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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
And off to the paint booth. I did forget, there are also 2 landing guns which is under the flybridge, given their white colour, there is no point in taking a photo until they are painted as they are all resin.
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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
I PM'd you the list, I did forget the Tamiya stanchions!
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RGL got a reaction from mtaylor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
And off to the paint booth. I did forget, there are also 2 landing guns which is under the flybridge, given their white colour, there is no point in taking a photo until they are painted as they are all resin.
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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Finally, the Maxim, which is not referred to in the kit but is in the Blueprints.
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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
The Hodgkiss 47mm quick firing gun and the 37mm (which is provided in the kit but there is no reference in the instructions). The metal barrels are minute, and just do not sit without too much glue making an unsightly bulge. Whilst Artwox provide the photo etch shoulder frame? it is out of scale compared to the North Start models one, and they also have a separate trigger assembly (which is about 1mm).
The little white piece is the Artwox 37mm gun on a different pedestal. The masts have 4 guns which already have pedestals built on so i will gut 4 guns off the pedestals when painted,
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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
The 75mm Cannons are good on both kits, but the Artwox metal barrels do not sit flush and the Model master ones are obviously designed for the original Zvesda kit and are also out of scale, as such I have had to use the Komplet Zip gun in it's entirety adding on some Photo etch and will add flywheels when painted.
You can see from the first photo the silly little pedestal (white resin with an unfortunate bulge on top) provided by Artwox compared to the after market one. I put them on top of the instructions photo to give an element of scale.
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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
First off, the 152mm cannet Gun.The Komplet Zip offering is much more defined (dark grey) than the Artwox 3 piece. I will add the wheels after painting, and the metal barrel from the master models set.
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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Ok, on to the guns,
Wikipedia and other sources state that she (he I should, say, as apparently the Russians refer to their ships as he), had the following Armament: 12 six inch (152mm) guns, 12 × 1 - 75 mm (3.0 in) guns, 8 × 1 - 47 mm (1.9 in) guns, 2 × 1 - 37 mm (1.5 in) guns, plus torpedos. The blueprints also stipulate 2 maxim machine guns. I ordered the Komplet Zip 6 inch and 75mm guns and their 47mm.
Each is a pack of 12 with resin barrels.
I also ordered the Model Master Varyag barrel set. Which, as it turns out works fine for the 6 inch guns but not the lower rates as the barrels do not align.
The Artowox barrels do not sit flush with the casings, and the pedestals are just poor.
Needless to say, the 47mm barrels sit like crap so I used the 1 peice resin.
North Star models make a small fret which includes the very fine trigger assembly for the 47mm and 37mm guns and Maxim's.
I have included in this post what the 6 inch guns look like belowdecks as well as the original blue print specs for the guns as well as a diagram for a 1/200 kit for the guns themselves
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RGL got a reaction from mtaylor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Finally, the Maxim, which is not referred to in the kit but is in the Blueprints.
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RGL got a reaction from mtaylor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Ok, on to the guns,
Wikipedia and other sources state that she (he I should, say, as apparently the Russians refer to their ships as he), had the following Armament: 12 six inch (152mm) guns, 12 × 1 - 75 mm (3.0 in) guns, 8 × 1 - 47 mm (1.9 in) guns, 2 × 1 - 37 mm (1.5 in) guns, plus torpedos. The blueprints also stipulate 2 maxim machine guns. I ordered the Komplet Zip 6 inch and 75mm guns and their 47mm.
Each is a pack of 12 with resin barrels.
I also ordered the Model Master Varyag barrel set. Which, as it turns out works fine for the 6 inch guns but not the lower rates as the barrels do not align.
The Artowox barrels do not sit flush with the casings, and the pedestals are just poor.
Needless to say, the 47mm barrels sit like crap so I used the 1 peice resin.
North Star models make a small fret which includes the very fine trigger assembly for the 47mm and 37mm guns and Maxim's.
I have included in this post what the 6 inch guns look like belowdecks as well as the original blue print specs for the guns as well as a diagram for a 1/200 kit for the guns themselves
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RGL got a reaction from mtaylor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
The Hodgkiss 47mm quick firing gun and the 37mm (which is provided in the kit but there is no reference in the instructions). The metal barrels are minute, and just do not sit without too much glue making an unsightly bulge. Whilst Artwox provide the photo etch shoulder frame? it is out of scale compared to the North Start models one, and they also have a separate trigger assembly (which is about 1mm).
The little white piece is the Artwox 37mm gun on a different pedestal. The masts have 4 guns which already have pedestals built on so i will gut 4 guns off the pedestals when painted,
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RGL got a reaction from Captain Slog in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
And off to the paint booth. I did forget, there are also 2 landing guns which is under the flybridge, given their white colour, there is no point in taking a photo until they are painted as they are all resin.
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RGL got a reaction from Canute in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Finally, the Maxim, which is not referred to in the kit but is in the Blueprints.
