Fujimi IJN Akagi Egg carrier

[rodrant]

Hi ,

this will be my entry , aI assume that this is a valid entry , has planes , but it isn't a plane it is a carrier ...even I will build it just for the fun to participate along with all the builds here , and hope that I can finish it on time

The Akagi Egg Carrier ....



Some shots of the Box and bagged sprues



Hull ...funny it brings two bottoms , one red and other grey ...



Planes , we have Zeros's , Kate's and Val's Egg and what tinny they are , ohhhh this will be fun to do !





Some experience already for my I-400 build will be usefull here , almost the same size than the ones of the 1/700 scale sub ...



Instructions ....does anybody knows Japanese ?



Colored ones , good idea



Decals ( it has decals ) and stickers depicting the flight deck ,still I,m thinking in painting it instead of using these ...will be nice



Well that's it for now , I'm hopping to start this this weekend, will be mostly an OOB build and I'm thinking of placing it in some water (Vallejo water ...) ...I'm having some lack of mojo on my Rising Sun Build of the Betty (Ishiriko) bomber ...I'm stuck there and with no will to finish it

[Twokidsnosleep]

That is an awesome kit...good for you for doing something different

[timtamtung]

this looks so gangster! great kit

[m0rce]

Fantastico Antonio
This is gonna be great
Cuprimentos
Sergio

[EasyEight96]

Now that's cute I'll be watching this close

[rodrant]

Thank you all ! It is my first Egg Plane/Ship/ experiment , decide to participate for the fun and it is a lot of fun build this litte kits ...

Well first update , honestly is my yesterday and today work ...

This are the instructions , and in the end should become something like this ...



All in Japanese , wich is great because I do not know a word in Japonese ...



Fisrst steps ...the Egghull



EggDEck and Eggpropelers



Nice little row boat , ...



Painted the small boats with Tamia Wooden Deck XF -78 , the grey is Tamiya XF-76 IJN Grey (Kure Arsenal) , and XF-9 Hull Red for the bottom Hull

Here already the Steam exaust is placed



Decided to paint the Eggdeck , and not use the sticker ...actually , if a kid/adult wants to build this he can build this OOB and no need to paint as all is in colored plastic more or less if not painted will be almost the same as painted so...



not a very nice paint job , but ...

EggDeck fitted . Until this step all fit quite well , some Eggflash here and there but easy to remove



Place the Egggun turrets and Eggcranes ...



And the EggCommand tower



Placed all , some hard to fit all , but all went ok , and the mighty EggGuns ...three each side ...I wonder if they really use Egg Shells as ammo



The tower must fit on deck and the flag mast







Lights on



Mighty Japanese EggCarrier !







Now must go for the tiny Egg Planes , decals on the carrier , and start working on the base , have some Eggcelent idea for doing the base related with Easter , let's see if I can make it !

Thank you for watchng , Fun build and very good to distract me for a while this weekend !

[peppie]

It's great, I love it

[rodrant]

Thank you !

Isn't it odd , when you have something in ypur mind you just go to the workbench and must finish it , that is what happened to me ,

While I wait for the clear coat to dry ...



Notices the small propellers , yes I almost forgot to place them ....



Time to start on the diorama idea ...

An -island and the boat ...used a small base of wood ...

Some modelling clay for making my idea



And this was my idea , placing the boat near the Easter Island with a Moai looking at the boat , and a strange Big Egg laying in the Island...well it is Easter and we are talking about Eggs , right ?



The 'strange' scene ...suppose that the Japs consider it an EggStrategic Island for launching EggStrikes to all Americas ...





Can't wait to dry so already painted using Enamels , not acrylics ...



A look at the EggPlanes :



EggKates :



With Omelete Torpedoes



EggVal's



Those are fit with an Egg Bomb , terrible stuff ...



EggZero's , colesterol free ...



Long Range deposit



in order to put the 'Sea' used the spare Hull , put some Tamiya masking tape so that to fix it o the base



Will use this stuff in order to create the Sea and the white foam ...actually for this type of builds is good , suppose that never try it in other builds as the color is not too real ...



And here it is the base with the sea ...I'm very happy with the result ,



Now that is all for today , now to let it dry , will go and do the decals and then to prepare the planes ... Still I'm thinking to put some flying aroud ...

Thank you all for watching Guys , see ya !

[rodrant]

SO last update before the final reveal ....

So we have the option to build it using a sticker




or decals , my option...



Little planes painted and ready to go on deck ...



On deck , already with decals ...



Will be using this clear sprue part to finish the diorama , by putting some Eggzeros on the air ...

So it is time to show you the final reveal :

http://intscalemodeller.com/viewtopic.php?f=370&t=12028

Hope that you liked my Build Thread as much as I enjoy participate in my first Egg Build SiG

[Twokidsnosleep]

Awesome!!!