Marco1965 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) Thank you, Jamie. Starting to believe that they actually had 2 doors at the back, there is evidently one on the right side, and I definitely can scratchbuild the two oval plates on the roof and the horizontal rectangular one at the back. "A" turret has two ladders on the sides of the back plate as well, not on B turret. Nice touch. I will keep on looking , there must be something. Marco Edited March 26, 2019 by Marco1965 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 There's this photo of AUSTRALIA in John Brown's which seems to show a second access door on the left hand side of the turret though as far as I can see no obvious access ladder and that's a long way up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1965 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Look at this one, Jamie. 2 Doors. I think that Shapeways got the correct structures, although little bit overdone for my taste. Marco 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73north Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Just to give a head up that a Chinese Company is making a lovely set of 8 inch gun Brass Barrels for the HMS Exeter and York ( and have an metal attachment pin for the 2 Gun Barrels to fix inside the Turret - like Pontos uses that will save a lot of work ) its sold on USA Ebay by CY Models - look for " 1/350 203mm Brass Gun Barrel for Trumpeter 05350 HMS Exeter CYG029 6pcs/set " and also a WOODEN DECK . " 1/350 Wooden Deck for Trumpeter 05350 HMS Exeter Heavy Cruiser Model CY350055 " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 1 hour ago, 73north said: and also a WOODEN DECK . " 1/350 Wooden Deck for Trumpeter 05350 HMS Exeter Heavy Cruiser Model CY350055 " I've just had a look and would recommend giving that a miss - they've simply copied all of Trumpeter's mistakes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 @Marco1965 @dickrd do you know what the angled item which is attached to the forward bulkhead below B turret is? Does anyone have a clear photograph of it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Macnaughton Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Part of a hoist for handling 8" shells when ammunitioning ship perhaps? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelholic Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Something to do with the paravane sweep gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 Either could be good calls. I have been sifting through photographs of County class ships also and they don't appear to have this thing - whatever it is - so it appears to be quite specialised in its particular placement here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelholic Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 It looks to be pretty heftie, and if rotated, would almost align the bottom hole (lighter circle) with one of the protrusions (they look like giant rivets) on the deck edge just visible behind A turret. But I think the thingummy is just stored there and i certainly wouldn't want to carry it too far! Anything on pics other than Counties? Just had a quick look at the IWM collections (A 3553) and it doesn't seem to be present after refit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 On 3/25/2019 at 8:19 AM, Geoff Bizley said: Welcome to the club. This happens to me at least once on every model I make these days. My carpet monster must be so well fed I should probably put it on a diet! I should have mentioned that the weekend before last when @Stew Dapple was here helping me "tin up" for the weekend, we spent a bit of time upstairs in the modelling area looking for decent colour matches for his next Imperial Japanese Army aircraft subject. By pure luck he held up a little see-through piece and asked "is this it?" The PE is long gone but I have the engine and nacelle back at least! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Modelholic said: It looks to be pretty heftie, and if rotated, would almost align the bottom hole (lighter circle) with one of the protrusions (they look like giant rivets) on the deck edge just visible behind A turret. But I think the thingummy is just stored there and i certainly wouldn't want to carry it too far! Anything on pics other than Counties? Just had a quick look at the IWM collections (A 3553) and it doesn't seem to be present after refit. Hmm. I looked at some Leanders too and still came up blank. The trouble with a thing like this is that even if I knew what it was and what it was called, it's never going to be labelled as such in a photo library. If captured it will just be there coincidentally behind some smirking brass hat having his mugshot taken for a newspaper. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Very interesting and detailed build log I'm going to be following along if I may. Since returning to the hobby about almost 4 years ago after a 30 odd year break, I've not as yet built a warship, something I did a lot of as a teenager. Your build has inspired me to start planning one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 17 hours ago, Modelholic said: Something to do with the paravane sweep gear? Gidday All, I have found another photo of Exeter, high resolution and taken from broader on the beam, showing more of the piece in question. I'm sorry but I don't know how to create links or to shrink and post the photo. The shape of it appears to me to be designed to fit around the bow and to stream paravanes off it. I also have a photo of HMS Welshman in Malta on her first blockade run, and a similar (but much lighter) frame is strung around the bows also. I know she streamed her own paravanes while coming into and out of Malta on that trip so I assume that is what it is for. I've seen photos of larger vessels (County class included) which show a different arrangement for streaming their paravanes - vertical chains from the extreme bow to the forefoot which may be why no photos of County class have this piece. I am certainly no expert in this so please don't take my word as the answer but it seems to be plausible. I HTH. