stevej60 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Hi folk,s my entry will be Trumpeters 1/350 HMS Zulu,she was launched in 1937 and after war service which included the Norway campaign and convoy duties was lost off Tobruk in September 1942 to Italian bombers while being towed to Alexandria after an earlier attack.Trumpeters kit appears to be well liked by the Maritime modelling community with the purist's quite rightly pointing out certain issues regarding armament fit etc which I can live with,I,ve ordered via my LMS so about a week till I can show the box content's so heres the box art.The length of the GB is perfect for a nice "chilled" build(so I can squeeze in that Hurricane). 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 (edited) , Apart from the guns, I also placed a piece of sprue behind the bow to lift the tip of the deck slightly, making a slight curve in the deck which means a small amount of filler is needed at the very tip of the hull. I've a feeling that Zulu had the dark hull/light upperworks common among Med Fleet destroyers, but that needs investigation. However it is most unlikely to have retained the prewar overall light grey, as on the box art. I have this kit but not the Zulu boxing, so can't say whether the box art is any different to the instructions inside. PS Alan Raven drawing shows her in this scheme late 1941. Although not well-captioned (and apparently not printed correctly), it seems to be 507C over 507B. The fore funnel has a narrow white band and the rear one narrow white over two narrow black. Twin 4in turret in X position. Twin Oerlikon forward of the main mast, single Oerlikons between the funnels, nothing shown in the bridge wings - expect single Oerlikons? Edited August 20, 2016 by Graham Boak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Thank's for the info Graham,once the kit arrives I'll see what scheme is suggested and trawl around for photo's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 (edited) It's a nice kit: mine (not the Zulu boxing) is intended to be Ashanti which had a much more complex scheme, making a rather poor excuse for having put her to one side after sorting out the bow. The box art scheme is of course perfectly fine for pre-war. Edited August 20, 2016 by Graham Boak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Hi Steve. Looking forward to following your project. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 Morning folk's kit has arrived so while kicking my heels waiting for yet more white paint to dry on the Tu 144 I looked over the sprue's and cleaned up the hull and deck part's which fit beautifully, The etch is something I,ve never used so that will be interesting. She run's at about a foot long so just a nice size to avoid getting bogged down as I have with the 1/144 Fletcher which is also on and off the bench right now,will start proper after the weekend as the Blitzbuild will use up what time I have. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Apologies: I was talking about the 1/700th kit so cannot be sure that the minor bow mod is needed on the 1/350. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 Morning folk's, I estimate one session a week should see this one through so today I completed step one and two which was the fitting of the Prop shafts and rudder also the assembly of the four main guns each a five piece affair.While the airbrush was out I sprayed the main decks too. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 It looks like a good kit and you seem to be making steady progress Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastvader Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I've a feeling that Zulu had the dark hull/light upperworks common among Med Fleet destroyers, but that needs investigation. However it is most unlikely to have retained the prewar overall light grey, as on the box art. I have this kit but not the Zulu boxing, so can't say whether the box art is any different to the instructions inside. Looks like you're right, according to this photo anyway: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Hi all,started the hull painting with the main colours added,just masked up for the black dividing line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 PS Alan Raven drawing shows her in this scheme late 1941. Although not well-captioned (and apparently not printed correctly), it seems to be 507C over 507B. The fore funnel has a narrow white band and the rear one narrow white over two narrow black. Twin 4in turret in X position. Twin Oerlikon forward of the main mast, single Oerlikons between the funnels, nothing shown in the bridge wings - expect single Oerlikons? I wonder if we are looking at the same Alan Raven drawing? Warship Perspectives Camouflage Volume One: Royal Navy 1939-1941 p.15 has a side view of Zulu for the date you mention, also apparently not printed correctly. Colour particulars and X twin 4" are as you quote. However short-range armament looks to be as built viz quad pompom before mainmast and 2 x quad 0.5" MGs between the funnels, with no Oerlikons at all. Twin Oerlikons would surely be unusual in late 1941? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I accept your interpretation of these drawings of the AA.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Looking good Steve, nice to see you building something different to you norm (though saying that you might build boats all the time! ) Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Only Revells North sea trawler and US Navy torpedo boat on the shelf completed Rob,two pending. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Good to see more progress Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 Thank's Stix,black line finished and decks glued so this now goes in the box while work starts on the superstructure. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 It's great that you've chosen to build a ship Steve and even better that it's a destroyer! Looking very sharp so far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 Morning folk's been plugging away for a couple of weeks with this one,mainly getting the base coat on the sub-assemblies and spraying the sprues. heres a shot of her now. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Fab job so far Steve. It's coming together really well and I'm looking forward to the end result. I've only built a few ships in my time but always like looking at them when I can get to the odd show, I am fascinated by all the rigging even on something that has only had a simple amount of rigging added - it must take a lot of patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 (edited) PS Alan Raven drawing shows her in this scheme late 1941. Although not well-captioned (and apparently not printed correctly), it seems to be 507C over 507B. The fore funnel has a narrow white band and the rear one narrow white over two narrow black. Twin 4in turret in X position. Twin Oerlikon forward of the main mast, single Oerlikons between the funnels, nothing shown in the bridge wings - expect single Oerlikons? It just shows you what information has become available to ship modellers over the last 30 years or so. When I put my HMS Cossack together back in the 1970s I painted it Airfix M2 for the weatherworks with M17 for the decks. Edited September 11, 2016 by JosephLalor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Great to find you building this Steve. A big change from the Tu-144. My grandfather (mother's father) served on this ship, for some time and in very varied climatic conditions. I have seen photos of ice stalactites hanging down, then others of blazing hot sun. He only spoke about his service to me once, one night 32 years ago (I had just turned 18). It was the one and only time I saw his photographs. From the North, to the Med to Hong Kong (not all one ship - three). Friends later commented he seemed to have experienced some of the worst events. He had two periods of r&r (one for 6 weeks I think), due to surviving serving on vessels that had been sunk. The war got him 50 years later, regardless of him having survived against ridiculous odds. He had started his service (pre-war) as a stoker; he died of complications arising from asbestosis. Apparently a fair number of pipes in the ships were lagged with asbestos. it lay dormant until 1994. He was gone by 1999. He did apply to the RN for compensation, but processing took too long for him. He was OK financially though, just a shame to see fit, strong men dwindle with horrible asbestosis. Anyway, I'll certainly be watching this with interest and looking forward to what it looks like in 3D. Great stuff. Best regards Tony 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Well I,m happy to dedicate this build to your Grandfather Tony,I,m fortunate to hold a dozen Photograph's of my Dad's Army service in Italy and Palestine 1944-46,a generation that endured so much now disappearing from sight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) Hi all,just a quick update of the fixtures and fittings added since the last time. Edited September 14, 2016 by stevej60 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Thanks Steve . No need but that's very kind. Best it's for all the great and modest, everyday men that served. Very challenging times. Your dad will have seen and experienced things many couldn't imagine these days. The model is progressing quickly. They were a very nice looking ship! Quite modern and sleek for the time. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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