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king derelict
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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
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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
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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
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Looks like a nice kit Dan. Welcome back and I look forward to the progressing log. alan
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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
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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
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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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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
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Looks great Rob. The graffiti makes it a very different tank. Lovely. I need to go and read Homage to Catalonia again. alan
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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
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Thanks OC. I think that’s the way forward for the pile of lockers still to be fitted. alan
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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
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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
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Thank you very much OC. I think Flyhawk makes some demanding kits but the detail is impressive. alan
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I can’t believe I spent all the modeling portion of the day still working on the forward superstructure. Over twenty lockers of various shapes and sizes, stairs, railings, ventilators. I think the lockers are going to have to be painted to match the camouflage but if I use straight black they are going to disappear which will be a shame. I think I’m going to try painting them with dark grey and see if they blend in but still be visible. I think I also have NATO black which is sort of grey and rubber black which is a dark grey. Gun and more lockers, railings and then I can move on. Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments. alan
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Thanks Mike. Yes I haven’t modified the portholes at all. Flyhawk does a really nice job of defining them. Even the ringols are present. With the black primer and subsequent paint lightly applied they look really nice and much more consistent than if I tried to drill them out. alan
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I’m sure it’s good for our souls. There are an incredible number of tiny parts just for this little destroyer. All the lockers are individual pieces. I dread to think what the Hood kit is like. alan
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A lot of great work being done, really looks amazing alan
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