RGL

The Ships paravanes and the kits paravanes are somewhat different. The little blobs of plastic have nothing on what is available commercially for IJN Ships. The winch is a very fragile blob of plastic and some PE which looks nothing like the real thing.

Yes, and Eduard customer support does reply but don’t care. 

Sigh, you’ll never have enough PE now you’ve started. 

North Star have fabulous stuff, remember the figures are tiny and you will need a lot for a battleship 

The fore mast is a tapered brass rod from a Master-Model set, the yardarms from another, and the other bits from Alliance model works mast set. The rear mast is just rod and a yardarm. Given they are going to be rigged they’re need to be quite strong as the plastic would just bend and the kit stuff would never survive the sanding required from the injection ports anyways. 

I just had visions of Tatoo from fantasy island, “The plane, The plane!”. 

Whilst no no where near the quality of Cog’s guns, the kits guns are a little bit complex, and as the sprue joined onto the barrel, so I swapped them out. The barrels were from spares and were blackened. 

The 12pdr is very plain and there are two twin Vickers machine guns which are about 2mm

No, I keep chasing rabbits down holes on tiny pieces which I never end up using. Cog has gotten paint on his. 

In answer to Ben, it’s just bluetack. 

Morning work and the masts are done. Guns are next. 

From the book! 

photos!!!!

Obviously designed for a better modeller than me. I would love Pontos or the like come up with an aftermarket set. I just cannot find enough consistent references to do the 1945 build (yet), as she had several variations before she was scrapped.

Make sure you remove the feathers first. 

Im probably going to scratch build the davits as I’m just not happy with them. I accidentally cut too much off when I clipped it off the sprue and the real thing is very simple but not the rubbish provided in the kit. 

Well almost dinner here so honey mustard chicken it is. 

I’ve  replaced all the bollards with 1/700 large vessel ones (they fit perfectly) and two larger ones on the front that were left over from the Spruance. 

Sliwly building up the paint cue. 

Tomorrow the masts in brass. 

In

Marvellous work 

I wanted to add some rough weather shots of her...

The bridge, forward gun platform and the rear platform. The reference photos and line drawings show little handrails around the platforms which I added. The bridge is a bit clunky and I had to do a bit of clipping so it sits flush on the deck meaning I’m going to have to put a few styrene stops to hide some sins. I’m not in love with the kits PE. 

Hahaha, so true, it’s embarrassing how many TV channels were playing it. 

You’re motoring along, the cannons look very nice. The torpedo tubes? 

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IMO Eduard is fairly expensive for what you get. 

Cog, close ups please of the Shapeways guns please? 

Apparently there is a Royal wedding Northside today? 

Off to multiple rugby games. 

I bashed the grandstand for the 12pdr, mainly because I sent the centre pedestal into space and re fitted it with a brass one and replaced the support rods with brass as essentially you can’t cut 1mm rod from sprue and expect it to remain round. The kit gives you PE canvas dodgers to use as railing but the inside is smooth so I’m just going to go bare bones and add normal railing.

the two triple torpedo tubes are done. None of this stuff is glued down as it will make painting so much easier. 

Of course I’m right, that’s what I tell my wife all the times as she rolls her eyes. 

Yes, BUT, you’ll know all the pitfalls and what way you want to go with it. And what aftermarket to get. 

I actually got mine off eBay (but only use PayPal), Starling Models has it as does BNA.