Thanks for the nice comments

I am on nights now for 3 nights then a 1 week off rest days, not a bad job when you work 3 weeks then get a week of rostered rest days I am hoping in this time to get the hull finally sprayed and sealed and perhaps the decals on, depending on how much SWMBO starts planning for me

I am not board yet

love the stack

Jase

You're not boring me either Dave, wonderful work
Steve

And over the moon you should be Dave, lovely work and a pleasure to follow....

Regards

Alan

Hi Dave

The etch railings certainly make all the difference and can be a pain to fit but worth the effort. Looking at pictures from Tamiya Im glad to see a kit with the central gun stop bars included, I had to scratch build them on my DeAg Yamato

Regards

Andy

I would be cross eyed by now!! Stunning work!!

Thanks for the nice comments and watching my build its really appreciated, it also helps to keep you going when you start thinking you have bitten off more than you chew

I had a couple of different PE sets as I didnt know what one I would end up using, it has worked out as a godsend as it has allowed me to practive and ruin a lot of PE and still have everything I need for the build

With the rails I have my technique down now whereby I use a pin to rub some superglue (I am now using Loctite super flex) on to a couple of sections of the rail after I have shaped it, which is Im just using my Xacto blade handle on my cutting mat, I then attach that and allow to dry for a few minutes. Then I just use my tweezers to hold the next small section in place (when I say section that is from one up right stancheon to the next) and dip the pin in the glue and rub it back forth on top of the bottom rail of that section ( the bottom rail being the one in contact with the plastic). This seems to be working great.

I am finding it is all about being patient with it and not forcing it to do what you want

After some slow but steady progress I finally finished all te PE on the island super structure.

Here it is all primed and done, along with some other little bits that have been primed. Some Joints need a little attention, not quite as bad with the naked eye as with macro zoom.

I have also switched from the Vallejo Primer I was using to Tamiyas Fine surface primer straight from the rattle can.

Parts for smoke stack



Parts for the tower structure



Parts for Island Super structure



Bent railings on rear part now straightened



Main Island super structure finished, I will spray the whole thing Kure Grey and then tackle the sand bags and nav lights with a brush. If you look really closely there are some cobwebs showing up, these have all been removed now.





This ladder was a bit of a challenge, you have to bend the railings and then each individual step had to be bent the angle they are at now otherwise it would have effectively been a slide.

Thanks for the nice comments Derek

I think perhas bitten off more than I can chew was the wrong phrase.

Every now again I just think why did I decide to use so much PE, of course never having used it before it seemed like a good idea to start with, but then you just hit those moments when it just seems like its never ending

Now though I actually really enjoy doing ladders and railings, its so satisfying seing the end result despite the amount of time it takes. I am still get those moments where I want to forget the PE but then I just move onto something else and come back to it another time.

I am so happy I have persevered with it though as it really is making a massive difference

very nice looking build