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  1. A beautiful build & an awesome sea scape. John
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. A unique build for sure. Nice work on the mast. Looking forward to following along. John
  6. Looking great Jon. Although, I'm a little biased toward blue & black disruptive camo schemes. John
  7. Thanks Stuart. I've learned that 1/350 scale is as small as I can go for scratch building & detail painting. John
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Funny, I've never thought about, but I'm left handed & have always displayed my models showing the starboard side. Go figure. John
  11. York is coming along great beefy. John
  12. 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
  13. Very nice, Jon. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going" John
  14. I've taken a break from painting and mounting Regina's railings and focused on another tiny scratch building project for Regina - the Hammerhead Unmanned Surface Vehicle. HMCS Regina and other Canadian frigates carry two of these 'vehicles' mounted one on top of the other, in a rack located on the port side amidships. What is a Hammerhead Unmanned Surface Vehicle you ask? Well, I did a little digging & found that these small craft (17 ft. long) are used for tactical training scenarios at sea. They are remotely controlled & equipped with a 3.0L four cylinder engine, capable of propelling them up to 40 knots at sea. The Hammerhead can be equipped with smoke, flags, strobe lights, naval navigational lights, flares, and forward looking IR signatures, radar and forward looking video. These craft are used to train warship crews in fending off attacks by small enemy speed boats, similar to those currently used by terror groups in the mid east. Here's a pic of the actual craft & my attempt to scratch build them; Now back to the railings. Thanks again for looking in. Stay safe. John
  15. Sometimes I feel that the PE supplied for the railings is an afterthought. I'm currently dealing with similar issues on my Regina build. In my case, the supplied PE is very thin & flimsy. They bends too easily & don't hold their shape very well. My instructions aren't very detailed, so I'm having to use photographs for railing shape & placement. This has resulted in many supplied railing sections being too short. Luckily the manufacturer sent me an extra set of PE so I'm modifying the supplied railing sections to get the right length. John
  16. Gee, and I thought the flag was on upside down. John
  17. Nice work beefy. The PE detail iooks very impressive. John
  18. My wife likes making the rounds of local antique stores/markets with me tagging along. Every once in while I'll see one of those unique out-of-producttion jewels. John
  19. Looking forward to following along Jon. Like you, I'm a fan of the different & unusual. John
  20. Thanks Rob. The eyes are coming in handy when trying the add the handrails ... & repainting the chipped paint. I'm going to stick with the static rotor blades. My excuse is that a number of my reference photos of the helicopter coming in for a landing show the rotor blades with only a very small amount of blurring.at the edges. I feel duplicating this look at this scale is beyond my skill level, new eyes & all. e.g. John
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