Jasonb13 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Hi there, Well, after three and a half months, I'm calling this done! It was a build of firsts for me, first ship, first airbrushed model, first use of oils etc. Struggled with it sometimes, but in the end I'm happy enough with it. The PE behaved pretty well, but a drawback with 1:700 scale is the plastic will never compare with the thinness of the PE, so it makes the plastic look clunky. To be honest, I don't know if I'd be running out to build another ship, but I have learned a lot with this build! And thanks to Paul E and several others who answered my questions here on BM about the flight deck, I hope what I've done is somewhat accurate! So here are the pics, I'm trying to improve my photo taking, I didn't quite get it right this time, but I'll keep working on it, just like my modelling! As usual, all comments/criticism are very welcome! Thanks... J. Kit: Dragon 'HMS Daring' Type 45 DestroyerScale: 1:700Paint & Weathering: Airbrushed with Acrylics. Weathered with Flory Wash, Citadel Nuln Oil & Tamiya Weathering Kits and OilsExtras: More PE than you can shake a stick at!Build Log: Here 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugle07 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Very nice! Really good work on the PE! How much ended up with the carpet monster? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Thanks Bugle07! Once piece of PE was lost, right at the end of the build, so I had to make a replacement piece out of spare PE. But apart from that I got lucky with it! J. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwa66 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 A very nice build. Cheers Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Nice build. More ship modelers always needed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyby Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 You've done an excellent job on that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Very ship shape, brilliant model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Very nice indeed .... BillyD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Thanks a lot for your comments, they're much appreciated... J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul E Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Hi Jason, Thank you for posting pictures of your build. It is very nice indeed, quite inspirational. I have been wondering whether I should buy one of these and seeing your model has made me come to the decision that I should do so. Thank you and good job well done! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Ah, a Lynx HMA.8: the nostalgia! Well done on your first ship model: excellent result. Must psyche myself up to try etch in 1/700 some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Very, very nice. You've certainly done justice to this kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 Thanks Paul, Seahawk and Mark! There is some PE with the kit itself, but I didn't use it, I had the Flyhawk PE Set (FH710007). It comes with three sheets, but strangely enough, the instructions don't cover all three sheets, you have to guess/deduce what some of it is for, and I still ended up with some railings with nowhere to put them! Some of the PE is *VERY* fine (like the 'aerials' between the discs on the mast, several of which broke off) but I do like the detail it adds. I didn't use the plastic or PE parts for the 8 'poles' on top of the main tower, there were either too thick or too flat, so I just filled in the holes in the plastic and drilled new ones for some Albion Tubing instead. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Sorry for being repetitive, but I finally got some better photos (at least I think they are) and I wanted to put them up... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 1 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Good job, looks a finely finished ship, and all the more so in this scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 Thanks Rob 1! For my first attempt at a ship I'm fairly happy with it, don't know if I'll be doing another one anytime soon though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamwalker Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Got this to do, never realised how over scale the gun barrel was must see if there is AM to replace it, looks like a very good model barr that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul E Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 1 hour ago, grahamwalker said: Got this to do, never realised how over scale the gun barrel was must see if there is AM to replace it, looks like a very good model barr that Orange Hobby do gun barrels for the 4.5 Mk8 gun in 1:700 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 You should look at seeing if there's AM for the two guns on the sides as well (sorry, I don't know the names/details of them) as they're also rather over scale... J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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