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  1. RGL
    Hull lines in, I added a few more, a couple of coats of primer with a flea type can. Tomorrow I’ll etch in the plates and put the undercoats on to represent the ships base primer and metal coats with oil canning.
  2. RGL
    Should be good!
  3. RGL
    None of the aftermarket is for the HMS Kent so it’s not really linear, so I’m scratching around replacing doors and other stuff, metalled floor indeed the waist guns. I’m almost ready to start painting again.
  4. RGL
    Mike, I pre paint them then place them and add a drop of fast setting very thin CA . The only reason I didn’t do individual stanchions on this one is that they were actually hard metal ones instead of stanchion and wire.
  5. RGL
    Bridge basics done
  6. RGL
    I use brass rod for pipes, it comes in various sizes and is easy to bend unlike plastic which has a mind of it’s’ own.
  7. RGL
    All ships are money pits I thought
  8. RGL
    My plan is to do it same way I did with my fletcher just a bit bigger.
  9. RGL
    Doing up the main bridge area, the box art and the ship has splinter mattresses. None provided or available under $100 I’m going to use 5mm plastic strip, after I prime it I will scribe In the details
  10. RGL
    The kit provides a Poor plastic catapault for the seaplane so I scratch built one from bits and pieces
  11. RGL
    So this is the searchlight platform and will have quad vickers on them.
  12. RGL
    So today after 2 months the rear 3D printed guns arrived from NZ. I’m pretty sure it’s Australia Posts fault as anything coming through Melbourne hits a massive backlog due to the Covid’s
  13. RGL
    Nice, Pontos instructions generally assume a lot of your ability to mind read but it really is excellent. Good to see another coming to the dark side.
  14. RGL
    I find if the thin up the inner gunnel it will sit a little below the edge allowing the stick on deck to sit flush (if that makes sense). I don’t think I could fit a 1/200 beast!
  15. RGL
    Does the deck sit flush?
  16. RGL
    I look at all the IWM photos of the RN Ships from WW2, they have that fantastic black and white crispness I’d live to see in colour.
  17. RGL
    Thought I’d make a start, drill out the portholes, thin out the ledges for the deck so it sits just below the gunwhale, PE Foxsle added, funnels done
  18. RGL
    I have broken off that many masts repositioning my ships it beggars belief, as they are always already rigged and need CA and a quick set solution.
  19. RGL
    The Hull is quite nice but will need some work to make her look real. The camouflage pattern will be pretty dominant and therein lies the challenge of oil canning at different colours. The deck was also painted over so that’s going to need work as well. Most kits these days are starting to replace a lot of the finer details with their own PE, but this is no where as complex as the Fletcher or Spruance was to build.
  20. RGL
    Yes, I’m always a bit sceptical given he misses the metal focsle which Trumpy misses too.
  21. RGL
    And a set of plans
  22. RGL
    So the PE is from everywhere, plus spares, and I’m using the Micromaster.co.nz 3D upgrades. (I’m still awaiting the last three guns for Strasbourg which will be a couple of days to paint up so I can park her). the only thing not readily available are splinter mattresses which I’ll scratch build I think. luckily Joy Yard realises that by the 1940’s the Wooden focsle was replayed by meta and provide that with the deck set.
  23. RGL
    Next build, a series of British ships I think, is the HMS Kent from 1942, one of the 4 such ships of this period (the modern Frigate HMS Kent will be next). There is a dedicated PE set for some of the other County class ships but not Kent so some jury rigging will be needed plus extras etc my plan is to weather her heavily as she was doing the Murmansk escorts at this time. Jamie from Sovereign Hobbies has pretty much the most accurate paint scheme which I will use.
  24. RGL
    Now a size comparison, KGV, Dreadnought, Yamato and Strasbourg. Pulling her out of the cupboard I forget how big Yamato was.
  25. RGL
    Ok I’m nearly done, I’m awaiting the replacements for the 3 rear guns. IMG_3991.MOV IMG_3990.MOV IMG_3995.MOV

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