1/700 Tamiya USS Yorktown CV-5 OOB Build Log

[kylewoody]

Well, she looks great and ready for paint! Don't quote me on the technique at all, but is there anything that would help the plastic relax a bit other than weight, like a hot bath? (Anyone else too?)

Kyle

[LE BOSCO]

Hi Goodwood

the hull regained its "rectitude"?
Nicolas

[Goodwood]

Nick:

Nope, that's just me trying to level it out with weights. I didn't notice until this morning that the hull was warped such. It may have something to do with the fact that I never glued the baseplate to the hull itself, but that's something I'd rather save until dead last so I don't have to tape it off for the boot top (that's why it's moulded in black).

Kyle:

Yeah, I'd love to know how to deal with warped plastic parts. I've encountered this problem a number of times in aircraft models, especially in fuselage or wing halves. I think the solution to that particular problem is to just tape the two halves together and wait. Unfortunately on a one-piece hull like this, that's not an option.

[LE BOSCO]

Sean

Kyle is in the true, a hot bath ,is a good idea
N

[Goodwood]

Seam. Lol.

Thanks Nick, I'll try running a nice hot bath for the hull and then back under the weights she goes!

[LE BOSCO]

rectified
N

[Devin]

Any further progress on this? I knew this kit was very inaccurate, but I still bought it because it's Yorky, and I need to review it for cv5yorktown.com. I'm thinking of also doing an out of the box build, maybe a little PE and see if it's easy enough to correct the 20mm/.50cal galleries. Basically I remember having a lot of fun building the Tamiya Hornet as a kid, and want to relive that experience a bit (if I can hold my nose and get past the innacuracies!)

[Goodwood]

The three major subassemblies (hull, flight deck, island) are still in the box, coated in black enamel spraypaint. I've had to put a fair bit of things on hold for a while due to my condo getting remodeled, but things are just about wrapped up so it may be coming back out soon. All that needs doing really is painting and weathering, because I don't do rigging (too much of a PITA to be worth it IMHO).

Thanks for asking, though!

[kylewoody]

... so it may be coming back out soon.

Ima hold you to it! I've been wanting to see her since you started. Nothing like a Yorktown to showcase the quintessential WW2 Naval backbone.

Kyle