lmagna Posted May 30, 2018 Share #211 Posted May 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Old Collingwood said: You cant beat a "Thud" The Germans found that out the hard way. The same thing holds true of the present namesake as well. A flying armored car that packs a mean punch. popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share #212 Posted May 30, 2018 (edited) Ok, back to ships! Boot strap and pre shading done. Decks next Edited May 30, 2018 by RGL Canute, Old Collingwood, lmagna and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 30, 2018 Share #213 Posted May 30, 2018 (edited) Morning gents. Some idiot with a popcorn box woke me up in the middle of the night ... the shading, Greg, what's the ratio you use when thinning the paint. Tamiya I presume ... needle in your airbrush ... 0.15 ... 0.2 ? Even a Thud can be beaten .... but lets try to keep this amicable, I didn't know this was a contest .... oh sorry US vs the world right .... have a ball boys, lets do some building Denis. Any ideas yet on what you want to do with her? I refrain from shading, and weathering, I need something bigger to try that outIf I do it on this one ... it will be an ugly dirty coloured blob I'm afraid. This type was first equiped for laying mines. Rails for the mines were placed from the focsle to the aft gun platform. After WWI they were converted. Some multiple times, depending on the need ... even escort service - wonder if that paid well ??? Have a nice day girls an' boys Edited May 30, 2018 by cog Old Collingwood, Piet, src and 5 others 8 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share #214 Posted May 30, 2018 Um, I just splash some thinner in and shake the bottle, but dilute to about 50% for an overspray and hold the airbrush (.15) about 20cm off. Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted May 30, 2018 Share #215 Posted May 30, 2018 16 hours ago, popeye the sailor said: I done some reading......all through her refits and service, she always had the depth charges. one thing strikes me odd, that the launchers were added later during one of her refits...makes me wonder how they were launched early in her career. Early on, with depth charges, they were rolled off the stern with (usually) two racks, one on each side. 10 hours ago, popeye the sailor said: I got done with what I was doing outside {ran out of line for the weed whacker}.......it's in the 80's here, so it was a good time to come in and cool off {lawns and bush look great again >Trump would be pleased<} now....I didn't catch the name of the guy I was ordering it from.....shocked the heck out of me when I did.......I think I found Mark's doppelganger I find that rather unsettling (and I fear for the world) if I have a doppelganger. Or maybe I'm his doppelganger. RGL, Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 30, 2018 Share #216 Posted May 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, mtaylor said: I find that rather unsettling (and I fear for the world) if I have a doppelganger. Or maybe I'm his doppelganger. you time travel to and fro downunder??? Old Collingwood, Piet, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share #217 Posted May 30, 2018 It’s not me, it’s a few hundred clicks south of me. Anyway, if his name is Taylor his nickname must be Squizzy Piet, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted May 30, 2018 Share #218 Posted May 30, 2018 On 28/05/2018 at 11:02 AM, cog said: I changed my objective from 18 - 200 mm to a macro 0.3m. Got some more touch ups to do ... The painting of the forard and rear gun platforms I took from the drawing on page one of this build log, you can see the distinct differences ... One never gets the proper colour across on a digital image when you want to compare e.g. print with the "real" thing Really tidy work going on there - you cant beat a close up shot. OC. hexnut, popeye the sailor, Canute and 5 others 8 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 30, 2018 Share #219 Posted May 30, 2018 Thanks OC, appreciated! Canute, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted May 30, 2018 Share #220 Posted May 30, 2018 7 hours ago, lmagna said: The Germans found that out the hard way. The same thing holds true of the present namesake as well. A flying armored car that packs a mean punch. Indeed A10s are incredible machines (sorry for hijackng the tread) OC. Piet, mtaylor, Omega1234 and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted May 30, 2018 Share #221 Posted May 30, 2018 7 hours ago, RGL said: Ok, back to ships! Boot strap and pre shading done. Decks next Shading at that scale is incredible. OC. mtaylor, hexnut, Omega1234 and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 30, 2018 Share #222 Posted May 30, 2018 Pictures, drawings and some text for the needy of this build. All references are from V & W class Destroyers by A. Preston (MacDonald, London 1971 - Out Of Print) Anything else Mr Lester ...? I think the weapons chapter is particularly interesting mtaylor, hexnut, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted May 30, 2018 Share #223 Posted May 30, 2018 That is some reading and reference work there carl. OC. popeye the sailor, Piet and mtaylor 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted May 30, 2018 Share #224 Posted May 30, 2018 Not sure if this helps also? http://thedockyard.co.uk/explore/three-historic-warships/hms-cavalier/ OC. mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Piet and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 30, 2018 Share #225 Posted May 30, 2018 yea that's a P-47 on the desk.......it's missing the canopy though. it's from a kit put out by Lindberg models for the Discovery Channel "Legends of the Sky". it's a 1:72 scale kit that features two planes...a P-47B thunderbolt and a German He-111 Bomber. I tried to get a canopy for it, but since the Lindberg is defunct, and the molds sold to Round 2 