IJN Isuzu 1:200 - Answer - Page 10

**Don Boose** · #91 01-09-2009, 08:25 PM

Beautiful detail work, Jim. And nice work on the torpedo flat.

Don

**redhorse** · #92 01-12-2009, 09:10 PM

Thanks again for all the compliments. Don't these IJN ships look ominous? I've been in love with them ever since I can remember.

Don, thanks very much for the links to uniforms and the sailors. I've discovered that IJN winter uniforms look close enough to WWI British Navy uniforms at this size to go ahead and use them. I'll just have to paint the leggings of the enlisted seamen white if I decided to put more of them on the ship.

Here's where I am with the bridge. Amazing how many binoculars they had on this thing, I've got 15 more pair to make...

**Papercut** · #93 01-12-2009, 09:21 PM

Again you set the bar high. Stop it!!!! Na, you keep on doing what you are doing, gives me ideas and what to shoot for in a build. I too have down loaded the little blue men, explain a little bit further what you did to make the little fellers! Are you using additional references or does this much detail come w/kit

. I noticed the port holes are glazed. What material or method did you employ to do this. And do you paint out the back to keep from looking into the cavity of the build. I have built many plastic ship models and as a must, port holes were always opened up. Brings back nightmares of the 1:350 Titanic and it's gazillion portholes. But done right, makes a ship sing. Oh yea, look'n good. :D

**Michael Mash** · #94 01-13-2009, 06:24 AM

Nice straight looking components on that superstructure.
Mike

**eibwarrior** · #95 01-13-2009, 07:06 AM

Wow Jim. You're taking the detail to new heights. I have to admit, I'm following a lot of build threads right now but this one is by far my favorite. You're doing an incredible job.

The crew men look great. I'm going to have to download and give those a try some time. I like those as much as their resin counterparts...

Ominous... Yes. But elegant also

**Don Boose** · #96 01-13-2009, 11:19 AM

This is just absolutely amazing work!

I'm glad the uniform references helped. Your Kaigun suihei, gunsō, and ikan look great!

Don

**birder** · #97 01-13-2009, 04:47 PM

Jim this is looking just superb! (you have really good eyes)

**redhorse** · #98 01-13-2009, 10:43 PM

I think Fuso may be my next. I keep debating and I want to build another locomotive, but Fuso keeps calling. All three of them, I don't have DN's yet and I'd like an early version as well... I just wish someone would make Ise. And Kongo. Why is there no 1:200 Akagi? We've got Zuikaku, Shokaku, Junyo - but no Akagi...

Well, enough ranting, I need to learn Rhino - Yacht Design School - I've been seriously debating taking this course for a year or so now with my wife. Yacht design may not be in hot demand now, but not that expensive to study and worse comes to worse I can just design paper models

Thanks very much for all the compliments. As Eib says in his year plus long thread - they mean a lot!

And Rick, no special means for the little blue guys. Just cut, score, glue, cut, cut, glue, cut. :o No extra details other than the sailors beyond the printed parts and the patterns for the wire. I am using platic rod for some of it. Much easier to cut and some Q-tip and lollipop sticks for masts and vents.

Right now I've been glazing all windows with Aleene's Clear Gel Tacky Glue. Works great for portholes, but for the bridge windows I'm not so sure. It leaves little bubbles. I'll have to try the microscale crystal clear one of these days again. Did caboose windows in N-scale with it years ago with no problems at at all...

**eibwarrior** · #99 01-14-2009, 08:34 AM

I agree Jim... Akagi and Ise are two subjects that need more coverage. I believe I remember a rumor last year where Gremir had a designer working on Hiei but I don't think that has materialized yet...

It would be neat if the market would yield an Ise with the option to build or not build the retrofit flight deck on the aft section.

**rickstef** · #**100** 01-14-2009, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redhorse

Well, enough ranting, I need to learn Rhino - Yacht Design School - I've been seriously debating taking this course for a year or so now with my wife. Yacht design may not be in hot demand now, but not that expensive to study and worse comes to worse I can just design paper models

found this on ebay, might be a good primer

Model Yachts Sailboat Hulls Made from Paper HowTo PLANS - eBay (item 360123322442 end time Jan-18-09 19:02:16 PST)