I packed up the superstructure as I will be bringing it to the yard so I can do comparisons to the old foam and the oriniganl structure for the product review.
Check with your hobby shop to see if they sell loose 1/150 scale figures. There is a hobby shop here who does so, I figure if I got real inventive I would turn the top of a turret into a golf hole
Dave I use the RaiRoad N scale station workers set. They have become expensive these days so my crew roster is going to be reduced.
Things came up last night that prevented me from getting to the yard so I worked on the repair to thte panels of Yamato. I ran out of sigment to apply the silkspan over the repairs so that will be delayed till I can get Yamato to the yard and use the dope and thinner instead and paint over the repairs.
Nearly have the rear mast completed and the forward mast. Hope to finish them this evening and have the 2 cranes built. I didn't have the right size tubing for the exhaust pipes on the funnel so they will have to wait. I have attached some rigging to the rear and foremast so far.
Completed the rear mast with the 2 small platforms attached to the lower half of the mast and I installed the box that surrounds the mast with the rudder indicator on it. The forward mast is completed. Attached the aerial prongs or yard arms not sure what you call them but they jut out from the uppermost platform and the searchlight light platform. The rear platform behind the main radar I attached a small railing there. The small platforms around the main mast has rails also. I attached a rail to the rear of the funnel between the funnel cranes which have yet to be made. Started work on one of the cranes which I am making from Brass sheet. I have the bottom and one side of it cut to shape from the plans. The cranes will be the last large section to make . AFter their installed on the deck it's just the boats and their cradles and all small stuff from there. I have to order a set of searchlights to rig for lighting. Looking forward to finishing this refit and starting the North Carolina.
Will be back in the yard this evening. Looking at the pics I realized I forgot to add the semi circular platforms to the edges of the deck where the AA 10cm turrets are. I will have to remove the rail there and make those sections and attach them with the rails on those. I thought it was a little tight for space there, doh. I meant to get pics but again I forgot the camera. I will take pics tonight before I leave so you can see the masts and stuff.
Masts and yard aerials completed, only rigging to attach which I will do once everything is painted. I couldn't complete my cranes as I didn't have the right material for the crane arms. Anyway I added the semi circular platforms and railed them. Some photos I took last night...
Curt all i can say is wow and its not even fully done and im amazed by your work awesome job i love it oh and did u use glue on ur mass or did u solder it becuase i dont see any solder marks and if u did use clue what glue did u use?
