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It’s looking really good Phil. Well done alan

Nice work on the details Mike. The radar was definitely worth the trouble. alan

Welcome and I hope you enjoy it. Derfflinger soaked up a lot of punishment at Jutland from what I have read. Alan

Great work Mike. The engines are terrific. This is going to look very good. Alan

Just can't leave them alone. Another white metal miniature from Pergaso to provide some light relief if the Derfflinger gets too difficult. I hadn't a clue who this chap was but I liked the outfit and the pose. It turns out he was a 17th century pirate and was a bad man! Wikipedia has a full article François l'Olonnais - Wikipedia A few brief extracts "According to Alexandre Exquemelin's 1684 account The History of the Buccaneers of America, l'Olonnais' was born in Les Sables-d'Olonne in the France. He first arrived in the Caribbean as an indentured servant during the 1650s. By 1660 his servitude was complete. He began to wander various islands before arriving in Saint-Domingue – in what is now Haiti – and becoming a buccaneer. He preyed upon shipping from the Spanish West Indies and the Spanish Main. A year or two (dates regarding l'Olonnais are uncertain) into his piratical career, l'Olonnais was shipwrecked near Campeche in Mexico. A party of Spanish soldiers attacked l'Olonnais and his crew, killing almost the entire party. L'Olonnais survived by covering himself in the blood of others and hiding amongst the dead. After the Spanish departed, l'Olonnais, with the assistance of some escaped slaves, made his way to the island of Tortuga. A short time later, he and his crew held a town hostage, demanding a ransom from its Spanish rulers. The governor of Cuba, Francisco Oregón y Gascón, sent a ship to kill l'Olonnais' party. l'Olonnais captured and beheaded the ship's entire crew save one, whom he spared so that a message could be delivered to Havana: "I shall never henceforward give quarter to any Spaniard whatsoever." "L'Olonnais himself was an expert torturer, and his techniques included slicing portions of flesh off the victim with a sword, burning them alive, or tying knotted "woolding" (rope bound around a ship's mast to strengthen it) around the victim's head until their eyes were forced out." "'He drew his cutlass, and with it cut open the breast of one of those poor Spanish, and pulling out his heart with his sacrilegious hands, began to bite and gnaw it with his teeth, like a ravenous wolf, saying to the rest: I will serve you all alike, if you show me not another way". Not someone you would take home to meet the family. The kit has quite a few parts for a white metal figure and the use of brass pins helps a lot in holding the main parts together while the glue sets. The white metal is quite soft and I broke a number of drill bits because they seemed to bind up in the part and sheer off (leaving the broken piece irretrievably stuck in the piece). I may need to fina a better source of bits for the metal figures. The base seems to be a wooden deck although the lamp standard isn't immediately recognisable as a shipboard feature. The main elements of the figure have been assembled and the fit is not perfect in a few places and may need to be filled, His upper left body has a gap that needs attention. Thanks for looking in. Alan

Working through the basics. Everything has had a coat of black primer which finally emptied the Mig Ammo One Shot bottle. Its been feeling light for a while but this session finally reached the bottom and I had to switch to Vallejo which actually sprayed on nicely. After letting things cure overnight I gave the hull a coat of dark grey and the structures and details were painted in light grey. Next we will find out how well the wooden deck painting goes. Thanks for looking in, the likes and helpful comments Alan

Thank you very much for a very helpful note Mike. Saved me a bit of disappointment. I ordered the Gold Medal kit 780004 thinking it was the kit and upgrades. So I have just been back and found 1301S at a decent price and a wooden deck so now I have the complete package. Thanks again, Flyhawk have some devious kit nomenclature. Alan

Thank you for the information. If the Derfflinger goes together well, Lutzow will not be far behind. Alan

Thank you for the video clip Jack. That looks like an exhilarating sport on a crisp winters day. Beautiful. Alan

Thanks Mike. The evil demon on my shoulder is pointing me at the Lutzow Gold edition which looks like it has the wooden decks, metal barrel and lots of PE. Well it’s Christmas and I don’t think I bought myself a gift! alan

Ice sailing sounds like a great thing. I hope you get the weather. alan

I hope 2025 brings better fortune and good things

Welcome Andrew. The hull has lovely lines. I have the Iron Duke for WW1 RN. I’ll be interested to see how it builds up. alan

Welcome Jack, glad you are there. Hope you are having a great Christmas period alan

The cloth sounds like a good idea. I suppose you could use a diluted dab of toothpaste if you needed a bit more “bite” alan

Thank you Phil I hope I can make it an enjoyable read alan

I think it was the beautiful job RGL did with Seydlitz ( I think) that made me think about deploying the nets so I’ve been planning to read his log again as I work through Derfflinger but I do recall some seriously complicated rigging for the nets and I think he was working in 1/350 i have a Takom Derfflinger / Luetzow kit on the shelf so I can always revisit the thought. alan

Sober reflection says you are right, especially as my rigging skills are less than stellar and I think deployed nets would need a cat’s cradle of cables. I think I can find other ways to embarrass myself Alan

Thank you very much Phil. an enjoyable build alan

Thank you very much Andrew. I have Illustrious lined up with a box of PE to add. I may be overreaching. Your Sparkler looks a lovely kit Alan

I see quite a few people on another forum that only use brushes and do planes like Lancasters and seem to get a smooth thin finish. I don’t recall whether they thin the paint, probably depends on the make it would be great to see this one back in work. Good luck with the primer. alan

Welcome OC, glad to have you along. This one might be a bit curious alan

Good point! The kit has something that might be rolled nets so I can defer the decision for a while. The crazed part of me is contemplating a small diorama / vignette with the nets down. alan

Another Flyhawk adventure kicks off. This time the Imperial German Navy of WW1, SMS Derfflinger. No tiny biplanes, no fiddly secondary armament what could be easier? Well, it has belatedly occurred to me - the torpedo nets. I'm not sure what to do with those but anything but stowed will be a serious exercise at 1/700 - at least for me. I haven't found any upgrade sets for this apart from a wooden deck set and I think I am going to paint the decks this time. This Flyhawk kit is a little different to others I have worked on. The plastic is softer and detail is less well defined. Still quite a lot of small parts but only a small fret of PE, mostly railings and the cranes. So I think this will be built as per the box of bits. Instructions are the usual Flyhawk folding pages (that get all over the place as you try to read them. For Flyhawk the bxs is not as stuffed as usual Its a waterline kit so the two hull halves were fitted to the base plate with no problems. Everything fits nicely. The main deck well on without the need for violence. As noted earlier the detail is a bit soft by Flyhawk standards. I think I may try to drill out the portholes, something I don't usually do for 1/700 scale. And then everything goes off for a coat of Mig Ammo One Shot black primer. Thanks for looking in. I hope this will be interesting. Alan

Thank you very much. I think I am stuck on Flyhawk for a while. Alan