apr 13, 2012 9:31:09 GMT
Another view of the decks.......Phil Attachments:
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Post by berth44 on Apr 16, 2012 0:21:23 GMT
Phils usual attention to detail as another ship rises...............Dave
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Post by bluedot0 on May 10, 2012 3:23:35 GMT
The hull got a splash of paint on the weekend, I must say the choice of colour the IJN used back then is not too appealing to me. I had to use Humbrol Service Brown in the end, I simply couldn't get a match for the Gunze colours.
But anyway she has progressed more.....I'll split the alternate weekends between her and the Warspite now, I'm further on with the Warspite, and the Mikasa is a more complex build...........Phil
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Post by berth44 on May 10, 2012 21:14:48 GMT
Phils in control...harr.........................Dave
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Post by bluedot0 on May 10, 2012 23:09:44 GMT
Got the upper hull and decks ready to paint last night, if the weather holds, I'll paint tomorrow......then they can spend the week in the "drying room".......Phil
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Post by bluedot0 on May 14, 2012 2:11:32 GMT
Damn weather.......crappy on the weekend.....so no painting........brilliant day today, and you guessed it.......I'm at bloody work.......a man can't win......Phil
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Post by berth44 on May 14, 2012 2:49:15 GMT
"Dat's how the kwooky kwumbles doc"..dastardly weather,but it's dat time of year,good one day,all the rest are dirt!......Now that wee are getting the wee 'minus' symbals in front of single digits,there won't be many evenings spent in the garage!!...Dave
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