Step 9: Painted the Hull and Put the Equipment

Painted the Hull

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When the same colors are painted a big model and a small model, the former looks bright because the reflector product of light is large, and the latter looks dark because the reflector product of light is small.
I mixed original hull color on basis of GSI Creos Mr. Color #32 (IJN warships hull color) because I think #32 is too dark for 1/700 scale model.

Panted Shadow and Highlight

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I painted shadow and highlight to the hull because there are some areas where can not be not painted after joined it to a flight deck.

I painted the shadow by penetrating the weakened black color into the valley of mold. the extra shadow was wiped off with a cotton swab.

I drybrushed the highlight to corners and edges of molds.

Anchor Deck of the Bow

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Cable reels were changed in PE parts. Reel parts are Hasegawa 3S-05 1/700 IJN Reel Set A. Cable parts are Wave OP-011 A.-Spring No.1(diameter 1.0mm).

painted and put them on the anchor deck.

I painted the machine-guns deck, and l put on the anchor deck.

Boats Deck of the Stern

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Cable reels and ladder were put on the boats deck. I added more detailing to the motor boats and cutters ( Model Tech Tips << Adding detail to IJN Boat and Cutter) , and put them on the boats deck.

I put the lookouts to props of flight deck. this PE parts are diverted from gangways of Finemolds AM-28 1/700 IJN Handrail 1 Straight Chain Type.

Prop of Aerial Wire and Ammunition Box

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Props of aerial wiree were build from 0.2mm (0.008in) brass wires, and were put to the ship's side and sponson. Ammunition boxes for machine-gun were build from plastic sheet, and were put on the sponsons.

Aircraft Hanger

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I painted the aircraft hanger, and put 4 hold wings zero fighters in it.

Pockets of Flight Deck

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I had already scratched build them, but I made a mistake in those researches. The side of the pocket was handrail not bulwarks.That's why I remade them.

Union of Hull and Flight Deck

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Hull was united with flight deck. It became to carrier! :-)

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