beefy66 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 While some of my other builds are at the fragile stage to be transported when I go to my local model club meet on a thursday night to still keep me busy I had started on this one but I will still be concentrating on getting the other two completed first. So here we have my first Hobby Boss kit and my first pre-Dreadnought HMS Lord Nelson and as some of you may know I try to keep to ships built in the area of my home town and this one fits the bill of being built on the river Tyne at Jarrow This is how far I have got after a couple of sessions at the club this will be mostly out of the box only adding my first wood deck and the rigging using the WEM spreaders for the aerial set up. Does anyone have any info on the correct color as the instructions are identical to Trumpeter and are probably wrong I think I should be heading for a Dark Grey 507B beefy 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Nice to see some pre-WW2 stuff. Stuart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Nice progress with this, its a kit I've thought of getting, living in an area named for the great man would be ample justification to my mind. , so I'll be keen to see it come together. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Nice work so far - I shall be watching with interest Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugle07 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Good choice there Beefy, kit looks like it's got some good detail on it, and a good selection of PE. Great stuff so far, I'm sure I saw something about Nelson and Agamemnon initially being Dark Grey, but both changed during their service with a lighter (507c ish) in the Med? Think it's up to you as to when you portray her? Now where's that discounted Agamemnon gone? Think you've just pushed me over the edge to getting her oh the missus won't be happy with me... Again... Geoff 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael M Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I have it on the long finger, somewhere at the bottom of my pre-dreadnought pile, I'll gladly watch how it comes together 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 good start 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 Gentlemen thank you for looking in on this ride I have been trying to get some more info and looked in the Works the other day to find these books they have a small amount of info on this type of ship but should come in handy for when i get round to Dreadnought As for the colour scheme I have tried to get the look of the ship as she would have been during the Dardanelles Attack Fleet 1915 which I think would have been a slightly Dark Medium Grey so i have used MS3 greenish grey as a base coat and will lighten with 507C as a highlight I hope this works. Now to see what it looks like with some weathering and also painted up some of the main superstructure parts. and the white bands for the funnels beefy 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 While I am sort of getting over the man flu I am not wanting to go anywhere near the Sovremenny build for fear of sneezing and blowing bits all over the place so tried out my laminate flooring skills and applied the wooden deck from Wood Hunter I got from Starling Models my word you only get one chance with these they stick like I don't know what but make such a difference. and some of the main structures going on beefy 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAYELL Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Looks really effective with the wooden deck Cheers Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 That does make a difference - looks Fab Get well soon Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 and I thought you boys in the NE was hard .... Hope you get better soon Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 2:07 PM, KAYELL said: Looks really effective with the wooden deck 12 hours ago, robgizlu said: That does make a difference - looks Fab Get well soon 2 hours ago, longshanks said: and I thought you boys in the NE was hard .... Hope you get better soon Cheers Lads but the flu thing is just me feeling sorry for myself and having to go back to work after two weeks off over the festive season 🤪 a mix of to much drink and food and wearing shorts while taking the dog for a walk it gets windy up here you know Best Wishes beefy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Well slow start to 2020 but managed to get some time on this build 12 pounders fitted to shelter deck and upper boat deck fitted also got the funnels and a couple of other bits done for now beefy 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 The further you go along with this, the better I'm liking it. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Beefy, that is looking really rather Swish Keep it coming Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 Well after not touching this one for a while thought I had best get it back from the shelf while Swift is setting in the water starting with the ships boats it has quite a few and then some hull weathering A thin mix of Raw umber and Burnt Sienna Stay Safe beefy 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Gidday Beefy, it's good to see it back on the go. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael M Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Maybe add some oil on top of the brown on boats, to simulate wood grain/texture. I also have LN and every time I push away the idea of starting it, you come up with the update in your WIP..... coincident?....... or CONSPIRACY? hahaha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Michael M said: Maybe add some oil on top of the brown on boats, to simulate wood grain/texture. I also have LN and every time I push away the idea of starting it, you come up with the update in your WIP..... coincident?....... or CONSPIRACY? hahaha. Michael no conspiracy honest and thanks for the tip on the oil grain will give it a go these are only in the base coats for now looking at the funnel stays next want to get them in place before any more work on the boats?? Stay Safe beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael M Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Sound like a good plan. Putting those cables after installing the boats would be problematic at least 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 Using some stripped out electrical cable for the funnel stays some need a tweak to straighten first lot of lower stays fitted Stay Safe beefy 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael M Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Don't you think they're a bit on the thick side? You need to paint them as well that will add thickness...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 That’s the thinnest I have unless I use the usi rigging. 🤔 will have to have a think and see if my hammer hands are up to it beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael M Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Go for stretched sprue, glue the ends with PVA or some other water based thing, in case of braking or damaging, just some water on the brush and there is no trace of the mishap..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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