Time for an update!
I have not been able to build as much as i wanted to the past week as the vacation now is over.
The past two weeks i have been focusing on details, which took more time than i thought it would, especially since i
really decided that i want the photo etch to look good in all possible ways.
One thing that i have found useful, especially since the tamiya kit doesnt have any railings or stairs, is to look at the papers for the 1/200 trumpeter as these are way more in detail.
Right now i am working on the ship boats, funnel, rear shed and the rear bridge, but i will wait with the pictures for this until i have
been achieving something on them!
Some pictures for now
Most of the pictures show what has happened the past two weeks and not so much of the progress to get there, i will be better on this in the future!
The bridge has got some railings and a ladder, as you can see in this pictures, i totally F-ed up and put the railings the whole way, and forgot that the firing equipment
is in the rear (Had to re-do the rear end after this which wasn't fun as i pretty much ruined all railings)
The upper part of the tower. I have somehow ended up mixing paint, etch and wooden deck. The reason for this is partly because the deck photo etch didnt fit at all, but also because i wanted to learn to work with the different styles.
The rear bridge is starting to take shape. As the tamiya kits doesn't contain any railings or ladders i did a miss here as well. When i was looking at the papers for my 1/200 trumpeter i discovered that there is actually supposed to be stairs in the middle of that, so i may/may not correct that.
The sides of the bridge, as you could see here i have corrected my issue with the railings
I did however notice the the part that is sticking out (Two rounded shapes in the mid section) people put the railing different. I Went for what i thought was how it is supposed to be!
The top of the tower. I Have barely noticed the shape of the handrails on it until recently when i took this closeup picture, but all in all, really satisfied with the antennas being straight!
The complete assembly of the tower (For now).