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10-22-2020, 07:52 PM
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Going to be amazing. Still think Japanese destroyers with American equipment would have equated to best ships. The hulls and base structure of the ships were top of the line only to be fitted with the worst AA of any navy and no real electronics. Torps were the best by far, ships were ultra fast and tough.
Your model brings out the essence of these magnificent vessels very well. 
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10-22-2020, 08:32 PM
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Thank you for such a inspirational comment about my build.
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10-23-2020, 06:36 AM
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The weathering looks much better now that they are toned down. It fits the style with the rest of the ship. Something that would be very interesting is to add the metal braces for the linoleum deck that was originally a printed detail, PE parts exist for these braces and I think it brings a very nice effect.
According to historical sources, Japanese destroyers had some of the best captains in their entire navy, the Yukikaze had an especially close-knit crew that, working together, allowed her to escape from tight situations she otherwise could not. This was reflected in the comments by admirals that visited the ship. The Japanese actually captured examples of the 40mm Bofors in the Singapore campaign and was desperate to make a copy of it. It never went as far as being operationally used, but allied testing post-war nonetheless noted that they had a working prototype, albeit with a reduced ceiling due to 'defective fuse' (?). Guess they hated their own Type 96 just as much as the next person. On the other hand though, Japanese experience in the night fighting in Guadalcanal did not especially rate the radar-mounted US destroyers very highly, which affected their judgement in adopting advanced radar technology across the board. Only in later parts of the war did this perception finally change. @PaperFan: Incidentally on-topic, post-war Yukikaze, as ROCN flagship Tan Yang, received US equipment including the Bofors and the Mk12. This was never made into a cardmodel and it would be extremely interesting to make one, like the configurations shown in this post https://forum.warthunder.com/index.p...d-late-refits/
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#106
10-23-2020, 08:47 AM
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Lex thank you for the historical lesson, this is the beauty of this hobby that you learn always something new while building a model. Could you provide me the link with PE parts for this ship, unfortunate nothing is available for this ship on the publisher website....
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10-23-2020, 08:56 PM
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Thank you both.
This has been very instructive. Your attention to detail is commendable and very inspiring. It is going to be museum grade!
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10-26-2020, 06:25 PM
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Aft superstructure filled with all details and crane. I need to say that the crane was very simple designed from the kit. Even though it is quite visible element it was very plain in my opinion.
    So based on 3d model of Yukikaze I found it on youtube, I modified it with more details, like climbing bars, lines, pulleys, cut off all the holes, hook ,moving system with the handle.... It took a day but I think it was worth it..      Also filled the afr superstructure with all details     
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10-28-2020, 02:25 PM
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Very nice modification to the crane! Better skill does not offset the need for better research, I like the effect a lot. Is there any image reference for the cranes you could share with us?
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