snapper_city Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Now this is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Bloomin' 'eck! That is amazing. Where on Earth are you going to put it when it's done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Thanks a lot Oh I still have some space.... some further of these giants are waiting (Missouri, Arizona, then Iowa and Hood and whatever will come next ....) BRMichael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Following with interest in the hope that I might pick up some tips for my (much smaller) 1/200 project. I really like your photo-etch work, it looks so crisp and tidy. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 :clap:Michael, watching avidly. AMAZING job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 I have painted the underwater part of the hull in Norfolk 65-A Antifouling Red next, then masked everything and painted the waterline in black. Lot of masking tape later... a little overspray of the upper part in several dark grey colors to harmonize the colors a little bit.... I don't like the hard contrast... Next I will mount all further parts to the hull... walkways, stairways, cranes, boats and other small stuff.... then paint (or paint before fixing to the hullI), then I will go on with clear coat, decals, weathering etc.... Cheers Micha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forlornhope Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 You are really cracking on with this, nice work too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Kelley Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Truly stunned by the photo etch work. How did you get it all glued together- cyanoacrylate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Hi Alan, yes, most of the parts are glued with cyanoacrylate, the bigger parts at the bow are soldered. BRMichael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.P. Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Currently my favorite build ...not that anyone asked but there I said it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Thank you very much J.P. and some good news .... Tetra Model Works will offer also a 2nd detail set for the Hornet... consisting of photo etched parts for the brake lines on the flight deck and lot of parts for the airplanes.... The set will be here shortly, so that I could add some more PE parts for it.... Also the wonderful brass propellers from G-Factor are ordered and should come shortly.... Cheers Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Next steps.... mounting of all the etched parts on the hull... stairways, walkways, hand rails and lot of more. ALso the hangar doors were mounted. I have cut these in different sizes to variy a little bit more..... Next steps were the painting of all the etched parts... firstly with the airbrush, then brush painting of all decks..... http://abload.de/img/dsc_0147_1024x678nuuur.jpgv Next steps, life boats, weathering ....Cheers Micha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetwin Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Wow, your PE work is simply stunning, so neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Thank you Today I have added oil colos on it.... now drying ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Love the work ,think I will stay with 1/700 ,Brilliant work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 That's looking great. Are you going to dry dock it in your bathtub when done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 The bathtub will be not big enough I think :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 Time for the weathering..... Firstly some small blurs of black oil color were painted under most (not all) porthole, under the anchor hawse poles and under each corner. Then with brown oil color the same procedure again, but this time only at the anchor and other heavy used points. White spirit colored with a little bit of black oil color now is painted on the complete hole... always from the top to the bottom.... bluring the oil color blurs from the portholes down....making the water drips on the complete hull.... On the decks same same procedure, but with a little more color in the mixture... Now the oil color needs some days to dry..... during that time I can go on with the lifeboats, cranes, ..... Cheers. Micha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Next step of the painting was a layer of matt clear coat on everything, followed by a little bit of gloss clear coat on several places ..... Next steps were all the portholes... making the glasses.... The life boats were put together, painted in beige outside and brown inside, followed by a brown washing with oil colors. The holding strips were made of tamiya tape, painted in grey and cut in thin strips. The small boats were put together, added some PE-parts from Tetra, colored, oil color wash, and installed at their places. The cranes for the boatswere made of Tetra PE-parts, solded for better fixing..... Cheers Micha 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 IT looks real ,keep looking for the crew,brilliant work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 The sense of scale is fantastic, even without the whole thing being there. I meant to ask a question earlier but I don't think I did - you attach the unpainted etch to the painted plastic, and then paint the etch, is that right? Do you get a good bond with the surface, and how do you control the overspray when painting the etched parts, especially railings? Thanks! Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Thank you very much! @Will - Yes, I have attached the smaller walkways, railings and stairways after the painting. It was necessary as these parts are being mounted on several big plastic parts ... not only on one. I have glued these with standart cyanoacrylate - it bonds perfect. After that I have taped everything under and over the pe parts for the airbrush painting ..... Tamiya was happy selling lot of tape BRMichael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 We have several TBD-1, SBD-3 and F4F-4 as well as lot of B-25Bs on board. The B-25B and 4 SBD-3 will find their place on the flight deck at the end.... all other airplanes will go inside the hangar. Due to that I will not detail the airplanes for the hangar with PE-parts or other stuff.... you will not see anything, only a little if looking through the hangar doors or the elevators.... The only PE-parts which will go on this airplanes are the undercarriage and antenna. The wings remain untouched, also no cockpit for these airplanes. The airplanes on the flight deck receive full PE-stuff later......! All TBD-1 and F4F-4 will glued together, made of clear plastic parts. Then painted in light grey, later with two different blue colors for the upper side. The undercarriage will be mounted after the painting, later the airplanes were glued inside the hangar bay. Now I also put the ship on its later display.... removed the tape from the aluminium stands.... looks good, what do you think? A name plate will follow later... Cheers Micha 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Love the portholes glinting in the light. And your timber base is very stylish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 whow cool stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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