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 Thanks for looking at my diary Ger C and im quite happy with the hull its not perfect i know where the boo boo,s are  ,now its a case of storing the hull on a large beach towel til i get the stand as iv found tamiya paints although exclent are a little fragile with too much handling regards Andy  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Andy! When will you have a launching ceremony of this Yamato? The hull looks fine and very smooth. I think the photo etch parts that you used were very powerful items. We can seldom get this parts on net shopping or stores in Japan because they are always sold out. I wish I could use this one on my Yamato.  Best Regards, Yutaro DeAGOSTINI 1/250 the YAMATO, 1/250 the AKAGI.
Hasegawa Co. 1/350 Battle ship NGATO, 1/350 Aircraft carrier Akagi, Battle ship MIKASA.
Water line series 1/700 Battle ship YAMATO, HIEI, YAMASHIRO, Aircraft carrier HIRYU,TAIHO, Heavy Cruiser Myoukou, Ashigara, Nachi, Haguro & others.
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Thank you Yaturo for your kind words the etch as you say makes a great diffrence to the overall look of the Yamato theres still plenty to add but i will add it as the parts are pemamenty fixed as i dont want any of it damaged. As for the launch cerimony do you think a humble missive to the Emperor asking if he is available to launch the ship be permissable regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi, What an incredible build your putting together, shes looks fantastic pal..... Thought about taking her on my self but with 5 builds on the go she'll have to wait Cheers Phil,
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Thanks for the thumb,s up on my humble build  i thought from the start there would be ways to improve the overall look of the model,mostly by adding details missing by scratch building and the like but i sorta went overboard with the etch  couldnt resist it when i found it. I too have my beady eye on the SoS but as there are only 7 more issues left on the Yamato iv decided that the SoS can wait till after this builds finished as i feel that the sov needs total consentration on the build to do it justice regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All Here we go with another update,firstly though some background to this update. I noticed from when i obtained the Yamato book by Skulski and it was confirmed by our japanese friend Yaturo the mast as suplied in the kit [see 1st pic] is totaly wrong,the suplied mast has 2 rear legs and 1 front leg in reality it should be a single rear leg and 2 front legs and on top of this the rear leg is shorter as it sits on a higher part of the superstructure.Whilst many modelers would probably build the mast as suplied i decided that a scratch build was in order as i had etch to add aswell,The mast i have constructed is not an exact copy of the Yamato,s but its as close as i could get and in my eyes looks more in scale than the suplied one. Firstly i constructed the step on the wood block and added pins to hold the legs in place,then using the suplied parts i took measurements and used brass tube to make up the legs,after bending the masts to there corect angles, i used the suplied radar part to form the searchlight platform but its back a little and not in the masts as per the instructions,finally here i added some brass sheet to tidy it up then it was a simple case on triming and adding the various struts, whilst hopefully keeping it all square.Finaly the etch parts were made up and added. Its not perfect and still needs some tidying up and a bit of filler here and there but overall im quite happy with the results,as ussual all comments and questions are welcome regards Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Andy top notch as usual Regards Mike MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
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Hi Mike and thanks for the kind words Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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that is a helluva great piece of workmanship andy Come on you Jimmies
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Hi Andy, A fantastic improvement over the kit version
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Thank you Saintsman i had been planing this upgrade for a while,so basicly had all the parts ready[well the basic brass tube and sheet + etch] just needed the measurments to do it.Theres still some tidying up to do bit of filler to blend in the joints at the searchlight level.To be honest we all think of upgrades as modelers and etch is a fine example but to scratch build as i did this was i knew from the start would either be succesfull or a pigs ear.There are still a couple of small additions to add such as the port and starboard symbol lanyards, one looks like a egg timer the other a quaqdrated ball,but i got hold of the Mikasa etch which has a plethora of the mounting etch i need to finish of the masts.I apologise if iv gone on a bit but the Yamayo,s my baby right now and i just want to make a great build into a memorable result,your comments as always are most welcome and i just wish others would comment as i know this isnt one of the more popular builds,for instance i wonder what Jink,s reaction to my build would be but ho hum guess il never know regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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thank you Mr T comming from you that truely is a compliment to be relished regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All just some update pic,s i have added some ladders to the masts and put some water tight doors to the command tower bridge[sorry its not a brill pic].I have also added the final port side scupper but followed Skulski,s drawings from the book where its set proud of the hull not attached to it.As ussual all questions,comments are welcome regards Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Fantastic, you have some really intricate work on display with this build!
And the skill to do it, once again, Fantastic!!!!
Steve..
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Thanks for the input Steve,most welcome, hopefully there will be a few more enhancments before she is finished regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Andy you really are a talented model maker AWESOME!!!!Reagrds Mike MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
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Thanks Mike for the enthusiastic response but i honestly feel im just an average builder,i have said it before and will probably have to say it again there are modelers on here with talents that surpass my own.Once again thank you regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All Just a quick up date on progress,iv started to add the major elements to the superstructure just a small amount of filler used to tidy up the bridge joint and il be adding an armour belt here that is omited from the build.The mast has had its 1st coats and just some touching up before permament fixing.As always all comments/questions are welcome regards Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All a few more pics on the attaching of the upper bridge components,the mast and the upper control stations have been added and the front bridge armour belt enhancment has been fabricated and placed in position.its had a coat of grey so far more painting to do as in more grey and the small coloured bits to fill in thid more or less concludes this months issue and as ussual all questions/comments are welcome regards Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Coming on well Andy, I might get back to mine shortly after being bogged down with other things. By the way, the Akagi missing porthole plans problem has been resolved. Keep up the good work
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