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[quote="Dan K"]Well, most of the Japanese representations, including those in the Ishibashi book, show enclosed mountings.

The Yamato class 12.7cm began with enclosed shields, but material shortages led to additional semi-shielded units.

It's anybody's guess.[/quote]

yup in this alternate universe the IJN was winning and had no material shortages. Yam wouldve had all enclosed mountings (you can see my what if yam for reference as well)

Amagi wouldve had the best of the best which would be a fully enclosed turret.

Well, most of the Japanese representations, including those in the Ishibashi book, show enclosed mountings.

The Yamato class 12.7cm began with enclosed shields, but material shortages led to additional semi-shielded units.

It's anybody's guess.

Seconding Dan: OOOoOoOoooOoooo....

My only question? Wouldn't her AAA more likely be either the Type 89's or the Type 98's in similar mountings to [i]Taiho[/i]?

Dan?

Model stolen from Wargaming!!! Since the Hindenburg and Zao.

[quote="HMC_Rubber_Ducky"][quote="3D-WILD"]
Thanks Clair, we do not carry Chuanyu's 1/350 Hindenburg for some reasons. Chuanyu now produces all the ships as 2-piece hull combos as practice has shown that one-piece hull can easily got bent, misshaped or damaged.[/quote]

The Hindenburg is one of Chuanyu's kits that I'm interested in. Is there the possibility that you might carry it in the future?[/quote]

Thanks for your interest, please send an email to us at inquiry@3d-wild.com at your convenience so we can keep you notified when there is any updates.

[quote="3D-WILD"][quote="davidwaples"]Love what you are doing. You're bringing ship models to a new level. I am wondering why you decided to use photo etch weapons instead of 3D printed ones? To me the game changer for 3D printed ship kits is not having to build up all those tiny guns and adding the 3rd dimension to those weapons. Was there a reason you decided not to 3D print them?[/quote]

Hi David,

The reason is that Chuanyu Models has been working on PE & metal parts for around 10 years and have sophisticated expertise/tools. 3D-printed details are good but have the intrinsic disadvantage of being fragile and easy to misshape. Cost wise, Chuanyu Models strategy of using a large number of PEs stacked on a less detailed hull, which can be designed and produced fast, can overall lower the price of the kits on their end.

Compared to Chuanyu, we (3D-WILD) rely more on 3D-printing for details but is also exploring a proper balance between 3D-printed parts and PE parts.

Hope it helps.[/quote]

Thanks for the feedback. Good to get your perspective as you design these kits. I hope you all do well.
Dave

[quote="davidwaples"]Love what you are doing. You're bringing ship models to a new level. I am wondering why you decided to use photo etch weapons instead of 3D printed ones? To me the game changer for 3D printed ship kits is not having to build up all those tiny guns and adding the 3rd dimension to those weapons. Was there a reason you decided not to 3D print them?[/quote]

Hi David,

The reason is that Chuanyu Models has been working on PE & metal parts for around 10 years and have sophisticated expertise/tools. 3D-printed details are good but have the intrinsic disadvantage of being fragile and easy to misshape. Cost wise, Chuanyu Models strategy of using a large number of PEs stacked on a less detailed hull, which can be designed and produced fast, can overall lower the price of the kits on their end.

Compared to Chuanyu, we (3D-WILD) rely more on 3D-printing for details but is also exploring a proper balance between 3D-printed parts and PE parts.

Hope it helps.

Love what you are doing. You're bringing ship models to a new level. I am wondering why you decided to use photo etch weapons instead of 3D printed ones? To me the game changer for 3D printed ship kits is not having to build up all those tiny guns and adding the 3rd dimension to those weapons. Was there a reason you decided not to 3D print them?

[quote="3D-WILD"]
Thanks Clair, we do not carry Chuanyu's 1/350 Hindenburg for some reasons. Chuanyu now produces all the ships as 2-piece hull combos as practice has shown that one-piece hull can easily got bent, misshaped or damaged.[/quote]

The Hindenburg is one of Chuanyu's kits that I'm interested in. Is there the possibility that you might carry it in the future?

[quote="phant3"]I think from experience that splitting the hull into more than one piece is a good idea. I'm currently building their Hindenburg and my hull
has a slight warp. Of more issue is that my forward deck 01 level has an extreme warp but with no way to contact ChuanYu I could find,
I've assembled the parts including etch to it and am hoping super glue will straighten it out when it goes onto the main deck. Huge
disappointment there and again, no real way I could find to get a replacement or even report it.

As far as kit quality, the pe is really nice and comprehensive but the 3D printing really needs some refining. Im sure Hindenburg will look
cool finished but it's been more of a struggle than a $200. kit should be. That concerns me about getting any other ChuanYu kits in the
future. I do hope their quality improves with time.

Clair[/quote]

Thanks Clair, we do not carry Chuanyu's 1/350 Hindenburg for some reasons. Chuanyu now produces all the ships as 2-piece hull combos as practice has shown that one-piece hull can easily got bent, misshaped or damaged.

I think from experience that splitting the hull into more than one piece is a good idea. I'm currently building their Hindenburg and my hull
has a slight warp. Of more issue is that my forward deck 01 level has an extreme warp but with no way to contact ChuanYu I could find,
I've assembled the parts including etch to it and am hoping super glue will straighten it out when it goes onto the main deck. Huge
disappointment there and again, no real way I could find to get a replacement or even report it.

As far as kit quality, the pe is really nice and comprehensive but the 3D printing really needs some refining. Im sure Hindenburg will look
cool finished but it's been more of a struggle than a $200. kit should be. That concerns me about getting any other ChuanYu kits in the
future. I do hope their quality improves with time.

Clair

Hello cplchanb, based on the previous experience doing it as a single piece will significantly increase the chance to have imperfections when producing the hull, and the risk for the hull to bend, misshape or get damaged during transportation.

The edges of the halves are indeed made as smooth surfaces.

[quote="3D-WILD"][quote="cplchanb"]the hull split down the middle like that looks really tricky to join and blend together. How would one do this join?[/quote]

Super glue + Tamiya epoxy putty + Tamiya tooth paste putty + Sandpapers + Time + Patience. Not for beginners or rush-builders for sure.[/quote]

curious how come it was not done as a single piece? is it too long?
Also would it be possible to make the edges of the halves flush so that the join is smooth?

[quote="cplchanb"]the hull split down the middle like that looks really tricky to join and blend together. How would one do this join?[/quote]

Super glue + Tamiya epoxy putty + Tamiya tooth paste putty + Sandpapers + Time + Patience. Not for beginners or rush-builders for sure.

the hull split down the middle like that looks really tricky to join and blend together. How would one do this join?

IJN what-ifs in 1/350. Pretty cool.

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