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Thanks Dan :)

It is now complete and the pics are here : http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?t=409232

Nicely done. Great aircraft.

As a great man once said:
"This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it may be the end of the beginning."

But now we are beginning to see the beginning of the end. :)

The rigging is done, the second seaplane is on its catapult... all that's missing is a coat of matt varnish. :)

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8560][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam212.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8561][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam213.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8562][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam214.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8563][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam215.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8564][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam216.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8565][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam217.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8566][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam218.jpg[/img][/url]

continuation and conclusion of Alf with a few minor additions on the wings... :)

We take the guns from a turret in the spare parts box...

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8470][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam207.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8471][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam208.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8472][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam209.jpg[/img][/url]

And hop, in place!

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8473][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam210.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8474][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam211.jpg[/img][/url]

The Kawanishi with its second pair of wings

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8429][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam205.jpg[/img][/url]

And on the famous coin with a diameter of 1 metre

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8430][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam206.jpg[/img][/url]

We attack small (very small) aircraft with a Kawanishi E7K1 "alf".

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8422][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam198.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8423][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam199.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8424][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam200.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8425][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam201.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8426][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam202.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8427][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam203.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8428][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam204.jpg[/img][/url]

This morning, installing railings:

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8413][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam189.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8414][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam190.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8415][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam191.jpg[/img][/url]

Installation of 127 mm side turrets:

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8416][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam192.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8417][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam193.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8419][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam195.jpg[/img][/url]

And 155mm turrets:

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8418][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam194.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8420][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam196.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8421][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam197.jpg[/img][/url]

And presto, one catapult done :)

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8411][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam187.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8412][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam188.jpg[/img][/url]

I had put it aside for a while due to an excessive workload, but now we're back on track and tackling the (very slight) patina on the hull.

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8406][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam182.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8407][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam183.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8408][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam184.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8409][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam185.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8410][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam186.jpg[/img][/url]

She's coming along nicely.

Let's continue with the ship's drome:

Very practical painting with AK markers:

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8285][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam175.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8286][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam176.jpg[/img][/url]

Les projecteurs : une 1ere couche aluminium puis une couche de blanc :

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8287][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam177.jpg[/img][/url]

We're starting to install this:

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8288][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam178.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8289][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam179.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8290][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam180.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8291][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam181.jpg[/img][/url]

small weekend jobs, such as gluing the 3D paravanes... clearly not comparable to the versions moulded onto the deck...

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8281][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam171.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8282][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam172.jpg[/img][/url]

And we start with part of the rigging with the halyards stretched out.

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8284][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam174.jpg[/img][/url]

And the crane cables:

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8283][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam173.jpg[/img][/url]

We're attacking the railings of the AA platforms around the chimney...

Not great, I'm still struggling with the curves...

Maybe I should have installed the railings before gluing the platform...

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8268][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam160.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8269][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam161.jpg[/img][/url]

The main mast :

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8270][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam162.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8271][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam163.jpg[/img][/url]

Small overviews :

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8272][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam164.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8273][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam165.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8274][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam166.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8275][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam167.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8276][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam168.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8277][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam169.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8278][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam170.jpg[/img][/url]

We're going to start painting the anti-aircraft artillery pieces.

127mm :

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8255][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam147.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8256][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam148.jpg[/img][/url]

25mm :

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8257][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam149.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8258][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam150.jpg[/img][/url]

Paravanes :

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8259][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam151.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8260][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam152.jpg[/img][/url]

Basic kit Vs 3D... like PE in its day, it's going to be difficult to go back...
It's a (big) extra expense for now, but we can hope for a price drop in the future...

After painting :

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8261][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam153.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8262][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam154.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8263][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam155.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8264][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam156.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8265][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam157.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8266][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam158.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8267][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam159.jpg[/img][/url]

Yesterday, I removed the masking, and some of the bridge bars didn't like the operation...

Being moderately happy with the overall result, as they weren't always very straight and quite (completely?) out of scale, I decided to remove them and apply another coat of brown "linoleum" paint.

Fortunately, removing them and repainting takes much, much less time!

Weekend work, starting to glue the superstructures following my concerns about demasking...

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8243][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam141.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8244][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam142.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8245][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam143.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8246][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam144.jpg[/img][/url]

The breeches are painted in Vallejo light brown 71.027 :

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8247][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam145.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8248][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam146.jpg[/img][/url]

[quote="Dan K"][i]I tackled the walkway around the chimney by installing supports worthy of a quantum microscope...[/i]

Most impressive. Are the MK.1 eyeballs still online?[/quote]

I needed the Mk.VII, and should go to Mk.X for my future Yamato by Pontos ;)


Right, that's it for this part... I need some medicine.

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8234][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam136.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8235][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam137.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8236][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam138.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8237][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam139.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8238][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam140.jpg[/img][/url]

[i]I tackled the walkway around the chimney by installing supports worthy of a quantum microscope...[/i]

Most impressive. Are the MK.1 eyeballs still online?

We finished the weekend with the completion of the turrets, which was quite a big job!

Quick quiz: spot the odd one out!

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8230][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam132.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8231][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam133.jpg[/img][/url]

And since I hadn't had enough PE, I tackled the walkway around the chimney by installing supports worthy of a quantum microscope...

[img]https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTVhOGU4YjYxZHQyc3dyaWVkeG92YnhxcmdnamM5ODgxdzVtMnVhcnM3dWFpeWVveCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/laFNy0NoaYcfctJx7Y/200.gif[/img]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8232][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam134.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8233][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam135.jpg[/img][/url]

We're making progress on the turrets, but there are more PE than expected... 8 for the "classic" ones, 14 for those with telepointers ^^

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8224][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam126.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8225][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam127.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8226][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam128.jpg[/img][/url]

after a long summer break, let's go back to work :)


The original crane...

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8077][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam122.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8078][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam123.jpg[/img][/url]

The PE was unusable, so it was replaced by a 3D-printed part made by my friend�@bgire

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8079][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam124.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=https://servimg.com/view/17603515/8080][img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f37/17/60/35/15/mogam125.jpg[/img][/url]