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Looking good sir, good tip on printing some of the smaller parts on thinner stock, it does form things a little easier. Great build!

Willja, I recently somehow, got an education discounted version on ebay version 3 and the 2 training PDFs come with the disc. You can also download them from the rhino site with the registration code keys for free. If you want to buy the manual balance the cost of printing out about 500 pages...

Hi Guys, Rob, Roman etc, I have to drop out of the competition, by way of I bought the disc the same hour it was released. It is a very cool looking ship, and although I'm a waterliner, I may just build the big red bit. If I had a vote for all the ship threads over the past half year, Of...

Thanks Barry, the ladders are tom's modelworks 1/400 scale. I had a bunch left over from my JSC 1/400 days. The ladders seem to be right for 1/250 mast/rigging access ladders. The actual 1/200/250 scale ladders up in the mast areas are too big, these fit in rather well. i need another...

Home streeeeetch , rigging the ship. I'm using 1.5 lb. nylon fishing line. I saw a site from Japan where a guy uses about 4-5 differant media for rigging his ships. the usual thrreads, nylon ( he unravels panty hose) ? not quite sure why, various other media and very thin wire leader...

Great work sir, the smaller bits do seem to be the "speed bump" in designing and detailing these things, you are doing an exceptional job, Huzzah :!:

Great return to the build sir. As always looking good, very anxious to see more.

Truly amazing work. I'm keeping notes, as this is a dream "to do" kit. Great work, I still admire the teak look to her decks, just truly amazing :!: good luck with the AAA guns, I remember the old Revell kits with there hundreds of 40mms and was greatful for all the 20mms that were molded...

Overview of the ship minus the rigging.

Well it's almost over but the shouting! Finally finished all the small fiddley bits, flag, rails ladder to mainmast and the stowed up gangways. The rigging is all that is left to do. I added the small spacers to the rear raddar array, the closeups don't seem to do the assembly justice, ahh...

Just playing with screen captures and water programs

A few more shots taken outside, overviews braodside and the obligatory bow on view

Well Gentlemen, it's been another 'while. The Shimakaze is almost really done. The mainmast and ships radars are complete. I,m having a debate with myself about the rear tower radar. It was muchly simplified for construction, but in between the sets of radar dipoles should be little bridges...

Hi Darwin, I found a few fuzzy pics as well , they didn't have a cap per se some pics show a simple wire cross aligned fore and aft, but all show the top area and inside black, hope it helps, by the by, this is a great build and I'll be referencing it when the time comes to do mine

Wow Rob, thats what I call teak. Some people call this a hobby, which it is and the end product is a model, which of course it is, but just sitting back and browsing this site and some of the sister sites and watching all this work, yours Rob, Barrys', Swingers', Scorpios', Leifs', Darwins'...

Michael this ship is awesome :!: Are the laser cut rails 1/250 scale or 1/200. Also do they take and hold the bends well? They look great :!: I was wondering where you were with this ship. It still reminds me of the scene in the movie "The wind and the lion" where the US Marines landed to...

Darwin, I'm very interested in this thread, the build is going fantastic. As was mentioned before you're breaking new ground, and this is one of my future projects. The rafts look great, are they rolled up tubes mitered to an oval shape? Also to answer your question on the "masting process" I...

Barry, the design is looking great, it seems the best graphics programs are the simple ones. I have virtually every freebie graphics programs and a few bought ones, the one that are the simplest, paintshop pro, the MS paint that comes with most MS system computers, are the ones that the best...

Hi guys it's been awhile for the Shimakaze, and other projects, re-re started up on finishing the Shimakaze. Last time as you remember the rear turrets were almost finished, well tonight they are, the little resting tremor thing I came down with subsided long enough to be able drill out the...

Last of the "before" pics, all topside views. The Destroyer escorts had more depth charge throwers than thier contemporary sister destroyers. I guess thier slower speeds let them loiter in a suspected area and drop more effective depth charge patterns. The early US fleet had a woefully...