Models, there's no chance of getting one. I'm just tinkering with it I might try and make one using clear cello and window maker .....now that the mini model is here.....I can bag it I was going to play around with the Adam West Batmobile.....It's about 3/4 finished. what can I say.....I'm a modeling nut! {I'm a slave to my own hobby} that's great Sam........poor Carl is gonna wake up......and glue an unpopped kernel to his model {scale's about right?!?!?! I've been pre drilling the holes in the main deck and looking through the instructions. I brought out a new razor blade for this one.......I've even had thoughts of using a freezer bag when I cut the parts off the sprues, so the part won't go flying .....so many tiny parts. I do have to admit though.......this kit is detailed fairly well........not a whole lot of flash either. so I'll be getting my bearings......and getting myself acclimated to micro modeling. Vendetta had many refits.....either from damage, or what roll it was to play. are either of you two gents going to do the two white bands on the funnel, for when she was part of the 7th destroyer flotilla? she wore the solid black pendent I 69 at that time in 1940......and the solid black pendent D 69 in between 1925 and 1939........before that she had the white with black outline D 69 pendent {1st or 5th destroyer flotilla}. how about Camo?........around 1940, she had the two tone camo, and soon after, a single tone camo. this lady went through a lot of changes. I guess it will depend on at which period your modeling her at. there were five ships that comprised the Scrap Iron Flotilla.....Stewart, Vampire, Vendetta, Voyager, and Waterhen. I've been looking through all of these vessels, as there might be a snippet of info that didn't get mentioned in Vendetta's article. I'm using this site for them all: http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-vendetta-i Canute, mtaylor, Piet and 3 others 6 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 30, 2018 Share #226 Posted May 30, 2018 OC, if that's a V&W class, it's the newer type, longer focsle, different guns, mast deviates, quite a few things changed. Thanks anyway, always interesting ... If I wake up it's probably from Sam's crunching, or his clumsiness holding a box ... I definitely won't glue an old maid or a spinster to my ship!!! To much distraction for the crew! Can nee have that ... I like some decorations so I'll go for the one with the outline You are willing to go a day without shaving unheard of mate ... mini parts ... wait till you make the same model in 1/700 ...if you need to give your eyes some rest, you can always pull that bag over your head but take care you can still breathe! Dennis, I'll stick to the pre WWII version, no camouflage. Canute, Omega1234, Old Collingwood and 5 others 8 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 30, 2018 Share #227 Posted May 30, 2018 I just shocked the admiral........first the model.......then the PE...........I just asked her about buying a book single edge razor blade Carl.........one of my go to cutting tools lmagna, Old Collingwood, src and 4 others 7 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted May 30, 2018 Share #228 Posted May 30, 2018 22 minutes ago, cog said: OC, if that's a V&W class, it's the newer type, longer focsle, different guns, mast deviates, quite a few things changed. Thanks anyway, always interesting ... If I wake up it's probably from Sam's crunching, or his clumsiness holding a box ... I definitely won't glue an old maid or a spinster to my ship!!! To much distraction for the crew! Can nee have that ... I like some decorations so I'll go for the one with the outline You are willing to go a day without shaving unheard of mate ... mini parts ... wait till you make the same model in 1/700 ...if you need to give your eyes some rest, you can always pull that bag over your head but take care you can still breathe! Dennis, I'll stick to the pre WWII version, no camouflage. Did I hear !/700 scale OC. cog, Omega1234, Piet and 4 others 7 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 30, 2018 Share #229 Posted May 30, 2018 4 hours ago, popeye the sailor said: I just shocked the admiral........first the model.......then the PE...........I just asked her about buying a book It's good she keeps a tight rein on the purse ... but you got contaminated with the virus ... Nicely done OC. I'm not into the real modern ships ... to squarish, and sharp angled. Not much PE on that one ... is there now? Canute, Piet, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted May 30, 2018 Share #230 Posted May 30, 2018 4 hours ago, cog said: OC, if that's a V&W class, it's the newer type, longer focsle, different guns, mast deviates, quite a few things changed. Thanks anyway, always interesting ... If I wake up it's probably from Sam's crunching, or his clumsiness holding a box ... I definitely won't glue an old maid or a spinster to my ship!!! To much distraction for the crew! Can nee have that ... I like some decorations so I'll go for the one with the outline You are willing to go a day without shaving unheard of mate ... mini parts ... wait till you make the same model in 1/700 ...if you need to give your eyes some rest, you can always pull that bag over your head but take care you can still breathe! Dennis, I'll stick to the pre WWII version, no camouflage. Hi carl, its the last ww2 uk destroyer still around I beleive, its in chatham old harbour near London. OC. Canute, Piet, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted May 30, 2018 Share #231 Posted May 30, 2018 26 minutes ago, cog said: It's good she keeps a tight rein on the purse ... but you got contaminated with the virus ... Nicely done OC. I'm not into the real modern ships ... to squarish, and sharp angled. Not much PE on that one ... is there now? Its a type 42 batch 3 extended destroyer based aroung HMS Edinburgh with thr front built