The floor alone looks amazing!

Damn you must have paid hundreds if not 1000+ at shapeways! It looks exceptional!
A 1/350 version would make me very happy...

I assume it is designed so a metal tube fits inside the spine?

Thanks guys!

dupes wrote:Wow. Very cool! Sounds like it was a beast of a build.

Well it shouldn´t have been, it´s a very simple kit but I made some mistakes...

This build has been resurrected and finished: LINK

Finally, after nasty chemical reactions between paint layers, completely stripping the base coat and primer, sanding down grainy layers of paint and countless hours of masking again and again this frustrating build is done. The build itself can be seen HERE (but not the frustrating parts ;) ). The a...

StevenBills wrote:Dang this is looking good. Can't wait to see her painted up!

SB

Thanks! Me too!

A shameless self-promotion... I offered my 3D-printed cannon and engine upgrade parts to a fellow modeler, and for this purpose set up a shapeways shop. I know the Revell kit is not very popular, but if someone is masochistic enough to upgrade it, these parts might be useful. The upgrade contains en...

Awesome conversion!

Very nice weathering. What product did you use for washes to avoid Bandai´s plastic cracking problem?

Nice start. The bridge face has a great depth of detail.