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

[Keith_W]

Hey Greg. Just a gentle reminder ... where is your Yamato build log?  

[RGL]

On its way

[WackoWolf]

Thanks, will also be pulling up a chair for that.

[druxey]

Very impressive models, Greg! But please think about protective cases for such lovely pieces of work.

[GuntherMT]

Was quite a few pages behind on your log Greg, but noticed it was now "Finished", so I had to catch up.  Fantastic work, and great detail as usual.  Looking forward to seeing what you can do with the Yamato!

[Kevin]

what a lovely build you have completed, the bit I find so amazing, is the difference a 100 years make, the Victory of 1805 to your build, -  

[hexnut]

As always, this has been a real pleasure to watch, with the the final product really demonstrating all of the skill and patience in construction.  What really stands out for me, however, is the way that you posed it with the awning supports rigged, the anchor down and the torpedo nets deployed, giving insight into the daily life of these ships.  Thank you. 

 

In the words of the "Abyssinian" hoaxers, "BUNGA BUNGA!!"

[Salty Dog]

Greg, you crazy!  That's is some amazing work.  I am very impressed with your rigging.  I have built some plastic ships and have never added that kind of work and it really pays off.  I can handle the wooden ship rigging because the plans are usually very thorough as to the placement of the lines, where with plastic ship models you are mostly left to your own devices and have to do some heavy duty researching if you want to achieve that kind of detail.  I congratulate you for your dedication.

On another note, please get yourself a nice airbrush.  I read your commentary on it and I think your work would highly improve if you had a nice airbrush.  I agree with the Iwata.  It's a VERY nice airbrush.  I highly recommend this one: https://www.amazon.com/Iwata-Medea-Eclipse-Action-Airbrush-Gravity/dp/B000BQKFAI/ref=sr_1_1?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1475188655&sr=1-1&keywords=iwata+hp-cs.

It's not a lot of money and the performance is fantastic.  Whatever you choose, go with a gravity feed vs siphon.  Much easier to clean and much less waste of materials.  It does have a fine pattern and it's not great for large areas such as the hull.  What I do is buy the Tamiya rattle cans.  The typical color for the bottom of the ship is Hull Red.  You get a couple of those cans and paint the big stuff with them, then move on to your airbrush.  I works great.  I will take a picture of something I recently painted that way so you can see it.

Awesome job!

Edited September 29, 2016 by Salty Dog

[RGL]

Thank you all, I may have started tinkering with the new kit, getting my head around the old argument of the chicken and the egg as to construction and how I can complete with some of the other builds (there are a lot).

 

I will weather it, but that's like being a little bit pregnant as to how far I go. My first 3 builds were shipyard models so it was kept to highlighting features only. I recently watched the Japanese movie about the last days of the Yamato and I am of the firm belief that their nature would have everything accessible clean as possible.

 

I have decided on an airbrush but I think I will do a LOT of pre construction first (I have to convince the wife why I am spending so much on a toy), but I can put that purchase off for a while as this is a very big elephant to eat.

[dgbot]

Greg yourmodel has  terrified me.  I was looking to try that model but your skill just scares me to much.  Marveous work.  I would love to see that model at manitowoc for their show and entered in the NRG's photo contest.  Chuck would be able to give you more details.

David B

[RGL]

Sorry mate, thank you but it's long way from Australia!

[AnobiumPunctatum]

Your dreadnought is looking really beautiful. Thanks for your interesting build log

[clogger]

Love your work. The attention to detail is amazing.  I'm hoping to use a lot of your  great photos and information about this build with my own attempt at the Dreadnought.  I have the Pontos PE, but am also sourcing other companies to complement the build.  Thanks for the great contribution you have made to this great ship.