Landlubber Mike
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Landlubber Mike reacted to king derelict in HMS Kelly by king derelict - Flyhawk - 1/700 - PLASTIC
I got a bit more focused today and added the rust streaks to the hull which finishes work on HMS Kelly. I may have undershot it a little but it’s easy to overdo the weathering in 1/700.
Thanks for looking in, the likes and support throughout this build.
Now , what next?
alan
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Landlubber Mike got a reaction from thibaultron in Vought SB2U Vindicator by ccoyle - Kartonowa Kolekcja - 1/33 - CARD
Looks great Chris! Hopefully the fuselage went together a lot easier than the Accurate Miniatures kit I’m working on. I had a really hard time buttoning it up!
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Landlubber Mike reacted to king derelict in HMS Kelly by king derelict - Flyhawk - 1/700 - PLASTIC
Thank you very much Mike. I did mask the funnel and bridge and use the airbrush. I did have to go back with the brush and tidy up after I added the detail. This one doesn’t have a lot of PE details in those areas and what there were got added later. Very basic compared to your Akitsushima.
alan
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Landlubber Mike got a reaction from Canute in HMS Kelly by king derelict - Flyhawk - 1/700 - PLASTIC
Looks really good Alan! Your paint job is fantastic! Did you mask the bridge and the funnel and airbrush to get the different colors? Or did you just hand brush? I have to do something similar with my Akitsushima and am a bit worried about masking with the delicate PE attached.
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Landlubber Mike got a reaction from Jack12477 in Vought SB2U Vindicator by ccoyle - Kartonowa Kolekcja - 1/33 - CARD
Looks great Chris! Hopefully the fuselage went together a lot easier than the Accurate Miniatures kit I’m working on. I had a really hard time buttoning it up!
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Landlubber Mike got a reaction from Jack12477 in HMS Kelly by king derelict - Flyhawk - 1/700 - PLASTIC
Looks really good Alan! Your paint job is fantastic! Did you mask the bridge and the funnel and airbrush to get the different colors? Or did you just hand brush? I have to do something similar with my Akitsushima and am a bit worried about masking with the delicate PE attached.
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Landlubber Mike got a reaction from ccoyle in Vought SB2U Vindicator by ccoyle - Kartonowa Kolekcja - 1/33 - CARD
Looks great Chris! Hopefully the fuselage went together a lot easier than the Accurate Miniatures kit I’m working on. I had a really hard time buttoning it up!
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Landlubber Mike got a reaction from Canute in Vought SB2U Vindicator by ccoyle - Kartonowa Kolekcja - 1/33 - CARD
Looks great Chris! Hopefully the fuselage went together a lot easier than the Accurate Miniatures kit I’m working on. I had a really hard time buttoning it up!
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Landlubber Mike got a reaction from AJohnson in HMS Kelly by king derelict - Flyhawk - 1/700 - PLASTIC
Looks really good Alan! Your paint job is fantastic! Did you mask the bridge and the funnel and airbrush to get the different colors? Or did you just hand brush? I have to do something similar with my Akitsushima and am a bit worried about masking with the delicate PE attached.
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Landlubber Mike got a reaction from AJohnson in Vought SB2U Vindicator by ccoyle - Kartonowa Kolekcja - 1/33 - CARD
Looks great Chris! Hopefully the fuselage went together a lot easier than the Accurate Miniatures kit I’m working on. I had a really hard time buttoning it up!
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Landlubber Mike got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Vought SB2U Vindicator by ccoyle - Kartonowa Kolekcja - 1/33 - CARD
Looks great Chris! Hopefully the fuselage went together a lot easier than the Accurate Miniatures kit I’m working on. I had a really hard time buttoning it up!
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Landlubber Mike got a reaction from Old Collingwood in HMS Kelly by king derelict - Flyhawk - 1/700 - PLASTIC
Looks really good Alan! Your paint job is fantastic! Did you mask the bridge and the funnel and airbrush to get the different colors? Or did you just hand brush? I have to do something similar with my Akitsushima and am a bit worried about masking with the delicate PE attached.
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Landlubber Mike got a reaction from Dave_E in Vought SB2U Vindicator by ccoyle - Kartonowa Kolekcja - 1/33 - CARD
Looks great Chris! Hopefully the fuselage went together a lot easier than the Accurate Miniatures kit I’m working on. I had a really hard time buttoning it up!
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Landlubber Mike reacted to king derelict in HMS Kelly by king derelict - Flyhawk - 1/700 - PLASTIC
The details are now in place. It was a bit of a frustrating day at times. Place a boat, knock off a set of stairs, lose tiny pieces of PE etc.
