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RGL

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  1. Using Tamiya fine red primer (rattle can) I’ve only spotted a few faults that will need sanding. I can proceed with putting the rest of the hull togeather and the rest of the priming can be done with an airbrush
  2. Other side done. I need another coat of primer before I go any further
  3. So, new glue arrived and again I can start. Port side gussets added to the gantries, starboard side to go then I can prime.
  4. I see what you mean but I won't bother as the camouflage on the starboard side will be a very dark blue over this section and not really noticeable. More importantly they completely left out the anchor on the bow (Which I only just noticed today). Simple fix to drill a hole though.
  5. 15 cm gun housings. I had to cut the barrels off at the stem and drilled holes into the stem to place the aftermarket barrels. I then had to file the tops so they can actually move / rotate inside the hull. The colour photo shows one of the ship’s real guns in Norway.
  6. I need new CA. Maybe it’s the turning of the season but it has turned to sludge. I managed to add the gantries and a lot of door that are on the original blueprints but not the model or the upgrade. I’m awaiting new glue before I add 100 or so gussets.
  7. So the real thing looked like this. Remember it rusted a lot and never went to sea. In this timeline ah will be a bit more active.
  8. When the GZ was being built, they had to replace the bow as it was rubbish in rough weather and placed a large cap on top of the funnel as the smoke obscured the island. By adding the cap it became top heavy thus the bulges added on the hull for stability. I have etched in the panels which are’nt too obvious on the existing photos, but I think after some time at sea it would beat it up a bit and oilcan it. Next are the gantries that will have spotlights and guns. These will all need gusssets which are after after market.
  9. I use Zap which has always been great, just the recent batches haven’t been very medium or thin.
  10. I’m of the opinion sone bottles just go off. I just got a ‘new’ bottle of medium CA which is thicker than off cream. I think it has just sat around in the heat for too long so going to get some from a new source as the thin stuff I also bought is just as thick.
  11. So the panel lines are done. I can now etch in the vertical lines and try and understand the engineering as there are platform that run alongside the deck for guns and spotlights that will need a heap of gussets added. Once I’ve gotten my head around that I can give her another primer coat to cover up all the raw areas.
  12. I’m going to do it a bit different this time as I want the hull plates to be a bit more defined. It will more or less just give me a guide when I airbrush and weather.
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