this just gets more and more spectacular . incredible work steve .
I wish I could see this in person.
No, wait, it would probably give me a serious inferiority complex when I saw it and drive me to build a (gulp) car…
What the heck, I’d risk it.
It’s still a fantastic piece of work, proving once again…WE’RE NOT WORTHY!!
Good luck, mean it.
Thank you Steve and Ikar.
Okay!
That does it! I am stopping on the RIO and going back to cars. This is too much for me. WoW!!!
Steve,
Adding the crew really brings the ship to life, well done.
Marcus[B]
Just for the heck of it…is it too late to ask about where the smoke is from some of the fighter exhausts?
No, I’m not expecting some to be added, just thought I’d ask for fun.
Thanks Marcus
Ikar, I thought about that and was almost going to put just a tiny bit of cotton on some of them, but since they are just about to take off, the engines would have been running for several minutes. Reading “Shattered Sword”, I learned a lot about the Japanese carrier operations. Apparently, after bringing the aircraft on deck fully loaded and fuelled, the maintenance crew would run the engines for at least 15 minutes prior to takeoff to make sure they were warmed up and running right. [:^)]
I just finished that book. Gives a whole new perspective to westerners on how the Japanese carrier ops were done. As well as construction.
Found it interesting that Akagi only had two near misses and one direct bomb hit at Midway. The hit and the misses were in about the worst possible spots to save her.
One has to wonder if that outcome would have changed if the air group survivors from Sho and Zui had been combined and Zui had been sent as part of the force. But up until then they had only operated as pairs in carrier divisions.
The crew really adds to it. Only getting better me friend.
MC - a nibble for thought…take a look at the something different thread in ships. Could be done as the cut -away showing the bomb damage from the hit at Midway, according to the diagram in Shattered Sword.
And yeah, I’m a troublemaker and a pain in the rudder post housing.[:$]
Never Art, you guys give me insperation for future builds. It was TB that started me in the direction of the Musashi weck. After far more searching and investigation of the Musashi from Allan’s team, my rendetion is a little off but still quite accurate with the info I had at the time. It was far more damaged than I protray. The fore deck is almost non existent, but…artistic licence.
BTW, Ikar, I was thinking seriously of attaching some cotton as steam from the outlet on the fore deck to tell wind direction. I don’t know if they would have started it this early or already started to help with heading into the wind. 
Other than that, the Akagi finally done, time for a rest [|-)]
Actally, I need to replace one ladder, which is ready for paint (two rungs were broken off and it didn’t look right), but I glued the last guy last night. I will get better pictures before calling it completely done but for now, heres what I have.
I do wish I had a better background or knew more about Photo Shop type software.
Aircraft maint crew with the planes. Some off duty guys watching the evolution. and AA gunners.
More maint crew, off duty sailors and aircrew completing breifing and bridge crew.
AA and of duty crew as well as sailors at the “big eyes”
These guys want to watch the take offs from the bow. All airplane geeks like me.
More AA and off duty crew.
And AA crew, off duty crew and maint crew from the port side
Get that last ladder on, put the case on her and put her in a safe place before transport to Vegas.
Outstanding Steve!!
Steve,
OUTSTANDING !
For a quick background, pick up a light blue or white posterboard from HobbyLobby and set it behind the model before you take pictures. Helps remove all distractions.
Bob
Thank you Chad and Steve.
Here it is, she’s all done, except for a nameplate which I’ll have made before taking it down the Vegas.
The thing is too flipin big for decent pics.
Fan-flippin-tastic. Every time you look at a photo, you find something new you missed before.[:D[[:D[[:D[
I hereby award Steve the Japanese equivalent of the Navy Cross for duty and perceivence above and beyond. What he has accomplished would get most of us put behind a welded door in the mental institution.
Wow wow wow wow wow. [:|]
What a beautiful build. A treat for the eyes. So much to look at and congratulations on completing this huge task.
And how on earth do you get that to Vegas???
I suspect she’ll have the back seat all to herself in the case.
All MC needs is a couple of Japanese drum CD’s to keep the backseat driver happy.[;)]
Fantastic finish,it’s been great following along,this why I am very happy with mine,but there’s no way I could post mine !!! Again,it doesn’t get any better then this.
Well Chit!
Now that’s a Model for sure, Or is it? I must commend you for both your fortitude and your skill. To quote myself when a sailor under my command did an above average job on our ships. Well Done, Sailor!! Quote from " Captain" of the Shell Orion!