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Mikasa 1902 with Pontos 1/200th.
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Posted: Monday, January 28, 2019 - 05:24 AM UTC
Hi Tim,

On the whole this kit is pretty good, but to be honest I wasn't that impressed with the kit winches either.

I think the skylights, once painted are going to be a bit tasty too, especially the with a couple of them open.

Thank you for looking in.

Cheers

Si

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Posted: Friday, February 01, 2019 - 07:12 AM UTC
More skylights / vents.

some vent boxes are etched in two parts due to their shape.



two boxes assembled, one closed, one open.



I managed to feed the floor monster with hatches, so a bit of pkasticard, some wire for the gasket, and with a bit of luck under a coat paint, it will look ok.



Test fitted in place.





all the centre castle vents / skylights done. A few rigging points to be attached to the boiler casings, then painting.

Cheers

Si
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Posted: Friday, February 01, 2019 - 11:47 AM UTC
Good Lord, Si! All of that PE detail is smashing!

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Posted: Friday, February 01, 2019 - 12:20 PM UTC
Si,

Excellent PE work.

Mark
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Posted: Friday, February 01, 2019 - 03:37 PM UTC
Lovely work with the P/E Si.....Cheers Mark
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Posted: Friday, February 01, 2019 - 09:44 PM UTC
Thanks chaps,

The Pontos etch has a lot to do with that, good sharp fold lines are a great help, especially on the long folds.

Cheers

Si
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Posted: Tuesday, February 05, 2019 - 08:32 AM UTC
The weekend's progress.

rigging attachment points fitted to the after casings and vents.



all sprayed off white.



and fitted in place.



As the weather turned against me for spraying, I just managed to get the cable ways sprayed dark grey and washed black, same technique as the coaling hatches.



Hopefully will get some more spraying done shortly.

Cheers

Si
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Posted: Tuesday, February 05, 2019 - 12:22 PM UTC
So much detail on this one Si, but expert hands are in control
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Posted: Tuesday, February 05, 2019 - 01:09 PM UTC
Looking good, Si. The detail is building up, layer by layer!
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Posted: Tuesday, February 05, 2019 - 01:59 PM UTC

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So much detail on this one Si, but expert hands are in control



Ditto!
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Posted: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 - 06:33 PM UTC
Awesome work, Si!
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Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2019 - 04:56 AM UTC

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So much detail on this one Si, but expert hands are in control




Kind of you to say so Russ,


Not sure about expert, sometimes certainly a little nervous.


Cheers

Si
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Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2019 - 04:59 AM UTC

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Looking good, Si. The detail is building up, layer by layer!



Thanks Tim,

I hope when I have got the paint on the depth in the detail will come out.

Cheers

Si
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Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2019 - 05:01 AM UTC

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So much detail on this one Si, but expert hands are in control



Ditto!



Thanks Mark,

The quality of what I am working with helps it look that way.

Cheers

Si
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Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2019 - 05:03 AM UTC

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Awesome work, Si!



Thanks Gaz,

Appreciate your kind comment.

Cheers

Si
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Posted: Friday, February 08, 2019 - 07:31 AM UTC
A little progress this week.

A break in weather yesterday meant I a chance to get the brass sprayed.



black wash put in the skylights, the winches and rope drums have had some colour applied.





The winches washed, the drum of wire, gloss dark brown, and the drum matt rusty dirty mid brown.



The portholes glazed with KK.



The beginning of the fitting.



More soon.

Si

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Posted: Friday, February 08, 2019 - 10:55 AM UTC
Nice.

Mark
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Posted: Friday, February 08, 2019 - 01:53 PM UTC
Those tiny details will fill up the decks nicely, Si!

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Posted: Friday, February 08, 2019 - 02:51 PM UTC
Very nice detail work Si. Certainly adds to the overall effect.....Cheers mark
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Posted: Friday, February 08, 2019 - 11:54 PM UTC

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Nice.

Mark



Thanks Mark,

the quality of the brass helps.

Cheers

Si
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Posted: Friday, February 08, 2019 - 11:56 PM UTC

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Those tiny details will fill up the decks nicely, Si!

Gaz




Thanks Gaz,

one thing with 1/200th, these details are more manageable.

Cheers

Si
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Posted: Friday, February 08, 2019 - 11:58 PM UTC

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Very nice detail work Si. Certainly adds to the overall effect.....Cheers mark



Thanks Mark,

I like the larger scales, but the extra depth in the detail is needed to stop it looking toylike.

Cheers

Si
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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2019 - 09:12 AM UTC
This weekend's progress.

all the inner skylights fitted.



outer skylights and cable reels fitted.



the group of open skylights.



The little problem with the top of the hawse pipes and the deck not quite being the same sorted with some black paint.



Cable ways and fairleads fitted.



close up showing the section of wood on the inboard side of the fairleads.



strengthening around the hawse pipes, three pieces of etch layered up, to give depth and detail.



in place.



The main capstans painted and some washes applied.



More etched detail down on the deck along with the capstans and covers to the spurling pipes.



More soon,

Cheers

Si


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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2019 - 12:35 PM UTC
Some very nice detail starting to show through now Si. Excellent work Mate.....Cheers mark
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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2019 - 08:44 PM UTC

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Some very nice detail starting to show through now Si. Excellent work Mate.....Cheers mark



Thanks Mark,

I am enjoying the larger scale, but it does need that extra bit of work to get the depth.

Cheers

Si