Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => Extended Service Life and/or Back dated GB => Topic started by: polygon on April 01, 2015, 11:28:11 PM

Title: Taiho - Zuikaku
Post by: polygon on April 01, 2015, 11:28:11 PM

1/2000 trading kits:
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/polygon88/68CA99D2-C347-44F1-90AF-36A3C4495C63_zpslxxmchri.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/polygon88/media/68CA99D2-C347-44F1-90AF-36A3C4495C63_zpslxxmchri.jpg.html)
Extending their lives until about the 60's so they'll retain their AA guns.

Zuikaku(top) will be modified into a LHD operating Harriers

Taiho(bottom) will have an angled flight deck installed and operate f-8 corsiar II's, a-4 skyhawks and navalized f-105 thunderchiefs.

Made a start on the tiny Harriers:
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/polygon88/D3440E19-1AE3-4A55-9D7B-CB8C55D3750B_zpsf1ngdx2o.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/polygon88/media/D3440E19-1AE3-4A55-9D7B-CB8C55D3750B_zpsf1ngdx2o.jpg.html)
About 5mm wide and 7mm long, a bit of a pain in the butt to build but it will be worth it since the flight deck would look naked without any aircraft. Only hoping it will cast well otherwise I have to come up with a plan B.

Title: Re: Taiho - Zuikaku
Post by: Kerick on April 02, 2015, 12:31:42 AM

That is tiny! This should be interesting.

Title: Re: Taiho - Zuikaku
Post by: LemonJello on April 02, 2015, 12:39:46 AM

1/2000? Just thinking about that size gives me an eyestrain headache! Will be interesting to see these two finished and sporting their air wings.

Title: Re: Taiho - Zuikaku
Post by: Tophe on April 24, 2015, 05:42:17 PM

I love these tiny Harriers, like cartoon ones :-*

Title: Re: Taiho - Zuikaku
Post by: Volkodav on April 26, 2015, 05:38:11 PM

Looking forward to it, love your work.