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this was ship that my wife and i worked on 2-3 years ago when we were living in the philippines. during my recent trip back to manila, i managed to recover it (along with a 1/350 tamiya bismarck) and brought it back to the sf bay area.

of course, in the process it there was damage:

1. bridge detached
2. main mast damaged prior to initial storage (i cut away what was left of it prior to packing for the trans-pacific flight). one of the main mast antennae was lost (may replace with copper wire or I-pins.
3. starboard life boat abreast of turret #3 detached
4. starboard propeller detached
5. starboard anchor detached
6. light dust accumulation during storage

additionally, i'm looking into adding the following
1. experimental railings (my wife tried using copper I-pins and tightly wound black thread). the "railings" for the main deck are essentially complete, and I-pins were installed on other structures above the main deck. however, thread was not yet placed.
2. blast bags

anyone have any suggestions or comments?

regards,

-- dr demented

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Under destruction:
1/350 Yamato
1/350 Titanic

Nice Job on the Pola. The one I have was my second foray into 1/350 ships, and my first real attempt at scratch-building. I think mine is due for a refit at some point when I develop a reserve of patients and a sufficient base of information on the subject. A couple of things that I was thinking about doing would be to rebuild the conning tower; specifically add the forward mast supports that are omitted in the kit. I would also suggest photo-etch railing all around. I was also thinking of replacing the AAA near the aft funnel, which consists of twin 37mm mounts (I am unsure of the exact designs) with something after market – maybe kriegsmarine twin 37mm mounts or even twin 40mm mounts if they look about right. Anyway, good luck with the rebuild and keep us posted!