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  1. RGL
    Closed In , now some detail work
  2. RGL
    There’s a really good shot of Eskimo with her bow blown off which shows a lot of close in detail, such as the wind baffles. These are quite easily replicated with card. I now need to put a wall in below the searchlight platform
  3. RGL
    So the standard fit out from the Trumpeter kits show an empty gun position for Zulu (I’m still awaiting a single 2pdr to go here) the twin 20mm cannon that goes in this position on Eskimo (there are 4 on the ship) and the modified gun tubs
  4. RGL
    Yes, new mast, from the same footage in 1944. An obvious refit
  5. RGL
    So I’m back on the Eskimo. Amazing when you keep searching, you keep seeing things that weren’t there before. The twin 20mm’s added by 1944 (there were 4 of them) went on the lower bridge wings (replacing twin vickers machine guns) and abaft the quad Pom Pom. The forward ones had a pedestal beneath it replacing metal pillars with bracing. The kit is pretty much an exact replica of Zulu. A fair bit of bashing is required.
  6. RGL
    Tape or blue tack, as pretty much everything has to be airbrushed
  7. RGL
    Cool!
  8. RGL
    Aaaand finished. Compared to a WW1 German torpedo boat and beside a big brother from ww2 and parked in the digital graveyard
  9. RGL
    I used a few shades Of lighter grey then a white overspray and a neutral grey filter to dull it down.
  10. RGL
    Nearly done, rust to go
  11. RGL
    Now this is a photo of her I’ve never seen before
  12. RGL
    Mast stepped (I used proper yards, the instructions say 1 but the photos show 2), guns added,
  13. RGL
    And another shot, wouldn’t want to be working these in an open ocean
  14. RGL
    So I just found 2 photos from Navtechlife.com of Claymore ,
  15. RGL
    So throwing some stuff on the boat, guns, lifeboats, mast, ladders and railings to go.
  16. RGL
    Looks amazing. Yes the chain is waaay too big. In 1/700 the YX chain would be too big as well as they’re pretty much battleship chains. I’d just use the pe ones painted dark blue and dry brush Dark brown then a rust wash.
  17. RGL
    It’s the middle of winter here, it’s my 16 yo in the water mind you not me
  18. RGL
    And sometimes you just need to do something different
  19. RGL
    A good set of micro files? A nice set of U-Star Tweezers if you’re going to do PE. If you are going to use PE use superglue, a box of acupuncture needles to apply CA glue and a cigarette lighter to burn off CA build up
  20. RGL
    For a drill get a Pin vise, don’t use a Dremel or it will melt. The list of tools is never ending.
  21. RGL
    Nice.
  22. RGL
    Love it.
  23. RGL
    I just looked at that link, old mate pretty much did it perfectly.
  24. RGL
    Thanks OC. so the deck is down, focsle area done up, just need to rig the anchors then I can rig the railings. The kit has hard rails and don’t really match the line drawings.
  25. RGL
    I’ve hit middle age eyes in the last few years. Live the optivisor and can’t imagine going to 1/700. So brave!!!

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