robgizlu Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 WIP here: Thanks for looking Rob 47 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 That looks excellent! The photography is first-rate too-especially the reflections from the water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Gidday Rob, A very good model of the ship, and that's a very peaceful scene, just before the war. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Stunning work Rob. Love the moored option, the launch and figures bring it up another level. Well done. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Splendid! Very nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 That is a beautiful looking ship. There's so much to take in, on many different levels. My ship modelling such as it was, was many years ago, the Airfix 1.600 scale range were the available kits at the time. HMS Cossack and HMS Nelson and so forth. The small Destroyers were exactly that to my young eyes, small. Your model, with it's figures to provide scale, dispel that thought. It's quite a stroll from one end to the other! HMS Nelson must have been vast! It's only taken fifty or more years for the penny to drop here. Then there's the details that bring home how cold and harsh life aboard must have been. Open Bridge, Turrets, windswept decks, cold steel everywhere and so on. What my mind saw as tiny pop guns turn out to be quite a size with figures to compare against. The mast ladders look absolutely terrifying. Then there's the setting. The calm of the mooring invites closer inspection and the quality of the build rewards just that. I felt myself being drawn into the scene. All in all a magnificent model. Thank you for posting. Tony. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancona Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Well Rob, you really knocked it out of the park with this one, what a jewel, your attention to detail is first rate, as someone just said, it slowly sucks you in as you notice more and more clever little touches, simply lovely !! Cheers David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Derbyshire Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Greetings Sir. Splendid job sir, mood evokes "calm before storm" quality job. Be lucky Cheers Brian. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Beautiful model, in a very realistic setting, well done 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Parvis Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Beautiful work Rob. As others have said, it just draws you in. The setting is perfect as well. All in all, amazing. Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socjo1 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) You are right, Fellows - all scene could be a painting titled "Silence before Storm". This model is as good book - you want go back to it and once again recognizing another after another different aspects or just... to please the eyes. Very fine in all dimensions - from narration, composition, eye - catching anecdotes (boat, figures) till details. I like especially last photo with gun directed us and subtle blicks of light on broadside. And finally - very quick build! Splendid as always. Are (galleys?) chimneys ( H-shaped) made from plastic profile or injection needle? One thing I like less are rather thick edges of decks and bridge, but these are minor details only. Never mind 😉 Lot of lessons and inspirations for me, many thanks! Edited March 29, 2021 by socjo1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Excellent, you look at that last picture and can almost hear the water lapping against the hull 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Simply stunning young man A beautiful miniature that tells a story, best yet!! Stay safe Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Great job, absolutely superb! Cheers Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adm Lord De Univers Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Simply unreal levels of quality here, in every little detail to the overall scene, enjoyed reading the build log too - thanks. David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 That's an exquisite little replica of a working ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Very nice, Rob! Lovely workmanship & paintwork. Another great presentation with the mooring buoy & small boat alongside. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Rob, another stunning built! Lovely details. The G-class destroyers look very good - one of my favorites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Beautiful job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 C'est magnifique!😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 Thanks everyone for your very kind and generous comments, they are very much appreciated 6 hours ago, Zigomar said: C'est magnifique!😍 Tres sympa - merci beaucoups. On 3/29/2021 at 1:23 PM, socjo1 said: Are (galleys?) chimneys ( H-shaped) made from plastic profile or injection needle? Hi Michal - they are Plastruct rod 0.5mm - the Photo-etch ones did not look right Thanks again all Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socjo1 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, robgizlu said: Hi Michal - theay are Plastruct rod 0.5mm - the Photo-etch ones did not look right 👍 Fully agree! Regards, Michał 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Just about perfect in every way! TT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Absolutely stunning piece of modelling. Please tell - How do you get that water effect it is so realistic? Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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