up bulwark, after seeing her a few times I decided to do a basic kit of her. OC. popeye the sailor, Piet, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share #232 Posted May 30, 2018 Morning all, nice photos Cog! Popeye I’m going to do her ‘as built’ as I just can’t find any definitive reference for 1945, as there are a lot of versions in between. popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share #233 Posted May 31, 2018 Main deck painting done, I used a Tamiya Flat frown then edged with some red brown to bring out some depth where the mats would be divided up, then a dark grey/ lighter grey for the metal bits. There is a lot of hand painting to go but I’m pretty happy with this given the size of her. I added a Ww1 torpedo boat boat photo from a UK museum to show the old style depth charges and the colours of the matting. Jack12477, lmagna, mtaylor and 11 others 14 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 31, 2018 Share #234 Posted May 31, 2018 primer red - lightened up some.....perhaps with a tint of brown......kinda what I'm getting from it. looks great so far Greg.....as mentioned, she went through quite a few refits....hard to nail down what she had at any given time. really hate how the deck and hull were on the sprues......lucky for me, I saved all the fine sandpapers from the last Testor's paint set I bought. the hull bottom is looking much better, although the marks can still be seen {not for long though} I'm still amazed with all the molded detail....quite a bit for a model this size. I'm figuring out a starting point still.......fine tuning the deck parts from all the sprue marks, but I'll get there eventually Jack12477, Old Collingwood, RGL and 6 others 9 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 31, 2018 Share #235 Posted May 31, 2018 Bollards came in this week - from downunder, faster than from Poland(!). Made some plastic parts in brass (for those with the building sheets nr C19) some pole with a blob on top (probably a vent of some sort), and made a brass copy of the galey chimney (5mm o.d., 3mm i.d.) Jack12477, GrantGoodale, flying_dutchman2 and 11 others 14 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share #236 Posted June 1, 2018 Nice, I did the stove funnel like the plans not the kit. It seems that came years after. Canute, Piet, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted June 1, 2018 Share #237 Posted June 1, 2018 Enjoyed catching up with yuns. Nice going on the paint Greg. Your paint job looks nice Carl. Congrats on receiving your ship Denis, am looking forward to your version. Cheers, lmagna, Canute, RGL and 4 others 7 Quote Piet, The Flying Dutchman. "Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends." (old Chinese proverb) Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942 VOC Ship Surabaya Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000 Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi." Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp, Buginese fishing Prauw. Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser. Completed Builds: Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner - Friendship Sloop Gwenfra Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted June 1, 2018 Share #238 Posted June 1, 2018 Particularly at this small scale, I want to say how impressed I am with both of your models. They are outstanding in every way. Great job fellas! Piet, RGL, Canute and 5 others 8 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted June 1, 2018 Share #239 Posted June 1, 2018 Thanks for all the likes and comments gents. We're still a long way from home, although sometimes I'm blinded by the light at the end of the tunnel, it seems I'm thrown back a few hundred paces ... each time there is something to improve upon. Still have a few vent poles to make. My brass collection has been extended yet again with 0.2, 0.3 solid, and the 0.5 o.d./0.3 i.d. brass, the latter I used for the chimney - just a few more rods before I can setup my internet shop I'm still waiting for a few items, in the mean time I'll have some minor additions to do, like the blankets round the bridge's railing, a few flag lockers, remove the centre forcastle bollards, and replace them by a single slightly larger one further back on the forcastle (lucky I ordered both middle and large size 1/700 brass bollards). Some rather ineffective AA-guns to be made ... couldn't find something worth replacing them with, so I'll stick to the ugly kit parts. Since RGL bought all the paravane winches from BNA I just shall have to wait until they become available - he might beat me to it again I wager ... - so I can get them to replace the odd parts in the kit. I saw on a drawing paravanes were mounted against the rear sides of the rear gun platform, which gives more space on the poop. On Greg's drawing ther are two steam winches I'll endeavour to make. The cable of which should be attached to a paravane and would pass right through one of the paravanes stored there ... illogical place to stow a paravane, hence the change of mind. Couldn't find the storage of the depth charges though ... So how is our third partner in crime moving along. Getting tired of flattening out those sprue attachment pointss yet? Or have you glued a part of another of your builds on top of the hull I still am amazed how you can keep them separate, or saparated for that matter ... lmagna, Canute, Jack12477 and 3 others 6 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share #240 Posted June 1, 2018 I bought the paravane winches from Hong Kong! BNA was sold out. Still waiting but they’re pretty quick really. Poor Popeye, so many injection points. You’re better off just getting some brass or Styrene rod. Saves hours of work. Can’t do anything till next week due to work. popeye the sailor, Canute, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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