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Old Collingwood

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  1. Old Collingwood
    Thank you kindly Edward, I am trying to build it is little stages so I have more control over the detail and painting, then join each section as I go. OC.
  2. Old Collingwood
    Evening all, some more progress this evening - firstly I dry fitted the roof with figures to the house, slightly tight fit now - I will have to see what I can relieve before I fasten the roof down, so I put the roof to one side and started building the Piggery and small gate surround, the surround was just a case of painting then gluing in place, the Piggery is a Two stage building that needed building, I then started on the Whitewash on the walls and inside the larger of the Two. The Piggery is just dry fitted to each and the wall at the moment. OC.
  3. Old Collingwood
    Indeed - saw it on his website and other posts in other forums. OC.
  4. Old Collingwood
    That does look nice Craig - I think the Grey/Black shades make her look longer (and she was already long at 860 feet) OC.
  5. Old Collingwood
    Thats a good point you raised there lou, and a possiblilty. OC.
  6. Old Collingwood
    That is some really nice organic work you are doing there Phil, it looks superb, and yes it will be lovely to see you back on your Vic. OC.
  7. Old Collingwood
    Twas indeed - each section then moved by sea to the main ship builders where they were mated together - that inlcuded the Two Huge Islands. OC.
  8. Old Collingwood
    Some interesting info back from Jamie at Soverign - his understanding from some very in depth research, is that Grey was most likely the main bottom colour for RN ships and red was probably introduced either mid to late WW2 or even possibly after WW2. Well that puts a spanner in the works for all this WW2 painted RN ships we all built over time, and did our bottoms Red. OC.
  9. Old Collingwood
    Evening all, a wee bit more progress - I finished painting the figures (wher they need to be) and then came the time to glue them in place - fiddly job if i'm honest, then I glued the musket in the hand of the guy who nearly dropped it, and with the others it was a case of some fine detail painting - so I think this completes the roof section. OC.
  10. Old Collingwood
    Thank you Dan, welcome to my little world. OC.
  11. Old Collingwood
    Quick update - had a couple of messages in Ebay - my Flyhawk Hood and wood deck are on there way. OC.
  12. Old Collingwood
    I have been influenced to try these as they are supposed to be brillant for the money, oh I also use masters brush cleaner. OC. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304065041535?var=603205556994
  13. Old Collingwood
    I have dropped Jamie from Soverign a message about this - hope he come back to me. Its interesting - where they trialing a new paint in 1941, did they simply run out of Red in her refit before her last encouter with Bizzy? OC.
  14. Old Collingwood
    Still nothing yet, I will give them a reminder. thanks Alan. OC.
  15. Old Collingwood
    Excellent work - really looks Superb, and as you say such a strong hull, looking forward to watching more on it. OC.
  16. Old Collingwood
    Just remembered another job I need to do inside - build a rail around the stair opening - dont want any KGL falling down the gap. OC.
  17. Old Collingwood
    Craig found this on Soverign Hobbies site might clear up the paint scheme of when she went down. OC.
  18. Old Collingwood
    Evening all, I have made a start on the figures that are going to be placed in the (tiny) dorma windows, It was quite a task to work the arms so they took up as liitle room as possible, I have made all Three figures without shako's infact one of them is wearing a bandage, so I am making one who nearly dropped his rifle out the window, one firing single handed as he got shot in his left shoulder, and the other firing normaly at a slight angle. So here is the start - OC.
  19. Old Collingwood
    Thank you Ken, next job trying to fit a few figures firing from the dorma's, then the roof can be attached. OC.
  20. Old Collingwood
    That is looking very nice mate. OC.
  21. Old Collingwood
    As the others have said Paul, so sorry to hear about your model/s - we will be here when you are ready to do another build log. OC.
  22. Old Collingwood
    Hope this helps Alan, found it on the net shows the Three barrel turrets. OC.
  23. Old Collingwood
    I know what you mean with the lower hull colour, there are so few colour pictures showing the lower hull, the only places I found refernece to it was on the main Hood website, they show some underwater shots of her resting place and they say it shows the anti fouling Grey but its very hard to make it out, I did wonder why they would make her different from the rest of the RN fleet, when all the rest use anti fouling Red. OC.
  24. Old Collingwood
    Thank you kindly Alan. OC.
  25. Old Collingwood
    That is looking Super mate - all that bling really stands out. OC.

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