1/700 YAMATO

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Building the Zero seaplane - what a pain!

[marijn van gils]

But with very nice results!

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I bought 1/700 resin IJN sandbags, but had a difficult time positioning them about on the superstructure. Part of the reason was their fixed curvature mold. After a visit from an Arts and Crafts store, I ended up finding something that unusually worked - elastic cord beads! I'll use the resin sandbags on the deck. Need to apply black wash and dull coating.

[Dan K]

Really nice work.

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Thank you!!

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Sandbags weathered, and that's it for today - Merry Christmas!

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Finished sandbags on the superstructure .. onto the turrets.

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Finished turret #3.

[Dan K]

Ditto my last comment

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slightly more progress... finished the flags, and started sandbags on deck.

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Rigged the bow area.

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Added sponsons.

[MartinJQuinn]

How did I miss this? That's some fine work. I especially love the rigging - really well done!

[Michel]

Simply superb!

[marijn van gils]

Great work! Nice and tidy, and everything lines up straight.
Don't squize those side-cutters too hard though...

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Thank you for the compliments .. added more minor details.

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Added balconies to the superstructure - those lil' guys took almost 3 hours to build and fit.

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Building a couple "Jakes" ..

[Dan K]

Very sharp.

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Thank you!

This one is almost done. Left with the rear gun, some weathering and a couple pilots - and the propeller!