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RGL got a reaction from Canute in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
The Hodgkiss 47mm quick firing gun and the 37mm (which is provided in the kit but there is no reference in the instructions). The metal barrels are minute, and just do not sit without too much glue making an unsightly bulge. Whilst Artwox provide the photo etch shoulder frame? it is out of scale compared to the North Start models one, and they also have a separate trigger assembly (which is about 1mm).
The little white piece is the Artwox 37mm gun on a different pedestal. The masts have 4 guns which already have pedestals built on so i will gut 4 guns off the pedestals when painted,
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RGL got a reaction from mtaylor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
The 75mm Cannons are good on both kits, but the Artwox metal barrels do not sit flush and the Model master ones are obviously designed for the original Zvesda kit and are also out of scale, as such I have had to use the Komplet Zip gun in it's entirety adding on some Photo etch and will add flywheels when painted.
You can see from the first photo the silly little pedestal (white resin with an unfortunate bulge on top) provided by Artwox compared to the after market one. I put them on top of the instructions photo to give an element of scale.
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RGL got a reaction from mtaylor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
First off, the 152mm cannet Gun.The Komplet Zip offering is much more defined (dark grey) than the Artwox 3 piece. I will add the wheels after painting, and the metal barrel from the master models set.
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RGL got a reaction from Canute in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Ok, on to the guns,
Wikipedia and other sources state that she (he I should, say, as apparently the Russians refer to their ships as he), had the following Armament: 12 six inch (152mm) guns, 12 × 1 - 75 mm (3.0 in) guns, 8 × 1 - 47 mm (1.9 in) guns, 2 × 1 - 37 mm (1.5 in) guns, plus torpedos. The blueprints also stipulate 2 maxim machine guns. I ordered the Komplet Zip 6 inch and 75mm guns and their 47mm.
Each is a pack of 12 with resin barrels.
I also ordered the Model Master Varyag barrel set. Which, as it turns out works fine for the 6 inch guns but not the lower rates as the barrels do not align.
The Artowox barrels do not sit flush with the casings, and the pedestals are just poor.
Needless to say, the 47mm barrels sit like crap so I used the 1 peice resin.
North Star models make a small fret which includes the very fine trigger assembly for the 47mm and 37mm guns and Maxim's.
I have included in this post what the 6 inch guns look like belowdecks as well as the original blue print specs for the guns as well as a diagram for a 1/200 kit for the guns themselves
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RGL got a reaction from dgbot in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Finally, the Maxim, which is not referred to in the kit but is in the Blueprints.
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RGL got a reaction from Canute in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
First off, the 152mm cannet Gun.The Komplet Zip offering is much more defined (dark grey) than the Artwox 3 piece. I will add the wheels after painting, and the metal barrel from the master models set.
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RGL got a reaction from GuntherMT in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
First off, the 152mm cannet Gun.The Komplet Zip offering is much more defined (dark grey) than the Artwox 3 piece. I will add the wheels after painting, and the metal barrel from the master models set.
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RGL got a reaction from Canute in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
The 75mm Cannons are good on both kits, but the Artwox metal barrels do not sit flush and the Model master ones are obviously designed for the original Zvesda kit and are also out of scale, as such I have had to use the Komplet Zip gun in it's entirety adding on some Photo etch and will add flywheels when painted.
You can see from the first photo the silly little pedestal (white resin with an unfortunate bulge on top) provided by Artwox compared to the after market one. I put them on top of the instructions photo to give an element of scale.
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RGL got a reaction from dgbot in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
The Hodgkiss 47mm quick firing gun and the 37mm (which is provided in the kit but there is no reference in the instructions). The metal barrels are minute, and just do not sit without too much glue making an unsightly bulge. Whilst Artwox provide the photo etch shoulder frame? it is out of scale compared to the North Start models one, and they also have a separate trigger assembly (which is about 1mm).
The little white piece is the Artwox 37mm gun on a different pedestal. The masts have 4 guns which already have pedestals built on so i will gut 4 guns off the pedestals when painted,
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RGL got a reaction from GuntherMT in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Finally, the Maxim, which is not referred to in the kit but is in the Blueprints.
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RGL got a reaction from Canute in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
And off to the paint booth. I did forget, there are also 2 landing guns which is under the flybridge, given their white colour, there is no point in taking a photo until they are painted as they are all resin.
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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Thank you Ian, plodding along with the guns at the moment, the 6" are fairly simple, the 75mm are troubling me getting the barrels right, the 47mm are tiny, and have 1mm trigger assemblies and 1mm barrels which will be a challenge, the Maxims are even smaller. Once they are finished, the Davits and their rigging, then individual stanchions for the railings, using hair thin wire for the railing wire, then the torpedo net booms, the shafts and props. What usually happens next is the wife's cat will jump up on the desk and knock it over, adding a few more months of work.
I have the Revell twin kit of the Emden and Dresen on the shelf but I'd like to do something more regal.
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