IJN Tatsuta 1942 (Hasegawa 1/700)

[brocken1sm]

Hi all,
Today I present my rendition of the Tenryu-class light cruiser Tatsuta in her 1942 fit.

Hasegawa kit with hyper detail edition PE set (which I think is made by tetra?), pleasant to build although I ended up making a few things a lot harder for myself than they should've been. For example I didn't straighten the large PE parts that makeup the midships and aft superstructure which resulted in some nasty warping after folding; hopefully that isn't too apparent.
Some other modifications
- 14cm guns from finemolds
- 25mm AA guns from AKAmodel
- Foremast and mainmast rebuilt using brass
- Motorboats and cutters from various Chinese 3DP brands
- Miscellaneous PE for boxes, life rings and crysanthemum crest
- Modelkasten 0.047mm rigging

I started her back in early 2025 but put her aside to work on HMS Calcutta, which was a less PE-intensive model. Overall I probably sunk around 3-4 months into this build.

As usual, feedback on my work is more than welcome!

[Dan K]

Wow. Friggin' fantastic!

[brocken1sm]

Thanks Dan!
Few more from tonight. Wasn't really happy with the backdrop in the first set and needed to do the obligatory hand shots.

[MartinJQuinn]

Superb!

[Rui Matos]

As I have previosuly said in FB:

Excellent!
A true masterclass in rigging and PE detailing

Congratulations, Sherman
Cheers,
rui

[Pieter]

At a size like this you might consider a Vernier shot rather than a hand shot. Excellent work.

[brocken1sm]

Thanks everyone! Some larger projects coming up soon

[Devin]

What an outstanding build.

[SG1]

Beautiful!!