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  1. king derelict
    So I spent the morning digging into Kujawiaks history and found i had maligned IBG unnecessarily. ORP Kujawiak had a new mast fitted in December 1941. Up until then she had the one depicted in the kit and as my model. Although she initially had an all grey hull by late 1941 she had the Western Approaches camouflage pattern. The refit that gave her a new mast also increased the number of depth charge throwers on the side deck. My book has two good photos showing Kujawiak in the WA scheme and with the single yard mast. My model as it stands is correct for Kujawiak in November 1941 and I think I'm happy with it. Ideally I would have known this before starting to stick things together. Alan
  2. king derelict
    Thank you for the nice comments OC. I'm thrilled with the water edge and keen to try another one Alan
  3. king derelict
    Today brought somewhat of a setback in completing the Kujawiak; completely self inflicted. There were three Polish Hunt class destroyers; Krakowiak, Kujawiak and Slaviak. I was studying the rigging on the Kujawiak drawing when my research assistant pointed out that I had inadvertently used the Krakowiak drawing to make the brass mast and whereas the Slaviak and Krakowiak only have a single yard the Kujawiak has two. Even at this late stage I think I can fit a second brass yard and the upper yard is at the same height as the single yards of the other ships so no need to meddle with that. Should have been more careful but it shows how wrong the plastic kit mast is. I'm still undecided about the rigging but it would be a new element to try. Thanks for looking Alan
  4. king derelict
    Thanks for the very encouraging comments Craig I'm glad you like it. I think the water effect and the PE catapult on Penelope are the parts of my build that I am most pleased about. I'm now tempted to try another diorama with another model Alan
  5. king derelict
    Thanks for the kind comment Mike. The resin pour is an irreversible step and I had read stories of it failing to fully cure and remaining tacky. I tried to be exact with the mixing quantities and luckily the house temperature is right at the resins ideal cure temperature of 76F Alan
  6. king derelict
    Thank you Yves. This is my first experiment with resin and I'm relieved that it came out so well. Alan
  7. king derelict
    I went back and added a small amount more rust on teh trail and some Oilbrushers bare metal on the raised sections of the tracks. This may have been too much but the contact area of teh tracks would be bare metal I suspect. I added the decals and I think that is this one done. Thanks for the comments and likes, Alan
  8. king derelict
    Thanks OC. Much appreciated from someone who wields a highly skilled brush Alan
  9. king derelict
    Looking very nice indeed. Great to see it coming together now Alan
  10. king derelict
    Back again and making progress. The weekend got a big hole kicked in it by the need to replace the lights on the kitchen ceiling fan. Two of the bulbs were frozen into their holders and when I tried to remove them the glass came away leaving the screw cap irremovably stuck in the holders. I came home from Home Depot with a universal lighting kit that turned out to not be quite universal enough for my 30 year old Hunter fan and required me to get a little medieval with it before it could be installed. So on with Kujawiak. The 4 inch guns, 20mm guns, depth chargers and lockers etc and railings were added along with everything else which completes the build up apart from the anchors which I just noticed are missing. I also added a binnacle to the bridge from the Flyhawk spares. I did some simple weathering and may have overdone it a little around the hawse holes; this is something I need to work on. I am now trying to decide whether to rig the ship. A rigging guide is provided in the kit and is wrong per the book. The book shows a very complex array of wires which do not think is possible (at least for me) in 1/700 so I'm trying to decide whether adding a few lines to indicate the rigging is a meaningful activity. Progress to date with no regard for history shown in Penelopes Norwegian Fjord. Thanks for looking Alan
  11. king derelict
    The resin fully hardened and I'm very happy with that part of the diorama. The effect of depth came out nicely. I had to sand back the front of the diorama because of the bulge in the dam caused by the weight of the resin but it now fits well into the display case. I added a rim of gloss Mod podge along the coast and blew it around with the airbrush to get some random ripples. Its not very visible but it breaks up the transition to the lighter colours of the shallow water. Penelope will now be added and I'm look at working with the anchor chains to finalise the build. Thanks Alan
  12. king derelict
    After a pause at the weekend I made some progress. I fitted teh running gear into the tracks and added the assemblies to the hull which completes the build. I touched up paint; added detail painting and a light wash to bring up some of the panels and track details. I added a small amount of rust on the lower part of the hull and the trail. I didn't want to really overdo the weathering. I'll look at it again tomorrow but I'm inclined to add the decals and leave it as shown here. Thqanks Alan
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    That looks really nice. I think you carried off the camouflage better than I did. The next one might have to be the US or French version Alan
  14. king derelict
    A perfect miniature staircase. Its hard to believe it all started with lollypop sticks. Thiws interior is going to be a piece of art. Alan
  15. king derelict
    Last lap with the masking. The M5 blue grey paint. More masking added. The poor thing is buried under tape. The M5 is sprayed on and I can start unmasking. There is a bit of cleaning up needed on one side where some paint escaped but should only need a few touched with the brush. The photos don't really show the contrast between the three colours of the hull and superstructure; the light grey and grey green look very similar. I'll have to play with the lighting a bit. The small details can be added now which will dress her up a bit. I also want to see if there is anything that can be added to the bridge. It is a bit bare but looking at the reference book; they were a bit bare. Watch keeping in the Western Approaches on a rainy night must have been less than enchanting. Thanks for looking Alan
  16. king derelict
    I know. I keep thinking that there must be an easier way that I'm missing. I imagine everyone shaking their heads and wondering why I am doing this.
