Yawata Maru to Un'yō Conversion Build
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before I knew it I'd decided to do a pretty much full build before painting
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Yawata Maru (八幡丸), one of three Nitta Maru-class cargo liners built in Japan during the late 1930s
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still got some tidying up to do - windows, weathering, rigging
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starting the Unyo..
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so.. the thing about building carriers
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pile-up on the flight deck
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Finished the main build of the Aoshima 1:700 kits (rigging and weathering to come), but first I'm keen to test an idea for displaying these that may or may not work. We'll see!
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finishing details for the Unyo - a little rigging, rust effects and modulation
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the Yawata Maru gets some rigging
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Internal layout showing the one-way mirror on 45˚ angle in front of the Yawata Maru (acrylic sheet with silver insulation window film)
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The finished box
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Power jack and switch on the rear..
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looking through the window when the Yawata Maru is illuminated
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looking through the window when the Un'yō is illuminated
Kommentare
13 5 October 2021, 16:57
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thanks Justin. interested to see what you think of the final display (secret work in progress). TBH my builds were a bit slap-dash, but they're coming up not too bad. I am starting to notice how the masts are very over-scale though!
13 October 2021, 11:09
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2 years laterz!! .... finally returning to the project to clean up the Pepper's Ghost illusion. Here's a video clip of the final result:
Youtube Video
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2 January 2023, 08:38
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Building the two ships