RKR Varyag by RGL - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Slava-class cruiser

[RGL]

It helps define the panels/armour belts. If you have a look at my build of the Dreadnought and then compare it to my Isuzu build it will depict why I do it. 

[CDW]

As always Greg, I am really enjoying what you're doing with this model.

[RGL]

Thanks all. 

 

To accentuate the panels i have used some matt red and a card to keep strait lines. I’ll give it a little bit of time and then use a 25% red solution to overspray to fade it then a lighter coat on top of that. 

[RGL]

I diffused below the hull with 2 coats of red and 1 of burnt sienna. To the naked eye it looks a lot more blended but there is weathering to go anyway. I’ll let it dry for a couple of hours, then do the chipping. I can then let it dry for a week as duty calls over Xmas so I’ll get some priming done of the superstructures done this afternoon.

[BANYAN]

Coming along nicely Greg -these were were one scary ship in my day   

 

Have a great Christmas

 

cheers

 

Pat

[RGL]

I reckon they’d be terrible given the SSN’s on them

[RGL]

Keeping my OCDin place, I’ve sprayed the deck, Steel grey which I might etch some weld lines into yet, then panel them with the airbrush. Once I get the deck correct, the rest should be fairly strait forward, I just need to let it all dry. 

[popeye the sailor]

looks really good Greg   

[RGL]

So, I get off work early today and look at the ship? What to do before Christmas? A bit of preshading on the steel deck. I like the colour but it needs work, the bits I don’t pre shade will have superstructure or red paint. 

 

As its xmas eve here, may you all be safe and well in your travels. 

[cog]

Looking good

Merry Xmas master painter and family

[CDW]

Merry Christmas

[Canute]

Greg, Merry Christmas to you and yours. Keep up the great work, mate. 

[popeye the sailor]

a Merry Christmas to you and your family Greg!   I like where your going with the art work   

[RGL]

I filled in the gaps with black brown, then did red brown edges, then another overspray of black brown to dull it down. 

 

I think it came out OK, I’ll give it a few hours then put a satin varnish over it before masking before using a orange red for what I expect is non slain areas. 

[Canute]

Interesting technique using pre-shading, Greg.  Looking forward to see how it turns out in this scale.

[Old Collingwood]

Looking smart greg,  you so have the knack of weathering in layers with your sprayer,    hope you had a great xmas.

 

OC.

[RGL]

Now the red non slip. The grey bits remaining are mainly for superstructure. I will not weather the deck yet as all the little bollards etc will have to be painted. I plan to pretty much have the hull complete before I add any superstructure. 

 

The superstructures have all been primed and will be will be painted off kit. 

[RGL]

So, as I’m letting the hull set, I thought I’d give the funnels a coat. 2 shades of grey. The vents have come up quite nicely making the work worth it. 

 I’ll place the radars /Fire controllers on,  pin washes, railings, pin washes then railings, aerials etc. then a final blue wash. 

[Canute]

Very nice job enhancing the multitude of vents, Greg.

[popeye the sailor]

sweet!   

[RGL]

Railings added (well, most of them, lots of little bits to add but im waiting for a blue filter to arrive (next year apparently) before I can progress. 

 

It looks very bland I know, but it should come up OK. There are 4 major belaying points for cage aerials yet to go. 

[RGL]

As I had time, I painted up the last of the sides near the heliport and added some PE from spares, the did a LOT of masking. The first of the hull coat. You can see the panels on the side which I etched in. Back to work tomorrow so no progress for a while. 

[BANYAN]

That paint job looks great Greg; nice work indeed.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[RGL]

So, I get a couple of hours in after work, bringing up the panel lines then blending them in. I Made a huge error and stripped a large section of paint off as I used too much thinner but quickly rectified it with an overspray and I’ll let it set now, I’m quite satisfied. Even more so if the tape comes away clean. 

[RGL]

I did one lighter shade of grey to take away the over accent of the panels, then added grey to the multiple bollards etc. I did nothing to mask these pieces as would still be doing it in 2019. When I grunge it up it will cover a lot of sins. 

 

The hull just needs its’ white strip then I can seal it up with a varnish before I add the decals and start weathering 

[BANYAN]

Great job with those panels Greg.  To the eye (in your photos) they looks very lifelike.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[popeye the sailor]

great job in whipping that hull into shape.........deck looks awesome too   

[RGL]

Is that what they’re called Pat? 

[RGL]

No, seriously that’s why I ask, Pat has been a very good mentor to me, and his former career makes him a subject matter expert (not to mention airbrush skills). 

 

So, my first racing stripe, ever! Tomorrow I’ll give him a coat of varnish. 

[BANYAN]

Hi Greg, the aluminium is welded to the frames as 'Plates', what each section would be called (between frames /ribs) I am not too sure mate - I used to call them panels but whether that is technically correct?  I will need to ask an engineering (ex Navy) mate of mine to be sure. 

 

cheers

 

Pat

Edited January 2, 2018 by BANYAN