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  1. king derelict
    Some happy hours ahead of you there Dave. alan
  2. king derelict
    Thank you very much Ken, yes I need to do something about that featureless black blob. alan
  3. king derelict
    Thank you very much Jack. This is very nice figure to paint. alan
  4. king derelict
    Looks very good so far. The PE looks quite daunting but you are doing a great job with it. alan
  5. king derelict
    I worked some Amaranth Red into the fringes to complete the base for the gold. I then dry brushed gold lightly over the base. I think it distinguishes the fringes from the gold plates he wears over his tunic. His leather belts were painted saddle brown and then dry brushed gold. The patterns at the bottom of the tunic were also dry brushed gold. I’m not too happy with the hair and beard but I’ll see how the face looks. I’ll probably add some dry brushed dark blue to the hair and then a satin finish. Its amazing what an afternoon can accomplish with these guys. Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments. alan
  6. king derelict
    Thank you very much OC, this one is nice to work on. alan
  7. king derelict
    I worked on scaling the camouflage scheme from the photo, using the mast as a comparison for scale. That suggests the black stripe or boot top is below the waterline of the model which simplifies things. I stared too long at the light patches on the hull and decided that they may be where the camouflage had worn off to show the earlier colours which could be white or more likely light grey. I want to try to emulate this so I decided that the best way was to use chipping fluid. I sprayed a coat of Clear to protect the 507C grey (I don’t want to risk going down to the black primer) and will then apply the chipping fluid and the Tamiya light grey, reapply the 507C, mask and then spray the dark 507A. And then try the chipping. At least that’s the plan. I might have some photo worthy progress by then. Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments. Alan
  8. king derelict
    Looks great Dave alan
  9. king derelict
    Time to make a little progress with Sargon. I started adding glazes to his cloak and tunic. The cloak is probably about right now, probably a few more coats on the tunic. The orange fringes are the base for the gold thread. Somehow it look more like material than metal if I use and orange base. It might have worked with his cat but I’m not sure pointing like that does for dragons. Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments. alan
  10. king derelict
    I spent too much of the day in various rabbit holes trying to get a bit more definitive about Zulus camouflage. Generally I failed. The reference IWM photo was taken in the North Atlantic and so she would likely be wearing Western Approaches or Home Fleet colours. I wandered off comparing WA blues and greens with the admiralty greys in terms of reflectivity and couldn’t really resolve it to my satisfaction. The darker shades on the hull seem to count against WA colours so I have evolved the following plan based on the IWM photo. The hull will be 507C light grey and 507A dark grey in the best approximation of the pattern shown. A black horizontal band will around / above the waterline. The superstructure will be white except for the aft structure and Y gun which will be 507C. I think it’s plausible but if anyone feels that this is foolish please let me know. With the plan in hand I put the 507C coat on the hull and aft structure. Thanks for looking in, the likes and helpful comments. alan
  11. king derelict
    Thank you very much OC, I don’t have that photo so it’s very useful. alan
  12. king derelict
    Nice recovery Mike. It’s looking very nice. alan
  13. king derelict
    I thought there was quite a lot of good information there. I played about with contrast and exposure on the IWM photo and I can see the pattern better now but of course no nearer the colours is the white really a separate colour or deterioration of the paint? I read that Atlantic storms could strip the paint away. However the WA schemes all use light colours. It’s all rather confusing. alan
  14. king derelict
    Thank you very much OC. I seem to be on a destroyer thing at the moment. alan
  15. king derelict
    Thanks Scott Your build photos are great and I think your version is a bit more accurate than mine. alan
  16. king derelict
    Thank you very much for the kind comment. alan
  17. king derelict
    Thank you very much Rob, These little ships pack a lot of enjoyment into a small space and take a bit of pressure off the display area. I found the railings went better with the ca glue because of being able to use less and a quicker grip. I was finding regular ca after a while gave me streaming eyes and nose, sneezing like a bad allergy. So far the BSI Gold (odorless) doesn’t so I will accept the extra cost and continue. alan
  18. king derelict
    Thank you very much Chris We seem to be entering destroyer season
  19. king derelict
    Thank you very much Andrew. I need to find some of those old kitchen matches to exaggerate things. alan
  20. king derelict
    Thank you Mike, I think I’m going back to ca glue for the most part. I need to try Future for small bits. I bought something called Tacky for the Loarre castle build but never used it. I’ll break it out and try it. Thanks alan
  21. king derelict
    I imagine wiping ca onto a pen body generates a lot of fumes. My nose getting irritated just thinking about it The BSI Gold is pricey but they changed the cap and it does give you a sporting chance of finishing the bottle before it solidifies alan
  22. king derelict
    The research of the camouflage continues without finding any scheme that looks like the IWM photo. I did stumble across this rather interesting reference which looks broadly helpful (except in this case) https://shipbucket.com/references/Painters Guide to World War Two Naval Camouflage.pdf Notionally, HMS Zulu in this photo is wearing too dark a scheme for the Atlantic. The digging continues, meanwhile all applicable parts got a dose of Vallejo black acrylic primer. Thanks for looking in and the likes. Alan
  23. king derelict
    Thank you very much Mike. I think I’m a convert to Bob Smith Gold. It’s medium thickness, plenty of time to adjust and no odor. I was finding that the regular stuff was making me rather unwell if I used it for any length of time. I just posted the next installment, a Tribal sister, HMS Zulu. Alan
  24. king derelict
    Thank you very much Jack. Trumpeter is not Flyhawk but the bits do fit even if they are sometimes inaccurate. alan
  25. king derelict
    This is the start of another Tribal destroyer build. HMS Zulu this time. Trumpeter again so I think I know my way through some of inaccuracies and maybe correct some. The kit is identical to Huron except for one small sprue which provides the searchlight platform aft. Less secondary weapons which seems correct. I haven’t found many photos of Zulu apart from a few of her in the Atlantic in 1941. She was sunk off Tobruk in 1942 later refits don’t apply. The first problem is deciding what to use for the color scheme. Trumpeter calls for a Royal blue hull and blue decks which is unusual and in my books I only see that sort of scheme later in the war, 1944 - 1945. The IWM photo seems to show a multi colored hull but it’s hard to see the details further aft and deciding the colors is difficult. So I think I’ll browse my books and try to find something similar (or interesting) that’s correct for the period. sadly as seen in the photo I’ll be building another tripod mast and the PE lattice mast will languish. for looking in. alan

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