A full review of the kit and a look at some more aftermarket for her. If you would like to contribute to the channel.. please look here.. / nigelsmodellingbench
The phot etch is fabulous! I would think one has to be patient when assembling the brackets under the deck. Glad you have all 3 Hasegawa photo etch. Difficult to find these days
Good evening Nigel. I can hardly wait to watch you build this model. There is a lot of photo etch which you make look easy and professional. Thanks for the review and your excellent videos. 56:53
Interesting kit and PE. If you want a challenge with PE that looks to be a good one to give you a work out. Not one for me, but look fwd to seeing it being taken on.
The Akagi is my absolute favourite ship of all time followed very closely by the other fine carrier the Kaga and the battleship Fuso..I remember a good few years back having a e-mail chat with a gentleman from Trumpeter about doing Japanese WW2 ships and that they definitely had no interest in doing IJN kits in 1/200......come forward now and now we have the Yamato tooled by trumpy in 1/200.....So here's a big cheer if they've tool the Akagi..Kaga and Fuso in 1/200❤❤❤😢
Hi Nigel, Thank you so much for this review. what a beauty 😍. According to Wikipedia, the Akagi was modernized in 1935 at Sasebo arsenal, Nagasaki prefecture, originally built in the 1920's in Kure, Hiroshima prefecture, so the Sasebo grey is right (Tamiya LP13). One thing that surprised me is the big Japanese flag decal for the deck, I thought it was there later, at Midway (in 42). I agree that the hull is molded the way it should be, best detail, ease of build. It would look great on a dry dock diorama with a crane. Thank you so much again for this review, good continuation👋🏻
Would you believe there was a third Yamato class battle ship laid down, but during construction (after Midway) was converted to the aircraft carrier Shinano. Just a bit too late for a full conversion to a fleet carrier. Imagine a full blown carrier on a Yamato hull?
Dear Nigel, Well, that was a mammoth review! I am very impressed with the 1/350 scale kits and the level of detail that can be achieved nowadays. I suspect that such a kit would take me many years to complete, hence my hesitation! Good luck with your project! Regards, Z
@@NigelsModellingBench Nigel, Have you seen the latest announcement from Border Models? It's a 1/35 section of the Akagi deck, including superstructure and a B5N2 Kate. Jeff
What a busy looking ship, it will be great watching you pick you way through it over time. Try an automatic translation app on your phone Nigel to decode some of the mystery instructions..
Nigel, Between Pearl Harbor and Midway (6 months), They did have the catch nets. These were permanent. The only changes to the ship was the addition of the Japanese flag to the forward section of the flight deck. This information coming from AJ Press, #49 AKAGI vol.1, #50 AKAGI vol.2. These 2 books I highly recommend for anyone building this kit. Also PLEASE take a look at Bunker Studios 1/350 Japanese Zero's, Val's , Kate's on E-bay. These are far more superior than anything offered by kit manufacturers.
Cracking kit Nigel. I didn't even know that Hasegawa did 1/350 scale ships lol. But, oh boy, with all that PE etc. You would need to take out a mortgage to buy one lol.
I was in Tokyo several months ago and indeed Japanese made stuff is way cheaper than here as you would expect. I was able to get Tamiya 1/32 F16 and F15 for around £45 each v £140+ here. As long as you don’t get stopped at customs it pretty damn cheap potentially! Non Japanese stuff tended to be similar price to here
Nigel you are missing one photo etch set for the Akagi you will need QG35 to complete the jack stays on the funnel also there is a IJN navy boat set and aircraft set from Hasegawa which I also have for the Akagi ..
Hi She was Kure: Akagi [before the third deck], and Sasebo Akagi [after modernisation], took me ages and I found all the details on all IJN Colours on a Japanese Models Fan Website where the issuer as done as huge amount of research on all IJN Colours. Hope that helps. It links to the yeard that she had work or was built there there are subtle differences. Tamiya do both colours
Looks a superb kit and I can totally see why it is one of your favourite ships! Would love to see this built... but then having said that, have you seen Border Model's upcoming 1/35 B5N2 Kate on the Akagi base with the conning tower and crew figures? Based on the CAD it looks stunning too!
Fascinating and intricate stuff, Nige - should keep you off the street corner for a while, as my old grandma would have said. Could the vessel have been built in one yard and subsequently converted to a carrier at Sasebo? That may explain the paint question.
It will be gorgeous when you finish it. For me, Im not sure how long it’ll take and whether I can do the kit and all its PE sets justice. Maybe one day I’ll find out. I have always wanted 1/350 models of the Akagi and CV-6 Enterprise on my shelf to represent the start and end of the Pacific war. 😊
Morning Nigel finally got to watch the end of the review great Vid and review. Its a beaut of a model. Im a quarter way through Fujimi Hiryu and the Akagi will be my next challenge. Have you got Mantlets/Bridge Island Sandbags for the Bridge ?? as it looks as if most IJN Carriers had them and they add that extra touch. Not easy to find but I have links if you want them let me know. Also I got extra aircraft for both Carriers fron a Japanese model shop who seem by far the best source for the harder to get stuff. The only thing I searched the planet and failed on was the super detailing set so well done for getting that....do yo know where you can get another one. Cant wait to watch your build of this fantastic model. Thanks as always Tim
Sorry.. forgot to answer that bit.. Yes, they are included in the Super set. I have also now ordered the QG35 set as it is apparently required for some detail.
No, no....sorry Nigel but you’re a Cop Out.....I’m going to do this beautiful looking beast....but in 1/700 😂😂😂 OMG....when the photo-etch arrived....(and there’s a lot of it).....I realised that I best get those instructions out, that show me how to double up the lenses on my head mounted eye-glasses....might need to put down sheeting, just to hound out the carpet monster....the look my mate gave me (rolling eyes)! 😂😂😂 Anyhow, I’m looking forward to watching your daily nightmares with this....I might even pray for you 😂😂😂
@@NigelsModellingBench 😂😂😂😂......I’m a bit jealous really, Nigel. Trying to find any kits of Kaga and Akagi is very difficult indeed...l think that the Japanese internal market accounts for most of them but I consider myself fortunate enough, to have picked up the small scale version? Anyhow, ATB with your kit...one things for sure, she’ll look fabulous when you’ve got her finished, can’t wait to see it actually, especially the photo-etch work, as it will transform the whole going on?
Hi Nigel, That is an amazing combination of aftermarket for what looks like a great base kit. I have a question for you though: Would it be possible to get a link to the “Omegany” (I know the spelling must be off on that)? It might be interesting to see that build as well.
I believe you use premium hobbies in the UK for some of your supplies, do you know of a US based option? I ve got to get an order together, including some of that black C/A glue, that I always forget the name of! Akagi and photo etch looks awesome, any idea on when the building begins!?
HNY24 Nigel, by chance I'm looking to order this kit - it seems from your vid that there is no pe in the box? Also, did you look at getting the wooden deck set? Cheers Cliff.
Akagi would have made a much better Battlecruiser with 10x16.1" guns, than it did as a carrier. It's the same issues as the US had with the Lexington's as carrier conversions, far too much weight in the wrong places However that's not a criticism of the model Nigel is reviewing,
this is where things gets really shitty, you wanna buy this model kit, but the photo etched parts are NOT included. OK fine, you go and buy the photo etched parts, oh no, they are sold in mutiple seperate packs, and one is in stock and the other 3 are sold out. Why the hell would any company market their products like this? it's absolute dog poo way of doing business.