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hewitt Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Well Jamie, will she be ready for Perth I,m trying to get Britannic finished ,she will be there even, if not finished . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Kev The Modeller said: Very interesting and detailed build log I'm going to be following along if I may. Since returning to the hobby about almost 4 years ago after a 30 odd year break, I've not as yet built a warship, something I did a lot of as a teenager. Your build has inspired me to start planning one Hi Kev, thanks for that, and please do have a go at a warship. They're quite different and refreshing changes from some other modelling disciplines 2 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: Gidday All, I have found another photo of Exeter, high resolution and taken from broader on the beam, showing more of the piece in question. I'm sorry but I don't know how to create links or to shrink and post the photo. The shape of it appears to me to be designed to fit around the bow and to stream paravanes off it. I also have a photo of HMS Welshman in Malta on her first blockade run, and a similar (but much lighter) frame is strung around the bows also. I know she streamed her own paravanes while coming into and out of Malta on that trip so I assume that is what it is for. I've seen photos of larger vessels (County class included) which show a different arrangement for streaming their paravanes - vertical chains from the extreme bow to the forefoot which may be why no photos of County class have this piece. I am certainly no expert in this so please don't take my word as the answer but it seems to be plausible. I HTH. Regards, Jeff. Hi Jeff, I don't suppose you could email them to me? 2 hours ago, Chris Hewitt said: Well Jamie, will she be ready for Perth I,m trying to get Britannic finished ,she will be there even, if not finished . Perth 2021 maybe - there's zero chance it'll be ready by the end of this month. I expect to be like a bear with a sore head by Perth with some foreseeable-yet-unavoidable overload at day job, mixed in with all free time between now and then burned away on preparation. Shows are absolutely awful things. It cannot be overstated as a trader how much of a royal PITA they really are, not even so much standing with a grimace painted on for a whole weekend but the extra hassle and disruption getting ready and the chaos afterwards trying to get back to normal. Ugh. Can't wait... Anyhoo, I'm not letting model shows ruin this weekend. I have fixed the first Walrus. I think it will look acceptable once painted silver. I hope! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Gidday Jamie, I've given it a go. Hopefully it's worked, I'm not too knowledgeable about e-mails and stuff. If you don't get them, react here with the confused or sad icon and I'll try something different. Regards, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 34 minutes ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: Gidday Jamie, I've given it a go. Hopefully it's worked, I'm not too knowledgeable about e-mails and stuff. If you don't get them, react here with the confused or sad icon and I'll try something different. Regards, Jeff. For the benefit of my own reputation here, I will state that Jeff's email reached me safe and sound. The offending article is shaped like a boomerang 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 I have painted the fuselage with ACRN28 Interior Grey-Green first so that it shows through the transparent canopy (I hope). Please excuse the non-relevant parts co-occupying the back side of my Infini cutting mat. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Gidday Again, I like the Walrus. I think the engine and wing struts set it off nicely. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 I still hate brush painting. The photograph does make it look rougher than it seems in front of me though! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 You painted the window frames on a 1/350 aircraft *faints* Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 8 minutes ago, Stew Dapple said: You painted the window frames on a 1/350 aircraft *faints* Cheers, Stew I cheated and used a very small Eduard canopy mask set. It was only £4.99 for 10 square millimetres of pre-cut tape. 😂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael M Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Why brush not airbrush? Have I missed something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 54 minutes ago, Michael M said: Why brush not airbrush? Have I missed something? No pre or post shading either Modelling of the very highest order Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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