  17. king derelict
    I masked up the hull, turret and running gear for the olive drab paint. I used the same method as I have on the small destroyers to get a starting point. I scaled the Flyhawk illustration up to the same size as the model and printed it along with a reverse image (I only have one side illustrated) The relevant parts were then glued to masking tape and cut out. That gave me some idea of the layout on the sides and then I filled in across the turret and upper hull. Some of it is simplified because it will be hidden by the tracks. It looks a bit untidy but it seemed functional Then the olive drab And the big moment; pulling the masks off. It came out quite well and captures the intent of the paint scheme even though it might be a bit out on the details The tracks can now be fitted to the running gear and these assemblies will go onto the hull. Some detailed painting and restrained weathering and I think that is all it needs. Fun little build. Thanks for looking Alan
  18. king derelict
    Thank you for the help with the colour schemes Egilman. That is really useful information. I'll stay with the Flyhawk colours for the US and French variants. Its also good information about the condition of the tanks in the field. I'll keep weathering and dirt down to a realistic minimum. I studied the Rif War scheme a bit further and decided on the olive drab with the grey rather than brown. The Rif is limestone with dusty green vegetation so I think this ends up being a compatible camouflage. Many thanks again; you are an invaluable source of detailed information. Alan
  19. king derelict
    It packs a lot of information into a thin volume. Its very useful and will helpo a lot with the three other FT17s I have. The colours in their illustrations are a bit more subdued than teh Flyhawk schemes so I will try to follow their examples. Thanks Alan
  20. king derelict
    The mask'n'paint continues. I masked the hull and superstructure Then sprayed the MS-3 medium grey green. When this is fully dry tomorrow I will mask for the B5 dark blue grey. That will be the final colour in the scheme so I can remove the masking and see what sort of job has resulted. Then its time to add the details Thanks Alan
  21. king derelict
    Nice work; the roof look very convincing Alan
  22. king derelict
    I sprayed the white paint onto the hull as the start of the Spanish Moroccan paint scheme. I had just cleaned the air brush and the Post arrived with this The colour illustrations show the paint scheme for the Spanish Moroccan Rif Wars but it is described as grey and olive drab. That maybe makes more sense than white as i think I recall the Rif being limestone. So I sprayed a coat of light grey over the white and we will move forward with that. I sprayed a brown base onto the tracks which I am assuming are steel and take on a rust brown colour in service. The masking of the hull and turret will be next. Interesting! Thanks Alan
  23. king derelict
    The light grey 507C paint was sprayed onto the hull and superstructure and set aside to dry for 24 hours. The kit paint scheme was scanned and reduced in size to the actual size of the hull and copied several times to become the basis for the paint masks. The first set was added to the masking tape ready to cover the 507C sections Thanks for checking in Alan
  24. king derelict
    With the diorama no longer hogging the table I was able to get back to the Kujawiak. I masked the decks in preparation for spraying the first of the hull colours, light grey 507C It then seemed like time to try the most fiddly pieces of the PE; the Oerlikon guns As the instructions show there is quite a bit of folding in a small part I decided that it might be easier to make the majority of the folds with the piece still in the fret and bent up the shields and folded the barrel and shoulder rests before cutting it free. The first attempt I cut the barrel off at the same time! Its not perfect but it will work and will look better painted and viewed with the naked eye Only one more to make! Thanks for looking in Alan
  25. king derelict
    Thank you Jack. The resin was very easy to use and cured beautifully. I think I'll add some small ripples at the cliff bases and at the bows where I hope I can show the ship at anchor Alan

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