1/350 IJN Akagi
Hello Everyone,
It's been a while since my last article. I am still on hiatus on plastic modeling but I wanted to share this model. This is the Hasegawa 1/350 Akagi, with all the Hasegawa Akagi. Airbrushed with Mr.Color and Tamiya acrylics. Deck is painted with three different shades of color, randomly distributed to mimic the deck.
Thanks for watching!
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dale travis said on May 24, 2020
Excellent!
Jeff Carle said on May 24, 2020
This is simply amazing! Well done.
Andrew H said on May 24, 2020
I love it John, the weathering looks absolutely realistic. I've gotta say too, the painted deck is extremely convincing, and goes to show that teak isn't always needed. Great job, thanks for sharing!
Ben Walmsley said on May 24, 2020
Wow! Incredible job, I dread to think how many hours went into this build, but worth it regardless.
Robert Knaack said on May 24, 2020
That is beautiful! What a tall, narrow ship it was.
Spiros Pendedekas said on May 25, 2020
This a stunning model of this famous carrier, John. Made me start reading its history, which is quite amazing.
All the best!
Matt Buxton said on May 25, 2020
That's amazing.
Colin Latta said on May 25, 2020
That is breath taking! The finish, the weathering, and above all, the incredible detailing. Superb!
Michel Verschuere said on May 25, 2020
This is the best interpretation I have ever seen of this IJN carrier! Well done!
Tom Cleaver said on May 25, 2020
Every element of this is perfect. The detail, the paintwork, the weathering. The deck looks extremely realistic. Great work!
Richard Mcstay said on May 25, 2020
Really impressive mate! It looks almost sci fi, but in a retro way!
Robert Royes said on May 25, 2020
All of the above! Great work.
Colin Gomez said on May 26, 2020
Your model is worthy of a museum display. Every detail is beautifully and authentically rendered. I am particularly impressed by your aircraft. You have done the canopy framing in a most realistic way that I haven't see done before. The ship itself is a masterpiece with great photo-etch work, convincing weathering and intricate detail painting. The Akagi is one of the most impressive of Japanese carriers and you have really done it justice.
Rick Schad said on May 26, 2020
That is amazing! One day I will do a ship, I dread painting all the planes!
Anthony Alvear said on May 31, 2020
Very beautiful work, congrats...