Brian's actual 1/200 Yamato build

[Bri62]

A bit more progress for you :smiling3:


The correct shape rudders just arrived

Brian

[Neil Merryweather]

they look like fun....

[Bri62]

Done for the day also won't touch the hull again for some time .....on to the superstructure (tomorrow)


Thinking about weathering the deck and I found out the Japanese didn't use teak they used Japanese cypress which when weathered turns a pale grey you think I could make my own wash ?


I have actually ordered this It will need thinning out quite a lot


Brian

[spanner570]

Excellent work, Brian.
Weathered and scrubbed teak also turned a pale grey in time (perhaps with a hint of yellow), so you are on a 'Win, win'.

Away to go with your own wash. Just keep it pale to start with. If you go too dark first off, that's it. Game over!

Keep in mind, a second coat of the first shade will be naturally a bit darker once applied to the first. I hope that makes sense! :upside:

Try on a bit of scrap deck....

Ron

[boatman]

HI Bri them hose reels look very fiddley to build but you have done it good man an the hull looks fab just dont overdo it as 570 says
chrisb

[Ian M]

Think we have our wires crossed Brian. I ment the large double doors of the hangar deck. as seen in this ;

https://www.scale-models.co.uk/attachments/img20230214140310-jpg.474264/

On the photo from the book you can also see that the doors open aft. as you had them on this photo:

https://www.scale-models.co.uk/attachments/20230209_081507-jpg.473858/

Nice rudder, where did you find that?

[adt70hk]

Brian,

That's coming on beautifully. Great work so far.

ATB.

Andrew

[Ian M]

How do the original rudders compare to those lovely new ones?

[Jim R]

Ron's right. You can always darken the deck with more of the same but go too dark initially and it's difficult to correct.

[Mark1]

The decks were painted black in 1945 so if you go to dark theres always another option .

[Bri62]

How do the original rudders compare to those lovely new ones?

The original rudder are the wrong shape and way to thick that's why I ordered these from model monkey in the states ....not cheap though $19 and the same postage, as for the hanger doors as I said I feel with them opening outwards there will not be enough clearance for the plane to fit in the well.
Just my take on it :smiling3:


Brian

[Bri62]

The decks were painted black in 1945 so if you go to dark theres always another option

Really! that would make the whole model too dark I think, but like you say always an option
Brian

[Bri62]

That's coming on beautifully. Great work so far.

Thank you Andrew :smiling3:


Brian

[Bri62]

hose reels look very fiddley to build

they were m8
Brian

[Bri62]

Did a bit more this morning



Not even going to bother with that small PE it's less than 0.5mm


Why they didn't mould the bottom like the top I don't get, prob just to pi55 me off




Brian