Shelf of Doom "Heavy Cruiser Myoko"

Rick Corts
Picked this one from the shelf of doom to finally finish (I hope). Don't know why I put it on the shelf of doom honestly...

Rick Corts
Going to make it as a diorama. The Myoko will be moored nextto some sort of Island/land mass. A water freighter (small vessel) and fuel tanker (larger vessel) will also be in the diorama. Now i'm drawing a plan...

This will be the first water and 1/700 diorama I'm going to make. Hopefully everything will go well!

Rick Corts
Started work on the mountain. Also got myself a new phone. Hopefully that improves the photo quality!

Peter Hardy
Very interesting project Rick. I don't know how it could have been on the "shelf of doom" either. Maybe you had a problem to solve that had become a monster? Now forgotten about??? Keep working on it anyway, I am very interested in it now!

Dave Flitton
Watching!!

Rick Corts
Welcome aboard guys!

@Peter, That could be it. Though i haven't had a look at the Myoko for now, so I still don't know yet.

I started off with the Water Carrier. It is very basic and I can't find PE for this. I decided to upgrade it a bit myself. Though i can't find pictures of this vessel i try to make it as nice as possible.

Drilled out the chimney. Added some doors to the forward superstructure. Also decided to scratch build the bridge as the part for that in the kit is just a block of plastic.

Rick Corts
Not sure what else i could add to this little boat before painting. After painting a life buoy and crew will be added

Bart Goesaert
Looking good so far... maybe for inspiration for the little ships: shipmodels.info/mws_..ewtopic.php?t=159615

and this one for the island: facebook.com/photo.p..p;type=3&theater

Rick Corts
Thanks Bart! I saw and read the whole article of Marijns Amagi. It looks insane! One of my insperations, even saved it as my favorite so i can find it fast 🙂

I also know Hyun Soo Kim's work. Amazing artist, just like Won-Hui lee! Both of them make amazing models and diorama's! Though i missed that project you just shared. Lovely! I'm not even near that level, what a work that must be... absolutly insane!

Rick Corts
The mountain is ready to be painted i think. Bht before painting it will be fixed to base and made to blend in.
The Water Carrier had some minor touch ups. Only havr to figure out hoe to make a flag pole on the back side.

Started work on the Fuel Carrier as well. This should get an scratchbuild bridge as well.

Rick Corts
All the plasic parts for the bridge are ready for the Myoko (still dryfit for easy painting). Now working out where railing has to be added even as ladders or stairs.

Rick Corts
Most parts that can be assembled beforehand are done. I'll start painting those soon. The hull as well, but before I can paint the hull I'll need to change the molded stairs and doors to PE ones. That will be done tonight or tomorrow, after which I start painting (brushpainting as I'm not convinced in spraying the tamiya paints which I'm going to use)

Rick Corts
Started working on the base. Used 8 different paints. Next up would be the vegetation.

Stephan H.
Base is going to be great for sure! 👍

Daniel Klink
Hi Rick,
how could i overlook that? Like the progress of your Dio very much. Great PE work too.. congrats 👍

Peter Hardy
Get a comfortable chair Daniel, this is taking a while!

Daniel Klink
Hi Peter, i am familiar with time consuming builds .. In Germany we say: "Good things will take a while"😉

Peter Hardy
Rick is taking it to the extreme!

Rick Corts
Thanks mates! Yeah, it will take a while! Very busy with university and work ( and social life with friends). I'm not as fast as most of the people here, but I try my best 🙂

These comments give me extra motivation 🙂

Bart Goesaert
beautiful groundwork... take your time, we're not in a hurry, and then we have maybe some time to build something for our own 😉

Rick Corts
After a busy 2 weeks finally got some more work done on Myoko. The torpedo room (there are many torps there, imagine the destruction they could do!). Also got the harbour auxilary vessel upgrade set from fivestar to finish the oil transporter (first time on evilbay, should do it more often for these nessesary items).

Humpty Hays
Rick - What a great idea. I've never built a ship, or a diorama, so I am really impressed. I'll be following along to see how this goes. Keep up the good work!

Peter Hardy
Now you're getting serious! Going to be a crowded harbour!

Rick Corts
@steve Thanks! This will be my 1st 1/700 diorama so i'm quite nervous, but I'll try my best!
@Peter yeah! It should become quite lively!

Started with the Fivestar PE. Lovely stuff, really easy. But those Little railings didn't quite got on nicely so they bended a little. Hopefully i can still fix that...

Rick Corts
The oil transporter is done, now ready for painting. The crane will get a hook when i'll start with her rigging.

Humpty Hays
I just purchased my first set of add on PE for an F/A-18E. Never messed with it before. I bought a magnifying headstrap to be able to see what I'm doing! So, all the PE you are tackling.... Good Luck bro!