Vlad Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 It has been a very long time since I dabbled in 1/350 ships (about a decade I estimate), but I was lured back by the idea of having a much larger and more comfortable "canvas" for Prince of Wales' messy 5-colour camouflage scheme. Of course, I then got tempted by extras, but after 8 months here she is. Kit - Tamiya 1/350 HMS Prince of Wales Photo-etch - Eduard Wood deck - Mk.1 Design Pom-poms - Black Cat Models Rigging - Modelkasten 0.047mm (this stuff was fantastic and went a long way to releiving my dread of doing rigging again) Paints - Revell Aqua and Humbrol Acrylics custom mixes (tried my best to get as close as I could to the wonderfully researched and presented camouflage profile on Sovereign Hobbies) 47 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Gidday @Vlad, that is a superb model of the ship, the complex camo scheme is very neatly done. She's simply beautiful. The actual ship had a short but eventful career. It is a pity what happened to her, and a wake-up call I think to the die hard big-gun advocates of the RN. Will you be doing HMS Repulse also? Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Very nice work, love the scheme. Well done. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Agree with Jeff and Stu, that is absolutely Terrific. Flawless Camo scheme and your mixes seem very close indeed. The detail is flawless as far as i can make out - it really is a Corker Congrats Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Simply stunning. Its tempting me to get my KGV out of the stash... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madtatt Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 An excellent job. The camouflage scheme is very well done. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micha_Pol Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Such a lovely piece of work, Painting, rigging, all looks great! Wish there were more detail pictures. Also, I feel such a beautful model deserves a better pedestal then this boring piece of black plastic... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Thanks all! @ArnoldAmbrose funny thing is, the last 1/350 ship I built was Repulse, and she's still in the display cabinet. However, she is backdated to 1923/24 Empire Cruise appearance, not Force Z fit. I wasn't really intending this to be the start of a Force Z collection, it has certainly inspired me to continue dabbling in 1/350 occasionally (space allowing) but I have many other options. I don't mind the pedestal too much, it is actually primed and painted black, even if the plastic was black to start with, which makes it look more uniform and matte. I put too much work into the plaque lettering to just ditch it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekz Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 We demand more photos! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Impressive ship! 🙂👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Good all the way. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 VERY nice, lovely paint job. Well done. Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Well done Vlad, that's really nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 excellent work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Church Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Very nice job on the camouflage painting. The grey underwater hull looks really well too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Fantastic model, beautifully done 👍 the rigging looks very fine as well (I'm afraid of rigging, it's definitely the weakest part of my game along with aircraft canopies!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 3 hours ago, Alan P said: Fantastic model, beautifully done 👍 the rigging looks very fine as well (I'm afraid of rigging, it's definitely the weakest part of my game along with aircraft canopies!) Thanks! I bought the Modelkasten rigging wire specifically to try something new with rigging since I hadn't done it for years and my previous techniques were frustrating and unsatisfactory. It's still a bit painful, but that stuff is fantastic and way easier to work than nylon threads or messing with stretching sprues. As for aircraft canopies, I swear by those pre-cut masking sets, takes all the hassle away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Now that paint scheme is a lot of work and very well done. Stay Safe beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 On 1/11/2024 at 8:45 AM, beefy66 said: Now that paint scheme is a lot of work and very well done. Stay Safe beefy I appreciate the thought but I don't find this kind of camouflage hard work. Unlike some other dazzle schemes, there are no straight edges that need masking. Freehand the whole thing and it's very enjoyable and relaxing. 🙃 I draw the demarcations on first in pencil, then it's like a paint-by-numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Great build of an unlucky ship, as others have said the camo scheme looks great, impressively done by free hand as well, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naval Guy Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Superb work! I love the rigging, and the nice camouflage too! If I may ask, what are the Revell colours that you used to paint the model? The paint colours look excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 On 3/29/2024 at 9:20 AM, The Naval Guy said: Superb work! I love the rigging, and the nice camouflage too! If I may ask, what are the Revell colours that you used to paint the model? The paint colours look excellent! Thank you very much! Many of the colours are mixes, some not. Here's what I used: Camouflage: MS1 - Revell Aqua 78 507A - mix 50/50 Revell Aqua 74 and 79, with a tiny bit of 56 to make it more blue MS3 - mix Revell Aqua 45 and 75 and a little Humbrol 78 to make it green MS4 - mix 50/50 Revell Aqua 45 and 75 507C - Revell Aqua 76 MS3 mix I am the least happy with, next time I will try something based on Revell Aqua 67 Other: Steel decks and turre tops - Revell Aqua 77 Hull antifouling - Revell Aqua 47 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Srb Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Well done Sir, she's a beaut!!! I especially like the colors and the overall look. I pondered acquiring her, but some time ago, Flyhawk announced her in 350th scale... So I'm waiting.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naval Guy Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 3/30/2024 at 6:55 PM, Vlad said: Thank you very much! Many of the colours are mixes, some not. Here's what I used: Camouflage: MS1 - Revell Aqua 78 507A - mix 50/50 Revell Aqua 74 and 79, with a tiny bit of 56 to make it more blue MS3 - mix Revell Aqua 45 and 75 and a little Humbrol 78 to make it green MS4 - mix 50/50 Revell Aqua 45 and 75 507C - Revell Aqua 76 MS3 mix I am the least happy with, next time I will try something based on Revell Aqua 67 Other: Steel decks and turre tops - Revell Aqua 77 Hull antifouling - Revell Aqua 47 Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gogser1 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Not really a ship guy, but that is a superb model. Absolutely beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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