Oh no!! another japanese battleship ( COMPLETED!!)

[Kym Knight]

Astounding build Jose, your level of detail is mind-boggling.

[Gilbert]

Astounding build Jose, your level of detail is mind-boggling.

Ditto and it's not with a man-scale model !!!

Gilbert

[Sauragnmon]

Ah, but Gilbert - if he were to be superdetailing a man-sized model like this, he would need to be a different kind of plastic surgeon! Thankyou, please, try the veal and tip your waitresses.

Seriously, Jose, you're doing some massively awesome work. Looking forward to seeing more progress!

[gtb -red]

believe it or not Jose, i do copy what you with your bb and tansfer to my supercarriers.

[J. Soca]

You guys made me feel like a star around here today and for that i truly thank you all

he would need to be a different kind of plastic surgeon!

he is quite right about that Gilbert and thats out of the question


Jose

[J. Soca]

i almost had a seizure when i saw the bottom hull looking like that, thought about wrapping the whole thing up and calling it but i probably wouldn't have been able to sleep after witnessing such mess. i feel more relieved now that the worst it's over though.

Jose

[Gilbert]

Hard restoration work Jose. Hull looks fine now

Gilbert

[J. Soca]

Hard restoration work Jose. Hull looks fine now

Gilbert

It was a rather simple procedure Gilbert not kidding, you know fill up the gaps and then sand them down. What really was letting me down was how horrifying that hull looked.. i'm glad all came up well.


Jose

[J. Soca]

Hi guys, smooth sailing so far all that is left to do now is the hull's weathering. Boot topping met my spectations one more time i'm real happy with the way it came out but i can tell you this as long as you use Tamiya's tape nothing should go wrong.. i thought about leaving the tape and finish the weathering i just couldn't resist i always get this feeling i must satisfy, everytime i finish painting a hull i must remove the tape right away to see how it ended up. Wooden deck is a beauty regardless of what people say about showing plank's butt end IMO.. enjoy the shots

Jose

[Gilbert]

Jose, I really enjoyed the shots and share with you your thoughts about the wooden deck

Gilbert

[russclark]

hey jose i think your wood deck looks superb,working in that small a scale would make me blow a fuse i am sure, 1/200 is plenty small enough for me..

[J. Soca]

Thanks fellows!! i took some pictures right after i finished adding the airplane's deck , it fitted nicely in there.. also, i weathered the hull a bit.

Jose

[Gilbert]

She is coming up very nicely Jose. I like your subbtle weathering BTW. As you depicted her as a flagship, she has to stay in good (if not pristine) condition

Gilbert

[Sauragnmon]

Making some beautiful headway, Jose! She's coming along spectacularly.

[MartinJQuinn]

Really freakin' nice work

[Guido]

Simply awesome!
Bravo Zulu!

Guido

[J. Soca]

Much obliged friends!! tomorrow i'll try to finish up the amidship structure after this she should be almost done , i want to add some extra things i don't don't if i should add figures this time... my idea all along has been to leave it without water. if i do it she'd be the first model in my collection like that.

BTW. As you depicted her as a flagship, she has to stay in good (if not pristine) condition

Gilbert

i know Gilbert i thought about it before weathering the Pagoda and then i said to myself the heck with it i'll weather her. how old was she at that time 21 years old right? old lady must've had some wrinkles by then they just had it camouflaged


Jose

[J. Soca]

hey guys just another sunday update, too bad i couldn't do much today well at least what i planned to finish.. i'll have to order new fresh paint tomorrow otherwise i'm stuck. All the ladders have to be retouched same goes for some bulkhead doors and that last bottle of paint i got is not good right now.

Gilbert, the only way i could make it up and even with you for following my build-up for so long and being my #1 fan is by using one of your crysanthemums. thanks again.

enjoy the shots

Jose

[Gilbert]

Jose, I really enjoyed the shots. I love these much detailed main turrets. They remind me the first "Tora, Tora, Tora" scenes when I first watched the movie in 1970....Nearly 40 years ago . Thanks for using our IJN crest, I think it gives an additional touch of realism on your forthcoming masterpiece

Gilbert

[J. Soca]

still sunday i made it after all busy weekend fellows i just started a second job i really had to, hours on my other one are not enough now i'll always try to make time for my models though.

Jose