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  1. king derelict
    I use the same ones. I like them a lot Alan
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    Thank you Mark Much appreciated Alan
  3. king derelict
    After the small IBG Hunt Class destroyer I thought it was time to move up in size again so I opened this box. The Flyhawk 1/700 Geisenau deluxe version with all the PE and brass barrels. I added the Flyhawk wooden deck to complete the upgrades. Its quite a contrast after the IBG kit with a few lonely sprues of parts in the bottom of the box. This is packed with bags of sprues, sheets of PE, boxes of metal barrels and a lot of instructions that look quite daunting. Its going to be a big model; nearly twice the length of Penelope. This will be a slow build as I think my way through it. I need to study the instructions in detail to work out where the PE replaces the plastic before doing anything else and then work out how to break it down into a series of assemblies. I may have over reached myself with this one. It might be time to hide Thanks Alan
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    I painted the resin anchor chain (great help from RGL - Gregg - dark blue with dry brushed brown and a rust wash) and installed it on the foredeck. It is a little oversize but it is so much better than the flat PE and it is about the same size. I fitted the anchor chain into the hawse holes and down to the water where a little gloss Mod Podge was used to simulate a little water movement. The edges of the diorama were painted matt black and after the photos were taken the display case lid was installed. Thank you all for the support and tips, likes and kind comments. This is the biggest model I have attempted and I learned a lot. Thanks Alan
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    I returned to the rigging and with the aft mast stabilised I was able to complete the basic rigging as far as i planned to go. I still have some learning to do there. Unless the model is seen against a white background and in good light the rigging is almost invisible. I added the ships number and I think that completes this build. IBG has the three Polish Hunt destroyers as well as Zetland and Badsworth so I may venture into a few more. The basic kit is nice and the included PE (especially the railings) makes it a pleasing model. The main mast is the only obviously nasty item. A few more depth charge racks and throwers would be good. Thanks for looking Alan
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    Thank you Popeye, the masking was a bit rudimentary but it came out quite well. I was going to try Blutack but whenever I use it I seem to get little bits sticking to the subject when I remove it. Alan
  7. king derelict
    Black woodwork and White washed walls throughout Thats how I remember our farm too Alan
  8. king derelict
    Thank you so much for the compliments Egilman. Your guidance and reference material helped me immensely. Alan
  9. king derelict
    Thanks OC for the kind comment. Three more colour schemes to choose now Alan
  10. king derelict
    Thank you for the comment Patrick. You helped me a lot with this one. Alan
  11. king derelict
    For some reason its starting to remind me of my grandfathers farm in north Wales even though that had the extra storey. Probably about the same age. Excuse the distraction Alan
  12. king derelict
    Not a very productive day in some ways. I lost (and then found one of the anchors and fitted them before they could wander further afield. I decided I had to try rigging sometime and I do have some decent reference material for the Hunts so my excuses were limited to lack of moral fibre. I have the Uschi 0.1mm and 0.2mm line. I can hardly see the 0.1mm and the 0.2mm scales out to about .6 inch diameter at 1/700 so may still be a little underscale but better than something that looks like metal poles. I found it somewhat frustrating to install but I managed to get the four lines from the mainmast back to the small mast forward of the X gun. That was the point at which the small mast (which is just PE) pulled out of place. I cut away the rigging between the masts and re-secured the aft mast hopefully a little more solidly and will recommence the rigging in the morning. I think it is too late to rig the mast stays; they should have been done before the railings were added. Its all about thinking through the sequence. I rather drifted through this one I'm afraid. Thanks for looking and the likes Alan
  13. king derelict
    Thank you for the nice comments Lou. Im very happy that it came out so well. Alan
  14. king derelict
    Thank you for the kind words OC. They are valued Alan
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    very neat flooring. not a gap in sight. Great work Alan
  16. king derelict
    That's a lot of fine work in a tiny piece of real estate. Very neat. Alan
  17. 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
  18. king derelict
    Thank you for the nice comments OC. I'm thrilled with the water edge and keen to try another one Alan
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    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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. king derelict
    Thank you Yves. This is my first experiment with resin and I'm relieved that it came out so well. Alan
  23. 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
  24. king derelict
    Thanks OC. Much appreciated from someone who wields a highly skilled brush Alan
  25. king derelict
    Looking very nice indeed. Great to see it coming together now Alan

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