Finally got this wee 1/350 scratchbuilt beastie finished.
Had some issues though - apart from the usual glacial build as I try and figure out how to make something.
First I broke the wee USB drive I used to transfer pics from my phone - and which had all the later pics on it. Nae probs, continue pic taking use my trusty old Canon D60 DSLR.
Ah, although it's a good camera, it's also an old camera and won't transfer pics from the camera to the PC cos the software is too old. Nae probs, where's my CF card reader...
Umm, yes, where is my CF card reader, I had about three of them. Nae probs, buy a new one, wait a few days for it to arrive. Find the original CF Card reader the day after it arrives
Get the final build pics and transfer to PC.
Finally receive the dreaded "You've been shafted" message from PB. Nae probs, keep the pics, I have copies.
So here's the finished article, I've added some with smoke and some without. Which do you prefer?
I did worry that I'd added too much rust effect but these wee boats took a serious battering all the time.
I was a bit disappointed with how 2D the Tamiya 1/350 figures were but I made a set of binoculars for the guy on the bridge wearing the white woolly pully:
It's not very big:
And next to a 1/72 Hurri for scale comparison.
Hope you like it and happy to receive constructive criticism.