Nick C Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 On 24/01/2018 at 6:10 PM, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Great idea (& excellent realisation so far) on the dry dock. Oh, and your Dreadnought ain't too dusty, either! Thank you sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal82 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Such a great idea for a display. This is going to be an extremely impressive model once finished! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Hugely ambitious and impressive work and btw - that rigging is superb Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 On 26/01/2018 at 4:04 PM, Sal82 said: Such a great idea for a display. This is going to be an extremely impressive model once finished! On 27/01/2018 at 11:30 AM, robgizlu said: Hugely ambitious and impressive work and btw - that rigging is superb Rob Thanks chaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Little bit more progress; Couldn't resist a test fit, you can see why they extended this dock!; Bow structure finished; Steps added, need a bit of blending on the sides, and the walls of the base built up; Water level added at the aft end and then cartridge paper pasted on top to give some texture; Dry dock gate and the basin end walls next and the main structure will be finished. Thanks for looking. Cheers Nick 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Good job Nick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Wow......... I love battleships, I've spent a large part of my life diving on their wrecks. I just wish I had the level of your skill to build one and do it justice. Amazing workmanship Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Amazing scratch building 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 On 02/02/2018 at 8:18 PM, Kris B said: Good job Nick. 10 hours ago, Kev The Modeller said: Wow......... I love battleships, I've spent a large part of my life diving on their wrecks. I just wish I had the level of your skill to build one and do it justice. Amazing workmanship Nick 3 hours ago, kpnuts said: Amazing scratch building Thanks guys, learning as I go along but it's great fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Great scratchbuilding! Almost tempted to revive my long stalled build in 1/1200! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clogged Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Would be good it there were realistic 1/350 naval crew/wharfies available. Just helps to give a sense of scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 11 hours ago, Clogged said: Would be good it there were realistic 1/350 naval crew/wharfies available. Just helps to give a sense of scale. I've got some figures and bits and bobs to go on. The North Star crew figures are the best I've found so far. Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clogged Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Thats great Looking forward to seeing this develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 What a perfect way to display a ship than in a dry dock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Little bit more progress; Dock gate finished; and a rough fill in around the dock using plaster repair filler. I've used this before (on walls in the house) and it can shrink a bit, so I'll put a final fill on when it's dry. Cheers Nick 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Coming together nicely Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Thus dock is like separate model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugle07 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Amazing! Excellent work all round! Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 Crawling towards the finish line with the dry dock; Infill complete, just needs a sand. The parallel lines are for railway tracks, from the pics there are available at this period there were rail tracks near the docks, the actual positioning on the model is a bit of guess work.; Primed in black; First coats of dock colour; The irresistible dry fit; And the dry dock blocks fitted, thanks again Dave Swindell for the advise and pointers; And these are the railways freight cars. Nearly there now!! Cheers Nick 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Great work mate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 18 hours ago, Kris B said: Great work mate. Cheers Kris. Thought I'd have a go at weathering with oils, going for a sandstone-ish look; And a bit of work on the dock gate; Surrounding dockside is a base of German Grey with various brown oils blended in; Top view with water painted - ready to start adding the details; Cheers Nick 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Superb ! Nice touch with the railway/wagons Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Cracking job, love those little freight carriages, nice work with the oils too nick Glynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 1 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Excellent project, very intriguing viewing . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 What they said, looking very nice. Nick, can I ask, what colour paint did you use for you 'concrete' dock? Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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