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One more photo showing the final Display Case; John

One final item to close out this build. I just received a new acrylic display case for Regina, as shown below; I found the supplier (Acrylicjob, located in North Hollywood, California) on eBay. The case comes disassembled - a wood base, 4 sides, & a top. Each acrylic piece is accurately cut to size with smooth edges, & with protective adhesive paper on both sides. Assembly is dry fit and does not require tools or adhesives. Good packaging prevented the possibility of damage during shipment . Stay safe! John

Glad the repair is going well, Jeff. All the talk about fuel, engines, engineering, etc, reminded me of my father. He was an engine room artificer in the RCN during WWII. He had a few stories to tell about life below decks. Luckily, he cleaned up pretty good when he came out of the engine room ... & before he met my mother. John

Me too! John

I agree with Rob. John

Another beauty, Rob. Great seascape, as well. John

My condolences on the loss of your Dad beefy. John

Hi Jeff. Just to summarize, the blue ensign was flown at the jack staff on RCN ships from 1910 to 1965, when alongside, moored, or at anchor. Note the 3 different versions of the badge/shield located in the lower right quadrant of the flag, as shown below. I agree with you & Rob, that the blue ensign does look pretty nice. John

Another unique build, beefy. Gotta luv it! Nice work on the paint scheme. John

Thank you for your kind comments.

Thanks for you kind feedback. John

Thanks David. The mast spiders are breathing a sigh of relief. Looking forward to seeing the next instalments on your awesome HMS Victorious -1961 build, especially the 'mast production'. John

This will be a great looking diorama beefy. Luv the two sail cutter. John

Thanks for your kind comments. one72, thanks for sharing your story. I saw HMCS Regina in the Esquimalt dockyard last May. She looked a little plain back in her overall grey paint job, compared to the camo scheme. lol

Thanks beefy and Rob. Very much appreciated. I've learned a lot as well beefy. First time I've scratch built at 1/350 scale. Rob, my next project is sitting on my desk. My kids gave me the Anycubic 3D printer while I was immersed in the Regina build. I couldn't find the time to learn how to use the printer. Regina is done & it's time to learn how to use the printer. I wish I knew how to use it when I was making the Cyclone. John

Year 2020 marked the 75th Anniversary of the End of the Battle of the Atlantic. To commemorate this anniversary, the Royal Canadian Navy selected two ships (HMCS Moncton and HMCS Regina) to receive paint schemes similar to the Admiralty dazzle/disruptive paint schemes carried by RCN ships during WWII. The final paint scheme designs were based on the scheme carried by HMCS Ottawa II, a WWII 'G' class destroyer. I selected HMCS Regina for this build. HMCS Regina (FFH 334) is one of 12 Halifax (City) Class frigates currently serving with the Royal Canadian Navy. Regina was commissioned in 1994 and completed a significant modernization/life extension refit in 2016. The Battle of the Atlantic commemorative paint scheme was applied in 2019. I could only find one 1/350 model kit for this build - a resin kit from Iron Shipwrights. Unfortunately, the quality of this kit left a lot to be desired. I ended up having to do a lot of scratch building to repair the resin kit parts & make the parts needed for the 2016 refit. This being my first model in 1/350 scale & the amount of scratch building required resulted in a few challenges. The In Progress build thread can be found here. Here's the end result. The RCN frigates' Sea King helicopters were replaced starting in 2018 by Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopters. At the time of the Regina build, there were no 1/350 scale Cyclone models available. As a result, the Cyclone became a mini scratch build project for Regina. The completed Cyclone is shown in the following photo. Here's a few photos of the completed HMCS Regina model; Beartrap helicopter pull down device on the flight deck John

Another beauty, Rob. Lots of detail & nice work on the halyards & aerials. Did you use fine steel wire this time? John

A beautiful build & an awesome sea scape. John

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

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

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

Jon. Nice work on the cammo scheme. John

Looking good Rob. John

A unique build for sure. Nice work on the mast. Looking forward to following along. John

Looking great Jon. Although, I'm a little biased toward blue & black disruptive camo schemes. John