S-boat 55 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) Hi All Completed build number 2, much happier with this than the first. The kit itself comes with five photoetch frets, so that up'd the challenge from Dreadnought for starters. She's brush painted in Humbrol enamels, mixed up my own red for the hull, then decks are 123, and hull/uppers is 125. The kits is very nicely engineered and goes together a dream generally. I augmented it with Model master barrels for the main and secondary armament and then likewise Model masters resin and turned brass aa guns (2 types) and training guns (they were chuffing awkward/tiny). The kit has some railing but lacks the main deck and most of the boat deck as well, so that is from my Repulse kit as I have after market for her. I added a thin line of evergreen strip to replicate a wooden rail that ran around her stern and scratch built the struts for the seaplane. It was my first proper go with photo etch and then I tried simplified rigging and overall I'm very pleased with her. She's taken a long while to complete but that was partly due to the amount of time between coats of paint at the start of the build then my wandering attention, a really nice kit to build and is such a handsome looking ship I might well do her sister ship at some point, Apologies some of the pics aren't great, my phone refuses to focus at times, Firsts; Photoetch as well as working out my own for that not provided Main barrels AA Resin and barrels Pin washing Rigging Build log here; I recently did a presentation course and the guidance was always one thing you liked (or more) and one thing you could do better so points I can improve are always welcome thanks for looking Sam Edited August 22, 2022 by S-boat 55 26 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73north Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Hi Sam a nice clean build , no issues that I can see , frankly . A1 from me , well done . You did very well 💫 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 28 minutes ago, 73north said: Hi Sam a nice clean build , no issues that I can see , frankly . A1 from me , well done . You did very well 💫 Thank you, very kind, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 You've done a really fabulous job on this kit. Always thought Dunkerque was a beautiful and unique ship. One I want to build in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich75 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Great job, cant believe you brushed painted it as well, well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Well.......that’s the dogs dodahs. A most excellent build. The rigging is superb. If you don’t mind I’ll start mine in a few years time, and maybe yours will be forgotten. Jon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 Hi guys thanks very much for the comments, 40 minutes ago, Boydie said: You've done a really fabulous job on this kit. Always thought Dunkerque was a beautiful and unique ship. One I want to build in the future. I can fully recommend the kit 25 minutes ago, Rich75 said: Great job, cant believe you brushed painted it as well, well done Thanks, it was a little patience testing but got there when I finally got the thinning ratio right 20 minutes ago, Faraway said: Well.......that’s the dogs dodahs. A most excellent build. The rigging is superb. If you don’t mind I’ll start mine in a few years time, and maybe yours will be forgotten. Jon Lol, I expect to see it start next week end! I'm sure it'll be a beaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 Higher res images here; https://1drv.ms/a/s!Arco4SQ9xxLFmTiNoDJAhF2V-0OS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Well that has turned out very nice and a cracking job on the rigging your spider must be well trained. Stay Safe beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 2 hours ago, beefy66 said: Well that has turned out very nice and a cracking job on the rigging your spider must be well trained. Stay Safe beefy Thanks beefy, it took a while but I got him to go where I wanted eventually 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, S-boat 55 said: Thanks beefy, it took a while but I got him to go where I wanted eventually If your rigging spider is not too busy, can I borrow him to rig Grey Goose ? Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 Alas he doesn't travel well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcello Rosa Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Congratulations, really fantastic. Do you mind letting us know what type of line you used for the rigging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 8 hours ago, Marcello Rosa said: Congratulations, really fantastic. Do you mind letting us know what type of line you used for the rigging? Thanks, yes certainly, it's mig ammos fine (.02mm) rigging thread. As much as it's sold as mig's it's actually mafe by uschi I believe and is better value bought from them if you can find it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Very smart looking ship model. Brush painted? The real deal. Nice touch with the Loire 130 flying boat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 9 minutes ago, Maginot said: Very smart looking ship model. Brush painted? The real deal. Nice touch with the Loire 130 flying boat. Thanks, yeah all done by brush, I've invested in an airbrush now though, should speed things up a bit in places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adm Lord De Univers Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 On 13/02/2022 at 17:27, S-boat 55 said: and the guidance was always one thing you liked (or more) and one thing you could do better Then do something wrong! But seriously good build and enjoyed watching her come together. As others have said, she's a good looking ship - a view I've also heard/read from Hood's crew, who were in a good place to judge. Really clean build, although one thing it could do with is some crew to give a sense of scale? Not really a minus point, but helps give perspective, otherwise I really gave this a good look over and have come up short trying to find negatives. David I think that quarterdeck wood railing bit has come out really well too. PE work overall is some of the best I've seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 That's a great shout re crew, hmmmm, you've got me thinking now, Thank you for the comments, I think your being very forgiving of imperfections but I'll take it 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcchow66 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Beautiful build and ship 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 This one is outstanding. The rigging really does make a difference, doesn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: This one is outstanding. The rigging really does make a difference, doesn't it? I'm pretty happy with how ot turned out, I thibk planning it out earlier would have made it easier but it wasn't originally my intention to rig her. Glad I did though as the 'crown' really calls out for it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Great looking build Sam - really crisp and the rigging is very neat Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 Thanks Rob, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h20 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 spot on! a fantastic build and finish🖕, she looks great!😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Wonderful and neat build. Great looking ships by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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