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Wow, that looks so great, wieslaw. 👍🏻

I can hardly believe it's cardboard.

Hats off to you. 🎩

Spectacular work! All the details look great,a nd so does the rigging. :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

Thanks, guys! Good to know someone’s actually still following this build log. I was starting to think I was the only one posting here anymore. 😄

Ditto that!

Marvellous work. Looking forward to see final steps done! :thumbs_up_1:

The boats are done, and the aircraft are probably the only parts I actually bought online—I just didn’t have the energy left to model them myself. 😄

The last photo shows pretty much everything I still have left to do. And then, of course, there’s the display case, but that part will “only” hurt my wallet...

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[quote=Joelle post_id=1102078 time=1777888600 user_id=271333]
My spot on board is already booked! 🫡
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Hopefully we’ll meet there soon 🙂

I return the thanks—it makes me proud that you find my painting style successful. ☺️

The fact is, your *Fuso* is simply a masterpiece in cardstock. However, I am really looking forward to seeing how you tackle the *Exeter*.

My spot on board is already booked! 🫡

[quote=Joelle post_id=1102039 time=1777868403 user_id=271333]
Fantastic work—especially considering that it is made of cardboard.

This level of quality is astonishing for this material. 👏
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Thanks a lot, Joelle! Always nice to hear something like that, really keeps the motivation up 🙂

But honestly, I still think your Mikasa is way better than my Fuso. I especially loved your painting style — definitely want to try some of that on my next build. I’m planning HMS Exeter (1942, around the time she was sunk), so I’m already looking forward to playing with the airbrush 😄

Thanks again!

Fantastic work—especially considering that it is made of cardboard.

This level of quality is astonishing for this material. 👏

[quote="Dan K" post_id=1101941 time=1777763969 user_id=118]
Just beautiful, and only 16 years in the making. :smallsmile:

No issue with posting photos today?
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A lot was going on in my personal and work life, so it sat on the shelf for 10 years — and honestly, it was pretty close to ending up in the trash, really close.

No problem sharing the pics — I just linked them from the site.

Just beautiful, and only 16 years in the making. :smallsmile:

No issue with posting photos today?

Same place, different time. Just the boats and planes left to do, plus I’ve got a crew I want to place on deck - and of course, I still need to sort out a base and a display case.

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Slowly but surely...

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Hey,

The superstructure is coming along pretty well. I still have a few small details left — the top-level rangefinder, the radar antenna, a couple of lanterns, and the signal flag frames.

I’ve got a question for the WWII Navy experts here: what signal flags would you guys put on Fuso’s mast for Nishimura’s run through the Surigao Strait?

I’m attaching a pic of the WWII Japanese signal flag decals I’ve got.


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Thanks guys.

I second that! Fantastic work! :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

This is an incredible build! I love it!

I mess around with it every now and then. You could say I'm about halfway through the "pagoda". Next up, I need to fix up that little "chicken coop" at the front of the bridge with the rangefinders. But for now, everything's going back into the display case - my daughter's flying in from far away to visit her folks. And, as the saying goes, some things just matter more than others.

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