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I'm glad you guys liked it, i'm not done completely though after i'm done adding the missing railings i intend to add a couple of lines i saw on my 3D Nagato book. i must say i think i did a pretty good job on it i deserve a second can of beer next time i work on the mast i'll try to post some pictures on thursday if i get to finish something else i won't be able to post anything on sunday because i'll be coming back from my trip to Norfolk VA. i promised myself i was going to go there and i'm , i reserved a decent hotel by the beach for the weekend and well wish me a good road trip i'll make sure of bringing some shots with me i want to see the USS Wisconsin but somehow i'm more interested to see the dockyards and specially the USS North Carolina on my way back


thanks again

Jose

Jose, I wish you a good trip and look forward to see some good pictures of "the big boys"

Gilbert

Gilbert wrote:Jose, I wish you a good trip and look forward to see some good pictures of "the big boys"

Gilbert

Will do Gilbert and thanks!! 14 hours on the road is alot but is well worth the trouble behind the wheel i'm really looking forward to it. i just finished going over some of the addresses i'll be visiting. well time to go to bed now i have to be up by 5:00 AM.

CU guys on monday


PS: sorry i couldn't post any pics however i did get to finish a couple of things.

Jose

Hi Jose
Bravo, good job on your model

Thanks for the beautiful pictures!
Luciano

The Norfolk Naval Station/BB-64/Nauticus pictures have been moved to here.

The aft structure is all done i even gave it a mild wash with my water colors. last week i received the final ingredient to finish Nagato's deck, it was the anchor chain so as soon as i glue it i'll start working on the railings and then the paint job. I really thought about finishing the funnel first but after going over some of the guide's drawings i must have the deck ready first. BTW, yesterday i got the 1/350 Myoko from Hobby Search and i'm most impressed by its quality, among many things that caught my eyes there was one in particular that really left me drooling. Molded cable reels look spectacular and yes they come separately on the sprues i'll try to take some pictures of the kit tomorrow.

Jose

Jose,

C'est magnifique

Cheers
Gilbert

Merci beaucoup Gilbert !!!



Jose

I take my hat off to you Jos�!!! I must say that this Nagato is one of the finest builds I have seen in the last few years.
Congratulations for the work done so far!!!

Filipe

Thank you for your kind words Felipe!!


Jose

Very complex and clean What a great build so far, Jose!

Jojo Felipe wrote:Very complex and clean What a great build so far, Jose!

Thank you Jojo!! i've seen your work and is very impressive too


Jose

That rocks - great stuff!

Looks great, jose! Keep it up!

Thank you one more time guys!!

i just finished uploading and editing the pictures on my computer after this im hitting the bunk for sure..

3 more..

Jose

Jose,
Looking at your WIP, on a monday morning, really makes my day : . Nice details on the main turrets

Gilbert

Gilbert wrote:Jose,
Looking at your WIP, on a monday morning, really makes my day : . Nice details on the main turrets

Gilbert

Ditto!!



Bob Pink.

I wonder though, wouldn't it have been easier to paint the hull and the little greebles on the deck first and then just glue the wooden deck down?

Now you have to mask the whole deck again to paint it.

Much appreciated fellows!!!

DarkReaper wrote:I wonder though, wouldn't it have been easier to paint the hull and the little greebles on the deck first and then just glue the wooden deck down?

Now you have to mask the whole deck again to paint it.

Hi there Mr. Reaper

I thought about it at first, finish the most i could do on the hull ,paint it, then add the wooden deck and whatever came afterwards airbrush it separately. It sounded like i had a good plan in my grasp until i discovered i had to remove dozens of molded deck details in order to place the wooden deck correctly. i could�ve airbrushed every tiny part and glue them to the painted deck but if i had to choose between this uncharted step and masking i�ll gladly take the one i know. i scratched off the first idea and went for this other and so far i don't regret it. Masking takes a lot of time and that is the only setback but i�m not afraid of doing it believe me after a couple of times you get used to it


Jose