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  • IJN Shinano — Part 3

    IJN Shinano — Part 3

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    Tim Holland
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    Tamiya 1/700 waterline While building and painting the model I considered how I wanted to display the model. I initially wanted it on an ocean scene on a nice wooden base but when I started measuring quickly realized it would be very large and take a considerable area of my display shelf. I settled on…

  • IJN Shinano — Part 2

    IJN Shinano — Part 2

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    Tim Holland
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    Tamiya 1/700 waterline When I began construction I wanted to complete her with a typical IJNAS air wing for late 1944. After painting the aircraft and figuring out how I wanted to arrange them based on a typical strike package I realized that would work better on a subject with a history of operating aircraft.…

  • IJN Shinano — Part 1

    IJN Shinano — Part 1

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    Tim Holland
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    Tamiya 1/700 waterline After messing around with the HMS Eagle kit and realizing it was not salvageable (I acquired it as a started model) I decided to focus on a fresh build. Shinano has always fascinated me after reading her short history back in the days of paper books and libraries. For years I wasn’t…