Turned metal barrels for the battleship IJN Mikasa in 1:350 scale - four barrels of 30.5 cm caliber and fourteen barrels of 15.2 cm caliber as a direct replacement for the plastic parts.
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A metal detail set for a model of the Japanese pre-dreadnought battleship in 1:350 scale. It is not a kit but replacement parts: four barrels of 30.5 cm caliber for the two twin turrets and fourteen barrels of 15.2 cm caliber for the casemate battery. It is precisely that numerous secondary battery that makes the set a sensible purchase - fourteen identical plastic barrels can hardly be drilled out by hand.
Mikasa was built in Britain at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and represents the typical pre-dreadnought line: heavy artillery in two end turrets and a strong medium battery in casemates along the sides of the hull. The ship survives to this day as a museum exhibit, so there is rich photographic documentation for faithful painting and weathering.
With the casemate barrels it pays to work methodically: first cut off all the plastic barrels, then open the holes out gradually with a single drill and only glue at the very end, so that they all have the same projection. It helps to make a paper template with a scribed line. Glue with gel super glue, whose drop can be dosed onto a metal shank with a pin. Degrease the metal before painting and apply a primer for metal; in the casemates, where the barrel projects from the armor only a short way, it is enough to darken the muzzle by oxidation and give the barrel no further coat. When masking the hull it is better to leave the barrels temporarily unfitted.
The set is an accessory to a model, not a kit in its own right. The ship model, glue and paints are not included in the package.
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