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Posted: Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 05:19 AM UTC
Ahoy mates!

My entry for the MSW Staff Build Contest is the following:

I will be building the flagship of Kido Butai, the HIJMS Akagi.



I will be using the Hasegawa 1/700 Akagi kit with Loose Cannon's resin island, Eduard's Akagi PE set and IJN figure set, Gold Medal Models 1/700 Aircraft pe set, Waveline aircraft sets and Gator's Paint Masks Akagi flight deck mask and deck planking mask...












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Posted: Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 05:38 AM UTC
Kenny I can't wait to see your Akagi come together.

Good luck.
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Posted: Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 06:14 AM UTC
Great selection Kenny!... Dec.8th 1941, full flight deck?

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Posted: Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 06:22 AM UTC
Nice choice, Ken, looking forward to building with you again.........
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Posted: Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 12:21 PM UTC

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Great selection Kenny!... Dec.8th 1941, full flight deck?

Frank

No Pearl here. The morning of June 4, 1942. Midway Atoll.
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Posted: Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 04:51 PM UTC
hello Kenny,
looking forward in seeing your build.watch our for American dive bombers
cheers,
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Posted: Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 07:34 PM UTC
Hey Kenny

Great choice. I love the Akagi ...... I really look forward to this build!
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Posted: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 06:41 AM UTC
oh nice one.. I remember this as one of my first kits I built as a kid with my older brother... I also remember ligtining up a sprue and letting the "sprue drop bombs" fall onto the deck as I recreated Midway
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Posted: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 12:08 PM UTC

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watch our for American dive bombers

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Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 05:47 AM UTC
Hi Kenny

Good choice and I am looking forward to see the progress


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Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 05:55 AM UTC
I always found the big side funnels of the Akagi very weird looking, there's something errr "cosmic " about the whole appearance of the ship, so that's a good luck for your build
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Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 06:37 AM UTC

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I always found the big side funnels of the Akagi very weird looking, there's something errr "cosmic " about the whole appearance of the ship, so that's a good luck for your build

We need some luck JB. No progress so far. My Midway Enterprise is laying dormant in the builder's yard too. My dad has been laid up in the hospital for close to 2 weeks. I've been visiting him when I get off work and then spent the weekend working around his house.
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Posted: Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 11:45 AM UTC
Ahoy mates! Finally got started on my Akagi.





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Posted: Monday, November 24, 2008 - 04:56 AM UTC
Ah! The Akagi Fever!

Good to see you starting your project Kenny!
Have you considered using Lionroar's PE deck?

Keep us posted, please


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Posted: Monday, November 24, 2008 - 08:46 AM UTC
Too late for the build and way to costly. I did look for Midship Model's pe one but could never find it.

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Posted: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 10:09 AM UTC
Ahoy mates! Quick update. In a momentary state of insanity, I decided to scribe the deck for the Akagi during lunch today.



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Posted: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 12:31 PM UTC
I like the scribbing.... I will be following this one, I always wanted to build the akagi again, but cant really "go for it" with the new offering. look forward to the rest! Cheers
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