Building The Fujimi 1/350 IJN Kongo, Part 2

a build story by Dade W. Bell
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Summary…

Highs: Important subject, small deck items molded separately, includes metal barrels for main guns, and a comprehensive flag sheet.

Lows: Incorrect casemate shapes, poor fit in many places, multi piece deck, poor engineering in some areas, simplistic 25mm guns.

Verdict: A stunner when complete, but only after spending a lot of unnecessary extra time.

Overall Rating: 70%

Special thanks to DML USA for the review sample of the base kit and to MSW Managing Editor, Mark Smith, for setting this project up!

  • Kongo01
  • Kongo02
  • Kongo03
  • Kongo04
  • Kongo05
  • Kongo06
  • Kongo07
  • Kongo08
  • Kongo09
  • KongoDetail01
  • KongoDetail02
  • KongoDetail03
  • KongoDetail04
  • KongoDetail06
  • KongoDetail05
  • KongoDetail07
  • KongoDetail08
  • KongoDetail09
  • KongoDetail10
  • KongoDetail11
  • KongoDetail11a
  • KongoDetail12
  • KongoDetail13
  • KongoDetail14
  • KongoDetail15
  • KongoDetail16
  • KongoDetail17
  • KongoDetail18
  • KongoDetail19
  • KongoDetail20
  • KongoDetail21
  • KongoDetail22
  • KongoDetail23
  • KongoPort1
  • KongoStarboard1

About the Author

About Dade W. Bell (Karybdis)
FROM: MARYLAND, UNITED STATES

I'm a third generation modeler who builds a little of everything (mostly Japanese)- all while being a 45 year old hermit who lives a happy, simple life, with my fiancée (author Jaclyn Dolamore) and three cats. My father was an MM3 aboard the USS Saratoga (CVA-60), my grandfather was in one of the...


Comments

Karybdis
Howdy Mark, thanks a ton for getting this whole project started up and allowing me to do it and Jim to set it up. A great team effort all around and it's been a blast working with you guys!
MAY 31, 2009 - 06:12 PM
rokket2001
VERY well done. The article is excellent, demonstrating and illustrating and telling us the good and bad, and the finished product is a real beauty. Lovely detail, very impressive. A beautiful build.
JUN 24, 2009 - 10:09 PM
blaster76
So Dade, what is next on the workbech. HOw about an Alabama or a Hood? I'm thinking about pulling one of them out when I finish the Panther I'm working on. That way I can follow right behind you again. Oh I just got in a couple of sets of those Lionroar japanese railings. Cheap look really good, and they have a nice bottom attachment rail.. Those railings on the Kongo gave me fits. By the time I had cut them off the sheet and tried to attach them they were slightly managaled and never looked quite right up close. Yours of course looked flawless.
JUN 26, 2009 - 07:51 AM
JMartine
very well done, very informative, just a great build and a great article! Thanks again for taking the time to document the build in such detail cheers !
JUN 28, 2009 - 12:28 PM
Karybdis
Thanks again guys! I'm sorry to have been such a stranger lately-- I just promised myself that I would not start any new projects until I get some of the 1/2 and 3/4 finished projects I have haunting me out of the way. Some figures, armor, sci-fi, railroad... Steve, my next big project is the 1/350 Space Battleship Yamato (build log will be in Model Geek) followed by a rather nice wood plank on frame sailing project in 1/64 (build log will be posted here). Also in there will be my pre-dread and gator navy campaign pieces...
JUN 28, 2009 - 08:33 PM
Dr_Who2
Dade, I´ve said it many times in your online build log: Magnificent work! You have put tremendous work not only into building the kit but also into describing the obstacles. On top, you provided really nice and easy to follow solutions with brilliant photo evidence. Outstanding summery about your build of the IJN Kôngo which will save many modelers life. Congratulations!
JUL 02, 2009 - 09:31 PM
Skayden
Really looking forward to that Space Battleship Yamato build
JUL 04, 2009 - 07:04 AM
Karybdis
Hi guys, thanks again! I promise to one day have up another big build log. I got two pesky projects out of the way last night and am moving on to some others, so the gap is narrowing before I plunge in again. Dan, I'll put a post in here linking to the Yamato build once I get it under way.
JUL 04, 2009 - 08:42 PM
JPTRR
Extraordinary work!
FEB 19, 2013 - 09:45 AM
Karybdis
Thanks Fred!
FEB 19, 2013 - 11:21 AM
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