austerlitz06 | 20 Sep 2016 4:53 a.m. PST |
Hello everyone, I'm a fan of 1/2400 navies from China, though my collection is still very small because of the limited availability of some of the commercial products from this corner of the world here. So sometimes I have to scratch build. As for modern ships, my first ever try on scratch-building is this triple of Hatsuyuki-class destroyers of JMSDF. The process of making all their details is of great fun and great pain (especially in the eyes). Thankfully now we have Shapeway, and I'm turning to their 3d printed models instead of making everything out of cardboards and rods by myself. Hope you like them.
Best regards from China, Chen |
cfielitz | 20 Sep 2016 5:41 a.m. PST |
Whoa! I wish I had your talent! |
Joes Shop | 20 Sep 2016 6:08 a.m. PST |
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mwindsorfw | 20 Sep 2016 6:18 a.m. PST |
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dick garrison | 20 Sep 2016 7:19 a.m. PST |
Superb no other word for it! Cheers Roger |
Virtualscratchbuilder | 20 Sep 2016 7:22 a.m. PST |
Very very nice. Well done! |
Cold Warrior | 20 Sep 2016 8:15 a.m. PST |
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cfielitz | 20 Sep 2016 8:24 a.m. PST |
Franky, I think your models are far superior to what I have seen made so far from Shapeways. |
Echoco | 20 Sep 2016 9:17 a.m. PST |
I wasn't expecting much considering the scale but this is very inspiring. |
Bozkashi Jones | 20 Sep 2016 9:24 a.m. PST |
Wow – really nice Chen Looking forward to seeing them painted up. Are the details scratch-built (the boats, phalanx, etc) or are they shapeways components? I can see I'm going to have to up my game with my own US/Iran 1980s project – thanks for the inspiration! Nick |
McKinstry | 20 Sep 2016 9:27 a.m. PST |
Brilliant modelling work! |
Louie N | 20 Sep 2016 11:12 a.m. PST |
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Darkest Star Games | 20 Sep 2016 11:39 a.m. PST |
WoW! Those antenna masts area amazing! |
Norman D Landings | 20 Sep 2016 2:19 p.m. PST |
Beautifully precise work! Thanks for sharing that. |
Florida Tory | 20 Sep 2016 2:58 p.m. PST |
Impressive. I've seen 1:1200 scale destroyers with less detail. Rick |
austerlitz06 | 20 Sep 2016 9:06 p.m. PST |
Thanks very much for your nice comments, mates. @cfielitz Hi Chris, I find modern ships much more difficult to scratchbuild comparing to earlier ships (on which I've already tried several times). Especially those of a stealth design, with delicately-shaped hulls and many polyhedral shapes in the superstructure. So Shapeway offers a rather good base for conversion and detailing, the only problem about them is that their best material makes their products nearly as expensive as GHQ's… Anyway I've got myself some PLAN ships from them. Hope to have time to work on them soon. And hi @Bozkashi Jones, The lifeboats are my own casts out of WTJ's models. The other parts, including the Phalanx, are hand-made. Actually I was rather proud of the Phalanx! :P The antenna masts are make from 1/700 handrail photo etch parts. BTW, looking very much forward to seeing photos of your US/Iran 1980s project! I'm especially interested in Cold War naval conflicts. I had a project for a fictional conflict between US and USSR in the Eastern Mediterranean during the 1973 Yom Kippur War (based on the real tension at that time), though I failed to establish a reasonable "order of battle" for the two sides… I'd really like to have a chance to make the peculiarly-looking Albany-class guilded missle cruiser. |
Lion in the Stars | 21 Sep 2016 11:34 a.m. PST |
As always, Chen, beautiful work! Those antenna masts are works of art. Interestingly enough, 3d printing is great for things like the masts (or especially the 1930s USN birdcage masts). I've had a lot of trouble with my GHQ 1/2400 IJN ship masts being too soft. I really wish GHQ would go for harder pewter like what O8 uses. USS Albany, CG10, in the 1970s (from wikipedia):
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austerlitz06 | 22 Sep 2016 7:24 a.m. PST |
Thanks for your appreciation and the photo, @Lion in the Stars! I did a brief research yesterday but found with disappointment that all Albany-class cruisers were at shipyards for modernization during the 1973 crisis. It seems that Carrier Group Independence was at the very center of the tension, though I failed to find which ships were together with her. As for the masts of WW2 ships, my personal choice of material to work with is 0.3-0.6mm brass tube. |
Bozkashi Jones | 22 Sep 2016 1:42 p.m. PST |
There certainly is something about those old US CGs! |
Murvihill | 23 Sep 2016 10:03 a.m. PST |
I have a Viking Forge copy of the Albany. They certainly managed to suck all the gracefulness out of the ship's lines when they did the conversion. |