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  1. Old Collingwood
    Thats looking really impressive Denis - got so much detail to it. OC.
  2. Old Collingwood
    Count me in Denis, that some nice work to work off - this will be very enjoyable to follow - got my seat next to the family here, tell you what thats what Lou is like - salt of the Earth. OC.
  3. Old Collingwood
    Same bomb that went straight through Warspites deck/engine room and out the bottom. OC.
  4. Old Collingwood
    I did a little Paint doodle - this is what I am thinking of for my base - the Blue represents the resin sea. OC.
  5. Old Collingwood
    Glad to hear all is sood with your op and your making a Full recoevery brother, so loving what you are doing with this - Superb skills all round. OC.
  6. Old Collingwood
    Looking so nice Chris - looks like if you was building a wood framed r/c plane. OC.
  7. Old Collingwood
    Thank you kindly mate, and there are already part drilled out. OC.
  8. Old Collingwood
    Thank you kindly, certainly is a challenge at this scale. OC.
  9. Old Collingwood
    Evening all, more progress - the main forward 15in units built and dry fitted, I am sticking with the kit barrels as they are perfectly fine, I also put together the Two Pom Poms the other one will not be seen as it was lost same with the Twin 4in mounts. OC.
  10. Old Collingwood
    Very nice work Craig. OC.
  11. Old Collingwood
    Interesting project mate. OC.
  12. Old Collingwood
    Thank you so much Gary, I will be back on it - just giving my HMS Hood build some love. OC.
  13. Old Collingwood
    Evening all, more work done today - I added more details to the top observation radar look out, and painted the legs/bottom starfish Black. I also relicated the 15in shell entrance and enry port. OC.
  14. Old Collingwood
    Check re fit then check agian that chap is saying - always a three way ratio - check / measure Twice then attach / glue. OC.
  15. Old Collingwood
    Deffo. OC.
  16. Old Collingwood
    Respect and love to all the Vets. OC.
  17. Old Collingwood
    Should do a missing man though. OC.
  18. Old Collingwood
    A painting of her going down. off the internet. OC.
  19. Old Collingwood
    I agree with Kevin, lovely lovely work Mark. OC.
  20. Old Collingwood
    Did a bit more reading on Hoods fatal encounter with Bismarck and Prince Eugen, and found out Hood received atleat Three shots to her - one was a HE round from Prince Eugen that landed on the rear of the boat deck near to the main mast and made the 4in ready ammo lockers go off, a fire started but as the ammo cooking and going off everywhere crew was told to take cover, these fires and exploding ammo did stop after a while, the next one was a AP round from Bismarck that came down through the roof (as they were all using lunging shots due to the 12 + mile range) it went straight through the Spotting Top enclosure and came out the other side before going into the water, this killed all who were in there and knocked out the 284 radar. The last one that hit was the killer we all know about from Bismarck - going through the deck close the main mast ingniting the ammo and causing that Massive explosion that killed her. OC.
  21. Old Collingwood
    Oh nearly foregot - I still have to add another cross spar and paint the legs Black. OC.
  22. Old Collingwood
    Evening all, so work on this has started again, - started by painting some of the small item like vents, then the next thing to be built was the front coning tower look out mast and legs - very fiddly and akward to get them lined up, after an hour or so I gave it a coat of paint and a bit of wash to show the windows. OC.
  23. Old Collingwood
    First things first - I will have some bits to still fit to her - like the forward coning tower/look out bridge, and the forward 15in mounts, no need for me to worry about x and y turrets as they were blown off by the explosion on the rear deck, and I will be only showing the rear hull with only half of the open barbette for y turret showing as she looses the stern end first. OC.
  24. Old Collingwood
    Thanks Mark, will be an interesting experience and another learning curve. OC.
  25. Old Collingwood
    Here's a question - is the best way to do it - to place both hull parts in (say a plastic tub being used for the water mix) then pour the mix in and around both hull parts - then when set, cut away the plastic tub and then place the sea/hull parts on to the base I want to use, will the resin sea part be tough enough to keep the hull parts in place till I place them on the base? OC.

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