This ship is about a decade old, no build log…
thats ten yrs old? she’s a beaut to this day…for sure!
Thanks, it took 3rd place at an IPMS Regional back in 2004…my first and really only serious attempt at 1/700th ships. I’m more an figure/dio/airplane guy—but I LOVE ships and have many projects in waiting. I just got the new Fujimi Taiho w/ a laminate wood flightdeck and PE fret…looks cherry…I also just ordered the new-tool Rhuyjo from Fujimi that looks equally impressive in reviews…
excellent!
(and 1st/2nd must have been dewsies!)
no 1/350? ;(
will watch those others with interest though
(ha potchips gonna be pissed i hijacked his thread…but now maybe he’ll start a new one for that Zuiho… like he should have anyway) 
Excellent Herr Manstein. I love the planes. The folded wings are a nice touch.
What are those things near the stern that face outward?
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yeah what are those things? looks awesome
desire to get a jap ww2 carrier is raising in me [:P]
Can’t be bothered making another thread…
Manny, can’t quite tell what PE sets you used, think both Tom’s (btw very crude, should avoid) and Hasegawa’s sets has the photon torpedo landing signal platforms.
20th century came and went, black/white photos eventually got phased out.
So, without further ado, zuiho and tirpitz in original techni-color…and yes, it is green…as it should be 
To save this thread from descending into random blabber, some notes from my trusted diamond sha’s Japanese Naval Warship Photo Album - Aircraft Carriers and Seaplane Carrier book in glorious high res photo (unlike what’s available online!) A tome that I lugged along with many others from a trip to Japan…worth the weight though!
Btw ignore comment on funnel colour, it’s probably correct in the instructions on second glance.
Notes about the hasegawa kit -
In general pretty good. As expected painting guide is not very accurate (when’s the last time you used instructions to paint warships? ask it this way, when’s the last time warship model painting instruction was actually correct?) especially the camouflage pattern.
But, I’m lazy, so I used kit decals (which are not quite the right shape) and resultant ‘adjustments’ so that the decals do not look out of place.
What the kit provided for an observation post, should be a search light (and the same on the other side). Unfortunately I cannot verify whether the rocket launcher platform is correct or not. Most likely not.
What’s left to do…
a bit of fading/blending of colours, small bits and pieces…rigging (meh…) and weathering…
What is the white zig-zag line on the deck? Is it a painted marking, crash-barrier, wind-deflector, etc???
Nice, I really like the greens!!
Sweet. I like the greens.
Yeah, I’m getting the carrier buzz too. I had the Shokaku back when i was a pup. My favorite is the Soryu class.