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I am searching for knitting needles right now!!

pic of one of the deck seams:

Magnificent, Tim

Breathtaking!

WOW... you're turing this Akagi into one of the most beautiful ugly ships ever!

Thanks Russ And Frederick!

And Tim...had to smile at your comment. Akagi was indeed sort of an ugly ship, and I can tell you one thing about it that I didn't realize until I built it...nothing about the layout of this ship is symmetrical! Starboard and port sides, completely different (versus most ships which tend to have somewhat mirror images of each other from side to side...but not Akagi!). Even the flight deck lines are towards the port side, that is...they are non-centered.
Makes for an interesting build.

Anyway, got the deck elevators and their covers done and installed. I had to shim one of the elevators to bring itb up so the level of the elevator covers and the level of the deck would be identical:


And a couple of overview shots showing the elevator covers installed: (the forward elevator will be in the lowered position, with a plane with wings folded, in it)




I will be adding some more pe to the flight deck and I will be also be starting the island right after that. SO be sure to come back and check them out! Thanks for veiwing and any comments or suggestions are welcome. -Tim

Yup....still beautiful work!! Just great to follow along with this one!! Thanks for sharing!!

Tim,

WOW, just incredible, I cant over this build. Simply magnificent.

Definitely award winning work.

cant wait to see more.

Dave

Only a small update this morning....still adding some detail to the deck and elsewhere:

First windscreen up:



Searchlight on rear deck


Added a crane hoist (left), small platform (lower right), and a stairway (upper right), and still have the railings to install:


Deck shot (2nd windscreen shown but not installed yet)


Thats it for now, but more to come soon. Thx for viewing!

Tim,

She looks great. Nice update of the little details. Is the searchlight a kit part or AM? Looks good.

Dave

Absolutely amazing Tim, not finding the right words for your work here!!!
Your PE work stands out great even underneath the flight deck, great choice of colors! And your other detailing is just stunning as well!

Great work, looking forward to see you approaching commissioning her!

Cheers,

Jan

It's a real museum piece.

Great work Tim,

The deck looks superb, and the etch work under it really lifts this build into another class.

Following with much interest.

Si

Thanks Si and Anthony!
Dave...that is the kit searchlight. I added quite a bit of Future (with a couple drops of transucent green paint mixed in it) into the lense cavity, then let it set while having it facing straight up.

Thx Jan..it seems sometimes that day will never come ...just kidding, but I'm sure you know what I mean be about 6-7 weeks or so I think.

..and some more:



if you closely, you can see the wood flight deck just showing though the rear windscreen from this angle. Using well thinned paint kept the tiny holes from clogging:



remember the lonely stern deck searchlight? ...added hatch covers







Cheers, Tim

Still in awe, Tim!

This just keeps getting better n better!

Russ

Thanks Russ! ...here's another small update:


Cutting flight deck resistors from .010 music wire:


two installed:




3 dozen ammo boxes/lockers for deck side pods:


Stern railings installed:




Comments and suggestions most welcome in this thread! -Tim

Such a great build to follow along with Tim!! Real art work! Nice bid with the resistors...everything is just coming ogether very well!!

Tim,
Some great new additions, its so busy and fun to look at. Its worth brewing a new cup of coffee for each update just to relax and look at all the detail. Great work.

Can you provide a few lines explaining the windscreens and their purpose a bit?

Thanks,
Bryan

Great stuff Tim,

The arrester wires are superb,

Now a really really want to build a Japanese carrier.

Si

Tim,

this continues to be a stunning build, just great work!! I'm in awe about every single one of your updates!!

Cheers,
Jan

Tim,

The scope of this build is just amazing. Your PE work and general management is inspiring to all shipwrights.

I look forward to seeing your updates everyday and to see what elese I can learn.

keep the updates coming.

Dave

Wow! Thanks VERY MUCH for your encouragement and kind words gentlemen!...they mean so much when you get bogged down with a big project like this!

So, I have been working on the island...my progress so far:

some of the bits and pieces (there are more):


some of the parts installed:




As you can see, there are many parts still to be installed...all the ladders, aerials, etc. so be sure to come back for that update! Cheers, Tim

Nice to see these parts all coming together now Tim!! Great stuff!!

Tim,

She is looking amazing. Love seeing the Island come together along with all of the fiddly parts to compliment the details.

Did you use silver for dry brushing?

thanks again for sharing this mater peice.

Dave