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Some Armament 2
The 40-mm AAA:
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Some Armament 3
The triple 25 mm AAA in progress.
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Jim
Preiser also make figures that are close to, if not, 1/200 - I have some for my 1/200 Yamato; there are also some brass figure sets that you '3D' using paint; there is also a range of accessories available for ships in 1/200 that you may struggle to find in 1/160: I've already been eyeing up the various GPM 25mm for my Yamato and Kitakami models... Simon
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Simon: I used Preiser's 1:160 "Modern German Firefighters" as the crew for Surcouf: am hoping to get away with these here as well!!
The idea of using GPM brass for these 25mms is, in retrospect, a very good idea...... Jim
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So, Here we Go!!
I am fed up with ricardoing (dicking) around with tiny parts!! So, I have begun to frame up the hull.
14 x 2mm formers on a 24-inch hull. This scares me. But I have a plan in mind. First, we join the horizontal and vertical longitudinal formers with robust 2mm joining strips. The brick-like object is, in fact, a solid 5-lb (2kg) steel block. (mini-press) The lateral formers have been cut out as accurately as possible.(Let us pray) Finally, using a worn-out sanding band, we grind the stem (bow) end into an acute angle (+/- 45 degrees). The portion where the grinding is taking place has been saturated with diluted Tite Bond glue and allowed to dry. MTF Jim
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The 1:400 model has only 98 parts. I am finding that, using my reference, I am building many "mini models" within the overall context of the I-400. So Be it.
Jim
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Framing Up the Hull
The hull has been framed and allowed to dry.
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Jim, very good work! I love how you did the various armament.
Marco
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Thanks, Marco! It is a technique that I learned from studying the great Sheperd Payne: he calls it "creative gizmology" or "fake it and make it".
More will be revealed shortly.... Jim
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Looking good, Jim...I'm a bog believer in creative gizmology too
Simon
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