HMS Dreadnought 1907 by RGL - FINISHED - Zvezda - 1/350- PLASTIC

[RGL]

Just to prove your point someone will drag one out from obscurity now. I can believe there are so few photos.

[FatFingers]

The closest image I could find that shows the handedness of screws on a contemporary of Dreadnought is this image of HMS Malaysia at Invergordon:

http://www.theinvergordonarchive.org/picture/number1356.asp

I think it confirms Jim Lad's information.

(posted a link rather than the image because of copyright concerns.)

[RGL]

I believe Jim! The problem is to change them now will destroy the entire assembly!!!!when the model is complete, and the nets are slung out, it will hopefully not be so noticeable. They are about 7mm is diameter.

[FatFingers]

I'm in the same boat with my attempt at Warspite. Doh!

[Old Collingwood]

I'm in the same boat with my attempt at Warspite. Doh!

Hey!  Are you going to post up your Warspite build, it would be interesting to follow

 

OC

[RGL]

What OC said

[Old Collingwood]

Hey greg,  i'm loving the detail in the hull very sharp, what are you going to do with the anti fouling on the bottom, apply a mat varnish or similar?

 

OC.

[RGL]

I'll probably leave it as is. Given there is no detail, there is very little to work with. I don't want to weather it apart from bringing up detail and leave it as a builders model. Weathering is like being a little bit pregnant, you are or you aren't. This would have been a filthy ship given the times, and to do it properly it would be covered in streaks. Your thoughts?

[Old Collingwood]

I'll probably leave it as is. Given there is no detail, there is very little to work with. I don't want to weather it apart from bringing up detail and leave it as a builders model. Weathering is like being a little bit pregnant, you are or you aren't. This would have been a filthy ship given the times, and to do it properly it would be covered in streaks. Your thoughts?

Just a bit of lightning with almost like a artists powder white - just to catch the high points and details, but if you are like me I want my hull red around a dull satin colour,   best achieved by buffing a mat sheen I think,  ,  thats my approach with my hull and I would think yours is not far off that.

 

OC

[Old Collingwood]

Like I said to the wife - its should be like a metal version of a painted surface - although mat in colour still smooth metal.

 

OC

[RGL]

Ha, my wife couldn't care less.

[RGL]

Ok, a heap of photo etch cut and painted off hull, .then added today. The brackets for the torpedo net booms, multiple side hatches (which for some reason Pontos chose to ignore) and a bit of dry brushing

[Keith_W]

That looks amazing!

[Captain Slog]

Looking great, photo-etch certainly brings life to these models.  

 

Cheers

Slog

[WackoWolf]

I agree with Keith, AMAZING. Keep the post and pictures coming, and Thank you for sharing this with all of us.

[Old Collingwood]

Looking great greg, really tidy detail work  and clean paintwork

 

OC.

[RGL]

Next is off to the flying bridge  . The first of the guns have to be added, namely 10 12 pounders. The unpainted bits are, from left to right, North Star with the Pontos barrels, then the kit supplied with the Flyhawk barrels (which are 3mm longer, then just the kit one. The kit one is not bad, but just not detailed. The photo shows the real thing and the upper area of the barrel is almost silver, I tried gunmetal but it was just too dark.

[RGL]

As this part of the kit is fairly well covered up by the boat deck, not a great deal of detail was included. I replaced the search lights, added a front grill, cut off and replaced the winches, added fairleads and ladders.

 

Grey is such a boring colour after the other kits.

[RGL]

Yes mate, I will be, but it will be a while off yet, I want to work from the centreline outwards. There is a heap of work to go yet. I'm looking forward to the contrast.

[BANYAN]

You don't muck around with these builds do you Greg!  This will be a great looking model.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Old Collingwood]

Ok, a heap of photo etch cut and painted off hull, .hull 31.jpgthen added today. The brackets for the torpedo net booms, multiple side hatches (which for some reason Pontos chose to ignore) and a bit of dry brushing

Looking Great mate - the detail really stands out, Im so missing doing mine as she is packed away upstairs while I'm decorating the house

 

OC.

[RGL]

A bit of a re think and the deck has to go down so as not to catch on stuff. A simple exercise? No, after laying the thing down painstakingly, after a few hours the thing keeps popping up in sections. Using a sliver of PE and thin CA over the last few days I have been making running repairs to get the thing to sit properly. Still looks good and makes me happy with the guesstimate of the paint colour.

 

I have now down up all the boat deck and funnels but will now not paint or attach anything until I have done up the deck hatches.

[Captain Slog]

The wooden deck looks superb.  Really moving along.

 

Cheers

Slog

[RGL]

The wood deck comes with the pontos upgrade kit, and it is just lovely, just not very adhesive.

[RGL]

The deck has an adhesive backing, so it "should" just stick on. When I placed it on it stuck, then a couple of hours later it popped up in places, which I rubbed down thinking it needed heat, and a few hours after it kept popping up, thus the thin CA as anything else would leave bulges

[Old Collingwood]

A bit of a re think and the deck has to go down so as not to catch on stuff. A simple exercise? No, after laying the thing down painstakingly, after a few hours the thing keeps popping up in sections. Using a sliver of PE and thin CA over the last few days I have been making running repairs to get the thing to sit properly. Still looks good and makes me happy with the guesstimate of the paint colour.

 

I have now down up all the boat deck and funnels but will now not paint or attach anything until I have done up the deck hatches.

Did you file off the original platic deck boards first before laying the wood laminate?

 

OC.

[RGL]

No, didn't need to, it sits perfectly flush.

[BANYAN]

Looking good Greg, that wooden deck really brings her to life.  Hope you don't have to do too much more corrective action with the CA.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Old Collingwood]

No, didn't need to, it sits perfectly flush.

Only asked greg as on my warspite build the original plastic decks had raised planks - you could feel the detail with your fingers, thats why i decided to give the laminate planking a good flat keyed area to stick to.

 

OC.

[RGL]

There are a myriad of deck hatches, and Pontos and Flyhawk both have some gaps in their plans. In particular the engine vents   that Pontos just chose to ignore. There is a LOT more detail to go on top the decks but this will do for now to save snags.