Marco1965 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 After the Graf Spee, what else could I assemble but the HMS Exeter. I got the kit several months ago, and have been adding some aftermarkets for a better experience, like: 1. Eduard Big Ed PE, 2. Infini models Brass Masts, 3. Scale Chain 4. Master Model 8" barrels 5. Master Model 4" barrels 6. Wooden base (same as used for the Graf Spee) it will be a waterline model The length of the HMS Exeter vs the Graf Spee surprised me, it does not seem too much shorter. Marco 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry L Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Enjoyed your Graf Spee build, looking forward to this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutcastJoel Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I have to agree with Jerry, the Graph Spee was stunning, so I cannot wait to see this come together! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Make that three! Your Graf Spee build was superb, and I've recently acquired Trumpeters HMS York, so this will be of interest to me. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Great to see another Brit Cruiser being built. And agree with all of the above Bring it on! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1965 Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) Well thank you for your opinions, guys, this is really encouraging specially coming from whom it comes!!! Will do my best not to disappoint you! Marco Edited July 29, 2020 by Marco1965 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 that water line graf spee looks incredible , will have to follow this build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugle07 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Will be watching this with interest, an iconic duo, will be good to see these two together! Geoff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1965 Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 About to start this one, got a doubt. I was about to order the 507C Light Gray from Colourcoats, but I see that is shows up as "discontinued". Is there an equivalent within the same Colourcoats range? And if not, are the colours suggested in Trumpeter instruccions appropriate? Mr. Hobby H338, Acryvision N338, Vallejo 907, Model Master 1732, Tamiya XF-14 or Humbrol 147. Marco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 32 minutes ago, Marco1965 said: About to start this one, got a doubt. I was about to order the 507C Light Gray from Colourcoats, but I see that is shows up as "discontinued". Is there an equivalent within the same Colourcoats range? And if not, are the colours suggested in Trumpeter instruccions appropriate? Mr. Hobby H338, Acryvision N338, Vallejo 907, Model Master 1732, Tamiya XF-14 or Humbrol 147. Marco Hi Marco. We discontinued the entire RNxx range due to inaccuracies. We needed to overhaul the entire Royal Navy range in line with newer and more complete research and updating the RNxx paints was giving lots of headaches for our distributors and indeed customers who wanted the new ones not the old ones. So, RN03 is discontinued. It was replaced by NARN22 in 2018: https://www.sovereignhobbies.co.uk/collections/colourcoats-sea/products/narn22-1936-light-grey-507c-g45 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1965 Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 Thank you, Jamie, I knew that you would provide the solution for my impasse! Marco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1965 Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 So let´s set sail on this one! I bored open all the skylights, not difficult (this is only my 2nd ship, and in the previous one I did not bore them open). Thanks to several scale modelers who have posted their assembly process of the HMS Exeter before, I knew right away of the many corrections this kit needs. I scribed the planked deck around the bridge, still need to see how it looks like under a coat of paint. Then I increase the width of the corridors around the bridge with plastic sheet, an proceeded to cut the openings for the passage below the bridge. And covered the planking around the forward boat area with green putty to simulate the antiskid material. Will sand it later to obtain a smooth surface, want it to actually be at the same level as the planked deck level, no big step around it. Up to now, the three updates that I did shown clearly in this picture: antiskid area, passage openings and increased width of corridor around the bridge. So far, so good. Passage does not look good as it is, needs an inner structure, I used plastic sheet for the interior walls, and will open some doors or something for a better appearance. And finally the bridge interior needs some work. With those big windows, and the skylights bored open, some kind of structure has to go inside. I will issue a floor and walls for the upper level, pure "educated" imagination, don´t have the slightest idea of how the interior looked like (checked on a couple pictures of HMS Belfast, though...). I have a pretty good idea of where the stairs are located (and I just noticed that I have drawn them facing backwards, steps should face forward), I will add them as well. Marco 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1965 Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 Issuing the interior of the bridge was fun, no references, HA! according to my own discretion. Not empty anymore, still neet to paing the interior. Some details in the tunnel under the bridge. And this is how it looks currently, made the openings for the ladders going from the commanding level to the bridge upper deck, will add ladders later. I corrected the number and position of the reinforcements of the barbettes. Trumpeter provides 8 per barbette, but there should be 12 for barbette 1 and 3, different positions, and 8 for barbette 2, in different positions. I chiseled and sanded off the molded one, and added the correct number/position made of plastic sheet. And here they are, much better than the scarce original ones, will see how they looked when finished. Marco 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Nice work on the bridge structure Marco. Which figures are you using? The 3D ones look so much better than the PE ones I have. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 I agree - super setailing work all round Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1965 Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 Thanks, the figures for the inside of the bridge are leftovers from a Fujimi IJN kit, in that scale, hard to make the difference. But My intention is to get one set from NothStar Models for the rest of the ship (currently shipping costs are prohibitively high). Marco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Looking great so far and lots of tips for when I get round to mine Stay Safe beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Great stuff going on Marco! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 On 09/11/2020 at 12:35, Marco1965 said: Thanks, the figures for the inside of the bridge are leftovers from a Fujimi IJN kit, in that scale, hard to make the difference. But My intention is to get one set from NothStar Models for the rest of the ship (currently shipping costs are prohibitively high). Marco Thanks. Agreed with the North Star shipping costs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1965 Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 Some advances on the HMS Exeter. I finished issuing the notches for the main turrets to rotate, I don´t like just inserting them in the barbettes. I started painting the bridge, "corticene" came first (50/50 Military Brown/Rust), and the interiors gray blue. As I had bored open all the skylights on the hull, I added cheap black plastic in the middle of the hull, to avoid the totally unrealistic situation of looking at the light of the opposite side skylights. Same as with the main turrets, I issued notches for the torpedo launchers. And finished assembling the torpedo launchers. Glued rear deck in place, perfect fitting. I added a bulkhead at the front end of the rear deck. Don´t know if it was actually there, but didn´t like the view into the deep hull. Then started the painting process of the Deck. I wanted to pre-shade at least two different tones of wood planks. For that, I masked several planks and sprayed them in MIlitary Brown. I repeated the process, this time using Dark tan, instead, pattern became more dense. Finally airbrushed Colourcoats "Teak C01", taking care not to completely cover the "pre-shading" of the decks. The upped deck, which had be scribed, looks much better now! I am quite satisfied with the results, still pending are washes and some retouches. Marco 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Looking very good, I'd not thought of preshading the deck, I'm doing mine post as oppose pre the main colour, might try you way next time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1965 Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 18 minutes ago, S-boat 55 said: Looking very good, I'd not thought of preshading the deck, I'm doing mine post as oppose pre the main colour, might try you way next time I tried that approach with my Graf Spee, I like how it looks, just wanted to try some techniques common on airplanes kits to ships, let’s see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Good to see this back - nice work Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Gidday Marco, I do a similar thing with my main turrets now. I like to be able to lock them in yet they're still removable if required. It never occurred to me to do the same with torpedo tubes. Maybe next time. The decks look good. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Great work on the deck colouring. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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