Here’s my first ship model in several months, almost a year. It’s the IJN Nachi in 1/500, using the old Nichimo kit from the 1970s. Most of the superstructure is scratchbuilt, as is the foremast. I added Tom’s Modelworks brass set ad rails to it. Next up…IJN Tone in 1/350, I painted her deck last night. J
AWESOME Jeff!!! Can’t wait to see it in person!!!
What did you use for the water???
Water is acrylic gel medium…applied over a base of flat sea blue paint…with a wash of dark sea blue over the top…drybrushed along the hull and wave tops with an offwhite, and coated with Future.
J
Jeff this is awsome just awsome.Looks good.Digger
Its beautiful, very nice work.
Fine job, Jeff. I especially like the riggin; I’ve always had trouble with that. Are the Hinomarus decals or painted?
Paul,
The rigging is stretched sprue…I had run out of surgical silk and wanted to finish it. I left the sprue a light gray, which really makes it jump out when photographed with a flash. In reality, its not as stark as it appears in the photos.
I stole some decals from a 1/350 Tamiya sheet for the Prince of Wales, they include a Betty and Nell bomber…the kit decals were quite old (about 30 years old I’d guess) and were out of register anyway.
Jeff
Great looking ship Jeff, I have a special place in my heart for Japanese warships, they look so cool, especially when done right
She’s a sleek looking ship, love the water effects, thanks for the pics.
Good job, Jefferino … what did you use for the rigging?
Look up two posts!!! 
It’s stretched sprue.
J