As of this time, the body is mostly done. Assembled and painted. From here on, I'll be working on the mast, bridge, cannons, and high angle guns.
The main cannon is made up with these four pieces. Glue each piece in the right place.
Now, for the barrle modification. The original is the one piece barrle + sail part. The metal barrle below is the Pit-Road brand barrle. The metal barrel is good for adding details. It has a hole in the front which the plastic barrel doesn't have.
Cut away the barrel. be sure to do this carefully so you won't hurt the sail.
Drill a small hole on the cutting face and super glue the metal barrel. It looks much better now.
Put the barrels in place. Paint in white primer for painting convinience later. Add hand rails and ladder on the body. Mogami had a total of three cannons, so....go make two more....
Now for the smoke stack. Two large pieces. Put together.
Fill the gap with a bit of super glue. Wait until dry and sand over to eliminate the gap between two pieces.
Look close here. The smoke stack rails are mold-on as well. Sand them off then use the YMW's smoke stack rail detail.
Sand the mold-on rails with sandpaper. Be sure to use fine sandpaper to sand again afterward to have a smooth surface.
Add the rails on the side and the cage on top. Note the two silver pieces between the two smoke Pipes are orginally issue PE parts. Although YMW has the same parts, their's just won't fit..... disappointed....
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