Starting with the hull. Learning from the (poor) experience from my previous ship builds I made sure the hull must be as smooth as I wanted it to be. The original hull skin will be used and the aim is to not paint over it.
The formers are re-digitised, and a 3D model is reconstructed to help unfold the additional support structures inside. Akizuki/Fuyuzuki's formers also contain a few places where the hull came out bulging, so they were fixed during the process. For this particular model, accuracy of the shape was kinda out of the window before the build started anyway.
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On hold: Fuyuzuki, Zao, Zara, Akizuki,
Past works: XP55 Ascender, CA Ibuki, Seafang F32, IS-3, Spitfire V, J-20
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