Great stuff Michael,

The fo'c's'le is looking the business, and the hanger bulkheads too.

Your etch work really is first class.

Si

Hello Michael!!! Tremendous other one works like us has of custom!! Congratulations and I continue looking-

Cgeers Daniel

I was Navy for 6 years...Some things just stick with you. Call them what you want, we know what you mean...

HI at all..
thanks a lot for your interest. Pleasure that you like it so far!
Reg. the floors.... then let's say the German word... Deck.... in this particular case... "Zwischendeck" .... I hope you know what I mean

BR
Michael

lol... no matter what they are called i am admiring the modelling anyhow..
great work!!

Hello at all...

here are some pictures of each part of the side panels for the hangar deck. Each completed with all necessary kit parts, plus the first PE-parts of the Tetra Model Works detail set. Some further ladders, stairways will follow after the mounting of the big parts to the hull (after the painting). Also the long catwalks on top which will go from the front to the rear will follow later as it would be too risky to damage these during the installation of the walls to the hull.



















These parts are ready for painting now.... all missing parts follow later

Cheers
Micha

.... and let's go on a little bit...

The complete front part under the flight deck is provided by Merit as a simple plastic box with some plastic walkways around it.... looking simple and not very originally.....

Tetra Model Works offers a complete new part for that.... a lot of parts.... and my absolutly favourite of the whole detail set..... and the following pictures are only the beginning of this part-group....













... and that's only the beginning ....

Micha

Looking good Micha, a very interesting construction. Not sure you will see much of it once the flightdeck is fitted but it is nicely etched.

Brilliant Etchwork Michael, will look stunning.

keep up the good work,

Si

Ahoy Michael

Really nice work.

Well done!

Cheers

Sean

very nice work Michael!

Hi Micha it looking very good. With the amount of "steel" work you've got going on there you would require a Boilermakers licence to assemble that in NZ!

Hi @ all...

the most complex pe-part is finished.... lot of parts, lot of small parts, but perfect fitting and perfect details. Thanks to Tetra Models for this fantastic kit.... it is perfect made!










At the rear under the flight deck the plastic-"box" is used and modified with opend bulleyes, new walkways, doors and handrails.






.... and now the biggest fun beginns.... the painting of the hull and all parts finished so far.....

At first I have painted in the inside of the hangarwalls in white by Lifecolor. With light- and dark grey I made some shadows and more on it....





The hangar deck was painted in grey primer by Valleyo, then painted in darker grey and lighter grey for a more used sufrace.









So far for today.... the next thing will be the outside of the hull, the foredeck and rear deck, as well as the hangarwalls at the outside, several shadows on it.... then the wave pattern on the hull with shadows as well, then the red under water part of the hull.... then the waterline in black.... then clear coat, decals, then weatherings with several oil colors, rust, watermarks, scratches, ..... oh yes, the further walkways and other small parts...... and so on

BR
Micha

The focsle flightdeck support structure is absolutely amazing Michael, brilliant work but rather intimidating
What are the small parts on the corners? On the portside there seems to be a platform with a RDF loop on it and on the starboardside there is what looks like an old fashion train signal, (which of course it can't be ) Do you have any information on what these parts are?

Fantastic work Michael,

The major etched structures look really good. looking forward to seeing them all come together,

Si

The hull upper part is painted and received an overspray with darkend / lightend base color. The decks af the front and rear were painted as well, just have to make some corrections on the deck and on the walls, also on the 2nd deck at the rear at the place were the life boat will be.
Also some first details were on the decks were painted.













When the corrections were done, then I will make the masks for the waves on the hull, ....

BR

Micha

Aaaaah -- all of the PE is blinding me!!!

Nice work. I very much enjoy following the progress.

--mike

Great stuff Michael,

coming on splendidily.

Si

The masking of the waves.....
I have scaled the painting plan from Merit to the size of the ship and transferred the waves to a masking tape, cut it out and put it on the hull.... the area over the waterline at the bow and stern was masked with salt.....









Then everything was painted in 5-N Navy Blue for the dark parts of the hull..... (on the following pictures with the walls of the hangar put on, but not glued yet)














After some time for drying I will wash away the salt, then mask the bow one more times as there is one last dark part missing which I decided before that it would be easier to mask and paint later separately. Then everything will be masked for painting of the under water part.... then the black waterline.... then adding the hangar walls to the hull... then the further parts mounting together, painting then adding (walkways, stairways, ...), then clear coat, decals, clear coat, wasing with oil colors, rust, rainmarks, clear coat matt..... and then one day later finished .)

Micha

Nice progress Michael.

I can only imagine masking and painting something this large.

Cheers


Sean

Thanks a lot
Yes, I think a compelte round of masking tape for this ship...
BR
Michael

Looking good Michael, you are really burning up the track on this build
Camo is looking good though

Masking the flight deck on my build took nearly a whole roll of Tamiya tape so Michael's estimate is not too far off

I have painted the underwater part of the hull in Norfolk 65-A Antifouling Red next, then masked everything and painted the waterline in black.
Lot of masking tape later... a little overspray of the upper part in several dark grey colors to harmonize the colors a little bit.... I don't like the hard contrast...






















Next I will mount all further parts to the hull... walkways, stairways, cranes, boats and other small stuff.... then paint (or paint before fixing to the hullI), then I will go on with clear coat, decals, weathering etc....

Cheers
Micha

Nice paint job Michael,

Coming really well.

Si