Steve Luckinbill’s 1/350 IJN Akagi. December 7, 1941.
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:44 pm
Dear SPAM,
I am adding a preview of several page layouts from our Facebook Feature (photography and text by Steve Luckinbill) of his epic build of the Akagi here. The full piece will appear on our Facebook page Friday morning.
The ship was painted using Lifelike and Vallejo paints. The Hasegawa PE sets "A", "B", "C", Super Detail Set and the General Jack Stay set were used along with several general PE sets including Infini's IJN Type 96 25mm twin AA guns, Flyhawk. Alliance Modelworks, Fivestar, Shipyardworks, and others. The additional aircraft are the Hasegawa Carrier Based aircraft sets and Infini IJN Carrier Aircraft Detail set "A" was used to install the aircraft interiors props and detailing. Additional prop spin was created by using the Alliance Modelworks IJN Carried Prop Spin PE set. Some of the stanctions within the area behind the 12.7mm AA guns were scratch built. All of the portholes were replaced with PE eyebrows and hatches. The hull ladder rungs were replaced using Shipwardworks Separate Ladder T35013. I also used the Laser Cut Paper set produced and sold by a modeler in South Korea named Harry. The crew were from Northstar and Tori Factory. The project took over 1100 hours and 13 months to complete.
Cheers,
Your Friendly Forum Moderator
I am adding a preview of several page layouts from our Facebook Feature (photography and text by Steve Luckinbill) of his epic build of the Akagi here. The full piece will appear on our Facebook page Friday morning.
The ship was painted using Lifelike and Vallejo paints. The Hasegawa PE sets "A", "B", "C", Super Detail Set and the General Jack Stay set were used along with several general PE sets including Infini's IJN Type 96 25mm twin AA guns, Flyhawk. Alliance Modelworks, Fivestar, Shipyardworks, and others. The additional aircraft are the Hasegawa Carrier Based aircraft sets and Infini IJN Carrier Aircraft Detail set "A" was used to install the aircraft interiors props and detailing. Additional prop spin was created by using the Alliance Modelworks IJN Carried Prop Spin PE set. Some of the stanctions within the area behind the 12.7mm AA guns were scratch built. All of the portholes were replaced with PE eyebrows and hatches. The hull ladder rungs were replaced using Shipwardworks Separate Ladder T35013. I also used the Laser Cut Paper set produced and sold by a modeler in South Korea named Harry. The crew were from Northstar and Tori Factory. The project took over 1100 hours and 13 months to complete.
Cheers,
Your Friendly Forum Moderator
