1/700 Scratch Build Castle Class - HMS Hadleigh Castle

[Pete_W]

.... and she is finished, at least for the moment. See the build log here. 

 

Very pleased with this, as I don't think I've ever finished a 1/700 build before.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[robgizlu]

Lovely rendition with super detail for 1/700.

Love the seascape and the background really sets it off

Well done Pete 

Rob

[AdrianMF]

Beautiful!

[Andy H]

Top notch!

[04NO1]

Incomparable！！！！

[Autle]

Is that even possible, amazing quality of work regardless of the size. Well done 

[Pete_W]

Cheers guys, thanks for the very kind words.

 

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[Courageous]

Very nicely done and for doing it in 1/700 is a bonus. Good job.

 

Stuart

[Pete_W]

Cheers Stuart

 

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[Saeran]

Terrific stuff, beautiful model for such a little ship at that scale.

[KDB]

That is just downright awesome, Pete! Love all of it but especially the colour of the sea. It all goes together beautifully 👍

Cheers - Karl 

[Pete_W]

On 10/12/2024 at 08:27, KDB said:

That is just downright awesome, Pete! Love all of it but especially the colour of the sea. It all goes together beautifully 👍

Cheers - Karl 

 

Cheers Karl. I live on the coast here in the UK and look out onto the Thames Estuary and we get an ever changing sea colour. Grey, browns and greens are all seen along with an occasional blue 😉 and I thought this colour would work well with the white and B55. Glad you think it worked

 

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[theskits62]

Glorious work, even more so when you realise just how tiny it is.

[Mynimal]

Great little work ….

[Ngantek]

Masterful work. Way beyond the quality and detail that most of us can achieve using just kits, resin, aftermarket. The watercolour(?) in the background is a great addition as well. Really pleasing little model. Looking forward to you future projects!

Andy

[Jeff.M]

Amazing detail at such a small scale!  Very well done. 
 

Jeff

[Pete_W]

24 minutes ago, Jeff.M said:

Amazing detail at such a small scale!  Very well done. 
 

Jeff

Cheers Jeff - I'm looking at Flowers next, so will aspire (and fail) to match the quality of your 144th Snowberry. An inspirational build.

 

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Edited December 12, 2024 by Pete_W

[Jeff.M]

7 hours ago, Pete_W said:

 I'm looking at Flowers next, so will aspire (and fail) to match the quality of your 144th Snowberry. An inspirational build.

 

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Pete,

 

Thanks so much. I have just been following the leads of you guys. I can only hope that my builds are as inspirational as yours. 
 

Best,

 

Jeff

[KDB]

On 12/12/2024 at 2:21 AM, Pete_W said:

 

Cheers Karl. I live on the coast here in the UK and look out onto the Thames Estuary and we get an ever changing sea colour. Grey, browns and greens are all seen along with an occasional blue 😉 and I thought this colour would work well with the white and B55. Glad you think it worked

 

P

Well I’ve seen the Thames Estuary AND the waters off Exmoor exactly like the water effect on your model, Pete, so you’ve achieved the effect perfectly. I look on in awe.. 🙂

[Donald]

First class build. Yup, these little ships are tiny in 1/700 but when they're well based and photographed who cares. Lovely work.