allyby Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 (edited) Starting my first ever Battleship, only other experience of building a ship was when I was a kid and the QE2 was the victim at that time, I'm using this as a learning experience and hopefully build my skills up to a Trumpeter HMS Repulse but that's another day! This one I'm building straight out of the box using Colourcoats Enamels bought from Sovereign Hobbies. Hull's been glued together this morning so now I'll leave overnight before sanding and filling, now on to the sprue washing of the rest of the parts. Wish me luck and any advice, or criticism is much appreciated. Edited April 6, 2017 by allyby 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I'll keep a watch of this one Ally. I look forward to seeing your progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 As a slight aside Ally, I copied the link to your photo there into my browser to see if I could see a bigger version - that's besides the point. I noticed however that you've started off using Photobucket the way I used Photobucket initially - i.e. dumping everything into the root folder. You'll soon have so many model photos that you can't find anything. Since you've only got one photo so far it's probably worth starting a sub-folder now for your Hood build and move the photo in there. If you try to reorganise your photos later when you realise (like me) you have 70 pages of images in your root folder you can't without breaking all the tags which is a royal pain in the behind! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyby Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, SovereignHobbies said: As a slight aside Ally, I copied the link to your photo there into my browser to see if I could see a bigger version - that's besides the point. I noticed however that you've started off using Photobucket the way I used Photobucket initially - i.e. dumping everything into the root folder. You'll soon have so many model photos that you can't find anything. Since you've only got one photo so far it's probably worth starting a sub-folder now for your Hood build and move the photo in there. If you try to reorganise your photos later when you realise (like me) you have 70 pages of images in your root folder you can't without breaking all the tags which is a royal pain in the behind! Thank Jamie, I'll look in to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyby Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 (edited) Some filler was needed on the bottom of the Hull, so I let it dry overnight and sanded. I dry fitted the decks, they were so tight I was afraid it would spring up on me so I cut heavy duty sprues, then fittted inside the hull and glued in place. Dry fitted again, looks fine. Drilled out the portholes, first 20 or so were OK then cramp took over, the rest was slow progress. Finally a coat of grey primer on the Hull, it looks not too bad. I suppose next job should be fitting prop shafts, then possibly painting the hull then main decks!!!!!!! Edited April 6, 2017 by allyby 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 That's off to a fine start Ally. How are you planning to display it when finished? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyby Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, SovereignHobbies said: That's off to a fine start Ally. How are you planning to display it when finished? Funny enough I've just been thinking about that Jamie, the stand they give you is only two-three inches long, I think I'll probably drill a couple holes in the bottom of the hull to take two 6 mm screwed rods, find some chrome pipe to fit over the rods, nuts and washers and make a wooden base. Edited April 6, 2017 by allyby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I use drawer knobs on mine. The reason I ask is because I like to cut holes in the main deck to be able to mount it to the stand after painting, but that means spacing the mounts such that the holes in the deck are hidden by superstructure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyby Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, SovereignHobbies said: I use drawer knobs on mine. The reason I ask is because I like to cut holes in the main deck to be able to mount it to the stand after painting, but that means spacing the mounts such that the holes in the deck are hidden by superstructure. So how does it get secured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Just now, allyby said: So how does it get secured? I planned to make a video showing it but haven't done so yet. In general they're all the same. I have loads of hardwood left behind by the last occupant of my house. I use a piece around 13" long - it works well on 1/350 capital ships but the size isn't critical. I mark the longitudinal centre line on the bottom of the hull - you have the seam for that. Then, find and mark the centre point fore and aft. From the centre, find a dimension that lands under superstructure fore and aft of this centre point (usually 2 to 3 inches in front and behind centre point). I then cut a drilling template from a piece of plastic with the above hole centres. Check that on the main deck the holes DO actually land under where the superstructure goes! Then once happy use it to mark and drill holes in the bottom of the hull. Cut your holes (about 3/8" to 1/2" - enough for a magnetic screwdriver and screwhead) in main deck above these holes. Finding the centre lines on the piece of wood, I then use the drilling template to mark and pilot shallow hole centres on the wood. I then drill the wood using a flat wood / spade bit about 1/8" deep. I key the drawer knobs "outside" faces with rough sand paper, screw them both to the drilling template (to keep the mounting faces aligned and same hole centres!) and 10 minute epoxy them into the shallow holes in the wood, and leave it to cure. Then it's a case of screwing the model to the stand through the main deck, which you can do after painting. If you do find a wooden deck for your kit, the holes can be under the wooden deck too as you can cut a square hole instead and glue the deck piece back in before covering it with the wooden deck 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 A great start, looking forward to your progress. Some ships from Heller made it on my bench, with some care and patience you will get a good looking battlecruiser to your display. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul178 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Good start I am watching your build with interest keep the pictures coming! Small point though HMS Hood was a Battlecruiser. I met the last of the three survivors in about 1999 who was Ted Briggs a charming man! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyby Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 I've just put the first coat on the Hull, once my second coat is on, is it best to use Humbrol Clear Gloss or Satin just to seal the paint, I'm using colorcoats enamels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Hi Ally, There's no need for a sealer of any kind unless you want to gloss for decals. Avoid the Humbrol aerosol acrylic clears on top of Colourcoats - the propellant chemicals in those are vicious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyby Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 Thanks for the reply Jamie, I might try the Humbrol clear cote gloss then just to give it a slight shine, ifit's too much I'll try dulling it down with their Satin Finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyby Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 Hull is now painted and finished apart from attaching the props, that's going to be one of the last jobs as I'm a bit of a clumsy beggar. These things are not easy to photograph. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Nice brush work Ally. You've achieved what looks to be a very nice finish on that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyby Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 (edited) Thanks Jamie, using colourcoats thinners is a must though as you already know but I'm surprised myself at how well this paint has went on, It dry's really nice and flat, I think I'll use this on all my future ship builds, I'll be doing the USS New Jersey next I think, so I'll have to work out the paints I need for this one, I've decided just to use the stand provided for the Hood as this is just a starter on ships for me but when it's finished I'm sure the kid next door will love it for his bedroom! Edited April 14, 2017 by allyby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyby Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 Slow progress due to watching Snooker, well that's my excuse, Aft deck dry fitted and I tried to slightly weather the blast bags, has it worked? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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