NAVY870 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Excellent effort Convinced me to get one to do as HMAS Australia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 On 1/13/2021 at 6:05 AM, NAVY870 said: Excellent effort Convinced me to get one to do as HMAS Australia. Hi Steve - Thanks. Delighted to hear that. I've just had to look Australia up and it looks very do-able from Kent/Cornwall. It looks like Canberra the sister ship was very similar. Were you aware of this.. https://modelshipwrights.com/news/hmas-canberra-conversion https://krakenhobbies.com/ listed as being currently out of stock but looks a pretty comprehensive package. Looking forwards to seeing the WIP Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 1/13/2021 at 2:05 PM, NAVY870 said: Convinced me to get one to do as HMAS Australia. Gidday, I'd like to do the same, although mine would be an Airfix 1/600 scale HMS Suffolk conversion. And naturally, nowhere near the detail your excellent model has here. It' quite a way back in the queue. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 12/01/2021 at 22:04, robgizlu said: Thanks Greg. What's your next build? Rob I’m currently doing a Type 23 Kent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick B Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Two fantastic builds. The picture of Berwick at anchor, converted to black and white and an old camera, could easily look like a real wartime picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtof P Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Amazing stuff - i'm deeply impressed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholas mayhew Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 what a wonderful build, and an equally wonderful blog - thank you @robgizlu I haven't built a floaty thingy since I was about 12 years old - and I can barely remember that far back! - but I must say that this build probably more than any other will prompt me to end that long sabbatical i have Italeri's MTB and S-100 (Great Uncle served on MTBs), but they are really what i normally model (1/32 aircraft and 1/35 armour), just in different shapes; big ships are really quite different in some of the skills required if one wants something beyond just OOB (not that there's anything wrong with that). anyway thank you again, and also thank you to those who helped with your research. I found that as interesting as the build itself, and also quite amusing in that despite all the photos and documentation, the actual colours used and where still causes so much discussion - good to see that it's not just German armour and aircraft which engender such debate! all the best Nick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Thanks Nick for your very kind words. This scale is relatively new to me as well but I'm enjoying it. The research is part of the enjoyment and it's great to have so many experts so free with help and encouragement. Good luck with a return to "floaty things". My entry into modelling was AFVs so I'm still learning my way here still Hope you blog your next project Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aayin1941 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 New appreciation for county class cruiser design as pointed out in this video at 5:26 https://youtu.be/y-ygrlmWqa8 I had always thought Britain lost out in the treaty limits, in that they accepted partiality with America. Yet if their designs were set up with a mind towards future upgrades, what I once viewed as folly, turns out to be pure brilliance. That all said, beautiful build here and many great ideas put forth in this amazing thread, so glad I found Brit modelling forum ⚓️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 On 5/8/2021 at 9:38 PM, Aayin1941 said: New appreciation for county class cruiser design as pointed out in this video at 5:26 https://youtu.be/y-ygrlmWqa8 I had always thought Britain lost out in the treaty limits, in that they accepted partiality with America. Yet if their designs were set up with a mind towards future upgrades, what I once viewed as folly, turns out to be pure brilliance. That all said, beautiful build here and many great ideas put forth in this amazing thread, so glad I found Brit modelling forum ⚓️ Thanks for the link. I wasn't aware of this previously and I enjoyed it enormously. I've quite a few to get through!! And Thanks for your kind comments - Welcome to Britmodeller Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aayin1941 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Glad you found it noteworthy. I find a few gems researching RN! A most worthy topic, from where I sit 🇬🇧 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 On 13/01/2021 at 06:05, NAVY870 said: Excellent effort Convinced me to get one to do as HMAS Australia. Interesting! Have you started yet? Martian 👽 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAVY870 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Martian said: Interesting! Have you started yet? Martian 👽 Not yet no Busily recovering from heart surgery, new additions to the fleet are on hold til I'm back at work 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 7 hours ago, NAVY870 said: Not yet no Busily recovering from heart surgery, new additions to the fleet are on hold til I'm back at work Very sorry to hear that Steve, I hope you make a full and speedy recovery. Martian 👽 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 And that's a Get Well soon from me too Steve. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 On 5/15/2021 at 12:30 AM, NAVY870 said: Not yet no Busily recovering from heart surgery, new additions to the fleet are on hold til I'm back at work Best supportive thoughts and a quick and healthy recovery Steve !! Stay safe !! Sincerely. CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 And a get well soon from me also Steve. Take much care and stay safe. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 I was tickled to see the new HMS Kent from Trumpeter in 1/700 uses box cover art that adopts the scheme portrayed throughout this blog and final result Well done @dickrd and @Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Rob 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 1 hour ago, robgizlu said: I was tickled to see the new HMS Kent from Trumpeter in 1/700 uses box cover art that adopts the scheme portrayed throughout this blog and final result Well done @dickrd and @Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Rob Well worth the work that was put in to the research hope that Trumpeter will listen to the experts now when it comes to the correct paint schemes And well done to you Rob for starting it all off with that great build of yours. Stay Safe beefy 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I think I've joined some dots. I received a friend request from one Randall Wilson on Facebook recently who appears to do much of the warship box art for Trumpeter. That would explain this. He may have been watching what Richard and I post from time to time. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 It seems that Trumpeter themselves are still sticking to company policy of not caring in the slightest Pity they didn't consult with the guy they hired to paint the box art! 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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