Sweet!
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That is some remarkable work Thomas… I thought the front was impressive then I saw the back of it with the ladders and platforms and railings … Wow … You can imagine the hundreds of crew scurrying around going up and down, in and and out of structures… Just amazing 
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That looks just fantastic, Thomas! Great work! Must be a real gem when in its final position on board!
Cheers
Jan
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Gentlement, I finished my tower bridge (exept the top rangefinder which will come next) and I would proudly like to present your the results here. I added all the searchlight controllers, the two machine gun controllers and both 1,5 mtr. nautical rangefinders together with their interiors. All of them were coming again from BLUE FATTIE MODEL and were of exeptional quality. At the top sideframes are the two Type 22 Go Dentan Kai 4 surface search radar horns; these are from YX MODELS and again 3d printed. The two frontal lamps were made from streched clear sprue:
Finally also the AA command post and all different sized binoculars on top of the observation deck was installed; these were again from BUNKER STUDIO and delivers also amazing details.
Next and last piece of plastic will be the top rangefinder and radar station 
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There’s more, and finer, detail in that one sub-assembly than in most models I have built. Awesome!
Regards,
M
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Very impressive Thomas - as noted , more work in this single component than most put into an entire model. I’ll wager you didn’t work on that after three cups of coffee!
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That is looking extremely good I must say, love all those added details!
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Well Thomas, I was pretty impressed with the first few images on their own … Then I got to the AA command deck … that is incredible. That really is a little work of art in its own right. The detail is beautiful … so intricate but you have made it look real… AMAZING !!
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Thomas, this is wonderful work!
I have a question about the voice tubes: do you know if were they left in unpainted brass (which I hope they were, as yours are stunning) or were they given a protective coat of paint?
I ask because the only IJN image of these I could find shows them painted, but I’d love to show those on my Hatsuzuki as brass as well…
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Thomas,
I can only repeat what everybody already said - absolutely fantastic and stunning work, that’s a real masterpiece!
Cheers
Jan
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Hehe actually I am not a coffee drinker, just don´t like this taste. So this way I will keep my steady sniper fingers 
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Tim, you´re welcome: I remember I saw voicepipes from the WWI Battleship Mikasa in plain brass. That´s why I chose to paint it this way. I also watched some newer films about Yamato and Midway and catched these stills from the bridges of Yamato and an aircraft carrier. Seems you are right that these voicepipes did have a protective coat of paint…
looks like I have to change mine 
…
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No, Thomas, leave the brass! It looks so cool - and I would actually love to do my Hatsuzuki the same way.
The Yukikaze picture I provided earlier was taken while she was with the Chinese navy in 1947, so maybe the voice tubes were kept as shiny brass while still in Japanese service. The IJN did, after all, leave the brass cap strips on their external linoleum decks unpainted…
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If it is outside it is painted, if it is inside it is left brass color. The IJN, having gotten most of their standards and practices from the Royal Navy could have followed the same.
Anyway, the brass fittings provide diversity in the details color and, personally, make the ship look more “majestic”.
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If it is outside it is painted, if it is inside it is left brass color. The IJN, having gotten most of their standards and practices from the Royal Navy could have followed the same.
I agree, Nikos, but the IJN wasn’t absolute in their painting standards. Check out the brass retaining strips on the linoleum-covered deck of Ashigara:
… so maybe unpainted brass voice tubes as well…?
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Fair point. But the linoleum decking is supposed to be removable. Anyway, I am pro brass color, even if it is an exterior fitting.
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I suspect the bell mouth and cap were brass but the pipes were not and needed painting. In the first still from the Yamato movie the bells and caps look brass to my ageing peepers…
When Mikasa left Barrow in 1902 she was painted in a black-and-white version of “Victorian livery” (no Buff) and undoubtedly had lots of shiny bits.
Regardless, I’d like to add my voice to those clamouring for yo to leave your model as it is.
Cheers,
M
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One can always play the “artistic license “ card …
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I took a closer look after replacing my eyeballs. Nicest Yamato I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen ALOT of them over 40 years!!! I’d have dry brushed metalizer on the edges and rounded bends, but your look is far nicer. Thank you for going to this level of advanced effort.
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Thank you very much for these good words, I do feel honored 
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