Mick 662 Report post Posted November 18, 2020 Time for another destroyer, this time full hull, so thankfully no seascape Kit itself looks like this: For now, I just whacked it all into my 'dry dock' and I'm going to attack it with the saw soon. Hull casting is very nice, detail of the deck is crisp ( linoleum part of the deck comes as PE ), only downside of it is hull plating, but nothing that can't be solved swiftly. Some pics of the hull: Cheers Mick 23 Ali Deveciler, Ferhat Karadeniz, Eren Erdogan and 20 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ahmet Eren İspir 851 Report post Posted November 19, 2020 My favorite Japanese destroyer class, Akizuki... the kit is looking awesome btw 1 Mehmet Küçük reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bulut Solmaz 6,893 Report post Posted November 19, 2020 Kolay gelsin Mick (It means easy come, Turkish.) very tiny (Çok küçükmüş) It will be a nice model again. I'm following. (Yine güzel bir model olacaktır. Takipteyim.) 3 Yalcin Ciftcioglu, Viktor Gorelov and Eren Erdogan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mick 662 Report post Posted November 19, 2020 Yes i have to admit that Akizukis are one of my favourites too. Post haven't delivered my coin yet, that's why i've put my dirty finger on the picture, for scale comparison 1 Muhteşem Fırtına Özçınar reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bulut Solmaz 6,893 Report post Posted November 19, 2020 48 dakika önce, Mick yazdı: Post haven't delivered my coin yet, that's why i've put my dirty finger on the picture, for scale comparison quite enough 1 Mick reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Şerif Sadık 945 Report post Posted November 19, 2020 wow, look at these PE parts. we are definitely waiting for the result. 3 1 Mick, Yalcin Ciftcioglu, Viktor Gorelov and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eren Erdogan 1,287 Report post Posted November 19, 2020 Ther are very small parts. Attention to the eyes 1 Mick reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mick 662 Report post Posted November 19, 2020 No worries, I have BIG magnifying glass Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kubilay Boraoğlu 1,808 Report post Posted November 19, 2020 Wow she will be hyper detailed model for 1/700, very nice kit. I am looking forward to see building progress. 1 Mick reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muhteşem Fırtına Özçınar 959 Report post Posted November 19, 2020 It is like PE nightmare for someone like me who havent touched pe before 1 Mick reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viktor Gorelov 1,408 Report post Posted November 20, 2020 I hope the construction will be successful 1 Mick reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mick 662 Report post Posted November 20, 2020 Well Rainbow models aren't for faint hearted But their PE actually forgives a lot. Many other ones disintegrate if you happen to bend something in the wrong direction and try to bend it back. These don't. After Nagatsuki I recommend their kits to anyone who's not afraid of nearly 100% PE model. 1 Bulut Solmaz reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kürşat Kaan Kerimoğlu 7,693 Report post Posted November 21, 2020 I hate etched parts. How do you manage to put together so many small pieces of metal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mick 662 Report post Posted November 21, 2020 Because PE is good fun I grew up on paper models, so to me PE stuff is not flimsy, compared with paper its rock solid Plus that's just means to an end. The best part of a model is painting it, and then the weathering, everything else is just build up to it. Good magnifying glass built into a lamp, steady hand and good tweezers, these are the essentials, that and practice 1 Bulut Solmaz reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mick 662 Report post Posted November 29, 2020 Slowly, towards the hull plating.... 9 Eren Erdogan, Bulut Solmaz, Aydın Kaynak and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bulut Solmaz 6,893 Report post Posted November 30, 2020 () 1 Mick reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mick 662 Report post Posted December 5, 2020 Hull ready for plating. Prop supports still require some attention in due time. 7 Hasan Şadi ÇELİK, Ali Deveciler, Viktor Gorelov and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bulut Solmaz 6,893 Report post Posted December 5, 2020 It is progressing well. I'm following. One of the propellers is missing. Eline sağlık. (bless your hands. Turkish statement. It means it's beautiful) 1 Mick reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mick 662 Report post Posted December 5, 2020 It's missing on purpose, she'll be in a dock, with one prop off, scaffold around the hub and so on... 2 Bulut Solmaz and Enes ÇALDIR reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enes ÇALDIR 762 Report post Posted December 5, 2020 Hey there Mick. Glad to see you on the forum Honestly, this is the first time that I've ever encountered a full resin ship model. Naval models are a bit far from my interest but I am seriously interested in this one. Looking forward to seeing how this will come up. 1 Mick reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mick 662 Report post Posted December 5, 2020 Thanks, this model is more less 50/50 between resin and PE. Nagatsuki was 95% PE. It's my second resin model, first one was this, some years ago: I know some people don't like working with resin. I'm not a material purist, I really don't give a sh... what it's made of, as long it looks good 10 y a m a n a y d ı n, Kahraman Ege Ceri, Ali Deveciler and 7 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kürşat Kaan Kerimoğlu 7,693 Report post Posted December 6, 2020 I really wonder what is "plating". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mick 662 Report post Posted December 7, 2020 Hull plating, imitation of single sheets of steel the ship's hull is built of. 1 Bulut Solmaz reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ibrahim Alikılıç 26 Report post Posted December 8, 2020 My favorite model style is a 1/700 ship with lots of microscopic and perfectly fine details. I will follow closely, good luck. 1 Mick reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mick 662 Report post Posted December 11, 2020 Plating done, decks in place, rudder as well. Time for degaussing cable and portholes... It's hard to take a photo of it, before all the fun with colors, but you can see them.... sort of Cheers Mick 7 Mehmet Küçük, Kahraman Ege Ceri, Ali Deveciler and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites