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Hasegawa Nagato 1/350
HalseysBeard
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Posted: Sunday, April 08, 2012 - 11:17 PM UTC
Hi guys! Thank-you for viewing my build log for Hasegawa's 1/350 Nagato (Battle of Leyte Gulf, Oct '44). Here is a pic of the box art and the Lionroar pe set I used:





First up... I didn't like the looks of the plating on the lower hull so I filled in the engraved lines:




More on the hull later ...here I am starting the main turrets and the secondary guns (of which there are ALOT!):





main 16" guns:


Finishing the turrets:









Building the double and triple AA's:



Short build log of one of Nagato's 127mm AA's that was posted at the end of my Yamato build thread, but as they are for this Nagato, thought I should include it here. Right after, please see my progress on the funnel area:












smokestack area:












HalseysBeard
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Posted: Sunday, April 08, 2012 - 11:24 PM UTC
updates on the hull as it goes forward:

offensive hull CAD lines filled in with Mr Surfacer 500 and sanded


hull halfs painted before dullcoat is applied


after matt finish dried, starting hull pe work:





a couple pics of Hasegawa's wood deck for Nagato, varnish applied















ditched the side marker lights kit parts and made some with clear styrene tube drilled out slightly on the bottom with paint inserted into the drilled hole, then dunked in Future floor polish:




additional detail added to superstructure base and portholes drilled and capped:



prop parts:


rudder detail:



Starting work on the superstructure:







Thanks for viewing my post! Comments and suggestions most welcome! -Tim
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Posted: Monday, April 09, 2012 - 12:39 PM UTC
deck 7 assembled and installed on superstructure









superstructure done. Here a couple pics of the top deck and the total ss subassembly:









Thanks for viewing my post! Comments and suggestions are welcome. -Tim
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 08:39 AM UTC
My only comment would be OMG, quickly followed by, very, very nice work !
HalseysBeard
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 11:09 AM UTC
Thanks Alec! I have the foredeck and flight deck done now...






flight deck:











Thanks for viewing my post...comments and suggestions are welcome! Cheers -Tim
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 12:21 PM UTC
Wow Tim, absolutely stunning PE work!
I also like how you dealt with those stupid excel spreadsheet engraved lines on the hull. Super job!
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Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 03:08 AM UTC
Thanks Tim! Yes, I wanted to get rid of those engravings on the hull, its difficult to believe they are there in the first place...unusual for Hasegawa, but then they turned around and released the sister ship with the same hull. I don't understand manufacturers sometimes...

Anyway, here's some more progress on the Nagato:












Antenna array was a challenge...built most of it upside down:


Here is the rest of the rear-bridge nearly completed:










Thanks again for viewing my post...comments and suggestions are most welcome! -Tim
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Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 08:57 PM UTC
Hi Tim,

Impressive etch work, especially the mainmast, that looks very intricate.

Following with interest.

Si
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Posted: Friday, April 13, 2012 - 08:21 PM UTC
Absolutely amazing Tim, just like your Yamato. Looking at your PE work makes me want to chuck mine in the bin.
Cheers,
Julian
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Posted: Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 10:55 AM UTC
Very well done Tim. Only question I have is why didn't you make it a progressive blog rather than posting everything at once?
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Posted: Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 06:02 AM UTC

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Absolutely amazing Tim, just like your Yamato. Looking at your PE work makes me want to chuck mine in the bin.
Cheers,
Julian


I couldn't have said it better myself! I look at how my PE work comes out, even the simple stuff, and I marvel at what you have accomplished with yours. Absolutely amazing, clean and exact. I wish I thought that I could ever get to the point that I could be half that good at working with PE, which at this stage in my development as a modeler, usually bedevils me.

Bob
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Posted: Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 05:38 AM UTC
Hi guys and thanks for the comments! I have been working on the rear deck, which looks alot like the foredeck so I didnt post any pics of it... but I stuck the major subassemblies together for a couple of pics. The subassemblies are just laying in place, not glued or fully fitted, but I wanted to get an idea of how much work I had left -3 decks of railings, 3 planes, 6 utility boats, two major cranes...there's still a ways to go I guess. But heres a couple of pics of the peices (sort of) in place Thanks for your interest! -Tim














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Posted: Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 09:11 PM UTC
Hi Tim,

looking very impressive, what are your plans for painting? Being a clumsy I would be feared of getting paint on that beautifully fitted wooden deck.

Si
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Posted: Monday, May 07, 2012 - 09:01 PM UTC
it would almost be a shame to cover up all that beautiful brass. Wish I could get mine to bend and fit like yours. I bend the stuff and it seems to go every way but the way i want it
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Posted: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 - 04:20 AM UTC

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it would almost be a shame to cover up all that beautiful brass...


You know, there is something to be said for the artistic look of leaving a multimedia work like this unpainted.

--Karl
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Posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 10:50 AM UTC

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it would almost be a shame to cover up all that beautiful brass...


You know, there is something to be said for the artistic look of leaving a multimedia work like this unpainted.

--Karl


I had the same sentiment myself it lends the viewer to all the extra effort afforded in the build.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 08:05 PM UTC
When I worked for a shipowning company we had a builders model of one of the fleet in our office, all the railings and some deck fittings were brass and left unpainted, in strange way it add to the beauty of the model. Odd because normally I find that sort of thing grates on the eye.

Again I think with Tim's Nagato, because of the finess of the Brass, and the quality of the workmanship the unpainted brass adds rather than detracts fro the model.

Si
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 06:19 PM UTC
Thanks for the comments guys, I appreciate the support!....small update (better pics to follow tomorrow)







Taken at CAMS show by a friend...I will post some pics of my own tomorrow. Thanks for viewing my post! -Tim
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Next project: 1/350 USS Iwo Jima

Thx for viewing my post, cheers to all on modelshipwrights! -Tim/Canada


-Tim/Canada
HalseysBeard
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Posted: Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 04:41 AM UTC
In the sun and closeup:







Thanks for viewing my post and especially to those who have commented! Tim
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Posted: Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 06:06 AM UTC
An amazing build Tim,

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Posted: Friday, December 20, 2013 - 05:16 AM UTC
Outstanding Tim,

Really impressive build, looks great showing all that brass and wood.

Si
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Posted: Sunday, December 22, 2013 - 03:43 PM UTC

Absolutley lovely work!

I have this kit and I have to say it is my favourite ship kit in the scale, even if my Akitsushima was quite a bit pricier and better detailed in the hull.

I plan on delineating the torpedo bulge with tape, and using a heavy coat of primer to mute the panel lines. I actually do not mind the panel lines that much, especially outside the torpedo belt where they look "right" on the hull itself.

I compared it to photos and absolutely love this kit. I think it is much better than either the Aoshima or Fujimi Kongo cass, which don't look "right" to me. The Fujimi Fuso and Yamashira are comparable in accurate appearance, and don't have the engraved lines so they could be considered better, but these kits might not go together as well as this one is reputed to: I was one of the ones put off by the hull "panels", but if you use matte paint they should not stick out as badly as some models might suggest when they have a slightly glossy hull appearance.

Gaston


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Posted: Sunday, December 22, 2013 - 09:26 PM UTC

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Absolutley lovely work!

I have this kit and I have to say it is my favourite ship kit in the scale, even if my Akitsushima was quite a bit pricier and better detailed in the hull.

I plan on delineating the torpedo bulge with tape, and using a heavy coat of primer to mute the panel lines. I actually do not mind the panel lines that much, especially outside the torpedo belt where they look "right" on the hull itself.

I compared it to photos and absolutely love this kit. I think it is much better than either the Aoshima or Fujimi Kongo cass, which don't look "right" to me. The Fujimi Fuso and Yamashira are comparable in accurate appearance, and don't have the engraved lines so they could be considered better, but these kits might not go together as well as this one is reputed to: I was one of the ones put off by the hull "panels", but if you use matte paint they should not stick out as badly as some models might suggest when they have a slightly glossy hull appearance.

Gaston




One large problem with this kit Gaston, the secondary armament casements are all the wrong shape. The Aoshima ones are correct. I am surprised you didn't pick that up...

Cheers
Warren
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