This is the next of my migrated build/conversion threads from the old board.
Hiryu Conversion aaminis.myfastforum.org/about40177.html Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:51 pm After seeing Captain Chum's conversion last year ( aaminis.myfastforum.org/ftopic35172.php ) I got the inspiration to do this myself. Looked fairly simple and effective. I had a spare Soryu and now the card from the First Strike expansion. So I put a spare couple of hours into it today.
Soryu bridge reversed and modified.
Comparison with Soryu
AA detail added later.
Just needs some paint now.
The finished article after priming, which is the same as the grey used on the original model. It might need a bit of paint touch up later; wash/shading etc.
He's a bit of a super-star our gvwalker, what he doesn't know about sculpting, mods, conversions and scratch-builds really isn't worth knowing. That's an awesome mate.
PS: And thanks GV for waking me up and getting me over here.