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IJN Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Mikasa by Merit 1:200 with Pontos and KA Models
Ahoy, fellow modelers.
Lately, I’ve rarely made it to my workbench, as I’ve been occupied with other things.
But with my vacation coming up, I took the opportunity this weekend to at least secure the starboard spars.
To do this, I once again cut up some railing stanchions and repurposed them as line tensioners.
Led through the eye on the spar and secured behind the net, just as I saw on the SMS Goeben.
Painted and weathered.
The same towards the bow.
That concludes the spars on this side.
The three missing lids for the midships gun ports have been fitted.
And one more picture of the starboard side before heading off on vacation.️
Lately, I’ve rarely made it to my workbench, as I’ve been occupied with other things.
But with my vacation coming up, I took the opportunity this weekend to at least secure the starboard spars.
To do this, I once again cut up some railing stanchions and repurposed them as line tensioners.
Led through the eye on the spar and secured behind the net, just as I saw on the SMS Goeben.
Painted and weathered.
The same towards the bow.
That concludes the spars on this side.
The three missing lids for the midships gun ports have been fitted.
And one more picture of the starboard side before heading off on vacation.️
You are a master of small details, Joelle!
Thanks for the positive feedback Jim, i really appreciate it. 
I just love creating all those little details myself. Of course, that’s also why building such a seemingly mundane plastic model usually takes me well over two years.
I just love creating all those little details myself. Of course, that’s also why building such a seemingly mundane plastic model usually takes me well over two years.
Hello fellow modelers.
I’m back from vacation.
To ease back into things, I’m picking up right where I left off. I am finishing up the port-side torpedo net shelf and its associated spars.
As a result, there aren’t too many new photos today.
Once again, I fashioned cable tensioners from the shortened railing stanchions and attached them to the individual spars.
And so, without further ado, I present to you the result of my efforts.
This phase of construction was actually a bit nerve-wracking, due to the somewhat bumpy road leading up to it.
But this way, I can now wrap this up and attend to the remaining details. There are still plenty of them left.
Last but not least, here is a picture of the three midships gun port lids, which are now also hanging on the port side of the casemates.
I’m back from vacation.
To ease back into things, I’m picking up right where I left off. I am finishing up the port-side torpedo net shelf and its associated spars.
As a result, there aren’t too many new photos today.
Once again, I fashioned cable tensioners from the shortened railing stanchions and attached them to the individual spars.
And so, without further ado, I present to you the result of my efforts.
This phase of construction was actually a bit nerve-wracking, due to the somewhat bumpy road leading up to it.
But this way, I can now wrap this up and attend to the remaining details. There are still plenty of them left.
Last but not least, here is a picture of the three midships gun port lids, which are now also hanging on the port side of the casemates.