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Akagi: Step by Step

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Making the side wall of the hangar tray: Steps 1-2

Test-fitting the hangar tray: Step 3

The 20-cm guns and bow hangar tray

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2

Position the grooved hangar wall as shown. Note that the sides 
should curve down slightly.

Glue the shorter square rods into place on the grooves, aligning 
the back edges.

Use the dotted lines to position the hangar floor correctly, with 
the steeper slope at the top. Test-fit the hangar floor in the space 
in front of the bow elevator, aligning the stern side with the bow 
side of the elevator and making sure that there is a gap of at least 
2 mm around the edge. Make any adjustments necessary to 
achieve this fit.

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Tools and materials

Wet and dry paper

Sandpaper

Glue

Superglue

Putty

Tweezers

Needle file

Knife

Double-sided tape

Masking tape

Metal primer

Paint brush

Gray paint

Matte black paint

White paint

Cardboard

Stick

Wood primer

Your parts

Hangar tray (floor)

Hangar tray (side wall)

Square rod (long) × 8

Square rod (short) × 8 

20-cm gun body × 2

20-cm gun barrel × 2

Summary of Contents for Model Space IJN Akagi

Page 1: ...rows as a reference and glue the shorter square rods into place on the grooves aligning the back edges of the two Test fit the hangar tray in place as shown between the central and stern elevators Ali...

Page 2: ...of the hangar as shown using the red dotted lines as reference for the position Once positioned mark each section of wall in pencil with its identifying letter then separate the walls by cutting alon...

Page 3: ...e into place walls a and c on either side of wall b Test fit walls h i and j in place You will need to shape the edges to diagonals to achieve a better fit inset Glue into place Tape up the sides of t...

Page 4: ...d pairs Then using the photo near left identify the places in which to glue them aligning the inside edge with the midpoint of the joined square rods inset Separate the doors from the sprues Glue thre...

Page 5: ...the top Test fit the hangar floor in the space in front of the bow elevator aligning the stern side with the bow side of the elevator and making sure that there is a gap of at least 2 mm around the e...

Page 6: ...floor and spray with gray paint Then place the hull onto cardboard remove the temporarily fitted hangar assemblies from either side of the stern elevator and cover all the hangar assembly left with pa...

Page 7: ...they will be addressed later Before the paint dries position the gun in one of the circular recesses of the stern frames and push down gently Remove the gun from the recess and a white mark should be...

Page 8: ...missed Glue wall b into place up against the hangar floor between walls a and c Once dry sand the back surface so that the walls are flush Get two pieces of paper one 70 mm wide the other around 50 m...

Page 9: ...hese castings highlighted by the red circles or red arrows and remove them with wet and dry paper Be careful when smoothing the burrs not to change the shape of the blue circled areas as these are use...

Page 10: ...e as necessary and glue into place Then glue gear a onto the projection on the front of motor a Now glue motor c onto foundation a in the position shown Unravel the thread and lay it down so it can t...

Page 11: ...he crosses and the line running from bow to stern on the floor of the elevator Then remove the paper and glue a pulley to each mark that you made with the pin Glue the two drums in place aligning them...

Page 12: ...Cut the loose lengths of thread from the tops of the weights so they are no more than 3 mm above the top of the elevator walls then tuck the ends down behind the pulleys and glue Glue a 40 mm length o...

Page 13: ...Identify any burrs on these castings highlighted by the red circles or red arrows and remove them with wet and dry paper Be careful not to distort the points circled in blue as these are used during...

Page 14: ...making any adjustment to the projection or hole as necessary and glue into place Then glue gear a onto the projection on the front of motor a Now glue motor c onto foundation a in the position shown U...

Page 15: ...he floor of the elevator Then remove the paper and glue a pulley to each mark that you made with the pin Glue the two drums in place aligning them along the line in the center of the bow elevator the...

Page 16: ...e threads Cut the loose lengths of thread from the tops of the weights so they are no more than 3 mm above the tops of the elevator walls then tuck the ends down behind the pulleys and glue into place...

Page 17: ...s on these castings highlighted by the red circles or red arrows and remove them with wet and dry paper Be careful when smoothing the burrs not to change the shape of the blue circled areas as these a...

Page 18: ...lengths hold it taut Cut into twelve 140 mm lengths and eight 40 mm lengths Position all the castings onto cardboard and spray with metal primer When dry spray again with gray paint Hold the drum as s...

Page 19: ...aven t done so already Cut out this rectangle Position the cut out from Step 14 at the base of the bow elevator Using a pin mark the center points of each of the crosses and the line running from bow...

Page 20: ...he threads Cut the loose lengths of thread from the tops of the weights so they are no more than 3 mm above the top of the elevator wall Tuck the ends down behind the pulleys and glue into place Glue...

Page 21: ...hat it rests around 0 5 mm above the surface of floor b The cutter is likely to have burrs at the rear as circled The oars will most likely have burrs running around their edges Remove any burrs that...

Page 22: ...e sides of the outer lengths of wood on it as shown Spray the elevator floor assembly with wood primer Position the elevator floor with the flat side facing down and place a bracket on each corner ali...

Page 23: ...to the boat Then place the stencil inside the cutter as shown As shown in the photo cover the floor of the launch with masking tape Fix the cutter and launch to the cardboard then spray it with gray p...

Page 24: ...paint leaked past the tracing paper retouch those parts using a small brush In the same way spray the elevator floor gray Remove the masking tape from the floor of the launch and paint the bare metal...

Page 25: ...floor by gluing parts a to the sides of part b as before Smooth the flat side of the elevator floor with wet and dry paper Fix the castings to some cardboard and then spray them with metal primer 4 3...

Page 26: ...blocks as shown in the photo on the left insert two screws through the holes making sure they have washers under their heads Turn upside down and place a pencil in the groove projecting from the edge...

Page 27: ...ints to change the angle of the tape Tape paper over the hangar assembly and the part of the hull above the masking tape attached in the last step Turn upside down and hand paint the propeller parts w...

Page 28: ...burrs with wet and dry paper Glue the tailplanes into place making sure they are at right angles to the vertical fin Once dry glue a dive brake to the underside of each wing with the free ends facing...

Page 29: ...ator floor b When dry smooth the flat side Spray the elevator floor with wood primer as shown Place another strip of masking tape around the hull 0 2 mm below the line made at Step 13 Page 227 At the...

Page 30: ...then spray the four castings with metal primer Fit the elevator supports to the stern elevator floor Use the same process as with the bow and central elevator floors but this time fit the supports 1...

Page 31: ...ections cutting along the red lines for the hull and the blue lines for the hangar Pay close attention to the area circled in green near the bow Attach the hull section of the plan to the hull by tapi...

Page 32: ...shaped area on the plan onto the hull at the bow with a knife lightly scoring along the points marked by the dotted red lines in the inset Then remove the plan Refer to previous steps to assemble the...

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