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by **Ryuji** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 8:40 pm

Finished.
viewtopic.php?f=60&t=160155&p=664573#p664573

by **Dan K** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 6:53 pm

They are looking very, very nice.

by **marijn van gils** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 2:38 pm

Wow, you're fast!!!

Milan Kuliffay wrote:Ryuji, good luck and I hope that it will again be so good as your IJN Unryu and Katsuragi.

And I hope your Shoho will be as good as your Amagi!

Well, from the looks of your build thread, it looks like it might become even better...
I wish you would also post a buid thread here in English!

Cheers,

Marijn

by **Ryuji** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 3:23 pm

Painted and deck decal.

by **cplchanb** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:58 pm

well done so far on both models.
Despite some of the deck inaccuracies it is quite clear that OOTB, the fujimi kit is
far superior to the hasegewa one. The structural details are just incomparable

by **Milan Kuliffay** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 3:01 am

Very nice job and comparing models from different manufacturers.

I am for a longer time working on IJN Shoho (Hasegawa). Etchings I was drafting myself and were produced in a reputable company.
You can see some pictures of my models and attached link of my working procedure.

http://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=175&t=77525

Ryuji, good luck and I hope that it will again be so good as your IJN Unryu and Katsuragi.

by **garyrunnalls** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 10:42 am

Nice pics and subject, can't wait for the camo paint. Thanks for taking the time to post pics etc very generous.

by **Dan K** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 8:53 am

Thank you for posting that photo, Ryuji. I can see that Fujimi has gone yet again with that incorrect planking pattern. Drat. OTOH, Fujimi has given the forward flight deck curved edges, which is more correct than the Hasegawa straight angled version, though there may be too much curve here. It was Ryuho that had a straight angled forward end to the flight deck.

Great work so far. I love the side by side comparison.

by **Ryuji** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:49 pm

without deck.

by **Ryuji** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:46 pm

Comparison with real ship.

by **Ryuji** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:44 pm

Detail up.
Fujimi kit with Fujimi photoetching set and Hasegawa with mixed sets.
I will build The Fujimi as 1944 version and the Hasegawa as 1942 (without rocket launchers, extra AA guns and short deck).

by **Ryuji** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:38 pm

Dan K wrote: Ryuji, would it be possible to get a closer-up photo of the flight deck planking, side by side? Thx.

Here.

by **Aekold** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:29 am

Yeah, Fujimi generally seems more detailed. Another nice thing is that Fujimi produces much better PE for their Zuiho kit than Hasegawa (or Tom's) - I got one which I will use for my future Shoho and quality-wise (not detail-wise though) it looks on par with Rainbow/FH.

by **Dan K** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:21 am

Not really, as for me. I'd go ahead and drill my own ones and then insert Flyhawk photo etch afterwards. Not sure about Zuiho, but on some ships porthole position and amount changed radically throughout the service, so this give you more options to build whatever you want.

I guess we will have to agree to disagree on this point. The hull is missing two rows of portholes over most of its length. I find it far easier to cover a hole, in the case of a late war version (would be the bottom row and select portholes on the top) then to first drill them. More importantly, they are using the same hull for Shoho, which never had its portholes sealed.

The portholes aside, the Fujimi kit does look good.

by **marijn van gils** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:31 am

One of my favourite carriers, and asking for a great paintjob!
I'll be following this one.

Cheers,

Marijn

by **Aekold** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 10:50 pm

Dan K wrote:You know, it's hard to know what to make of the Fujimi kit. Certainly, some aspects of the detailing are much nicer, and yet, they didn't bother with any of the hull's portholes, which is a very noticeable omission. Another bizarre (to me) choice.

Not really, as for me. I'd go ahead and drill my own ones and then insert Flyhawk photo etch afterwards. Not sure about Zuiho, but on some ships porthole position and amount changed radically throughout the service, so this give you more options to build whatever you want.

by **Dan K** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:48 pm

You know, it's hard to know what to make of the Fujimi kit. Certainly, some aspects of the detailing are much nicer, and yet, they didn't bother with any of the hull's portholes, which is a very noticeable omission. Another bizarre (to me) choice.

Ryuji, would it be possible to get a closer-up photo of the flight deck planking, side by side? Thx.

by **Dan K** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 12:48 pm

Excellent! I look forward to this build, immensely.

by **Ryuji** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:42 pm

Deck.

by **Ryuji** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:39 pm

Basic hull build and comparison.

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