Popular Post andrewa Posted November 5, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2017 This is my build of HMS Belfast as she was at the sinking of the Scharnhorst in December 1943, she sits in my collection alongside my Sheffield and Jamaica at the same engagement, but more of that in a bit... I'm relauctant to give Trumpeter too much credit for this one, by the time I'd fixed all the issues and errors, I think I'd have been better off scratch building this one. As usual for me, I made great use of aftermarket - Northstar, L'Arsenal, White Ensign and 3D printed, along with a fair amount of scratch work. Paint is all Colourcoats. And with the rest of the fleet: Front to back - Jamaica/Belfast/Sheffield Left to Right - Jamaica/Belfast/Sheffield Andrew 89 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewa Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 A touch of photoshopping to add a bit more atmosphere: Andrew 48 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Wow! That is amazing. Regards Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 That sir, is a work of art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitzer Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Fantastic job! I love all three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugle07 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Incredible work on all three ships! Really look like a real moment frozen in time. Well, well done Sir! Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Amazing job on all three ships beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodiebear Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 fantastic effect of water crashing over the bow, how was that made ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Seriously cracking builds! Love the sea effects. What figures did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 A trio of belters. Seeing them in that proximity I got the sudden urge to close down to 3Y, or 2Y given the scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Impressive sea !!And impressive model. Looking fantastic ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewa Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 Thanks for the feedback everyone, The spray is cotton wool teased out and fixed with Acrylic medium, then shaped with acrylic varnish, it's a tricky technique that I still haven't mastered, but am slowly getting there, if you haven't seen them yet, Google for Chris Flodberg ship models, he's the master at this appraoch and has published some good tutorials. Another source is Chris Meddings Ship Modeller PDF magazine - one of the issues of that had an article on seascapes that was pretty close to my method. Figures are L'Arsenal resin, very delicate and I always need to re-attach various appendages that get damaged when they are removed from the moulding gate, but far far better than anything etched brass can deliver. A 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Absolutely superb ! I have this kit, and plan to build it in it's Korean War configuration ( Hopefully ! ) which was when my late Father served in her, so quite a bit of altering and scratchbuilding to do. If it turns out half as good as your model I'll be more than happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Holy cow that's beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clogged Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Fantastic! Where did the figures come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Beautiful. Are you going to do the Scharnhorst as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbbusybee Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Inspirational, thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Outstanding model engineering,every one a masterpiece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Outstanding in every way I can think of. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Durrant Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Wow.....those are superb builds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I love the water running off of the deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Hello Andrewa, Master Modeller. That is my verdict on your skills. These are ready to move to the RN museum. Highest Regards, Orion / The Netherlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtickWarspite Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Great build! Looking really sharp! You mentioned there were issues with this kit? I'm very keen on getting this kit, so what are the most obvious bad points to watch out for? (The better prepared I am when it comes to building Trumpeter ships the better. Their Warspite had quite a few errors too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewa Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 On 23/11/2017 at 7:58 PM, ArtickWarspite said: Great build! Looking really sharp! You mentioned there were issues with this kit? I'm very keen on getting this kit, so what are the most obvious bad points to watch out for? (The better prepared I am when it comes to building Trumpeter ships the better. Their Warspite had quite a few errors too). To be honest the best place to look is on this thread: The author is making a much better job of documenting the issues than I did - and I've listed most of my issues in a post there. A 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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