Stuck Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Very neat work !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 you see, that wasn't that hard, was it, looking good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 oh oh, slippage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 oh oh, slippage Fear not! I got the rest of the rail posts on today and a couple of sections of evergreen strip completed will post a picture update when I get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Hi all,onward we go,all the deck gun's have had their top's painted today so tonight I'll dry brush them along with the two set's of torpedo tubes. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 coming along well. Perhaps you could answer a question as I am not too hot on Naval stuff - is this a WWII British Destroyer? I ask as my grandfather served on the Ulster during the war - when alive and while sat on his knee for an old war story, he told me they depth charged more whales than U boats.. scrub the above question - that was one of my Berkshire Blonde moments as I have just seen the words "US" on the boxlid of your first WIP photo - doh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 coming along well. Perhaps you could answer a question as I am not too hot on Naval stuff - is this a WWII British Destroyer? I ask as my grandfather served on the Ulster during the war - when alive and while sat on his knee for an old war story, he told me they depth charged more whales than U boats.. scrub the above question - that was one of my Berkshire Blonde moments as I have just seen the words "US" on the boxlid of your first WIP photo - doh That said I would love to see someone do a British Destroyer like Cossack or Kelly in this scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) That said I would love to see someone do a British Destroyer like Cossack or Kelly in this scale. MMMMMMMM Kelly, would gots to get me one of those if it ever happens. The Kelly occupies a special place in the hearts of the people of my home town, Hebburn, as she was built there (Hawthorn Leslies yard) and was towed there for repairs after being mined in the North Sea. Lord Louis Mountbatten served as her captain until she was sunk off Crete. When I was a sprog in the ATC I attended a memorial parade and remembrance service in Hebburn cemetery (where the remains of several of the crew are buried) which was attended by Lord Mountbatten, then when I reached my majority used to regularly attend "The Kelly" pub, named, not unsurprisingly, after the ship. Edited July 15, 2015 by spaddad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 MMMMMMMM Kelly, would gots to get me one of those if it ever happens. The Kelly occupies a special place in the hearts of the people of my home town, Hebburn, as she was built there (Hawthorn Leslies yard) and was towed there for repairs after being mined in the North Sea. Lord Louis Mountbatten served as her captain until she was sunk off Crete. When I was a sprog in the ATC I attended a memorial parade and remembrance service in Hebburn cemetery (where the remains of several of the crew are buried) which was attended by Lord Mountbatten, then when I reached my majority used to regularly attend "The Kelly" pub, named, not unsurprisingly, after the ship. I was on the Tyne cruise last Sunday and Kelly came up in the conversation I think I visited the cemetery a few year's ago must go and have another look.even a decent priced 1/350 kit would do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Right,she,s down off the wardrobe and on the bench I,m off to the LMS for some bit,s and pieces and moving her on! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Hooray! About bl**dy time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) Hi folk's well not 100% accurate but the plan seems to have worked. It took just under an hour to complete one side of the ship including a couple of coat's of paint and from "looking" distance it certainly looks better than the supplied thread and at a fiver a pack cheaper than the alternative's,so another couple of session over the coming few days and should be "railed" up. Edited November 13, 2015 by stevej60 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Hi Steve, looks alreet from a distance, any chance of a close up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 Hi Steve, looks alreet from a distance, any chance of a close up? Will do ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Sorry about the poor photo but here's a closer shot of the rails.As I say not great but looks OK from normal viewing distance and looks "busy" now almost it's done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 That looks alright and probably a damn sight easier than brass 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Hi Steve. Sorry I'm late (very) to the proceedings (although it looks like you've been taking some time off here and there!) Anyway it all looks very interesting. Not my usual thing but I often look at some of the boxes of these rather large ships in the model shops. Really haven't got the space to build or display something like this. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 Hi Steve. Sorry I'm late (very) to the proceedings (although it looks like you've been taking some time off here and there!) Anyway it all looks very interesting. Not my usual thing but I often look at some of the boxes of these rather large ships in the model shops. Really haven't got the space to build or display something like this. Kind regards, Stix Thank,s Stix I got a rapid start then hit the problem with the rails,I,ve done a session a week on her recently and am about to permanently fix the major superstructures in place and move the build on then find a place for her (shes just short of three feet!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philtn Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Open to a little criticism? I think the (navy blue?) band around the ships drops way too much around the bow area. There is also a "drop" or a sharp bend where the band starts running unsupported from the hull. Cheers, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 Open to a little criticism? I think the (navy blue?) band around the ships drops way too much around the bow area. There is also a "drop" or a sharp bend where the band starts running unsupported from the hull. Cheers, Just checked the hull against the paint plan and the medium blue/light gray demarcation is as Revell suggest the black waterline follows the raised panel lines molded as a guide so if there is an issue I,m blaming Revell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Just checked the hull against the paint plan and the medium blue/light gray demarcation is as Revell suggest the black waterline follows the raised panel lines molded as a guide so if there is an issue I,m blaming Revell Hah, sounds like sabotage to me, them Jormans is out to get you Steve! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 Hah, sounds like sabotage to me, them Jormans is out to get you Steve! AYE they bombed me granny and flattened the chippy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philtn Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Hi folks,many apologies for the length of time since any work was done on this project it really was those railings that did my head in! anyway as promised Tuesday is "Fletcher" day so this morning has seen a head down get the railing posts done session which I,ve managed! so a couple of shots to show her size as opposed to the size of my work table,and said posts in place you know I could get right back into this as a rest from the up coming BoB GB!.Thanks for looking in. you are correct so far, just trying to help as this is something (if wanted) could be fixed quite easily I guess? The blue band starts running on it's own around the 20mm gun mounts midships in your build while in pictures this stars way earlier, this is why it might look different. Running parallel to the black band is just fine I guess. Just trying to give some input 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 What a superb photo! wish I,d seen it earlier,looks like again comparing it to Revell's plan they were nearly correct but missed the drop away which the photo shows,I could correct it but as you can see from the railing compromise I,m not averse to a bit of artistic licence but thank,s for the input hopefully I can get an update in soon and start to head for the finish line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 Right that's the railings done ready for paint! just a little work to do on the smaller rails which I will tackle next after I pick up some evergreen strip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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