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Thanks Guys, Zathros, once I get it all done I will shoot some photos of it and put it up in it's own thread. At this point it is handy to illustrate working out some detailing tips that can be added to various nations' ships, in this case Imperial Japanese Naval types. As the thread...

Hi Micah, Nice finish to your project. I always like somthing that is fun to make and provides a useful item when it is completed, sorta like getting a "two-fer" ;)

Thanks Zathros, I needed to add the torpedo trolly rails to my IJN Nagatsuki. While there are lines printed out on the deck to represent them I wanted a little bit more than what they offered. In reality the rails sat atop little metal blocks welded to the deck. The torpedos were rolled...

Hi Silver Oxide, That was some excellent craftsmanship to come up with the design and execute it as you have done. Highly entertaining to go back and read it all from the beginning. I look forward to your next project.

Thanks Zathros, Getting into the zen of cutting out parts for me is one of those things that is best done without a lot of distractions. When they all have either curves or a bunch of little zig zag lines, it makes that even more important, at least for me.sign1 Seriously though, once you...

Speaking of going for it, I have been.:mrgreen: I did some more slicing and dicing of card board, this material comes courtesy of Nike and Converse shoe boxes. I get them free when I go visit one of our mall locations so I have a steady supply. As I get nearer to the end sections I also...

Hi All, Getting the two G7e torpedos done finally, I have moved on to start the actual construction of the Submarine itself. These are the parts that go into making up the nose of the boat, four interior reinforcement pieces and 10 exterior pieces with the grinning face painted on. There are...

Thanks. Oh yeah, I will be doing a thread on that one. It is Answer Models 1/200 Scale IJN Akizuki and one very nice destroyer model.

Hi Valmy, I am always amazed at the variety of uniforms that were used during the Civil War period. Some of them seem to be totally impractical from a modern day perspective and you have to wonder what they had in mind other than offering an excellent target. But they sure did not lack for...

Hi Willja67, Sure is a colorful XP 72 and an excellent build job. What scale is it?

Still and all, a mighty fine job for a first model, photographic quibbles aside. ;) My first effort sits atop a tall bookcase as a reminder to myself as to why I build ship hulls the way that I do. After denting the sides in from handling it I put it up there and went looking for a little...

sign1sign1sign1 Being from the south, I can appreciate that ( I have cousins in Joisey).

Hi Zathros, Neat stuff! Thanks for the photos. :thumb: Since most likely the only way my happy old tired self would ever make it into the cosmos would be in the same manner as the late Jimmy Doohan, rest his soul: and probably with as much trouble as he had as well (two tries just to get...

Hi Zathros, I have seen and had the same thing told to me by others. I mostly witnessed it on Naval ships that I was around during my service in the Marine Corps. By the same token replicating that delicate effect in a 1/200 or smaller scale vessel would take a mighty steady hand. Looking...

Hi All, I have just about completed my first two G7e Torpedos. I do have the final tiny cone shaped end piece to assemble and glue in place on the very rear of the last propeller mounting and edge color the firing spinner blades on the nose. GPM has done a fine job on these and Piotyr...

That is one heck of a build! I'd get lost with all those parts just for the tracks. I have enough fits just with 1/200 scale ship models. I will definitely be looking for that PzKwIII build.

Bummer for real, too bad people just can't be happy with what they are given instead of trying to make a fast buck. I sure would have liked that Dornier being a sucker for floatplanes and seaplanes that I am.:curse:

Yeah, he does sort of resemble a Zouave infantryman, nice job.

Mighty fine work for just your second ship model. Time to break out your whetstones so you can sharpen those blades back up. ;)

Hi Strk, That is some mighty fine minature building on your 3.7 cm Mount. :thumb: If you build much faster than you do already you could pretty much just sneeze and they would be done!:drag1: