I will be starting on the Aoshima 1/350 heavy cruiser Takao. This is a very extensive kit and I will be adding the White Ensign Models PE set.
I will be putting her in a seascape as my usual. Join in if you want to watch me build another ship and water build.
The PE set with its instructions are also shown.
Steve
I’ll watch this one.
Great kit, excellent modeler.
She did her best work in pitch black night.
This should be good…
Oh boy.
Alrighty, this ia about a four and a half year old zombie thread.
Reserection time
I’m planning on completing this by next year’s IPMS, but that’s still iffy.
I restarted last night figuring out where I was i the process. It seems that I wasn’t far at all. Just a few holed drilled in the decks for vents and such, most of which were attached and the hull glued together and that’s all. It’s amazing how much my skill has improved in those short years. I shake my head at the work that was done. No problem, easy fixes. A little sanding here, trimming there, filling here and we are back on the road.
Pics to follow once I have something to show.
Great thread! I’m happy to see it back, hope you can make the self-imposed deadline, but hey enjoy yourself.
Bill
Thanks Bill,
I like Japanese cruisers, they have lovely lines IMO.
I got all the vents, capstans, cable reels and bollards attached. There were a lot. I used the kits cable reels because they were well done. The reel bases are a little thick but the reel details are better than I could achieve with PE reels.
My plan is displaying it as she probably looked during the second naval battle of Guadalcanal on Nov 14th 1942. The Takao, her sister Atago and the battlecruser Kirishima, light crusier Nagara and six DD’s battled the Washington and South Carolina and four DD’s. The Takao was the only heavy to escape damage. Her guns will be facing port and port torpedo tubes run out.
Next is assembling the torpedo tubes and the 01 deck amidships.
Don’t forget to spin the gun directors to port as well.
I did this one about 10 years ago or more, nice kit for sure.I love the Jap Heavies,real cool with the triple turret foward.
Of course the only similarity between yours and mine is the name,so I look forward to seeing your treatment.
I wasn’t sure how good that kit was. I’ll have to try to find one at Modelpalooza in October.
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Thanks Capt. Little things like that can really mess you up
I don’t think they’re manufacturing the Takao anymore but her sister the Chokai. Same kit just a little different superstructure and deck accessory placement.
After the Akagi I’ll watch anything you build!
I thought for sure you’d go for something nice and easy after the Akagi! [:D]
Thanks John.
Chad, I did. Just a few “quick” builds.
Although to be fair, the Helldiver was started while I was putting the finishing touches on the Akagi.
I must say I do like a nice 109!
My favorite would be the Hurricane, always liked that one. I do, however, remember building the old Aurora 109. It had solid wings with markings raised on itss surfaces and came in a dark metallic green plastic. It might have had the pilot molded into the solid cockpit.
Back to the ship, I never understood the resoning behind having three turrets up front, ith one sitting behind and deck level.
In the waning days of any recognizance of the London Treaties parts 1 and 2; cruisers were limited to 8 inch guns and 10,000 tons disp.
Our New Orleans class cruisers had 9 such, the British Countys had 10. Japanese ships were always top heavy, so I suppose a third turret on the main deck helped.
Bill
It’s amazing what you can do with such small pieces. Looks like this will be fantastic.
In addition, I think Japanese doctrine was more of decisive battle. Having 9 barrels forward would match the entire battery of a US cruiser, and in a charging attack from somewhere off a headon or straight stern attack, all forward guns could be brought into action. Then break off for the Long Lance torpedo attack. They were right fond of that fish.