S-boat 55 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Your etch work continues to be very impressive, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 What @S-boat 55 said your work is so neat, especially considering you're using CA glue, really good build so far. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Very neat work there. Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I'm with the above - very impressive etch work and general detailing. I've just taken possession of the Trumpeter Queen Elizabeth battleship and it's given me an insight into just how big King George V is Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 6/1/2022 at 8:34 AM, Rich75 said: so I did makes a change from dark red anyway! Yes, very true. Tamiya and Trumpeter, for that matter, seem determined to paint hulls red! Even the Trumpeter 1/350 kits, with hulls in three bits (waterline modelling) provide the lower hull moulded in Red!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 10/12/2022 at 9:35 AM, Modelholic said: I use a small sewing needle pushed, pointy end, into a bit of pencil eraser with the eye chopped off halfway down (like a pitchfork). Likewise, very successful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich75 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 3 hours ago, Alan P said: What @S-boat 55 said your work is so neat, especially considering you're using CA glue, really good build so far. Thank you, I do try to use PVA as well where I can as it gives me more time to get parts into position and I can use it to fill small gaps too 2 hours ago, robgizlu said: I'm with the above - very impressive etch work and general detailing. I've just taken possession of the Trumpeter Queen Elizabeth battleship and it's given me an insight into just how big King George V is Rob Thanks Rob, I will look forward to seeing that one on the go for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich75 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Thanks for all the kind words, much appreciated, I've been working on her most weekends but the small parts can take some time so I didn't bother posting one director, then another and another, sometimes you think you're not getting anywhere but really you are. As ever thanks for looking in 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich75 Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 Hi all, thought it about time to share what I've been up to. A while back, during his cracking build of HMCS Eyebright, I asked @robgizlu how he went about making bulwark supports, he duly spilled the beans and I learned something new, thanks again Rob! So I set about cutting tiny triangular pieces of plasticard...loads of them.. in fact 137 so far, starting with the pom-pom platforms and signal deck, more to do here still.. And then lower bridge And compass platform, which needs a few more little bit and pieces. When my eyes recover! Every section needed different sizes too, which took some working out to make them not look too overscale. I know they mostly are but I hope they add a bit of extra interest, the ALO positions are the smallest I could cut! Director tower next, it looked like the platforms around the HACS directors were a bit small to me so I extended them slightly and removed the kit supports Cut out the new supports, Three different sizes, the smallest was too small to drill so I decided to glue them in place and drill the last one in situ, That's when I dropped my drill and snapped the bit off! Anyway thanks for looking in, hope you like it so far, I have some more to show but dont want to post too big a list all at once,and thanks for the inspiration of all your builds 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 That's nice tight work on those gussets there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry L Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Rich, great detail work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 9 hours ago, Rich75 said: So I set about cutting tiny triangular pieces of plasticard...loads of them.. in fact 137 so far, Gidday Rich, making and fitting those bulwark supports is an interesting way of inflicting pain on yourself - most masochists have themselves whipped (so I'm told ). And will they be painted a different colour to the deck? They're very impressive however. I've done some on my own models, but only a few, nowhere near that many. As I said, very impressive. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich75 Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 2 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: Gidday Rich, making and fitting those bulwark supports is an interesting way of inflicting pain on yourself - most masochists have themselves whipped (so I'm told ). And will they be painted a different colour to the deck? They're very impressive however. I've done some on my own models, but only a few, nowhere near that many. As I said, very impressive. Regards, Jeff. Hi Jeff, unfortunately (for me) yes they need to be a different colour to the decks. All the vertical surfaces are NARN 22 except the blue panel on the hull. As soon as I put the first one on I thought hmmm, that might make things a bit tricky! It will be worth it though This picture of Prince of Wales shows the sort of thing I was trying to achieve IWM I found this pic searching for octuple pom pom mounts, the site accredited to IWM but for the life of me I can't find it on their site so I can't put the reference on. There is others clearly taken at the same time from the same spot but this one is the only one I've seen that show sections of the upper decks as well, if anyone can help with the ref number I will put it up 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 1 hour ago, Rich75 said: yes they need to be a different colour to the decks. All the vertical surfaces are NARN 22 except the blue panel on the hull. As soon as I put the first one on I thought hmmm, that might make things a bit tricky! It will be worth it though Gidday again, I did some on the main deck of my Flower-class corvette, but only about 1/2 dozen a side. They were a bit fiddly to fit and paint but I agree with you - they look good when done. That's an interesting photo you've included, and quite a lot in it. Thanks for posting it. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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