Kevin

good evening
 
the  D9R kit  requires 43 links on the tracks 42 is to tight and 43 to loose, the looseness was solved by a simple solution i read about at the time in 2013 by cutting the wheel casing  in 1/2 and putting a sliding tube in to enable the two halves to be moved in or out
each link is made up of three parts,
 this was built up using pva glue and then the track was put on top with extra thin
 
 

that looks so very nice
 

Excellent work  Kevin  - and what a Superb  rectification  - love it mate.
 
OC.

good evening
 
the  D9R kit  requires 43 links on the tracks 42 is to tight and 43 to loose, the looseness was solved by a simple solution i read about at the time in 2013 by cutting the wheel casing  in 1/2 and putting a sliding tube in to enable the two halves to be moved in or out
each link is made up of three parts,
 this was built up using pva glue and then the track was put on top with extra thin
 
 

that looks so very nice
 

good evening
 
the  D9R kit  requires 43 links on the tracks 42 is to tight and 43 to loose, the looseness was solved by a simple solution i read about at the time in 2013 by cutting the wheel casing  in 1/2 and putting a sliding tube in to enable the two halves to be moved in or out
each link is made up of three parts,
 this was built up using pva glue and then the track was put on top with extra thin
 
 

very nice OC,

she looks fantastic

that looks so very nice
 

good evening
 
the  D9R kit  requires 43 links on the tracks 42 is to tight and 43 to loose, the looseness was solved by a simple solution i read about at the time in 2013 by cutting the wheel casing  in 1/2 and putting a sliding tube in to enable the two halves to be moved in or out
each link is made up of three parts,
 this was built up using pva glue and then the track was put on top with extra thin
 
 

very nice OC,

good evening
 
the  D9R kit  requires 43 links on the tracks 42 is to tight and 43 to loose, the looseness was solved by a simple solution i read about at the time in 2013 by cutting the wheel casing  in 1/2 and putting a sliding tube in to enable the two halves to be moved in or out
each link is made up of three parts,
 this was built up using pva glue and then the track was put on top with extra thin
 
 

good evening
 
the  D9R kit  requires 43 links on the tracks 42 is to tight and 43 to loose, the looseness was solved by a simple solution i read about at the time in 2013 by cutting the wheel casing  in 1/2 and putting a sliding tube in to enable the two halves to be moved in or out
each link is made up of three parts,
 this was built up using pva glue and then the track was put on top with extra thin
 
 

that looks so very nice
 

That final pic looks perfect..... Just the right amount of sag.....
 
The adjustment you made fits the subject so it is completely hidden... Excellent work, much easier than doing it on a tank.....
 
Sometimes getting the pitch of the tracks right (distance between pins) is the most difficult part of building tracks cause any error is cumulative...

that looks so very nice
 

good evening
 
the  D9R kit  requires 43 links on the tracks 42 is to tight and 43 to loose, the looseness was solved by a simple solution i read about at the time in 2013 by cutting the wheel casing  in 1/2 and putting a sliding tube in to enable the two halves to be moved in or out
each link is made up of three parts,
 this was built up using pva glue and then the track was put on top with extra thin
 
 

very nice OC,

she looks fantastic

good evening
 
the  D9R kit  requires 43 links on the tracks 42 is to tight and 43 to loose, the looseness was solved by a simple solution i read about at the time in 2013 by cutting the wheel casing  in 1/2 and putting a sliding tube in to enable the two halves to be moved in or out
each link is made up of three parts,
 this was built up using pva glue and then the track was put on top with extra thin
 
 

I too am finding airbrushing is a learning curve  - mine has taught me  it needs to be surgically clean, and the paint/primer needs to be the right consistency   - looking forward  to seeing more  Kevin.
 
OC.

I even think that different colours make a difference. I think white is much harder to AB than dark greys. Maybe its something to do with teh amount of pigment in the paint = or its all my imagination.
Alan

she looks fantastic

Finally got most of the details onto the hull and will spray gloss clear tonight in preparation for the weathering, etc. process.  I have a few more things to add like a few more AA guns and the small boats, but I wanted to make sure I had access to areas for adding washes and other treatments.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
I used some other sets to get a little more detail to the kit.  FiveStar sells resin life buoys which are nice because they are 3D and don't have to be folded like PE buoys, and you can paint them right off the plug.  The kit searchlight was ok, but I ended up using a FineMolds 90cm searchlight which I thought gave better detail:
 

 
 
Here are the torpedos and their carriages - great little details from the Infini upgrade set:
 

 
Small boats - lots of little details from Infini, including the wood bottoms for the cutters:
 

 
The resource books I posted at the beginning of the log showed a small lantern hanging from the pole at the bow.  The FineMolds set with the searchlight included small lanterns, so after trimming to size, I added it to the bow.  Nice little touch I think:
 

 
After the weathering, I'll put together the seascape, add the rigging and flags, and add figures to the model.  I've left a few little details here and there for added interest, including an open torpedo hatch, a hatch at the top of one of the other torpedo launchers, an open ammo box, etc.  
 
Thanks for looking in!

that looks so very nice