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Mikasa neff - Teeny tiny update
« on: March 22, 2014, 10:35:59 PM »
Last year I fortunately got to go and see HIJMS Mikasa in Yokahama and consequently wanted to build it.

I was originally going to build it in a small scale, like 1:600 or something but I decided to up it a little  :)

I've been drawing it up intermittently for three months and started to cut it out a few weeks ago. It will be in a stae of transparency for a while until all the build work is done but hopefully you get the idea.

It's not 100% accurate as some the details have had to be left off due to scaling issues and I've also had to scale it down somewhat, it weighs in at 1300+mm long  :D

All the smaller guns are from HLBSC and there's about £120 (or will be when I buy them all), the decking is lasered 0.8mm veneer and the rest (apart from a few little details) is acrylic of varying sizes. The main guns and turrets will be scratch built and will rotate.

Colours are to be the original ones as seen below, looks better than battleship grey  :)


Image taken from the internet







cheers

James
« Last Edit: February 07, 2016, 09:29:45 PM by jimbibbly »
cheers

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Re: Mikasa neff
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2014, 10:42:05 PM »
 :o :o :o :o :o :o
Is that £120 for all the guns you need?

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Re: Mikasa neff
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2014, 10:57:47 PM »
INssssaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeee!

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Re: Mikasa neff
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2014, 11:25:00 PM »
WOW!  ;D :o :-*

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Re: Mikasa neff
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2014, 11:47:04 PM »
B L O O D Y   H E L L  :o

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Re: Mikasa neff
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2014, 11:47:39 PM »
it had to happen one day  :D

literally, the sky is the limit....

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Re: Mikasa neff
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2014, 11:51:05 PM »
Bloody hell, mate.
 :o :o :o

You take a couple of weeks off, pop the pills, and look what happens: Delusions of granduer!

Fecking brilliant, ambitious and bleeding bonkers all in one.
 8) 8)

REALLY looking forward to seeing this big bugger grow.
 :D


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Re: Mikasa neff
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2014, 12:09:12 AM »
 ;D

James, if you started a thread and just posted that one picture, I wouldn't have believed you.

Not sure I still believe you. BUT IT WILL BE AMAZING WHEN DONE!

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Re: Mikasa neff
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2014, 12:29:45 AM »
I wish I had 1/10th of your talent.
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Re: Mikasa neff
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2014, 12:43:05 AM »
Wow James !!!   :-* :-* :o :o  The problem is that you will never have an appropriate opponent unless you make that as well   lol lol
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Re: Mikasa neff
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2014, 12:57:34 AM »
Holy flying Christmas biscuits, James.

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Re: Mikasa neff
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2014, 06:17:15 AM »
Wow, that thing could probably take on my whole fleet.
So many projects..... so little time.......

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Re: Mikasa neff
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2014, 06:24:37 AM »
Look forward to this  :)
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Re: Mikasa neff
« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2014, 06:40:12 AM »
Wow, that thing could probably take on my whole fleet.

Your going to need a bigger boat! ;)

So.....how are you going to use that on a gaming table! There's not a table big enough out there! Are you going to go and play in the park? lol lol lol

It'll be great when its finished mate! :-* :-* :-*

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Re: Mikasa neff
« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2014, 06:43:02 AM »
Many thanks gents  :)

Is that £120 for all the guns you need?

Yup, got about a third of them so far  :)

The problem is that you will never have an appropriate opponent unless you make that as well   lol lol

 lol I think it will be used as a gaming table, maybe something like Space Hulk, but on Mars, in the past  :D

You take a couple of weeks off, pop the pills, and look what happens: Delusions of granduer!

I started drawing it up last year and have been cutting bits out every now and then but as to delusions of grandeur, why not go for a big one  ;)

Wow, that thing could probably take on my whole fleet.
So.....how are you going to use that on a gaming table! There's not a table big enough out there! Are you going to go and play in the park? lol

Certainly beats anything in the neff arms race but I think boarding actions are more suitable... Unless we play on the floor at BLAM... Or on one of those red tennis courts...  :D

cheers

James

 

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