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

[RGL]

It would be a very very small tour! You Victorian's won’t be allowed out for a while

[RGL]

So, the next 2, there is a newly released upgrade for Strasbourg on a slow boat from Hong Kong 

[mtaylor]

Wonderful build, Greg.   What Pat said... when do the tours start so I can save up airfare?

[Canute]

Excellent work as usual, Greg. Nice, walking the deck with some shade and a breeze.

 

County Class for my request, Greg

[yvesvidal]

8 hours ago, RGL said:

So, the next 2, there is a newly released upgrade for Strasbourg on a slow boat from Hong Kong 

Finally, a French battleship in this impressive collection. Well done.

 

Yves

[RGL]

I just found this photo, I though it’s a suitable full stop to the build 

[lmagna]

Nice addition to the fleet. If you add too many more from assorted countries you wil be able to stage your very own atom bomb test site. Using ships from all over the world they had the biggest fleet in the world at the time.

 

I would be in for a tour as well. It would be nice to see all of your works in person rather than through he eye of a camera.

 

Is the York your next build? I am somewhat more familiar with the Exeter due to her actions in the early days of WWII against both the Germans and the Japanese at the River Plate and Java Sea. I always thought the York class cruisers bore a striking resemblance to the Renown class battle cruisers.

[RGL]

Kent should be next, I can weather it a lot! Maybe even a modern one! What I’m really await is a re run of Ark Royal for my third aircraft carrier 

[cog]

An unopened box 😮 ... Don't tell me your models get a chance to disappear in a stock pile!

[RGL]

No I don’t store them up!!!! Rodney is apparently coming out in 1/350 (yes I want it) and Ark Royal is a must. I just want a rusty damaged old girl with a full flight deck. Then there are a Dido class destroyers coming......

[cog]

People whom try to be so convincing, usually do the oposite, so tell us RGL how many ...

 

When will the first one of your offspring be leaving home? You are going to need some serious space! If not for the boxes, than certainly for the finished models.

[RGL]

Dude seriously! I can fit lots into the cabinet yet. Child one is only in year 2 of university, Child 2 has been accepted as an officer cadet and child 3 wants to be a tradesman, so he can made me more cabinets.

 

I only have one ship in a box ready to go. 

[cog]

If I count well there will be at least four more to come:

The Kent, Rodney, Ark Royal, and a Dido class destroyer ... after that you'll tackle the space ships, or restart on wood ... ?

[lmagna]

On 8/23/2020 at 4:48 AM, RGL said:

Child one is only in year 2 of university

That means that if yours do the same as two of mine then you only have eight or ten more years to pay for!  One Doctor with extra specialities, one attorney, and one who is still thinking about what he wants to do as a trade. Only two more to go, (Grandkids I'm raising). 

[RGL]

So I got sent a new set of turrets for Zara. The detail is out of this world. Looks like I’m not finished yet….

 

mind you ill only use 3 as I’m not removing the canvas. 

[CDW]

Amazing detail!

[mikegr]

putting canvas to hide such a master work is a crime!

[RGL]

I don’t think I’ll dig out the last one 

[shipman]

The Russian forum is a mine of photographs for ships of the iron and steel era.

Copy the forum home page, open it with google and check 'translate this page', bookmark it, thereafter all future visits via that will be in English. There's stuff there I've never seen elsewhere.

This model is on another level.

[BANYAN]

Very nice detail indeed Greg.  Great t see you constantly looking to improve your models - this one for example already looked good; but this will add that extra flourish.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[RGL]

Thanks Pat, I’ve gotten the base acrylics on now, next will be filters, washes, highlights and weathering. 

[RGL]

And done, I can’t swap the Y turret due to the canvas but so be it. 

[Old Collingwood]

Superb Greg  - really nice work.

 

OC.