The boats and davits are in place. The PE fret has boarding ladders for the boats but they are almost invisible when added and it’s quite crowded around the boats so they have been omitted. The foredeck railings went on quite nicely but for some reason the main deck ones were a fight and one side is a little distorted.
black wash has been added and a bit of dry brushed steel to bring up a few details like the tiny, tiny sights on the Bofors.
I was planning to add the pennant number decals but the sheet only provides G61 and G85 which are HMS Javelin and HMS Jupiter. HMS Kelly is F01. It’s a bit of an odd kit in that respect. The main sprue has quite a lot of bits left so I think it covers other J/K destroyers. The PE instructions are pretty basic and the paint guide is poor. Neither it nor the box art show any pennant numbers.
Tomorrow I will start the weathering of the hull.
Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments.
Alan
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Landlubber Mike reacted to ccoyle in Vought SB2U Vindicator by ccoyle - Kartonowa Kolekcja - 1/33 - CARD
Aft fuselage attached. There's some not-so-great seam work (the result of a botched gluing attempt) if you know where to look.
'Course, I didn't say where the botched seams are located, did I? 😉
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Landlubber Mike reacted to ccoyle in Vought SB2U Vindicator by ccoyle - Kartonowa Kolekcja - 1/33 - CARD
Forward fuselage ring added.
Aft fuselage done -- needs to dry before mating to main fuselage.
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Landlubber Mike reacted to ccoyle in Vought SB2U Vindicator by ccoyle - Kartonowa Kolekcja - 1/33 - CARD
Whew!! The main cockpit skins went on fine -- fit is good so far.
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Landlubber Mike reacted to ccoyle in Vought SB2U Vindicator by ccoyle - Kartonowa Kolekcja - 1/33 - CARD
Gunner's position finished -- this was a very fiddly structure to make.
And inner cockpit skins added. Always a bit of an anxious wait to see if the outer skins will fit properly. 😬
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Landlubber Mike got a reaction from thibaultron in Vought SB2U Vindicator by ccoyle - Kartonowa Kolekcja - 1/33 - CARD
Yeah, I got stuck trying to scratch build the wing fold mechanism. I probably have the skills to finish it now so I should just knock it out.
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Landlubber Mike got a reaction from thibaultron in Vought SB2U Vindicator by ccoyle - Kartonowa Kolekcja - 1/33 - CARD
Awesome subject Chris! I really need to finish mine. Looking forward to following along!
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Landlubber Mike reacted to Javlin in Scharnhost by Javlin - Trumpter - 1/200 - PLASTIC - Operation Paderborn - Kriegsmarine
Thanks Mike what's great about it means the End is Near!
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Landlubber Mike reacted to king derelict in HMS Kelly by king derelict - Flyhawk - 1/700 - PLASTIC
The tinyness continues. I started populating the aft deck with depth charges, throwers and hoists.
depth charges are tiny.
Thankfully none escaped from the tweezers, no spares provided.
And this is the aft deck loaded up
Six depth charges, two throwers and two hoists. The depth charge rail was quite relaxing by comparison.
Ive painted the Carley rafts and added them along with various hoists and the bridge screen.
Ive decided to use the PE davits for the ships boats. Assembling the boats on the davits and adding them to the deck will be the next task, and then the deck railings.
Beginning to reach the end now.
Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments.
alan
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Landlubber Mike reacted to king derelict in HMS Kelly by king derelict - Flyhawk - 1/700 - PLASTIC
The bridge area is finished apart from some paint touch up. I decided to try using diluted black on the lockers instead of grey tones. I made it a bit thicker than a wash and I think I’m fairly happy with the results. As the photos show you can discriminate the lockers but they are not too obvious.
And I have one to straighten up tomorrow. I added the funnel and the next task is the tripod mast. The kit one is very nice Flyhawk moulding but very delicate. I need to make a jig to hold the brass parts in place while gluing or soldering but the enthusiasm wasn’t there today so I attacked a slow running shower drain instead.
Tyanks for looking in, the likes and comments.
alan
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Landlubber Mike got a reaction from Canute in Scharnhost by Javlin - Trumpter - 1/200 - PLASTIC - Operation Paderborn - Kriegsmarine
Excellent rigging Kevin, wow! Fantastic job my friend!
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Landlubber Mike reacted to king derelict in HMS Kelly by king derelict - Flyhawk - 1/700 - PLASTIC
I made steady progress today. I detailed the searchlight and Bofors platforms. Another tiny binnacle, and more lockers and PE railings. I just finished the aft superstructure and the last lockers I think. The railings were broken down into sensible pieces so bending was quite straightforward. CA glue throughout.
I now have the aft deck, depth charge throwers and rails and hoists. The rafts and boats are being painted. I haven’t decided whether to use the plastic davits or the PE ones. The plastic ones are quite delicate and three dimensional.
Thanks for looking in, the likes and kind comments.
alan
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