steve5 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 after a bit of a break , this is going to be my next build , theirs bit of a story to this kit , I ordered the pontos extras for it , after being told they only had the trumpeter kit's one , so I ordered it and the trumpeter kit from another mob , forward 5 months , I went to start the kit , only to find the wood deck didn't fit and must have been for the academy's one , bit late to return it , so I had to wait for academys to show up . I also bought this book , to give me a bit of a helping hand . 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry L Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Steve, looking forward to your build. Some how I ended up with two of these in the stash. Grabbing some popcorn and drawing up a chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Gidday Steve, how yo goin'? So you've got two kits of this ship? Are you going to build both, sell one or indulge in a bit of scratch conversion/whiffery? Ralph could probably advise you there. 🙂 Regards, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Nice one, I'll be following. I've got this kit and the pontos to go with it. Always watch someone and pick up some tips on the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry L Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 11 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: Gidday Steve, how yo goin'? So you've got two kits of this ship? Are you going to build both, sell one or indulge in a bit of scratch conversion/whiffery? Ralph could probably advise you there. 🙂 Regards, Jeff. Hello Jeff, will probably build one after picking up after market parts. However that is a long way off, have to finish building (a triple build at one time) Zveda's; Oriol, Borodino, and Knyaz Suvorov. Never again will I build a Zveda product!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) thank's guy's , nice to have you all aboard , hopefully it turns into a nice build . jeff , I'm going well mate , thanks for asking , probably will build the two , the hms barham ,looks an interesting one . ralph is a fountain of information , as always mate . I hope the rest of the kit goes together better than the hull halves , I had to really clamp them together tight , and put some re-enforcing on the inside for strength . the hull painted , needs a bit of touch-up work done , but nothing major . also mounted it on the working board . Edited January 22, 2022 by steve5 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IJNfan Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) Trumpeter hulls in my experience are always a big pain to put together. Haven't build warspire but generally afterwards it doesn't get really painful, though the fitting is often a tad loose/just nood 100%. Paintjob looks good. The only thing that caught attention was that in the middle grey part there seems to be a lighter bit in the center, is that a lightning effect or something you did on purpose with the painting? Edited January 22, 2022 by IJNfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adm Lord De Univers Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Looking good Steve. I'll be following this one with much interest. David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Nice choice Steve great to see you back at it the Seaforth book is great I also have the anatomy of the ship book with a lot of builders plans give me a shout if I can help will post for you Stay Safe beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 A very nice kit and with some lovely extras it builds superbly, I built the same and have my build log in here. Erk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) I shall follow on for sure, I started an oob of this kit about three years ago ad was trying to back date her a little by leaving a few bits off for a 1942 appearance. She's still sitting there waiting for attention but now having tried photo etch I'm wondering whether to carry on with her as is or wait and get a detail set for her, I know mk1 do one, didn't realise pontos do as well. Suprised you've had issues with zvezda, I built their dreadnought (admittedly not very well) as my first kit back in the hobby and had very little trouble with it, Anywho, Warpsite was a great looking girl with a fascinating history, look forward to your updates, Sam Edited January 23, 2022 by S-boat 55 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Will follow the build, thinking about building this model in its 1918 appearance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 thanks guys for the comments . beefy , any time you think I'm out of step , please tell me , only too willing to get advise . erk , you wouldn't have the link to your build please mate , would love to see it . have to appologise to you guy's too , could have sworn i bought the pontos kit , but have found out it's the MK1 one instead . live and learn . got a bit of the PE work done , bit out of touch , having a rest now , because I need a drink . 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Thats a great start on the PE bits very impressive stuff makes so much difference to the ole girl. Here's the link to my build - Erk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 11 hours ago, steve5 said: having a rest now , because I need a drink . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 14 hours ago, steve5 said: bit out of touch , having a rest now , because I need a drink . Not to sure I would agree with you being out of touch on the PE but will agree with you on the drink enjoy Stay Safe beefy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 thanks erk for the link , cheers beefy and faraway . started taking some deck furniture off of the deck , to accommodate the wooden sticker , the wood deck finally down . also got a bit more fiddly PE done . 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 the rear deck , not really sure what they call this , anyway it's installed . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 1 hour ago, steve5 said: the rear deck , not really sure what they call this , anyway it's installed . Gidday Steve, first photo that area is the quarterdeck - officer country. The Captain's walk around the stern looks very good too. Very intricate lattice on the balustrading. Regards, Jeff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adm Lord De Univers Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 4 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: Very intricate lattice on the balustrading. Agreed! Looks stunning. I think it's just called a sternwalk. I imagine it's great for fishing off of in harbour. David 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richtea Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 The sternwalk was usually reserved for the Admiral as it was accessed from the admirals quarters. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 some more little stuff done . love these little exhaust fans . 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Ditto on the fans, they look great, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobs_Buckles Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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