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  • Birthday 07/08/1954

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    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
  17. king derelict
    Thank you very much Mike
  18. king derelict
    Thank you very much Andrew. Thankfully I think I have just added the last locker. alan
  19. king derelict
    Thank you very much OC, it’s starting to look like a ship now. alan
  20. king derelict
    I think that’s one of the great side benefits of reading. Exploring the locations of some great books especially pre digital age fiction. You know the authors couldn’t google a setting, they had to go there in most cases and it’s fun to compare the reality. alan
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  26. king derelict
    Fantastic work Jav. The rigging looks superb. alan
  27. king derelict
    I looked at last night’s efforts and decided that the skin tones were reasonable for my first Nubian figure and I would press on and see how things developed. I painted the mail tunic with Vallejo Metal Color Steel which I think is an airbrush paint but it brushed on very nicely and was suitably dark. I added a dry brushed coat of Model Color Steel which is a bit shinier and used it for the helmet cheek guards. I added lips and worked around the eyes and I think it works, but the pupils may need a bit of attention. He’s a bit starey at present. The red for the tunic may be a bit dark but I don’t think there is any historical evidence beyond convention. In fact, my reading suggests that the tunics may have been natural wool or linen. Time to think about the wolf skin and I need to pick my legion and experiment with the decal paper. Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments. alan
  28. king derelict
    Looks great Rob. The graffiti makes it a very different tank. Lovely. I need to go and read Homage to Catalonia again. alan
  29. king derelict
    I finally mustered up the courage to tackle the tripod mast. It is nicer than the kit mast and considerably more robust. The plastic Flyhawk mast is beautifully thin but very delicate. Primed and painted then today installed after multiple attempts to line it up, avoid damaging the rear of the bridge etc. I did knock two of the splinter mats off the back of the bridge and had to go and have a cup of tea before resuming. It’s in place and I can move onto the Bofors platform and (sigh) lots of lockers. Thanks for looking in, the likes a great comments. alan
  30. king derelict
    Thanks OC. I think that’s the way forward for the pile of lockers still to be fitted. alan
  31. king derelict
    For some reason building the brass tripod mast on HMS Kelly felt too daunting so I worked a little on this mainly playing around with the skin tones. I’m using my usual Vallejo acrylic paints. I started with Burnt Umber and then used clear orange to redden it, Royal Purple to darken it and Sunny skin tone to lighten it. Ive made a first pass at the bare skin areas and face and it looks reasonable with a few details needed on the face. I’ll see how it looks in the morning and maybe try something different. It may need painting of the adjacent areas to view it properly. Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments. alan
  32. king derelict
    A beautiful model. Congratulations alan
  33. king derelict
    The bridge area is finished apart from some paint touch up. I decided to try using diluted black on the lockers instead of grey tones. I made it a bit thicker than a wash and I think I’m fairly happy with the results. As the photos show you can discriminate the lockers but they are not too obvious. And I have one to straighten up tomorrow. I added the funnel and the next task is the tripod mast. The kit one is very nice Flyhawk moulding but very delicate. I need to make a jig to hold the brass parts in place while gluing or soldering but the enthusiasm wasn’t there today so I attacked a slow running shower drain instead. Tyanks for looking in, the likes and comments. alan
  34. king derelict
    That’s a great idea Mike, probably better than using an overall lighter colour. alan
  35. king derelict
    Thank you very much OC. I think Flyhawk makes some demanding kits but the detail is impressive. alan

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