KevinM

Let me know if that day comes for a sell not now but in the future.

I find the lines of Japanese WWII ships stunning to me but beauty as they say .............. I did get a better set of pics this was the second set.

The aft area is complete I have a little left up front not much and have already started on the boats.I think you can tell I am on holiday I got my shots for the back yesterday head is clear that Ti/T2 when going can cause some nasty clouds in the head to which only meds fix shots are doing there job.

Esp. the rigging Gary one of my favorite parts.

Just chugging along fellas built the PE catapult,incline rear deck and added some double A's.The SS is now glued and the Funnel various ladders have been added around the deck more to come.

She is looking good John!

Looking good Scott my yard has been responsive this tear also I love sitting under the three big Oaks out back and reading when the grass is that green like carpet.

I do not use all the PE they supply Peter as in A/C some of it is redundant or the plastic is just fine and some just to small.

Well all the hull handrails are in place 48 each side meaning 98 holes nothing is glued on the decks yet.I have to pick up some screws tomorrow to mount the ship to it's stand after that already staring secondary guns dealing with a bit of PE.

I like the 2nd pic John they say these guys eventually started looking pinkish over time.Nice build do not have one in the cabinet 2nd pic different plane me idiot

The couple I've been to in Mobile it seemed the local guys have the upper hand.I think the 110 line was BS(does it need to fly) and the VII definitely looked better from that angle.

Well I have been working this build a little each day I am now on Holiday I have the a/c crane completed ,F/Antenna and the Funnel are now complete.The portion I worked on today which was a first for me hull ladders 96 holes on each side of the hull to be drilled with steps installed!!I have to say the curve took me about 2 hrs to do the 24 rails but the next 38 took a little over an hour.The system has been developed and refined only 38 left I will probably get some pics up M/Tues a cousin is in New Orleans doing a shoot(makeup artist) have not seen her in 40+ years 1979 she stayed the summer Dad said"never seen so many damn boys hanging around" All my friends wanted to date her.

That looks really Nice in those not often seen markings/camo Carl but hangar space?I was thinking the same thing just ordered the 1/200 Scharnhorst @47" I'll make the wiffee move to a different room.

I know what you mean Mike I like to do ships from time to time and most assemble then paint I pre-paint the engine looks good thus far.

She is Sweet Looking Peter really want to see those finished pics with your camera skills at hand.

That was fast and it's looking quite Nice John.

Well Ernie I am glad you are having so much fun but I am still not going to buy one!

No biggee really figured it was all due to the spammers I know it seemed they posted right after I did.

Ernie do I get my thread back on Chikuma?Am I allowed to start a new one if not because I posted about the same time the spammers showed up.

It's coming to a neighbor near you.

The fella I mentioned in the above post has a small very simple wood project I have to integrate into my work a base for a commission job of a Biloxi Schooner "The Raken II".It's a scratch built wooden model from plans he drew up from measurements of old schooners it's 1/48 scale and the commission started with 1K payment up front .The final product will end up in the Panhandle of FL at a restaurant if I heard right.Just thought/found it quite interesting this is the same guy doing a commission job for the City of Gulfport of the first ship to land in the port in like 1902(?) http://www.historicalsocietyofgulfport.org/trojan.html

That came out really Nice John I like the weathering on this one the best in the last few months

I think the same John but the fella down the street a History/Marine Archeologist he's not that fond of the lines he goes S.Dakota class for him.I am trying to get something going daily even if just an hour or so,

They are not the hard just a different way of planning and thinking The PE is a must for extra details to be obtained but like anything else not all PE needs to be used to weras the plastic does will enough.I have the Prinz Eugen at about 40% now it may be next on the list as I work on the backlogs of unfinished kits.

She's looking good Peter.