RGL

The build is on here; I just don’t want to spend a decade on one. 

Now the pain, railing stanchions. I put an #11 blade on the deck to give some perspective 

Nah! 

It can be an issue of standing too close to the wall at times. Some details are soo tiny as to be invisible to the naked eye, yet alone practical to attach so I don’t bother. Is it visible form arms length? Is it with destroying the piece for that invisible piece of detail? 

No mate, just patiently plodding along. If you can see  the the Endeavour in the back ground it’s an exercise in patience when it comes to rigging, if I can do that I can do up a crane. Once you get your head around how it works, it gets easier. 

The 2 ships cranes, horrible instructions and I needed to add on a few extras so the rigging is correct but now they’re attached I’m fairly happy. I just have to hang a plane off one. 

On 9/7/2018 at 9:35 PM, cog said:

I've got this Nipon "kannie see nie boot" waitin'

 

 

 

 

But I would like to build a Tone class battlecruiser ...

This is what can be done (by Hyun Soo Kim)

Nearly there! Ammo boxes, deck equipment, new chains to keep @Dubz happy! 34 individual 20mm guns. Plus a ship’s bell. 

The ships plane, railings (not looking forward to a week of rigging stanchions, davits; light weathering. 

Oh, and the screws. Starting to look like a warship. 

The secret is rapid set CA 

Some simple rigging done

How about a jap destroyer Cog to go with your Yamato? 

If if I hadn’t done my triple Japanese set I’d probably do this. Now I’ve got a triple RN it means I have 2 more Germans to go after the Emden. 

Y turret 

A turret 

Thanks for the likes. @Dubz I have painted up another chain which I will try before doing up the railings which will be one of the last steps. 

The main guns, a bit of dry brushing, add handrails and a Pom Pom 

He’s a bit like the All Blacks compared to the rest of the world in Rugby 

Yet again K, you make it look easy 

Seriously I can hardly see it and I spent 2 days masking. 

38 minutes ago, Dubz said:

Any chance to get a smaller anchorchain? I thinks it is way oversized or am I wrong?

 

Dirk

Dirk, I think it's borderline? I bought the kit dirt cheap, and it came with a Artwox wooden deck and chain (The deck is incorrect so I did not use it) but the chain is far  more accurate than what Pontos gave. It may be 1/4 too big but better than getting a North star individual linked chain and taking a full week to make it up.

Damn, this is going to nag me now.

Jan you can't see it but I did manage a triple layer. Too much like hard work for mine.

Um, NZ is in the Commonwealth games.......

i Just hate doing the ships boats as I reckon they just look horrible. Thus cover them with canvas. 

The colours even match up

Big guns done, even the triple levels on the barrels, they need some weathering yet plus handrails, which will be about a full day’s work. 

The secondary guns complete

Starting to get the next lot done. Firstly the anchor chains with some extra detail for chain stoppers and hawser Home covers.