RGL
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Starting to throw on the small details, firstly the rails for the Sea mines, winch and paravane gear, then the torpedo tubes, then the breakwater and a trial of a few chain diameters, smaller is better.
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A full 2 days of cutting and bending, the infill required for the ships smaller details. haven’t started on The guns etc yet.
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Yes I studied these photos, as did flyhawk I’d say as the bridge windows for the upgrade seem to be the same and different to Z25. The previous images in the log I found on a Russian site and have not seen them elsewhere
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I’m going to say maybe? By the end of the war they were pretty much used non stop to evacuate troops and people from the Soviet army and give fire support so I suppose they would not have had much maintance. Of course the photos after the war show her in a better condition but I doubt if the crew just walked away (but they may have) and it was eventually given to the French as the Hoche.
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Superstructures done up and weathered, next is a tonne of tiny details that need to be added,
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The deck detail is amazing, so a dark wash then a rusty wash, then a dry brush to bring out the details
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Using AK Worn effects (I put it on yesterday) I wore away some paint. Filters next, but considering the amount of work needed on the deck I’ll do that next.
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These photos show the throwers and storage stands. In 1945 the lantern radar at the spotlight pedestal was removed, the two single 2 pounders where the second of the triple torpedo tubes was removed and replaced by two Bofors single barrel AA guns. When I do the final build later this year I will do it here.
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So a bit of experimentation, a few thin lines of Red/Brown at the seams, then a run over of AK rust streaks then a few tiny drops of light rust. I’ll need a bit of alge next then a tiny tiny bit of salt
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Stairs, I bend the sides in first, then use the top of a scalpel to push the individual step out when I’m holding it between my fingers.
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Thanks guys. the tamiya thinner I have been using for smoothing the Tamiya putty to fill the massive gaps in the plastic structures. I just dip the finger in and smooth it across the damo putty to make a much smoother finish that does not need much (if any sanding).
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Moving along, there is a big centre superstructure that will house or base most weapons etc, so this is just the base. So much more detail I need to add even to the bits I’ve done but I’ll need to do them separately.
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There are no photos apart from a few on the Australian War memorial site. this configuration was done up for me by someone on an Australian navy group
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