1/350 scale I-400 of the Imperial Japanese Navy 'cut away'.

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Finished except for the 'rust' streaks.
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The exposed hangar is for me, an exciting aspect of this kit that needs to be shown.
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All the periscope and antenna section has since been leveled out, having failed to anchor it properly, being the last piece to be placed on the model.
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All the anti aircraft guns are all brass. The most difficult thing was to avoid breaking the fine gun sights and seats off. Not at all easy.
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Each turn wheel on the hatch lids was drilled to make the fine pin fit properly. One hell of a challenge.
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Yeah! yeah!. The barrel is yet to be pushed all the way 'home'. Only in macro photography do all the problems appear so vividly.
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The 'insulators' are created with liquid latex and once dry, a dab of black paint. (to scale too by the way.!)
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I opted for the closed door to the hangar. Note the two release winding handles, one on the door and the other on the main body.
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The wood decking was washed with the Tamiya 'panel highlighter' which really toned down the gold colour of the supplied decking.
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All the hand rails were a real trial. ! Having to constantly bend, position test fit and more bending until all of it conformed with the curves of the decking. And the minimal use of super glue and patiently holding it in place until dry/set.
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bloody lint and dust particles are impossible to eradicate. No matter how careful one is. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Since this was photographed. I have cleaned up all the excess glue and dust from where it is painfully obvious here.
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That is the last sub I will ever do. !
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Comments

26 18 May 2022, 17:22

James C
Nice work Kerry. Opening up the aircraft hangar is a nice touch along with the wooden decking, but the icing on the cake is the shaping and installation of all the hand-rails and overhead aerial wiring. I attempted something similar earlier this year on a larger 1/144 scale build of a Type VIIC, but it turned out to be a total shite-show as my hand/eye coordination wasn't up to the task, which makes this work even more impressive 👍

18 May 2022, 17:53

Daniel Klink
Most impressive detail work Kerry 👍
That look inside the Hangar is a fantastic gimmick. Very well implemented Sir!! Congrats 👍

18 May 2022, 17:56

Kerry COX
I had a lot of fun painting the 'Rising Sun' on the base too. 🙂 👍
This is my third I-400 and my last. But I did have a great time shooting for a result I can be happy with.
Thank you both for your most welcome and positive comments. 👍 😉

18 May 2022, 18:07

Kerry COX
The drills I used here are from this company in japan.
uniontool.co.jp/en/

19 May 2022, 06:07

Treehugger
Submarine kits in 1:350 can be weird. The WW2 stuff can be tiny, while the modern submarines models in the same scale can be rather large.

Q: How long is this Japanese submarine in 1:350?

19 May 2022, 06:23

Kyle DeHart
This is a very cool build of a most interesting class of sub. Very nicely done Kerry!

19 May 2022, 06:34

Robin (WhiteGlint)
👀 👍

19 May 2022, 06:37

Kerry COX
Treeman. The length of the fully finished kit is..........................wait for it. !!!!!!! 350mm. 🙂

19 May 2022, 07:13

Kerry COX
Thanks lads for your 👍 and 👀.
Just what I needed. 🙂

19 May 2022, 07:14

Rui S
Another Beauty Mate 👍

21 May 2022, 19:23

Neuling
Top notch! Now waiting for them streaks ......

23 May 2022, 06:27

Kerry COX
The rust will have to be very subtle, as they were not in service for very long before they were captured by the US navy. . But it will appear. 🙂

23 May 2022, 07:35

Gareth Windsor
Outstanding work as always Kerry.

25 May 2022, 17:42

Kerry COX
Cheers Gareth. 🙂 It was a real fun kit to tackle. Especially all the PE. !!!

25 May 2022, 22:49

Gareth Windsor
PE, extra fun for those of us with sausage fingers!

25 May 2022, 23:22

Kerry COX
Yup. We are all lucky to still have them. hehehehe

26 May 2022, 01:27

Kerry COX
Great way of looking at getting out of a sardine can for a while. 🙂 🙂 🙂

29 May 2022, 17:33

Villiers de Vos
Very nice.

30 May 2022, 06:46

Peter Hardy
Wow! Fantastic work Kezz! So many lessons for me in one build. The insulators look 100% perfect. Incredible work on the PE too. Great idea with the railing preparation as well. Kudos to Yoda!

31 May 2022, 23:15

Augie
Nice work, you got better eye sight than me lol.

19 July 2022, 12:41

Kerry COX
Augie. I am grateful for all the little things I have left that lets me model on (NOT MUDDLE) and finish what I start. These subs are a 'gentler' kit to build. Lots of fiddly stuff but so delicate and easy to loose PE. (Got a spare ladder.?)

19 July 2022, 22:08

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There was a kit from Tamiya of the I-400 that featured a transparent section allowing you to see the three float planed in the hangar. But as that model is impossible to get, I decided to do my version of what is stored in the hangar.

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