ERK

Was following your other builds - excellent work you do. Erk.

Thank you so much. Erk.

Hi all, more proress with the second funnel and some small details - farly floats etc. Erk.

Thank you kindly Jeff. Erk.

Thank you kindly. Erk.

Thank you kindly Jeff. Erk.

Thank you. Erk.

Thank you kindly. Erk.

Yep - its a Superb kit its said to be the ultimate kit of Hood in any scale. Erk.

Offer to cook for as long as the kit takes to build....... Erk.

I then added the final details - and this brings the build to a finish. Thank you for all the comments and likes - it was a fun build. Erk.

Next job was to work on the PE railings mainly on the main decks as some had already been placed on the other decks. Erk.

Good day all, next on the build was to do a small amount of rigging/wiring using fine fuse wire, I didn't go mad just some basic stuff, the front turrets were also constructed / painted and weathered same as the rear Two, incidently the side batbetts were covered up later in her life with the barrels removed same with her AA guns I assume becuase during DDay there was no threat from the skies. Erk.

I find the keys to working at this scale are - good light, good magnification - optovisors etc and a steady hand, I got some good practice in working on my 28mm waterloo figures - painting eys/buckles etc. Erk.

Thank you kindly, yep its the 1/700 Flyhawk kit - deffo recomend it. Erk.

Hi all, bit more of an update - I am currently working on the Funnel stacks, I am making them as sub assemblies that will be painted prior to fixing down - so they are part complete and just dry fitted. Erk.

Am I right in thinking that hoods anchor chains were White in colour? Erk.

Next I worked on assembling the front mast using a combination of kit and PE parts - it was then fitted to the conning tower. Erk.

Evening all, so continuing on with the building of the conning tower - slightly out of sequence, I added the various sections and and radar assemblies were put together then fitted to the upper sections of the conning tower. Erk.

Thank you kindly Beefy. Erk.

The conning tower assembly continued, with parts attached to the main body, then the upper signal deck and upper bridge was made up, before fitting to the top with the various radar units. Erk.

While constructing the conning tower - I also made up the rear mast, instead of using the kit plastic one I decided to shape a wood dowel one as it would be stronger, attached to this was a few PE parts. Erk.

Evening all, right some progress to my weatherdeck - Primer done (Check) AP507A done (Check) Corticene made up and applied with a brush (Check) And lastly the rear part of the weatherdeck has had it tiny flimsy wood decking strip added. Erk.

Evening all, so after fitting the Two rear 15inch guns - I moved towards the front and started work on the base of the conning tower, this fits snuggly around the front turret, the base of it is decked so I fitted the pontos decking an dplaced a few tubs and some fittings, then I constructed the main part of the conning tower, I also made the signal patform this needed quite a bit of work to build up some searchlight platforms. Erk.

Hi all, Just want to say I havn't desered this - just doing my HMS Hood build and write up of my old HMS warspite build. I will be back. OC.