WIP of Japanese aeronef monitor in 28mm

[OSHIROmodels]

Gentlemen, I present to you a couple of photos of the monitor that I'm currently working on.

Seeing that this forum has got my old interest back for this kind of thing I decided to start something new. Keeping it simple in size and design but there will be lots of nice little details to draw the eye (he says, touching wood and keeping his fingers crossed... Obviously not whilst making the damn thing, that would just be silly... Well, you get the idea   )

Anyway, card construction for the main part and I'll be using 25mm insulation foam for the hull. Main turret is a bit of tubing and a resin navel gun I had lying around somewhere. The boiler 'house' is a lump of chemiwood I also had lying around. The two circly things on top of the compartment will have some sort of quick firier and the intention is to have a chain ballustrade all the way round.

Haven't thought about the prop yet, that will be tonight's mission and the name I think will be 'Kashima' for no paticular reason other than it was the first small ship name I came across.

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The chaps are Redoubts Japanese marines from thier Boxer range.

C+C will be most welcome and thanks for looking. (I do intend to tidy my desk up before my wife comes home from work   )

cheers

James

[Chairface]

  Gorgeous!

[Skrapwelder]

Very nice. As is everything on your website.

[thejammedgatling]

Building these leviathans in 28mm seems to be catching! Good job and hope to see the finished pics soon. Will the hull remain flat or is there a sub -base to it? And how are you thinking of basing it for the gaming table?

You may need to buy you wife a new table after the project though. I speak from experience.

[Malamute]

Very nice, can't wait to see it painted up and in action

[gamer Mac]

Lovely 
May I ask where the resin pieces came from, port holes etc
Really looking forward to the rest of the build.

[Gluteus Maximus]

That looks very promising. You seem to have got a good compromise between reduced size to fit onto a tabletop and playability.

This thread definitely requires constant updates 

[OSHIROmodels]

Thanks for the comments chaps  

To answer the questions in order...

@ thejammedgatling - The hull will have a sub-base to it which will be about 35-40mm thick to allow for the appearence of gubbins/room to move around etc. I'm also thinking of some sort of landing skid because they must land at some point yes (keeping his fingers crossed   )

The base will be removable (perspex rod attached to scenic base) just in case if it does land... Might also do different scenic bases to allow for different war zones... Maybe...

The table is my workbench in the spare room but my wife does like me to keep it tidy  

@ gamer mac - The resin pieces I did myself quite a while ago but unfortunately the moulds are going, but, if I'm persuaded, I might do limited runs of hatchs, stowage boxes, portholes etc  

And here are some more piccies...

Close up of the railings


Slightly different close up of the railings


Rear six pounder (might change)


Stowage box


Side view of maxim


Top view of maxim


Not a very good top view


Apologies for some of the bad lighting, I blame the watery English sun  

Once again, thanks for all the comments and hopefully it shoudln't be too long before the damn thing has a coat of paint  

cheers

James

[gamer Mac]

Maxims are great
Some very nice detail appearing.
Another question what are all the clear plactic circles you are using? Buttons?
They look very useful for scratch building.
I will be stealing some ideas from you when I get back to my Aeronef.

[Wirelizard]

That all looks great so far!

I'd swap the rear six-pounder for another Maxim, or something more modern - it looks kind of old fashioned compared to the rest of the 'nef.

[Calimero]

That all looks great so far!
I'd swap the rear six-pounder for another Maxim, or something more modern - it looks kind of old fashioned compared to the rest of the 'nef.

I agree. Nice work none the less! 

[OSHIROmodels]

Hello chaps 

@ gamer mac - The clear discs are laser cut perspex off cuts that I've accumalated over the years (I work for an architectural modelmakers). Your welcome to any ideas, it's all for the greater good anyway 

How about, instead of a another maxim, a gatling gun, a big one 'cos I really like making them 

I've got a feeling that the rivets on the boiler room might be a tad too big, what do you chaps think.

I think I've found the perfect prop for the rear, I'll take a piccy tonight. It's from an educational model kit.

cheers

James

[Gluteus Maximus]

Hello chaps 

@ gamer mac - The clear discs are laser cut perspex off cuts that I've accumalated over the years (I work for an architectural modelmakers). Your welcome to any ideas, it's all for the greater good anyway 

How about, instead of a another maxim, a gatling gun, a big one 'cos I really like making them 

I've got a feeling that the rivets on the boiler room might be a tad too big, what do you chaps think.

I think I've found the perfect prop for the rear, I'll take a piccy tonight. It's from an educational model kit.

cheers

James

A big Gatling would be good - maybe something like a VSF version of the A10 Warthog's 30mm gatling? Then again, the recoil might be self-destructive, so perhaps not quite that big 

Looking closely, the rivets may be too big, but I never realised initially so they probably aren't too noticeable 

[OSHIROmodels]

I think they probably will be when it's painted   

I'll leave them on the main body but swap them for smaller ones on the boiler house.

cheers

James

[Bullshott]

Nice work - I'm looking forward to seeing the finished item. Nice to see someone else is collecting Japanese