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JohnWS

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  1. Another unique build, beefy. Gotta luv it! Nice work on the paint scheme. John
  2. Thanks David. The mast spiders are breathing a sigh of relief. Looking forward to seeing the next instalments on your awesome HMS Victorious -1961 build, especially the 'mast production'. John
  3. This will be a great looking diorama beefy. Luv the two sail cutter. John
  4. Thanks for your kind comments. one72, thanks for sharing your story. I saw HMCS Regina in the Esquimalt dockyard last May. She looked a little plain back in her overall grey paint job, compared to the camo scheme. lol
  5. Thanks beefy and Rob. Very much appreciated. I've learned a lot as well beefy. First time I've scratch built at 1/350 scale. Rob, my next project is sitting on my desk. My kids gave me the Anycubic 3D printer while I was immersed in the Regina build. I couldn't find the time to learn how to use the printer. Regina is done & it's time to learn how to use the printer. I wish I knew how to use it when I was making the Cyclone. John
  6. Year 2020 marked the 75th Anniversary of the End of the Battle of the Atlantic. To commemorate this anniversary, the Royal Canadian Navy selected two ships (HMCS Moncton and HMCS Regina) to receive paint schemes similar to the Admiralty dazzle/disruptive paint schemes carried by RCN ships during WWII. The final paint scheme designs were based on the scheme carried by HMCS Ottawa II, a WWII 'G' class destroyer. I selected HMCS Regina for this build. HMCS Regina (FFH 334) is one of 12 Halifax (City) Class frigates currently serving with the Royal Canadian Navy. Regina was commissioned in 1994 and completed a significant modernization/life extension refit in 2016. The Battle of the Atlantic commemorative paint scheme was applied in 2019. I could only find one 1/350 model kit for this build - a resin kit from Iron Shipwrights. Unfortunately, the quality of this kit left a lot to be desired. I ended up having to do a lot of scratch building to repair the resin kit parts & make the parts needed for the 2016 refit. This being my first model in 1/350 scale & the amount of scratch building required resulted in a few challenges. The In Progress build thread can be found here. Here's the end result. The RCN frigates' Sea King helicopters were replaced starting in 2018 by Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopters. At the time of the Regina build, there were no 1/350 scale Cyclone models available. As a result, the Cyclone became a mini scratch build project for Regina. The completed Cyclone is shown in the following photo. Here's a few photos of the completed HMCS Regina model; Beartrap helicopter pull down device on the flight deck John
  7. Another beauty, Rob. Lots of detail & nice work on the halyards & aerials. Did you use fine steel wire this time? John
  8. A beautiful build & an awesome sea scape. John
  9. The finish line is getting close. Nameplates are complete: 1. RCN'S End of the Battle of the Atlantic 75th Anniversary Commemorative Crest; 2. HMCS Ottawa whose WWII disruptive paint scheme was used as the basis for Regina's commemorative scheme, and 3. the HMCS Regina model presentation nameplate; And, the RCN Ensign has been added to the model; Well it's been 1155 days since this build started in January, 2021.. There's been a lot of good e.g. scratch building fun, some bad e.g. having to do some major repairs on the resin model kit, and a lot of ugly e.g. the overall poor quality of the resin parts supplied. This all added up to a high degree of satisfaction for me having stayed with the model this long & bringing Regina to completion. Next up, I'll be adding a few detailed close up photos of the HMCS Regina model to the Ready For Inspection - Maritime section. Thank you to all of you who followed this build and expressed your likes, comments, & support. Special mention to longshanks for his support during the early stages of this build, prior to his passing. We miss you Kev. Stay safe! John
  10. Thanks beefy & Rob. Surprised me too. The rigging array doesn't show up in many photos. It wasn't until I toured one of the frigates last May that I saw how complex the rigging & cables are. John
  11. One step closer to completing HMCS Regina. Flag halyards & the ship's rigging is complete. Here's a photo showing the halyards & rigging. I used 100% nylon thread for the halyards. Sorry, i don't know the actual size. When diving into my wife's sewing box, I was just trying to find something that looked the part in 1/350 scale. The rigging is black 'fine' EZ Line. Next up, I. need to print an RCN naval ensign to fly at Regina's main mast. And finally, attach the nameplates to the display stand. Thanks for looking in. Stay safe! John
  12. Jon. Nice work on the cammo scheme. John
  13. A unique build for sure. Nice work on the mast. Looking forward to following along. John
  14. Looking great Jon. Although, I'm a little biased toward blue & black disruptive camo schemes. John
  15. Thanks Stuart. I've learned that 1/350 scale is as small as I can go for scratch building & detail painting. John
  16. Thanks beefy. This kit has been a challenge at almost every turn. I'm really glad that most of the major issues could be resolved. Completing this build is even more satisfying knowing all the unforeseen problems that were fixed, starting with missing parts when I first opened the box to finishing the railings. John
  17. Finally, I've completed painting Regina's PE railings & glued them in place on the model. I ran into the typical problem working with the kit's PE - paint adhesion & chipping. Other PE problems included 1) some of the required PE sheets were not supplied with the model (Once I advised the supplier of the shortages, they were quick to send a full replacement PE set.), 2) the PE supplied was very thin resulting in the PE not keeping its shape after bending, and 3) some of the PE railings supplied were too short to fit properly on the model. Most of the RCN Halifax class frigates' railings have white stanchions connected with flexible black railings. Knowing my problems with PE parts, I still wanted to paint the kit's PE railings to simulate the real ones. I changed the black railing colour to dark grey per a suggestion from a fellow modeller. Luckily, I had some spare PE railing pieces, so I was able to add sections to correct the short parts. Here's a pic showing some of the painted parts - So. after lots of paint chips & repainting, I was able to carefully add the finished railings to the model. Here's a couple of photos showing the end result; Now, the end of this build is really in sight. Next up, I'll be adding the flag lanyards, aerials & other rigging. Thanks for checking in. Stay safe. John
  18. Funny, I've never thought about, but I'm left handed & have always displayed my models showing the starboard side. Go figure. John
  19. York is coming along great beefy. John
  20. Rob, sorry to hear that you're still feeling the effects of the flu. The Cruel Sea is one of my fav's, as well. If you feel the urge to do a little more reading about Corvettes & the Battle of the Atlantic, here's a few other books I like; Three Corvettes - by Nicholas Monsarrat (does his name sound familiar? :-)) - It's a collection of 3 short books published during WWII. The Corvette Navy - by James B. Lamb - A collection of true stories from Canada's Atlantic war. The Battle of the Atlantic - by Terry Hughes & John Costello - a documentary examination Battle of the Atlantic campaign. And if you ever get the 'eh' urge to learn more about the Canadian Navy's role during WWII - Far Distant Ships - by Joseph Schull - all 515 pages. BTW, HMS Mignonette is looking really good. Hope you feel back to normal soon. John
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