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Always interested in seeing such a large model, keep up with the updates please, watching & following.

Hi herbieham

I got the plans from Miyukikai... here:

http://www2.odn.ne.jp/miyukikai/

He has a set of plans for Kirishima...

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I've been following this build as well, as Japanese carriers have a lot of character IMHO.

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Sean Nash, ACG (aircraft camo gestapo)

On the ways:
1/200 Trumpeter HMS Nelson
1/700 Tamiya USS Yorktown CV-5

In the stash:
1/35 Italiari PT-109
1/35 Tamiya "Pibber" Patrol Boat
1/350 Trumpeter USS Yorktown CV-10

Hi
It´s not a "dead" project... so enjoy or whatever......
These were taken more than a month ago...

Hull


Flight deck


Flight deck elevators being delimitated


Flight deck wood strips


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Now that's what I call progress! Excellent work, Jose.

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Sean Nash, ACG (aircraft camo gestapo)

On the ways:
1/200 Trumpeter HMS Nelson
1/700 Tamiya USS Yorktown CV-5

In the stash:
1/35 Italiari PT-109
1/35 Tamiya "Pibber" Patrol Boat
1/350 Trumpeter USS Yorktown CV-10

Awesome.

It's been a while .How are you making out

Hello,

Please keep the build coming. I love the work done on these large carriers. I am hoping one day to build a 1/72 carrier myself. (not as large though)

May I ask what you used to bond the styrene to the balsa? I was wanting to try that for one of my builds but didn't as mine are R/C and wasn't sure how it would stand up.

I am planning a static build for a future project for a friend and am again looking into the process of using styrene on the hull.

Thanks,

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James W.

Dry docked:
1/72 HMCS Assiniboine DDE 234-1960
1/72 HMCS Ottawa DDE 229-1960
1/72 HMCS St. Catharines-River Class Frigate-1944
On the slipway:
1/72 HMCS Camrose-Flower Class Corvette-1943
1/72 HMCS Trillium-Flower Class Corvette-1942

This is very nice! I have always wanted to build a big scale warship like that. I have done some small scales scratch-building and made some small mistakes that made the hull unstraight by a small amount. For 1/72 scale, that same mistake would be a lot!!! That's why I never dare building in scales as large as that yet...

Xheers,
Aop,

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On the way:
--1/350 Tamiya DKM Tirpitz Nov 1944

--1/350 scratch-build HMS Lion never built battleship (1938)

And our artworks!

Holy moly, this model's gonna be huge. Great work so far, greatly anticipating more

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Complete and total noob to making models (nevermind model warships), and looking for any help I can get.

Almost begun in drydock:

1/700 Flyhawk SMS Lützow with G-37-class torpedoboat

I can't believe I've missed this. The hull looks beautiful.

Ok, I'll be checking more frequently now.

Dear José.

This is a very impressive and demanding model. You are doing a fantastic work on it. A year or so answering to DavisJP you told him that the planking was done with 1.5 MM. balsa wood. I would have thought that it is too weak, but afterwards you cover it with 0.5 styrene and the results are simply splendid. I have a couple of questions: are there any reinforcements inside? And the second question: I believe that balsa is glued with white glue, but de second layer, styrene, you used contact glue? . As far as I can see the result is perfect. No bubbles and perfect joints. Congratulations for a very good job at a very demanding scale.

Hello

Ten months after being "laid up on the shipyard", I decided that it was time to resume work. Or at least, try to...
The hull stood well throughout the rest of winter as well as summer, with no warping or bending. Although with a slight weight increase, I guess all the internal reinforcements paid up.



Answering to the "Guest": 1) Yes, there are a lot of reinforcements inside to prevent hull warping or bending (as stated earlier). These are noticeable on my previous photos. 2) Balsa is glued to the main sections with white glue AND nailed (small brass nails). Afterwards, I apply some styrene strips all around the hull using contact glue AND nails (again, small brass nails)... only after that do I apply the final styrene cover OVER the strips with regular plastic modelling glue (I use Revell Contacta glue for this effect). Again, you can see all the process in my previous photos.

See you soon...

Hi

Here´s the most recent(!?) advances... covering the remaining bits of the hull, rounding (and filling with putty) the stern as well as adding both bilge keels (still a long way to go).











Slowly getting there...

Wow, simply amazing. Very good idea covering the Wood with styrene. I like it

Jorge

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Currently working on:

USS Nimitz 1/200
http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=153310

Jose.

Sorry, I am the "guest" who,asked you about glues and planking. I thought I was properly identify. Thank you very much for our answer.