1/350 IJN "AKAGI"

[ComfortablyNumb]

And here's all the underdeck supports, trams and columns done:


Now, where does all that pe go anyway? The flight deck is divided into 3 parts, but in looking I saw the underneath of all of them was pocked with large, deep ejector marks and many unwanted ridges. As I wanted a flat base for the grids to attach to, that had to be fixed.


Mr. Surfacer, to do the fills, and some sanding got me what I needed:


After painting the underside of the deck parts, I laid out the pe supports on the deck to check the fits






I was especially worried about this peice because of the changes in elevation of this part of the deck (the deck that this part covers is at first flat, then slopes down about 1/2 inch, and then flattens out again...but it was a perfect fit. Kudo's to the guys who designed this pe!


Mid-deck parts checked for fit:


And another overall shot:


Thanks for viewing my model ship build so far, comments are always welcome of course! -Tim

 

[Wolf Star]

Incredible work.

 

[Quaralane]

I'll echo what Wolf Star said.
This is incredible work

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Hey thanks guys! And Scott, the show is in less than 150 days? I don't know, this thing is never going to come to end I'm starting to think.

Adding some detail to the gun tubs:

 

[Wolf Star]

Stellar!!! ;D

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

141 days and change as of January 8th! Lots of time yet! LOL

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Gonna be tight

Starting some work on the AA's:



Twins:


Triples:

12.7cm AA: (the parts in the foreground are from the kit, which I didn't use. The Voyager ones, on the tape, were much more detailed)









Comments, suggestions and questions always welcome! -Tim

 

[Quaralane]

More incredible viewing here

 

[Tailor]

Beautiful work! Not an IJN fan, but this is quite intreaguing, indeed!

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Thanks for the encouraging words gentlemen, its appreciated! Although I have been working quite a bit on the model lately, progress seems slow sometimes but here's an update pic. I have the funnel done and installed and some detail added to the starboard superstructure, but regrettably, I didn't take many photos of the work in progress. More pics to follow this week with more detail. THANKS FOR VIEWING! -Tim

 

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[Quaralane]

She's looking simply incredible

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Thanks Quaralane!

Thanks for your interest and comments, gentlemen... I certainly appreciate them!! Just a small update this morning, but I will have much more later this week. The superstructure on both sides of the ship is almost complete now, but here's a couple of pics of work in progress and of the rear deck before adding the utility boats to the area:

propping up one particularily stubborn support while glue sets:


A couple pics of the work in progress on the funnel. Still have a railing or two more to add to it plus the ladders that go over them



keeping track of some small rear deck parts while painting (corresponding part numbers written on tape below)


support towers for the area painted


installing some of the parts from above




I am adding the utility boats to this area next, and replacing the anchor chains with a finer version,
so please come back and have a look! Thanks for viewing my model ship! -Tim

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

109 Days and change......you can do it!

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

I dunno Scott...it may be the '16 show before its done

Some news pics I took tonight:







Thanks for looking gentlemen! -Cheers, Tim

 

[Quaralane]

Incredible stuff here

 

[Jelly]

Incredible, terriffic work there, "Comfort"

Just alone the PE job, seems a titanic work. A solid proof of will & skill.

By the way, the model kit seems to be superb, right? some time ago I saw a Youtube video that was uploaded by a guy who had built the same model, and it was impressive too (but he went OOB, I think).

You can be absolutely proud, your model is a joy to see...
Congrats,
Jelly

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Thanks again Quaraline! And Hi Jelly! Yes, so far the kit has gone together without any major fit issues at all...and this is a complicated plastic model by any standard, so for sure the engineering is outstanding. The hull is very stiff and all components almost interlocked. ....the biggest thing I am interested in now is how is the 3 part flight deck going to fit! I will be doing a test with that later on this week, so stand by Hasegawa did a really fine job with the Akagi in my opinion, which agrees with most of what others have had to say as you note.

So an update seems in order, right?
old chain in back, replacement in front:


some pics of making the Akagi stern hull mounted guns:


turned brass versus kit barrel:


holes drilled in blast bags (upper left) for barrel insertion



railings for 12.7 gun platforms and area are formed. I like to form the railings before the parts are actually installed so I can use the actual part as a template for bending accurately... and they usually turn out to fit quite well using this method. And personally, I don't anneal brass pe anymore... I find it takes alot of the strength/stiffness out of long lengths of railing, which stiffness comes in handy when placing/installing longer lengths!


...a couple misc pics of other parts:




Cheers and thanks for viewing! -Tim

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I just wanted to add... it seems to me the colors are a little bit brighter in the pics than they are under normal light. I use fairly bright lighting when working, maybe thats it or the camera settings...I dunno. I'll play with the white balance on the camera and see if I can get a better balance. Even tho this pic turned out a bit on the DARK side, its a closer representation of what it looks like I think.


Anyway, thanks for your time gentlemen! -Cheers, Tim

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Adding utility boats:




Cheers!- Tim

 

[Boxster]

Whoa, looking very good!!!