IJN Hosho 1/400 scale

**CMDRTED** · #1 04-02-2011, 08:04 PM

Well the next project is ready for testing. It is a waterline kit I designed of the worlds first built as designed aircraft carrier. The HMS Eagle I think was designed and started first but labour disputes and a sluggish post WW1 economy stalled the UK. This little ship had alot of English influence, the landing/trap system and some other aircraft handling techniques and were put to use and improved by the Japanese. This kit is the Hosho as designed and finished with a small island and crane on the flight deck in 1922. The parts are spread across 6 sheets 3 on regular type bond paper the other 3 on card. I used the ships boats from the Kashima, but due to page size differances they had to be on a separate sheet. I also wasn't happy with the first run Mitsubishi 1MF fighters and rescanned a hand drawn plan then redrew the parts in a more detailed format. They also are on a separate sheet....

**CMDRTED** · #2 04-02-2011, 08:09 PM

Here are the main structual parts laminated to .5mm card stock and ready for assembly. It is a standard frames and bulkhead hull structure with printed on parts. Here is the first efforts now drying and waiting for hull skinning...

**GreMir** · #3 04-02-2011, 08:37 PM

Wow! You are really on track to design and build all the less known Japanese ships.

**B-Manic** · #4 04-02-2011, 08:38 PM

Interesting project. Hope you don't mind but I've included a photo so we can see were you are going.

**Barry** · #5 04-03-2011, 05:34 AM

Superb design and build Ted

**Don Boose** · #6 04-03-2011, 07:55 AM

This is a magnificent project, Ted. The design is brilliant and the work so far is of your usual over-the-top standard. I think you have zeroed in on a perfect project. A lesser-known, but historically very important ship with a deck load of very attractive aircraft.

The finished model would look good alongside a model of Langley with a deck load of - what - TS-1s and VE-7s?

Anyway, I have enjoyed your prelimary postings and am getting great pleasure out of seeing this ship take shape.

Don

**Golden Bear** · #7 04-03-2011, 10:49 AM

Wonderful idea and nice work, Ted. I'm really glad to see you cluttering up your life with cardstock and tools!

Carl

**Bluenoser** · #8 04-05-2011, 05:17 AM

This is going to be a very polished looking test! Nice job on the art work.

**Lex** · #9 04-05-2011, 03:23 PM

I was hoping for a model of this some day... and here it came. Any chance of a release so I could get my hands on it? Or would it be pictures-only? I'll be watching closely

**CMDRTED** · #10 04-05-2011, 03:33 PM

Lex, it'll be released as soon as I can come up with a viable build and instructions so some other soul can put it together. The Kashima came out pretty good but the hold up for release is instructions. I was trying to do it 2d/cad but that was making me crazy. I'll break out my old drafting tools and inks and hand draw instructions. I was projecting this month for Kashima and soon after for Hosho. I built in a few "options" like separate hatches and porthole backings. For the Hosho I plan on using sometype of line across the dots on the flightdeck for arrestor cables. I originally had them drawn on but they looked alittle odd when printed. I'm having the ist teething problems with the after hull skins, the upper deck is a little too tall and I built in a little extra horizontally to be trimmed after installing. I'm not 100% sure that's the way to go but it seems to work on dry fitting.