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    HMCS Snowberry 1/144 (Revell)

    in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Posted

    8 hours ago, Jeff.M said:

     ... A question.  This pic (blown up) of Snowberry shows lots of gear and provisions stowed in the Carley Floats.  I guess I could just do some representative shapes to suggest what is there .  But each one has a distinctive shape external to the float on the aft end that seems canvas or fabric covered.  They are so uniform.  Does anyone have an idea what these are?  Perhaps a standard provision pack?  Just wondering.  I'll model it, whatever it might be. I'll fill the floats with the other shapes as well.  So fun. ...

    Hi Jeff,

     

    To add to what Alun described, I've messaged you an excerpt from an old copy of the Admiralty Manual of Seamanship.  It includes a description of what would be typically fitted in the floats.  No mention of bottles of rum, though.:drunk:

     

    John

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    1/350 HMCS Regina (Halifax Class Frigate) 2021

    in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Posted

    One final item to close out this build.

     

    I just received a new acrylic display case for Regina, as shown below;

     

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    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

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    HMCS Snowberry 1/144 (Revell)

    in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Posted

    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.

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    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.  :lol:

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    John

     

     

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    HMCS Snowberry 1/144 (Revell)

    in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Jeff.M said:

    ... I get to fly the nifty, period-correct, blue ensign that Above and Below decals made me from her jackstaff—the Sackville does so, which is from where I got the idea. ...

     

    3 hours ago, Jeff.M said:

    ... I plan to display her as in port or at anchor. ....

    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.

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    I agree with you & Rob, that the blue ensign does look pretty nice.

     

    John

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    1/350 HMCS Regina (Halifax Class Frigate) 2021

    in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Posted

    On 20/03/2024 at 06:10, Silenoz said:

    Superb work and a very nice build...  1155 days, some surgery and a lot of determination... 

     

    On 20/03/2024 at 06:14, robgizlu said:

    We certainly do.

     

    John, Kudos for your appilcation and attention span - no ADHD here!

    But what a Superb end result - Thrice Wow - she is an absolute Beauty:worthy:

    Rob

     

    1 hour ago, Courageous said:

    Fantastic work John, looks fantastic.

     

    Stuart

    Thank you for your kind comments.

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    1/350 Scale - HMCS Regina Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the End of the Battle of the Atlantic

    in Ready for Inspection - Maritime

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    15 hours ago, Richard E said:

    That John, is a museum class replica.

     

    14 hours ago, Kyle H said:

    Fantastic work John! I really like the Cyclone too. 

     

    14 hours ago, one72 said:

    Congratulations on a truly superlative build. I have followed along with great interest as you progressed with this project. I was fortunate enough to see this ship in this camouflage pass by me at close range off the east coast of Vancouver Island as it made its way through a narrow channel between the Southern Gulf Islands. What struck me was how silent it was. I was reading on my deck and had I not looked up I most likely would never has seen it. I hear the tugs, ferries and freighters all the time, but this ship just whispered as it made its way. Truly remarkable.

    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

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    1/350 Scale - HMCS Regina Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the End of the Battle of the Atlantic

    in Ready for Inspection - Maritime

    Posted · Edited by JohnWS

    6 hours ago, beefy66 said:

    Absolutely stunning build John I have thoroughly enjoyed watching you create this masterpiece.  :worthy:

     

    I have also learned a lot from the build and will use these tips on my builds to hopefully get as good a result in future.  :book:

     

    Stay Safe

    beefy

     

    2 hours ago, robgizlu said:

    Like Beefy said - a masterclass in scratchbuilding and innovation with fastidious attention to detail that has produced a unique and Wonderful Model.

    What a tribute to the original and it's celebration.

    Hugely inspirational :clap2:

    Congratulations  John

    What's the next project going to be?

    Rob

    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.

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    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

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    1/350 Scale - HMCS Regina Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the End of the Battle of the Atlantic

    in Ready for Inspection - Maritime

    Posted · Edited by JohnWS

    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.

     

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    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.

     

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    Here's a few photos of the completed HMCS Regina model;

     

     

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    Beartrap helicopter pull down device on the flight deck

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    John

     

     

     

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    1/350 HMCS Regina (Halifax Class Frigate) 2021

    in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Posted · Edited by JohnWS

    The finish line is getting close.

     

    Nameplates are complete:

     

    1.  RCN'S End of the Battle of the Atlantic 75th Anniversary Commemorative Crest;

     

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    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;

     

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    And, the RCN Ensign has been added to the model;

     

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    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

     

     

     

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    1/350 HMCS Regina (Halifax Class Frigate) 2021

    in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Posted

    One step closer to completing HMCS Regina.

     

    Flag halyards & the ship's rigging is complete.  :yahoo:

     

    Here's a photo showing the halyards & rigging.

     

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    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.

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    And finally, attach the nameplates to the display stand.

     

    Thanks for looking in.

     

    Stay safe!

     

    John

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