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The paintwork looks great, as do the portholes, nice one.
Graeme
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Excellent work Jase, looks great with some paint on and nice result on the glazed portholes. All of that etch must have driven you nuts but very worthwhile in the end?
Very well done. 
Kev 
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Thank you all for looking in and the kind words. I am very happy with the paint finish.
I know it looks like a lot of etch but the hull has hardly put a dent in it, loads more to ad yet
Thanks All
Jase“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Great work mate Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Laying the deckthe main deck has 3 wood veneer sections to overlay the deck. with all the deck fittings painted the deck could be added.
I placed the centre section down first. I was a little surprised that some of the holes in the deck were not perfectly correct despite a fit to bock edges correctly. some very fine slivers of deck had to be removed with a sharp blade to get the deck to lay totally flat. (see post 38 in Scuttlebutt for more info on fitting wood decks)
Both the bow and stern decks were a much better fit although some trimming will be required when the hawsers are fitted.
There are two etch bolster plates that cover the flat plastic moulded into the deck. these were primed and painted before fixing with medium CA.
JaseFile Attachment(s): jase attached the following image(s): “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Stern Skylight
Sorry this is slightly out of order as this was done before the wood decks were laid.
There are two skylights on the stern deck. These are actually brass on the real ship.
I painted the glass sections first using Tamiya semi gloss just because its the thickest black paint I have so easier to apply to the recesses of the moulding. Once dry they were given a gloss coat to look like glass.
I used AK real metal brass for picking out the skylight frame.
jase attached the following image(s): “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Stern Gallery part 1.
The kit is supplied with an etch stern gallery made up of a deck and railings in two parts. the MK 1 set is just the same but offers some better detail.
the deck of the gallery is actually dark wood and not as I first assumed iron.
I have used WEM Mahogany sadly unavailable any more.
jase attached the following image(s): “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Hull Construction part 10. Screws and Bow Crest.
The Bow crest is the rising sun and is painted Gold. The kit part is actually three parts to allow it to form around the bow leading edge. I have painted it a pail gold as I want to give it a wash with will darken it a little at some point.
the screws were painted AK brass. the true metal paint can be polished to give a more realistic metal finish. there not as good as accrual brass but I think they look ok
the finishing touch to lower hull is to ad the depth markings which are part of the kit decals.
jase attached the following image(s): “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Deck Fittings part 1, large winches
The plastic winches supplied in the kit are not particularly good looking
The MK1 set brings together 4 etch parts and a very nice resin part to create something that looks as it should.
the etch box was a little difficult to keep to shape so I chose to solder it on the internal joints.
once built up the rope was painted with AK deck tan and then given a wash of Humbrol brown.
Jasejase attached the following image(s): “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Looking good Jase. Just how hard is it to solder your etch? Any problems with warpage?
Regards Gray
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No issues with warping if you do it right, you can solder very fine detail, I have just solders the funnel cap cages. I am working on 4 etch tutorials one being soldering they will be in Scuttlebutt soon Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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jase wrote:No issues with warping if you do it right, you can solder very fine detail, I have just solders the funnel cap cages.
I am working on 4 etch tutorials one being soldering they will be in Scuttlebutt soon
Jase I, for one, will be looking forward to those tutorials Jase
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 Sorry to correct you Jase but the 'Mon' or bow crest was not the rising sun but a Chrysanthemum a symbol of the Japanese emperor which was only endowed on the most important ships like the Mikasa, Akagi, Musashi and Yamato to give a few examples Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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arpurchase wrote: Sorry to correct you Jase but the 'Mon' or bow crest was not the rising sun but a Chrysanthemum a symbol of the Japanese emperor which was only endowed on the most important ships like the Mikasa, Akagi, Musashi and Yamato to give a few examples Every days a school day😂🤣😂🤣 Thanks Andy “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Very nice work Jase, looking good with some paint on. I'm sure this will be a cracking model when finished - well done.
Kev
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Thank you Kev, and everybody else for looking in. she gets more eye catching as you progress I think Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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jase wrote:No issues with warping if you do it right, you can solder very fine detail, I have just solders the funnel cap cages.
I am working on 4 etch tutorials one being soldering they will be in Scuttlebutt soon
Jase Hi Jase, There was an excellent topic on soldering techniques produced in the know how section of the forum. May save you a lot of work. https://forum.model-spac...aspx?g=posts&t=7764
Regards Alan
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Thanks Alan, I do remember this thread and its very good but not quite what I am intending. many thanks for looking in though “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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This going to turn out to be a fine model Jase. Well done! Regards, Phil W. Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car
Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230]
Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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You're really cracking on with this build Jase, but as you said she is really starting to take shape. You must have the patience of a saint with all the etch, but agreed it does enhance the kit somewhat. Can't believe you've barely scratched the surface of it though! Keep the updates coming. She's gunna be a stunner Regards Gray
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