modelling minion Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Really good progress and very close to taking it's spot in the gallery. I hope you manage to find your Sea Kings but if not your "visiting Chinook" is an excellent stand in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Maybe not too much new to see in this picture but I've added the lifeboats, the ASROC, the radar, the various other grey things on the top and the lattice or framework thing in front of the bridge. Next is to paint all the radomes white, install them, and deal with the helicopter situation. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 It may not have masses of large extra parts added but the adding of lots of extra little bits is a feature of all modelling and can be very time consuming and needs to be done. Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 Since my last post I've painted the radomes and will put them on at the next opportunity, thus more or less finishing the ship. But before I go into Parliament and brag about my unprecedented on-time, on-budget naval procurement program, this thing needs some helicopters. That program, let's call it Project Sea King, got off to a more typical Defence start, inasmuch as the procured aircraft can't fly and need repairs before even entering service. These Trumpeter Sea Kings are really nice, but they are moulded in clear plastic which is really brittle. Both of the helicopters I cut off the sprue snapped at the tail-to-tailfin joint, both lost the right-side little connecting arm thing for the wheel sponson (which are separate parts), and one of them lost its tailwheel too. Also, both suffered a bit on the top of the air intakes as I tried to clean up the mess left from the connection to the sprue. So that was ...fun. I spent a while last night with tweezers and magnifying glass rebuilding the chopper you see on the deck; the one lying on the mat in front still has to be rebuilt. The Chinook, meanwhile, has a first coat of brown and later I will give it some green to get it looking like a JGSDF Chinook - I used to have all the correct modern Japanese colours in Mr Color but I couldn't ship enamel paints so I will just have to make do with what I can find in my collection of Vallejo acrylics. Also I realize this would look pretty good with some PE railings - I have a stash somewhere but haven't found them. So one day I might come back to that. But for now, I'm in the home stretch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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modelling minion Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Some very nice and very delicate work there. I struggle with 1/72 helicopters so I take my hat off to you for building them in 1/700, and they are looking very good too. Very close to the finish line now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 Just a quick update from the flight deck. After a few frustrating efforts I have rebuilt the two Sea Kings - the parts broke when they came off the sprue because that clear plastic is so brittle. Then, of course, they also flew all over the workbench out of my tweezers too. But I got there. That's just the first coat of white on the Sea Kings. The underside will be light grey. For the Chinook and Cobra, I'll use a fine black pen to make the little black stripes. Slowly getting there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Great work on the helicopters,especially in this small scale. The Sea Kings are coming along very nicely and the camo on the Chinook and Cobra look great already and adding the fine black lines by pen is a brilliant idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 OK, it's closing out to deadline time. I have a work trip from next Monday until after the GB ends so it's crunch time. The ship now just needs the pennant number decals on the hull. I lost the rear flagpole and one set of side torpedo tubes. Last night I finished the helicopter markings, except the red spot and a touchup where I smeared grey. So there's one more night in it - rotor blades, a little bit of touch up here and there, like the wheels, and I'm calling it done. It may not pass the spit & polish test in peacetime but hey, this is Frontline Asia 80s and I guess there's Russian and/or Chinese subs to hunt. So here we go! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Well I for one think it all looks very good indeed and will make a great addition to our gallery. I still can't believe how good a job you have done on the helicopters considering how small they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Well, I'm calling this one done. I will gratefully use the extension to get some nicer photos when I get back from my trip. I think the helicopter rotors look too high but I'm not sure I can really change it now. Better photos in the gallery soon. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Very well done on completing your Hiei, a very worthy addition to our GB. Please don't forget to get some picks into the gallery before before our new deadline. Thanks for taking part in the GB and for adding something different to our ranks other than aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Finished, and some more pics in the gallery. Thanks for watching! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) An excellent result and a worthy addition to the gallery. I really like the pics with the sea effect carpet. Very well done. Edited October 28, 2019 by modelling minion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Thanks! My only disappointment is I can't work out why the photos I uploaded here seem to be so low-res compared to the originals. Does the BM forum downgrade the images? I notice yours of your builds are super sharp. My pics were taken on a proper camera at 20MP (unlike the earlier shots in my build thread which I did with my phone). There must be something wrong in my workflow between camera and here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I am by no means an expert on anything technical computer or camera wise (or anything wise really!) and any clarity on my pictures is purely a happy coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Well done Looks awesome Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 On 11/1/2019 at 6:23 AM, Grandboof said: Well done Looks awesome Martin H thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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