Zara by RGL - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Italian heavy cruiser

[RGL]

So this arrived today

 

apart from a small spelling mistake, it’s almost like a Flyhawk set, very good quality. Wafer thin deck, masking sheet for painting the fore deck. , barrels and 6 sheets of PE. then instructions in a booklet

[BANYAN]

I'm late to the party yet again   That'll teach me to hang out in the back streets!

 

Great subject matter for this build Greg; should be another beauty.  Geez that PE is nice, I would love to know how they do it so cleanly.  I am seriously thinking of taking this (PE) up  so that I can do more detail in my builds a little more cheaply.

 

Ok, I'll get back in the peanut gallery now.

 

cheers

 

Pat

 

 

[cog]

2 hours ago, BANYAN said:

I am seriously thinking of taking this (PE) up  so that I can do more detail in my builds a little more cheaply.

CHEAPLY !?!?!?!?!?!?

 

3 hours ago, RGL said:

So this arrived today

That looks real nice

[RGL]

And back to Zara. Bit of touch up to get the hull plates right at the bow, some trimming of deck features that need to be replaced. Now to drill a lot of tiny holes for 2 bar stanchion poles. 

[ErnieL]

Oooh. I’m loving this! 

 

You’re having a bad influence on me. I had to go dig through the stash, and found my old Artwox Varyag.  Now I’m thinking about building microscale ships...

[mtaylor]

55 minutes ago, ErnieL said:

Oooh. I’m loving this! 

 

You’re having a bad influence on me. I had to go dig through the stash, and found my old Artwox Varyag.  Now I’m thinking about building microscale ships...

I guess a kick start is needed then......

 

He did that one also...  https://modelshipworld.com/topic/10828-protected-cruiser-varyag-by-rgl-finished-artwox-1350-plastic-resin-and-photoetch/?tab=comments#comment-327892

 

And there's also one in Scratch Build area (not by RGL)

 

I think my work at creating mayhem in the ranks is done.  I'll wander off now.

 

 

[RGL]

The scratch build is sublime! I forgot about that. 

[amateur]

5 hours ago, ErnieL said:

Oooh. I’m loving this! 

 

You’re having a bad influence on me. I had to go dig through the stash, and found my old Artwox Varyag.  Now I’m thinking about building microscale ships...

Did you see Joseph Lavender's models? That is some amazing micro-scale. Gregs models are huge compared to his. No Varyag, however.

 

Jan

Edited May 6, 2020 by amateur

[RGL]

He does 1-2000 scale (and sells them too). His tool set must be amazing as he’s also really fast and scratch builds them 

[cog]

Actually he builds at two scales 1/1500 and 1/1000 see his website

[RGL]

So, back to work. Strange to do a green Hull. New challenge step 1 

[RGL]

A bit of oil canning, (it just reminds me of tartan), I’ll let it dry till tomorrow then grunge it up a tad. 

[RGL]

So, lightly grunge up, I need to leave it for a day to let it set them I can re mask for the boot strap then upper Hull. 

[RGL]

The PE starts. With this piece stuck down I can start the deck features. 

[BANYAN]

Looking good Greg, that PE seems very well scaled re thickness - the doors looks excellent.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[RGL]

The aircraft launch rails, tiny, painful with 50 little guests on each side. The hangar cover scratch built ( you can see the brass one behind it that is too small) and it appears to be a canvas covering 

[cog]

This one I will certainly not build when I look at the runway ... nice replacment you scratch built, although, a bit of a cover up when I look at the work you did on the interior

[RGL]

My plan is to have it to the side, this is a photo of a 1/100 scratch build which led me to believe the kit may not be accurate! 
 

you won’t build it? How about Seydlitz?

[cog]

1 hour ago, RGL said:

My plan is to have it to the side, this is a photo of a 1/100 scratch build which led me to believe the kit may not be accurate! 
 

you won’t build it? How about Seydlitz?

That's nice, gives away the innards of the ship, a taste of what's to appear. Will be hard to copy at 1/350 ...

 

Nah, mate, although you make it seems so easy ... Seydlitz, I can see her from my desk whilst working, but need to get my head on straight. I can't do much more than a spit or a fokker at 1/72 presently. To messed up because I'm working where I'm modelling too. I've been in the same room for over 8 weeks, feels like a straight jacket, and makes(?) me a mental case

[RGL]

I’ve been really lucky, essential services etc, not much has changed at all 

[BANYAN]

14 hours ago, cog said:

I've been in the same room for over 8 weeks, feels like a straight jacket, and makes(?) me a mental case

Carl, I thought that was your normal state of being   👅

 

Greg, that will look great; will you be training the turrets off to one side also?

 

cheers

 

Pat

[RGL]

I’ll have to, ive never glued them down anyways 

[cog]

11 hours ago, BANYAN said:

Carl, I thought that was your normal state of being

Now I can't keep up appearances anymore, Pat

 

10 hours ago, RGL said:

I’ll have to, ive never glued them down anyways 

You turret them around or what ...

[RGL]

Amidships metal deck, it needs to be quite dark looking at the original photos. One I’ve done the red and white now I can work it a bit more. 

[popeye the sailor]

superb progress Greg.........quite an array of goodies you got for her  

[amateur]

On 5/20/2020 at 11:25 AM, cog said:

 I've been in the same room for over 8 weeks, feels like a straight jacket, and makes(?) me a mental case

I thought I was theonly one going crazy, but apparently not.

The sooner we go back to normal, the better, as far as I'm concerned. The officeis for work, the home for building and messing around. Mixing those up, isnot a good strategy. (Atleast: not for me)

 

Jan

[RGL]

I’ve been lucky enough (if you can call it that) to be able to go in to work and continue as normal. The advantage of living on an island we have only lost 101. 
 

anyways, the bow area painted red and white for identification. Step one. A day of dryng the I can start on the Hull, then start the weathering and filtering processes. 

[popeye the sailor]

nice........and to think that everything stacked on top will have to be in sync........   this is gonna look awesome!

[RGL]

The hull painted, the wooden deck actually had to be glued down, it would not separate from the plastic. I’ll give it a day to dry then I can do some filters and weathering 

[cog]

Looks almost like a sub in the last photograph ... next build ... a German sub like Yves built ...

 

Shading came out very well, even on the dark surface, you seem to be able to keep improving on yourself with every build

 

(by the way, I loved Musashi from Eiji Yoshikawa, red it four times, do you have the book of five rings?)