1/700 Aoshima Kasuga Maru

the box that arrived today 

what I started with 

added the superstructure 

side view 

port side hull seam puttied 

right side puttied 

tape off and seam work 

forward mast installed 

hull side sprayed with Testors rattle can flat white 

starboard side hull painted white 

aft main mast added 

port lower hull painted flat black 

starboard hull side and funnel painted flat black 

bow painted black 

fresh coat of Tamiya deck tan on all horizontal surfaces 

crane booms almost done 

boats and most deck fittings on 

first decals 

port side decals 

final shots on shelf