my next project a 1/350 myoko from aoshima

[tanktrack]

View attachment 48513View attachment 48514this is going to be my next project ,the myoko a heavy cruiser from 1942 . my son brought it from hong Kong nearly 2 years ago so its about time i got started . it seems a nice kit with a small amount of photo etch but i will add a bit more before I'm finished , i will keep you posted on my progress

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[tanktrack]

here are some of the early picsView attachment 50656View attachment 50657

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[tanktrack]

a bit more wor done

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[Polux]

Looking very good!!

Keep the pics comming, please.

Polux

 

[geegad]

I'm looking forward to seein this come along..got a hankering to get me a 1/350 battleship

 

[tanktrack]

this is where i am at the moment getting the sea set outView attachment 51923View attachment 51924the pins are holding the poly while the glue dries

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[tanktrack]

this were i am at with the water on the home straight nowView attachment 52121View attachment 52122

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[phalinmegob]

very very nice,i like that a lot

 

[tanktrack]

this is me more or less finished with just a few tiny things to sort and thats itView attachment 52599View attachment 52600View attachment 52601

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[spanner570]

Steve, top marks on a very nice model. I'm a sucker for a good sea and this, coupled with the explosions is excellent.

I prefer IJN ships over any other.....The superstructure on these vessels always fascinates me, they seem to go up and up forever!

Great job!

Ron

 

[papa 695]

A great job allround Steve i realy like the explosions 5 stars from me

 

[mossiepilot]

A cracking dio Steve.

5 stars from me too.

Tony.

 

[tanktrack]

the kit was bought for me by my so from hong kong and it went together a treat there are loads of spares and especially 3 float planes which i may use in a future project, i know what you mean Ron the ijn ships have super structures that reach for the sky the silhouette must be amazing, i have a 1/350 yamato that i am looking to build in the future and it is big !!!. i am pleased with the way the water turned out i used woodland water effects,Vallejo Pacific water effect and foam and snow from Vallejo, the explosions were made from silicone. there is a good video on facebook i you search under "water effects" and you find a Scandinavian guy using these products to good effect i think it is Greek war ships battle/scene

 

[spanner570]

My mouth waters every time I see the 1/350 Yamato....Then the price calms me down!

I posted JFK's PT109 on here recently. I just used clear silicone for the sea on that. If you care to, have a blimp and let me know what you think. Whilst you are there take a look at Papa695's superb King George 5....I'd be interested in any comments or suggestions you might have.

Cheers,

Ron

 

[CDW]

Thats a nice looking dio Steve, loving the explosion plumes etc .. very authentic.

I might have to try out this water-silicon idea as you and Ron seem to have it sussed.

p.s. just had a look at the Yamato models .... there was a 1/450 for about 40 quid which i didn't think too bad ... then i saw the Tamiya 1/350 ..... £280 odd quid !!!!!

I'll tone my initial comment down for the forum ......... "blinking heck" thats a "truck" load of cash for a "flipping" plastic ship, is it "blooming" gold plated or what ?!?!

Does look good though eh?

 

[tanktrack]

thanks for the feed back , Ron's pt boat looks like it is thrusting through the water 5out of 5 for it and papas king George is very fluid if you excuse the pun, this is my first ship set into a base and i am pleased with it .1 thing i did learn is the expense of creating water effects with liquid waters, my base is approx 30inches long by 10 wide and it would have taken approx £60 to fill the base ,so i filled it with poly sheets to near the top then applied a bottle of water effects . i think you can get a good result with the silicone if you take your time and the apply your colours on top .

Colin thanks for the complements iv had my 1/350 yamato for at least 3 years in my stash i dont think it was expensive but you are right fortunes can be paid for these ships along with the photo etch to finish it off, i love ships but the problem with them is they take a while to build and finding space for them is a problem when you scale them up ,tanks have the advantage there i also have a king George 1/400 heller, HMS Belfast and a u 99 to build along with my British tanks so plenty to keep me out of trouble