Andreas.R Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Hello Nick! The most realistic water and wake effect I've ever seen, really impressing. A superb build. Regards Andreas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 What they all said above! It’s not often that you see a model (with crew) that looks so true to life. Smashing work and a lovely sea base too. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tojo72 Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Outstanding work,love the weathering and the crew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 On 6/30/2020 at 8:40 PM, Andreas.R said: Hello Nick! The most realistic water and wake effect I've ever seen, really impressing. A superb build. Regards Andreas On 7/2/2020 at 3:07 AM, AdrianMF said: What they all said above! It’s not often that you see a model (with crew) that looks so true to life. Smashing work and a lovely sea base too. Regards, Adrian On 7/2/2020 at 3:24 AM, Tojo72 said: Outstanding work,love the weathering and the crew. Thanks all, much appreciated 👍 Cheers Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 An absolutely superbly executed build. One of the best I've seen and very inspirational. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 7/4/2020 at 10:31 PM, Terry1954 said: An absolutely superbly executed build. One of the best I've seen and very inspirational. Terry Thanks Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurice northcott Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Absolutely stunning ............ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Tura Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Nick, This is fantastic. Congratulations on your build. Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 On 8/23/2020 at 2:42 PM, Angus Tura said: Nick, This is fantastic. Congratulations on your build. Alan Thanks Alan 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Hello Nick, Realistic sea base and excellent finish of this famous ship. Regards, Orion / The Netherlands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foeth Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Excellent work on my favourite subject! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 9/12/2020 at 3:07 PM, Orion said: Hello Nick, Realistic sea base and excellent finish of this famous ship. Regards, Orion / The Netherlands. On 9/12/2020 at 4:11 PM, foeth said: Excellent work on my favourite subject! 👍 Thanks both, glad you like her. Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Awesome work on this HMS Hood. I 've had a look through some of the build log too and there are some great techniques. The 3-D printing for helm-indicators is amazing - making these is something I've shied away from, especially in 1/700. Cheers, GrahamB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) Wondering how I managed to miss this one. Excellent job, I shall be stealing liberally for mine. Looking at your pictures of the model in its seascape, it's easy to see where Hood's reputation as a wet ship came from. I gather her freeboard was much reduced from that of her original design. Edited September 15, 2020 by JosephLalor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) WOW! this is top draw work indeed. I'm not really in to ship models per se (aircraft are my main interest) but this is an real inspiration, wonderful detail and some lovely touches.. i wonder if you could estimate how many hours you put in to this? What's the length of the model in cm? The last ship model i did was the Airfix Cutty Sark.. i was advised to put it in the shed out of the way by my mum! It was a winter's evening so dark and my Dad dumped a full sack of potatoes on to it by accident, he'd brought home on his way from work! oops.. one 3-D Cutty Sark became a 2-D Cutty Sark! oh well.. Pity the real Hood had such a tragic end! Edited September 25, 2020 by Col Walter E Kurtz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 On 9/15/2020 at 11:46 PM, GrahamB said: Awesome work on this HMS Hood. I 've had a look through some of the build log too and there are some great techniques. The 3-D printing for helm-indicators is amazing - making these is something I've shied away from, especially in 1/700. Cheers, GrahamB Thanks Graham - not sure how'd they come out in 1/700, threading them in 1/350 was quite tricky! On 9/16/2020 at 12:19 AM, JosephLalor said: Wondering how I managed to miss this one. Excellent job, I shall be stealing liberally for mine. Looking at your pictures of the model in its seascape, it's easy to see where Hood's reputation as a wet ship came from. I gather her freeboard was much reduced from that of her original design. Cheers Joseph. There are some great pics (quite scary actually) of the quarterdeck awash in heavy seas. She got about 2000tons heavier than designed during construction and ended up with 2ft less freeboard than intended (from AOTS). On 9/25/2020 at 5:46 PM, Col Walter E Kurtz said: WOW! this is top draw work indeed. I'm not really in to ship models per se (aircraft are my main interest) but this is an real inspiration, wonderful detail and some lovely touches.. i wonder if you could estimate how many hours you put in to this? What's the length of the model in cm? Thanks for the comment. Hours wise I have no clue I'm afraid. She took about 18 month to finish (I work away a lot so limited bench time). She's 75cm long and 89 on the base. Cheers Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Thanks Nick for your additional information. It's a real beauty and worth all the hours you must have put in. I asked about the size as I have to have something bigger these days eyes and motor skills. Seems 1:350 might be the scale for me if I decided to do a ship! Good luck with the next project ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancona Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I love everything about this, the subtle weathering, the cleverly animated crew all doing something not to mention the seascape, its a great reference, wonderful attention to detail simply brilliant ! cheers David 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 On 9/28/2020 at 11:55 AM, Col Walter E Kurtz said: Thanks Nick for your additional information. It's a real beauty and worth all the hours you must have put in. I asked about the size as I have to have something bigger these days eyes and motor skills. Seems 1:350 might be the scale for me if I decided to do a ship! Good luck with the next project ! 1/350 works for me too, not too small that I can’t see it and I’ve got sausage fingers! Good luck if you do decide to give one a go! On 9/29/2020 at 5:36 PM, Dancona said: I love everything about this, the subtle weathering, the cleverly animated crew all doing something not to mention the seascape, its a great reference, wonderful attention to detail simply brilliant ! cheers David Thanks David 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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