steve5 Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 saw this build on utube , came out nice . going to be a simple out of the box build . hopefully . 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adm Lord De Univers Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Interesting choice... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 I did this back in January. It’s an interesting build, I recall it went together quite well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitriy1967 Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 And will you do the commander of the Varyag, Vsevolod Rudnev on a 1/350 scale? 😀 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 sorry dimitry , little bit past my pay grade , 😄 will have to look your build up , builder previously known as jon . I'm like you mate , it's smaller than I thought . first order of business , a cradle to hold this little guy , so my big hands don't start snapping things off . the wood decks are painted on the sprues . and my bench buddy ralph found a piece I didn't know I dropped , sigh !!! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Gidday Steve, you must be sooooo grateful to Ralph for finding your missing bit 🤔. A glue job? I'm sure you'll manage. Regards, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Ouch -it will come together - the hull looks nicely detailed Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 15 hours ago, steve5 said: my bench buddy ralph found a piece I didn't know I dropped , sigh !!! Well at least Ralph left it where you could see it and not camouflaged in something smelly Just catching up Steve like these older ships they have a lot of character will follow along now we have power again. Stay Safe beefy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micha_Pol Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Good luck on this ship; there are so very few protected cruisers in this scale available, and this one is especially beautiful. I will sure build it one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 thanks guys for the nice comments . finally got the decks painted , 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Love a bit of green anti fouling, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravens Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 It's coming along nicely. I've got one of these sitting in the stash that I've been meaning to get round to doing for ages so it'll be interesting to hear your thoughts once you've completed it. I did the Borodino kit by the same manufacturer a few years ago and it was a fairly stress-free build as I recall. Regards, Ross. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 thanks guys , this is a really great fitting model , I didn't even need to glue the deck in , it was that well fitted . got some more of the kit together , found some old railing , thought I might as well add it . the only complaint , the poles were way too fragile to use , so I cut some .5mm brass rod . 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 33 minutes ago, steve5 said: this is a really great fitting model I remember I was surprised at the accuracy of the fit, as you say, who needs glue. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 49 minutes ago, steve5 said: the poles were way too fragile to use , so I cut some .5mm brass rod Normally the case with all mine to heavy handed so just replace with brass all the time now. Looking very good Steve Stay Safe beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 3 hours ago, steve5 said: this is a really great fitting model , I didn't even need to glue the deck in , it was that well fitted I found the same thing on their dreadnought and Marat kits as well, I hope they bring more out, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TISO Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I have this one i my stash. Will have to bild it one day. It was a good ship with one hell of a story. BTW flag from Varyag was returned by South Korea (permanently loaned to russian museum) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitriy1967 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) Yes, in Russia it is a legendary ship. If you ask people far from the fleet to name famous ships all over the world, they will probably name Titanic, Cutty Sark and a few more. If even a child in Russia is asked to name famous Russian ships, then most likely it will be Aurora, Varyag, Lenin, Chelyuskin. There are well-known songs about Varyag and Aurora. Perhaps there were more significant ships, but this one got the fame. 🙂 Edited December 10, 2021 by Dmitriy1967 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TISO Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Yes. 2 ship attacking much superior force and then selfdestruct. Nobody would hold against them if they surrendered or if the crews simply sunk their own ships without the fight. But they did sailed out and attacked. BTW. Didin't Zvezda announce Koreec some time ago? It is good to see that Aurora still gets some reverence (old footage): 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 I heard a story , the japanese raised her and called her the soya , then gave her back to the russians , is this right ? all the guns , vents and davids are now on . 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micha_Pol Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) Yes, it is right; they also changed her appearende quite a bit. In fact all captured Russian ships from the war were used by the Japanese navy, some needing extensive reconstruction. Edited December 12, 2021 by Micha_Pol 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitriy1967 Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 It was in this state that the Japanese raised the Varyag from the depths of the sea. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Fascinating story. Steve - that is looking really sharp Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 That’s coming along nicely Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 thanks guys for the likes and the history lesson , love that stuff . the masts and boats are in . looking at that picture micha showed , I just realised I put the boats in the wrong way around , some mothers do have em . don't know if I can change them , without stuffing things up . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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