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  1. RGL
    I’m awaiting upgrades from Russia for my next major build, but for the next few months it will be Zara
  2. RGL
    And finished. I’ve added some images of the ex A-59 alongside Emden for scale
  3. RGL
    Final bit is actually the only aftermarket I bought specific for this kit, Resin guns, you can see the kit provided ones
  4. RGL
    Rigging and railings done.
  5. RGL
    I built this here several years ago! Welcome to the dark side!
  6. RGL
    Nice
  7. RGL
    Deck stuff thrown on, needs touch ups and rigging, railings, ships boat plus guns.
  8. RGL
    Rust, grime, salt and green alge
  9. RGL
    now a bit of chipping, weathering next. The decal went on and would not for the life of me allow me to re adjust it, as such it got a bit roughed up.
  10. RGL
    So masking tape off, coming up OK
  11. RGL
    Oil canning.
  12. RGL
    Nope, no way am I going smaller!!!
  13. RGL
    Now a little bit of oil canning below the water line, when I grunge this up with won’t be so stark
  14. RGL
    Base undercoat, black with a red brown overspray
  15. RGL
    Oh absolutely, an under coat with oil canning in black and dark red, seal it, Chipping fluid then grey oil canned overcoat and then chipping. once that bit is done the rest will come together very quickly
  16. RGL
    Not getting a great deal done with other things on, but masked and over sprayed a hull plate belt, shows up a fair gap on the bow.
  17. RGL
    I've decided on the Borodino because unlike the french ships, there are a lot of upgrades for it. These kits are pretty clunky without them. Mind you, the Zvezda kit is very cheap but I've ordered some upgrades from Russia as you can't get them anywhere else in the world, I'll get the GMM PE and a wooden deck, new barrels. It closes off my 3 Russian ships that way. By the time it all arrives I will have finished the little torpedo boat and the next in the cue....
  18. RGL
    So, whilst I’m doing a distraction piece, What would you like to see, a big Sov battlecruiser like Kirov, their plagued aircraft carrier, a old French pre Dreadnought, but I can’t do German, USA or IJN, but something big and iconic
  19. RGL
    Hull joined up, base coat of primer on. Now I can start masking in the hull panels.
  20. RGL
    Masts made up from spares, it’s a pretty rough kit really , lots of sins to be covered up
  21. RGL
    As you can see, this is tiny after an aircraft carrier.
  22. RGL
    Ah, I have to go Polish as I’ve already built 3 German ships, Emden, Graf Zeppelin and Seydlitz!
  23. RGL
    I’m awaiting an upgrade set from EBay for my next build so this is the sorbet. I’ve wanted to build it for years but the North Star upgrade has been sold out for ages. I’ve got enough in spares to replace a lot above deck.
  24. RGL
    This thing is tiny. And very simple. A lot will need replacing from spares, but offers some significant weathering challenges for oil canning, rust, chipping
  25. RGL
    The A-class torpedo boats were a class of German single-funnelled torpedo boat/light destroyer designed by the Reichsmarineamt for operations off the coast of occupied Flanders in the First World War. The A designation was to avoid confusion with older classes and designs. They were known as "coastal torpedo boats" (German: Küstentorpedoboote) to differentiate from larger, ocean-going torpedo boats. Post WW1 it was awarded to Poland. From 1937 served in the Polish Navy as a target ship for aviation exercises and as it was unarmed. The outbreak of World War II found it in Puck (no idea where this is, sorry). During the September campaign it was persistent but ineffectively bombed by German planes. After taking Puck, it became a German prey. It’s fate is unknown, probably cut into scrap metal. There is very little history of this ship, but it cost $20 and I love this type. It’s cheap, nasty, needs work and the only aftermarket no longer is produced. Thus it’s a kits bash. Should be fun.

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