RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC

[cog]

Thanks for your likes gents

 

Didn't know that Denis, teacher too!

[cog]

First real work of this week

 

managed to get some fittings on the rear funnel ...

[lmagna]

Nice work on the funnel. Looks like everything is off to a great start.

 

From the pictures of the plans you provided it seems all of the "H" vents are located close to the main guns. Is it possible they may be vents for the magazines located below?

 

My only experience with this style of vent was on the Flower class Corvette which now that I look back, was also located just aft of the 4" gun mount.   

[Piet]

Mind if I join this motley crew Carl?  I'll be very quiet and find a place in the cheap seat with my binocs.

Nice looking funnel.

 

Cheers,

[cog]

9 hours ago, lmagna said:

Nice work on the funnel. Looks like everything is off to a great start.

 

From the pictures of the plans you provided it seems all of the "H" vents are located close to the main guns. Is it possible they may be vents for the magazines located below?

 

My only experience with this style of vent was on the Flower class Corvette which now that I look back, was also located just aft of the 4" gun mount.   

Maybe those destroyer sailors liked the smell of gun smoke, and/or burning powder ...

[cog]

4 hours ago, Piet said:

Mind if I join this motley crew Carl?  I'll be very quiet and find a place in the cheap seat with my binocs.

Nice looking funnel.

 

Cheers,

Still a front seat reserved for The Flying Dutchman ... (the only one  ) You've been rather quiet of late ... garden, and house chores ...?

[mtaylor]

On 8/30/2018 at 10:27 PM, cog said:

Maybe those destroyer sailors liked the smell of gun smoke, and/or burning powder ...

Cordite does have a distinctive odor.  

[cog]

6 hours ago, mtaylor said:

Cordite does have a distinctive odor.  

Playing with guns again, Mark ... Thought you were deep into  ship's boats ...   ... or are those the armed sloops  

[mtaylor]

13 hours ago, cog said:

Playing with guns again, 

Not for decades, sir, but the mind remembers the smell.  

[Canute]

It does leave a well remembered smell.

[Jack12477]

That it does !

[cog]

Fortunately, gents, these guns do not smoke since she isn't finished yet, and when she is, that will only happen unless I take a match to the her, but I hope to have outgrown that stadium of infancy ...

[Canute]

Well, she'd be old enough to smoke if she wished to.

[cog]

So far she's in her infancy  

Edited September 3, 2018 by cog

[cog]

Didn't have a lot of time for modelling off late, but today and Yesterday, in between work sessions, I took some time to pull the airbrush trigger. Preperation is half the work ... it seems to me it's about 90% ... getting the shapes transfered to the masking tape, cutting them out, fitting to the hull, decide what will be the base colour and work up towards the last, each time adding more masks ... So for now a first attempt at hull camouflage ...

 

 

There are three colours, white WA Blue and MS2 (a darkish grey)

The white is an off white, the WA Blue a very pale green/white-ish. When you zoom in you can just see it, although in reality the distinction is quite visible

 

Cheers

 

P.s. Nearly forgot: I used Lifecolor paint this time. I didn't know the airbrush quality, but now I can say I'm not a fan for airbrush use, not even heavily diluted (80%)

Edited September 16, 2018 by cog

[popeye the sailor]

look'in good Carl    I've got three of the life color kits........haven't tried them yet since I work with enamels.   a good head's up  

[cog]

I've got both WWII Eastern and Western Approaches RN kits. I do like the way you can brush it on ... very smooth, nearly as good as airbrush .. nearly

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, cog said:

I've got both WWII Eastern and Western Approaches RN kits. I do like the way you can brush it on ... very smooth, nearly as good as airbrush .. nearly

I dont use anything else on plastic.

 

OC.

[cog]

Dry fitting, som touch ups to do. Close ups really bring the mistakes out ... need to remove 1mm from the bridge as it is to high, put the bridge's cover on , the wheel, lights, etc and then I can glue it on. I still have to figure out the conversion of the rear superstructure, as it deviates from that of the Huron. Still searching ... (any Canadian with ideas about where to find information on this?)

 

[RGL]

I really like the colours 

[popeye the sailor]

looks awesome so far Carl.........really nice camo   

[cog]

Thanks gents, for the likes and Denis & Greg for the posts

 

I didn't expect these colours to start with, and to my astonishment, they don't make the ship look like a candy cane!!! Still some work to do before she can start convoy duty ... Next up: Rear superstructure and railing on the for'ard one ... might try the stanchions and line ones ...

[Old Collingwood]

She is looking really nice mate.

 

OC.

[cog]

thanks OC

[Jack12477]

I guess the little mouse up in the last row of the bleachers should chime in too and say nice job on the colour Carl.  I like the camo effect.

[cog]

Thanks Jack, it always takes a long time for sound to carry from the bleachers to the front rows ;)

[cog]

After attending my uncle's funeral, I needed something to distract the mind ... drilling 0.3mm holes for stanchions ...and glueing them on ...

 

[Old Collingwood]

18 minutes ago, cog said:

After attending my uncle's funeral, I needed something to distract the mind ... drilling 0.3mm holes for stanchions ...and glueing them on ...

 

Sorry to hear about your uncle carl,   building our little projects does help take our mind off stuff abit.

 

OC.

[Jack12477]

Sorry for your loss Carl.

[cog]

Thanks Jack, OC. Part of life one might say, nevertheless it doesn't make it any easier ...