Bangor Lad Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I've started this topic as a place to show my maritime works in progress. Hope to get some photos posted soon. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyby Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I'm waiting patiently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) Ok, here we go. This is Meng Models' 1/700 USS Lexington. Must admit that when I bought it I hadn't realised it was a 'no glue' snap together kit! Moulded in four colours it reminds me a bit of Matchbox but with more sensible colours! To to be honest it's a well engineered kit with a good level of detail considering the low part count and the simplified construction. All told it took about three hours to put it together. I've come to the conclusion I'm not going to do any extra detailing on it but will concentrate on trying out a few paint and weathering techniques as soon as I get a chance. Cheers Edited February 25, 2017 by Bangor Lad Typo 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Looking great to small for me though I have to do the bigger scales Beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 9 hours ago, beefy66 said: Looking great to small for me though I have to do the bigger scales Beefy I know what you mean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwa66 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Looks like a good enough kit to be fair, 1/700 is small and a good paint job will go a long way on this. Good luck with the build. Regards Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Looking very nice indeed Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 I managed to get a little done to Lexington this morning. I couldn't get on with the different coloured plastic so I applied an overall coat of Halford's primer to give a better base to work on. Now that the colour has been unified I think you can appreciate the model better IMHO. The undercoat has helped highlight a few gaps hat need to be dealt with. You can also see that some of the details are a but crude but what would you expect from a snap-together kit. That said the overall moulding quality is pretty good in my view. I'd already decided not to do any additional detailing but focus on a half decent paint and weathering job. Thanks for looking. Cheers 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 I've also go this on the go at the moment too. Fair bit of work to do on both. Cheers 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Looking good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 This will be a small diorama of Ark Royal following her being torpedoed. Both are Airfix's 1/1200 kits. I'm going to use the Tribal as basis for a conversion to HMS Legion which was in attendance and took off many of Ark Royal's crew. Ark Royal will be set into the foamboard surface to show her list to starboard. Cheers 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I will look forward to seeing the Ark Royal piece develop. Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, TheBaron said: I will look forward to seeing the Ark Royal piece develop. Tony Cheers Tony This project has been bubbling away for some time. Tha images of the Ark following her torpedoing have inspired this idea. Hope I can do her justice. Edited March 12, 2017 by Bangor Lad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 If all goes to plan I hope to get some painting done on my Lexington this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 Well, I got a bit of painting done yesterday but not as much as I had hoped to get done as my airbrush was playing up when I changed colours. Had a bit of bleed on the other side and found a seam that needs attention on the bow too! Hope to sort these out by next weekend when I hope to get the flightdeck painted. Thanks for looking! Cheers 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 After a bit of a break I've managed to make some progress. Hope to post some photos later. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 (edited) I wasn't at all happy with the way brush painting the flight deck turned out so, last night, out with the masking tape... Followed by a quick repaint with Lifecolor Deck Blue through the airbrush and I was much happier I added a little pale grey to the mix to introduce a bit of tonal variety to the deck which will be weathered before the aircraft arrive. Thanks for looking! Cheers Edited May 20, 2017 by Bangor Lad 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfqweofekwpeweiop4 Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 (edited) It's coming on well but Deck Blue is the wrong Blue to use on the flight deck. Deck Blue should be used on all decks except the flight deck which should be painted with the No 250 Blue Flight Deck Stain colour, which is lighter. Later in the war, the carriers had their flight decks stained with a darker Blue, similar to Deck Blue. See the link below for all the USN WW2 ship painting info you would probably ever need. http://www.shipcamouflage.com/specialtopics/BlueFlightDecks.html thanks Mike Edited May 20, 2017 by Mikemx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Mikemx said: It's coming on well but Deck Blue is the wrong Blue to use on the flight deck. Deck Blue should be used on all decks except the flight deck which should be painted with the No 250 Blue Flight Deck Stain colour, which is lighter. Later in the war, the carriers had their flight decks stained with a darker Blue, similar to Deck Blue. See the link below for all the USN WW2 ship painting info you would probably ever need. http://www.shipcamouflage.com/specialtopics/BlueFlightDecks.html thanks Mike My mistake, I posted while away from my workbench and couldn't check exactly what I'd used. Colour used is Flight Deck Blue, slightly lightened. Thanks for the link but it's a gnarly subject isn't it? I'm happy with the way it's turning out but by the time I've done some weathering with washes, dry brushing, pastels etc Lord knows what colour it will end up as. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfqweofekwpeweiop4 Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 17 minutes ago, Bangor Lad said: My mistake, I posted while away from my workbench and couldn't check exactly what I'd used. Colour used is Flight Deck Blue, slightly lightened. Thanks for the link but it's a gnarly subject isn't it? I'm happy with the way it's turning out but by the time I've done some weathering with washes, dry brushing, pastels etc Lord knows what colour it will end up as. Cheers At least it's Blue, some people make awesome USN WW2 carrier models but make the big mistake of painting the flight deck in natural wood. If you could be bothered you could have some small patches of natural wood showing through, where there has been more use. I need to get my Trumpeter Lexington done, I've got specific etch for it and a replacement bridge. The worst thing about the Meng Lex (and indeed the Trumpy Lex) is the moulded on flight deck netting, which looks far too thick. thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Mikemx said: At least it's Blue, some people make awesome USN WW2 carrier models but make the big mistake of painting the flight deck in natural wood. If you could be bothered you could have some small patches of natural wood showing through, where there has been more use. I need to get my Trumpeter Lexington done, I've got specific etch for it and a replacement bridge. The worst thing about the Meng Lex (and indeed the Trumpy Lex) is the moulded on flight deck netting, which looks far too thick. thanks Mike True. I've seen some fantastic US carriers but with decks that wouldn't look out of place on Antiques Roadshow! I'm going to have a go at getting some wood showing through. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Very neat paint job so far should look well with a and pastels beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 9 hours ago, beefy66 said: Very neat paint job so far should look well with a and pastels beefy Cheers, Beefy Looking forward to having some time to crack on with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 1 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Some nice looking little carrier projects going on here - I'll keep watching with interest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 9 hours ago, Rob 1 said: Some nice looking little carrier projects going on here - I'll keep watching with interest Cheers, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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