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Back to my 'normal' scale, 1/350, with this from HobbyBoss.

p?i=464741c5b3aab9112644f403b54fef4eH.M.S. Agamemnon, a Lord Nelson Class Battleship, which was launched in 1906. (spot the mistake)

 

A nice simple paint job, although I did wonder if she was ever in dazzle ?

Then I thought b@@@@@r that, grey is good.

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Although the instructions give no hint, evidently the rigging can be quite complex, sort of a throw back to the days of sail. So I shall be doing a bit of research, to at least try to rig her. 

This is where you chaps come in, if anyone knows of any references to the rigging I'd be grateful.

And talking about rigging, the plastic masts are quite bendy, so I'll probably be replacing them with scratch brass ones

 

Detail on the hull is reasonable, with lots of scuttles to drill out (oh goody)

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I usually replace something with 3D parts, but in this instance I'm going more or less 'Out Of The Box'.

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Photo etch look nice.

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This is my 'more or less' moment. I don't have to paint the deck.

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So that's what's in the box.

First task, drill out the scuttles.

Then assemble the hull halves and make a wooden base, no sea scape today.

Jon

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Ooooh, nice! 😎

 

Rigging you say? I'm sure there's nothing here that a chap of your calibre can't handle...

 

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Bonus shot that might prove useful...

 

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Looking forward to being inspired by this one - I've got a Collusus in the stash, going to be a while until I get around to it (real life still keeping me from the workbench, despite my best efforts).

 

Have fun, and good luck! 👍

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1 hour ago, Faraway said:

Nelson Class Battleship, which was launched in 1906. (spot the mistake)

HMS Lord Nelson class, and HMS Agamemnon.

 

I'm looking forward to seeing this come together. Regards, Jeff.

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Oo, looks fun. Nice to just build some plastic out of the box from time to time. Shame she post dates the black and white paint era, which might have preserved your colourcoats grey stocks a little longer!

Andy

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1 hour ago, Andy H said:

Rigging you say?

Thanks for the photos.

My first reaction was totally unprintable, do I even have enough thread ?

Jon

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1 hour ago, Faraway said:

Thanks for the photos.

My first reaction was totally unprintable, do I even have enough thread ?

Jon

Yes, good luck with the rigging. At least you can put that to the back of your mind for a little while at least. Always enjoy looking through your builds, I’m sure this will be no exception 

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Great kits these from HB I built the Lord nelson few year back it was interesting doing the cage aerials really tests your French skills.  :whistle:

 

Stay Safe

beefy

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It’s a great kit which I had fun building (and posting two years ago here) I went with minimal rigging (mostly based on other builds posted and a few diagrams I found online) and I chickened out on the caged aerials. Unlike some kit supplied PE, the HobbyBoss PE is pretty good. I’m struggling with PE supplied with the Trumpeter Tsesarevich now, I’m finding it very fragile/ unforgiving/ challenging.

 

You build beautiful ship models Jon, looking forward to see what you do with this one!

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1 hour ago, beefy66 said:

cage aerials

I managed them on my Airfix RAF rescue launch, but these are MUCH smaller.

But I have found some PE aerial spreaders, which I think I’ll get.

Jon

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Very good choice of subject, I have her sistership here, waiting; I have, in fact, done some digging and checking of the kit and came up with the folowing issues (overall, the kit is really great though):

- The propellers are wrong; both ships had 4 bladed propellers

- All 4 underwater torpedo tubes are missing, there were four fixed broadside tubes

- Kit lacks one anchor, two are proveded, yet the ships carried three

- There was a prominent waist chute on each braodside, clearly visible in alll pictures

- The steambocats are really badly made, no vents, no propellers, a shame considering how nice these were IRL

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2 hours ago, Courageous said:

Looks like you've got yourself a bit of an audience with this subject Jon. Looks very interesting. Good luck.

 

Stuart

So it seems, no pressure then.

Jon

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2 hours ago, Micha_Pol said:

The propellers are wrong; both ships had 4 bladed propellers

- All 4 underwater torpedo tubes are missing, there were four fixed broadside tubes

- Kit lacks one anchor, two are proveded, yet the ships carried three

- There was a prominent waist chute on each braodside, clearly visible in alll pictures

- The steambocats are really badly made, no vents, no propellers, a shame considering how nice these were IRL

Interesting info, thanks.

I’ll not worry about the propellers, torpedo tubes and the supplied boats will have to do.

The waste chute I can probably rectify and I’ll see if I have a spare anchor somewhere.

Jon

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The start of the base.

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Brass supports

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Hull painted, once dry, I'll add the boot topping. I also painted the raised areas on the deck.

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While I wait, I've applied the wooden deck, perfect fit.

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Jon

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She's a big girl, isn't she! One of the bigger ship's you've done?

 

On 10/31/2024 at 2:33 AM, Faraway said:

(spot the mistake)

Greek in English, hard enough for native English speakers...

 

On 10/31/2024 at 2:33 AM, Faraway said:

Although the instructions give no hint, evidently the rigging can be quite complex, sort of a throw back to the days of sail.

On 10/31/2024 at 3:00 AM, Andy H said:

 

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Oh my! 😱

 

Hopefully not too much of a throw-back to sail, especially no worming, parceling, or serving.

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