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Rigging shots- I used Caenis thread which is very fine!- I had a lot of trouble even seeing it whilst tring to attach it etc, it is also very hard to get the camera to focus on!!

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Once again thanks to everyone who has supported me. I am quite pleased with the finished product (being my first ship model) and am planning on entering it in my club annual show next May. For now I will get a display case made and it will sit on the buffet in my loungeroom- my one and only model on display in the house.

Cheers

Anthony

Pics as promised, sorry they are not better- it is hard to take a full shot as it is so big and my lighting isn't great either

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Next I'll post my attempts to get some shots of the rigging

Cheers

Thanks metallicaman!

I am very happy to say that besides getting a display case made, she is finished :woo_hoo:

I will take some pics over the weekend (probably tomorrow)

Cheers and thank you to everyone that has commented and supported me.

Anthony :wave_1:

this nagato looks amazing

[quote="aleccap"]the paint work is very good, it somehow beings the whole thing to life[/quote]

Thanks mate.

I have done some more on her today and will post some pics tomorrow- only the rigging to go!

Cheers

Anthony

the paint work is very good, it somehow beings the whole thing to life

Hi all, well after working on the Nagato non stop for 5 months I wasn't quite there in time for my club's annual show so I pulled the pin 2 weeks before as I didn't want to rush to finish it. I then needed a break so haven't touched it for about 4 weeks but got stuck back in over the past few days.

I have built and painted the 3 search planes

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and the 2x dollies?

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Today I built the other crane

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and the 2x lifeboat "thingies"

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I also scratched some flag poles for the fore and aft to replace the plastic kit parts as I worried they will snap when I start the rigging

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Finally some updated overall pics
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Still have a few more bits and pieces and then I am going to start the dreaded rigging

cheers

Anthony

Not being funny, but how long does prop stay in the sea for ? While painting instructions are great, they also are a guide and not always true to life, but what looks nice. Be honest, have you ever seen a wonderfully bright brass or shiny steel prop blade ? This ship is going way past 80 years ago, the nose icon no doubt be gold, many people would say this was painted over during WW2 for obvious reasons.

[quote="oldpaperone"]Should the prop shafts be the anti-fouling red color as the rest of the bottom of the ship or did IJN leave their ships shafts (try saying that quickly four times) the colour of metal - I think shafts are made from steel.[/quote]

Good question- the instructions said to paint it gold/brass- anyone confirm if this is correct?

Should the prop shafts be the anti-fouling red color as the rest of the bottom of the ship or did IJN leave their ships shafts (try saying that quickly four times) the colour of metal - I think shafts are made from steel.

It's working out well.

I'm a little surprised that there's no PE for trestle supporting the searchlights around the funnel.

I am a happy chappy, I have been dreading doing the rails since I started this build but I managed to get them all done in under 2 hours work- yay! :woo_hoo:

Now I have to start on the recon planes.

Pics to come

cheers

Anthony :wave_1:

Well after a 4 day easter weekend I managed to get a bit more done, I also forgot to take some pics of the finished an mounted lifeboats/torpedo boats etc- complete with PE parts and decals.

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I used another modellers tip and pre-painted the etch rails on their sprue but have already found that the paint tends to flake off so I will need to touch it up after installing it.

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I started on the deck handrails last night and thought I would show the ingenious (in my view anyway) feet on the PE rails- makes my life easier!

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Added to the deck

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P.S I found the "missing" anchor chain in a sealed bag hidding in between the two decal sheets

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Nearly there! and I have 3 1/2 weeks till my show

Cheers and thanks again

Anthony

Hi all, time for a bit of an update

I've been pushing on with the sub assemblies and some fiddly stuff-

The secondary armament- broke 3 mini drills in my pin vice drilling the ends of the bagging out for the 14cm barrels!

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The Veteran Models Resin and Brass 12cm AA guns

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I also put together the PE catapult- very challenging to get together

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I also managed to finisgh the last of the major sub assemblies- some sort of AA radar towers?

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Ready for priming this morning

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I have just airbrushed the Kure Grey on all of this and once dry I will mount it and take some more pics

Cheers and thanks for looking

Anthony
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Quick update.

I painted the bridge sub-assemblies and they are now on the deck/hull. I have also attached some PE stairs to these parts and the deck.

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Also my latest creation- 1/350 17m Torpedo boat- again I'm very impressed with the Hasegawa PE detail and what it adds. I also drilled out the funnel.

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In place on the deck

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Finally an overall shot of where she is at

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Thanks all

Anthony

[quote="Paul O'Reilly"]Anthony,

I use chain from my local hobby store - usually 19 links per inch would do for a battleship in 1/350. Darken it with some "Blacken It". Soak it for a few minutes in that stuff, rinse it off and install with CA glue.

Paul[/quote]

Thanks again Paul, I managed to phone an Australian Distributor for Hasegawa and they are going to try and order me the kit chain from Japan- hopefully they can supply it and quickly! In the meantime I will try my local hobby store and see what they have. I don't have any "blacken It" so can you suggest an alternative?

Cheers

Anthony

Anthony,

I use chain from my local hobby store - usually 19 links per inch would do for a battleship in 1/350. Darken it with some "Blacken It". Soak it for a few minutes in that stuff, rinse it off and install with CA glue.

Paul

Thanks Paul and Martin for your support. Excellent pick up Paul- I wouldn't have known any better! I will change them tonight.

Now I have a huge problem that needs an urgent solution. I just went to have a look at the kit anchor chain only to find out that I don't have any????


The kit instructions show it as part "UB" and I assume it is actual chain and not a plastic part? Does anyone know if that is the case and if so is there a Hasegawa customer service area? or what style and thickness chain to use?

Any help appreciated!!!

Anthony

Nice work. Makes we want to break the Nagato out of the stash and dive in.

Anthony,

Excellent work, my friend. I wish I had your skills. One small correction to your screws. I believe the screws were handed, i.e. the starboard ones rotated clock-wise when viewed from astern while the port screws rotated anti-clock-wise. Your port inner and starboard outer screws should be switched with each other. Others may know more on the subject but that is what I believe.

Paul O'Reilly