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HASEGAWA 1/700 SCALE WATER LINE SERIES
| How to build IJN CV KAGA |
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 STEP 7: Making of flight deck building and Weapon
I make the building such as the bridge and the mast etc. in this chapter. I made those parts very carefully. For the reason, those finished to a higher quality than AKAGI.
 Remaking of island
The island is full scratch built. It was built with the same making process
as sponson.
As for the window frame the photoetch mesh from fine molds was used. Loop
antenna was made from brass line 0.2 mm. I succeeded in making the telescopes
very small. As for binoculars on top of the island the same number as the
real are arranged.
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| Island was made with the same making process as sponson. |
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All parts of island. Only the distance measure on top of island is unadoption.
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Island inside
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| Half finished parts |
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Finished parts |
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Voice tubes by brass tubing |
Remaking of funnel
I remodeled the form of the funnel.
There is not the smoke path rectification board in chimney hole in the
kit. I made it from plastic paper. Jackstay was reproduced with the brass
line 0.2 mm.
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| Smoke path rectification board |
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Jackstay |
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Chimney that was attached to hull |
As for the funnel under prop the photoetch for Kaga of "Gold Medal
Model" product was used.
Remaking of arms
 20cm cannon
The gun body was made by covering the vinyl cord to 0.5 mm brass pipes.
Waterproof canvas is made of epoxy putty.
Shield type antiaircraft gun
Gun rail was remade from plastic board. The reason is to make the ditch
of deep. Shooter's shutter was reproduced by hand rail part.
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| 20 cm cannon |
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Reconstruction place of antiaircraft gun |
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Gun rail |
Non-shield type antiaircraft gun
I made the barrel by combining the brass pipe of 0.4 mm and 0.6 mm. In
other places , I added some details to it.
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| Barrel that was made of brass pipe |
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I made the beam under shooter's shield. |
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Welding marks that were lengthened runner |
Remaking of radio mast
As for the mast, was not used the plastic parts of the kit. As for the
reason, the part is because the thinness and sharpness are not sufficient.
This is the limit of plastic model technology.
The truss part was made with the photoetch. The prop was made by brass
rod. The cross bar part was soldered with 0.3ｍｍ brass line. The ladder
part is made with the etching mesh parts that were cut.
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| Starboard radio mast (with signal flag) |
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Port radio mast |
Attaching of mast
I attached signal flag line previously. The next, I attached mast into
body and glued signal flag line there.
The signal flag was made by painting to tack-paper with color pen.
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| Signal flag line basement |
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I attached some flags to the line. |
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Attaching of island
 (1) The Signal control tower of before island was made from a plastic stick.
(2) Voice tube that is contacting into bridge from this tower was made
with brass line 0.2 mm.
(3) The pillar of searchlight sponson is protruding from flight deck. It
isn't from side wall of bridge. It was made with 0.8 mm brass rod.
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