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  21. king derelict
    For some reason I didn’t feel the enthusiasm to weather HMS Kelly even though that’s usually my favorite part of the build. So, I thought I would add a bit to the Roman. I added the wolfs paws and painted the shield and left arm. The wolf skin got a series of glazes in ivory and the inside had a wash of brown to suggest the skin. The current state of the skin colours are not bad but I think I need to deepen the gray down the back and maybe add a touch of brown. I need to look for some wolf photos. Any wolf related advice is very welcome. The shield has been left plain. My references seem to suggest that is more probable than the designs shown and freehand painting them is well beyond my abilities. The left arm is attached so is the wolf skin too. Both went into place with ease and stayed put. I may add a little filler at the neck though. Then I need to fiddle with the standard and the decal paper. This is a great figure to paint. I would like to try some more of the Alexandros figures but the shipping from Europe is an issue. I still have a few Art Girona figures to keep me busy. Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments alan
  22. king derelict
    Thank you very much OC. I think I will try another Roman figure. I tend to like the more relaxed poses rather than the action style. alan
  23. king derelict
    The wheels look very tidy. I have to agree with you about using Tamiya paint with the airbrush. Always seems consistent and easy. alan
  24. king derelict
    Thank you very much Andrew. I do have a couple of 1/350 Flower class corvettes for the big boy moment alan
  25. king derelict
    Very kind OC. It’s definitely tiny world. alan
  26. king derelict
    Thank you very much Mike. I did mask the funnel and bridge and use the airbrush. I did have to go back with the brush and tidy up after I added the detail. This one doesn’t have a lot of PE details in those areas and what there were got added later. Very basic compared to your Akitsushima. alan
  27. king derelict
    The details are now in place. It was a bit of a frustrating day at times. Place a boat, knock off a set of stairs, lose tiny pieces of PE etc. The boats and davits are in place. The PE fret has boarding ladders for the boats but they are almost invisible when added and it’s quite crowded around the boats so they have been omitted. The foredeck railings went on quite nicely but for some reason the main deck ones were a fight and one side is a little distorted. black wash has been added and a bit of dry brushed steel to bring up a few details like the tiny, tiny sights on the Bofors. I was planning to add the pennant number decals but the sheet only provides G61 and G85 which are HMS Javelin and HMS Jupiter. HMS Kelly is F01. It’s a bit of an odd kit in that respect. The main sprue has quite a lot of bits left so I think it covers other J/K destroyers. The PE instructions are pretty basic and the paint guide is poor. Neither it nor the box art show any pennant numbers. Tomorrow I will start the weathering of the hull. Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments. Alan
  28. king derelict
    Thank you very much OC. No I think this one will be added to the crowd of destroyers in the display case. I am keen to work on it diorama though. alan
  29. king derelict
    Looks like a nice kit Dan. Welcome back and I look forward to the progressing log. alan
  30. king derelict
    The tinyness continues. I started populating the aft deck with depth charges, throwers and hoists. depth charges are tiny. Thankfully none escaped from the tweezers, no spares provided. And this is the aft deck loaded up Six depth charges, two throwers and two hoists. The depth charge rail was quite relaxing by comparison. Ive painted the Carley rafts and added them along with various hoists and the bridge screen. Ive decided to use the PE davits for the ships boats. Assembling the boats on the davits and adding them to the deck will be the next task, and then the deck railings. Beginning to reach the end now. Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments. alan
  31. king derelict
    Thank you very much OC, it’s definitely a small world alan
  32. king derelict
    I made steady progress today. I detailed the searchlight and Bofors platforms. Another tiny binnacle, and more lockers and PE railings. I just finished the aft superstructure and the last lockers I think. The railings were broken down into sensible pieces so bending was quite straightforward. CA glue throughout. I now have the aft deck, depth charge throwers and rails and hoists. The rafts and boats are being painted. I haven’t decided whether to use the plastic davits or the PE ones. The plastic ones are quite delicate and three dimensional. Thanks for looking in, the likes and kind comments. alan
  33. king derelict
    Thank you very much Mike
  34. king derelict
    Thank you very much Andrew. Thankfully I think I have just added the last locker. alan
  35. king derelict
    Thank you very much OC, it’s starting to look like a ship now. alan

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