RGL
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Always wanted to build the Atlantic. Very few build logs of it anywhere. -
There’s a whole lot of things that need to be added as extras, bollards, cable reels, chain breaks and stoppers, paravanes, fire hoses etc.
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Paravane rails, the kit instructions state they are stowed on the stern, it this shows them at the bow bulkhead, I’ll probably my just do both.
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Oh, I'd sell to cover my next project, no man hours or profit involved, but as I live in Australia it would be a bit problematic.
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Yes, yes, maybe and no. 900 crew would cost as much as the em whole model plus extras. it’s just plod work really but nessesary. There is a large about of detail to go but the flight deck does not sit easily on the hull so I need to do the interiors then mask them off so I can paint the outsides. The tricky bits are the stern then the focsle as they will be covered over by the deck,
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Bit more detail work, underside of the flight deck. Most of this won’t be that visible.
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Underside of the flight deck, starting on the support beams. I’ve had to remove some of the kit plastic so it will sit flush. Thank goodness there is a wooden deck to go on top of this monstrosity
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Interior walls painted, some washes added, elevator pistons added (cut down main gun barrels). Not much visible through the side roller doors IMG_1076.MOV
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Hangar deck continues, three shades of grey and some masking so I can paint image interior walls
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Hangar deck - won’t really be that visible but a good muscle memory exercise for the airbrush
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Probably something to do with the weight of the big guns that needed to be counterbalanced below the waterline and the magazines were safer and could be flooded if below the waterline.
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Mr surfacer put in with a big brush to represent barnacles. Then lights coats of black, green then grey,a filter coat and that will until the boot strap and the rest of the hull is done. Now I can do the hangar deck.
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And the other side. Note most of this will not be visible on from looking inside the side doors. There are 3 elevators, the AOTS intrepid state there are two cylinders per hoist (I can find no photos of this, but I have used cut off big bore barrels. There is also supposed to be lift wells which would be overcapitalising. I intend to have the side lift down and the two centre ones up.
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I mask the lines of the hull plates and add layers of primer then etch they plates into the primer.it only needs to be about 1mm
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It’s reasonably cheap in Asia, but I’m thinking of just a few on deck during recovery. There’s an excellent colour U tube video from WW2 that depicts it. The commentary is typical 1940’s but wow these young fellas were brave.
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So, after market addition will be paravanes, capstans, doors, cable reels, fire hydrants, life rafts, USN life raft rigging, USN Anchors And still quite a bit of scratch building required and lots of bits from spares.
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