RGL Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share #61 Posted August 18, 2020 A lot of metal that didn’t have to fight; it really could have gone either way, had the Germans got their hands on them might have made interesting commerce raiders. Canute, yvesvidal, lmagna and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipman Posted August 18, 2020 Share #62 Posted August 18, 2020 Yup, I have the Heller Richelieu in the stash somewhere. As with all the pre-war battleships, when they fired the big guns the shock destroyed their own radar and most radio and electrical equipment. Still, when they got the chance, they could make a decent account of themselves. It wasn't until much later in the war when aircraft had such an overwhelming effect. RGL, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share #63 Posted August 19, 2020 I’ve added the superstructures now, boats cranes, davits, now I can start on the railings. Lt. Biggles, ccoyle, yvesvidal and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted August 19, 2020 Share #64 Posted August 19, 2020 Looks good Greg. These are becoming too easy for you I think as you are building them so quickly - you should to return to wood for a challenge cheers Pat lmagna, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share #65 Posted August 20, 2020 The amount of hair I have to clean up from 2 Labrador’s is enough yet alone saw dust! Hope you’re safe down there. lmagna, mtaylor, Ryland Craze and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share #66 Posted August 20, 2020 Ships small boats started ccoyle, lmagna, yvesvidal and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted August 20, 2020 Share #67 Posted August 20, 2020 Your ability to apparently just cruise through all of that PE as if it was nothing, never fails to astound me. Everything looks so amazing even in the close up pictures! I'm jealous! By the way I recieved my 8"/55 turrets from Micro Master and they are just as nice as your 11" turrets. At this point I think this company may have the best 3D stuff on the market. Shipping to the US is horrendous though, and almost made me reconsider. The same turrets from Model Monkey would have cost less than half as much after shipping! mtaylor, Canute and cog 3 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 August 20, 2020 Author Share #68 Posted August 20, 2020 Photos! mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share #69 Posted August 21, 2020 The Loire 130, aa guns and paravanes cog, yvesvidal, mikegr and 3 others 6 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share #70 Posted August 23, 2020 If you go to Micromaster and look at their 3D printed ships boats they are amazing. I’m crap at them, the PE is great but I’d still like to cover them in canvas. lmagna, shipman, cog and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipman Posted August 23, 2020 Share #71 Posted August 23, 2020 Very convincing canvas, especially at that scale. How, please? mtaylor and lmagna 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share #72 Posted August 23, 2020 Shipman, simple kitchen tin foil folded over about 3 times and cut to size. Idiot simple! mtaylor, Canute, shipman and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share #73 Posted August 23, 2020 Ships AA guns and paravanes lmagna, shipman, Lt. Biggles and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted August 23, 2020 Share #74 Posted August 23, 2020 Very, very nice. Although, I don't think the captain will like the sloppy canvas ... Canute and lmagna 2 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 August 23, 2020 Author Share #75 Posted August 23, 2020 You do know he was a drunk? lmagna, mtaylor, cog and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted August 23, 2020 Share #76 Posted August 23, 2020 So am I lmagna and mtaylor 2 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 August 26, 2020 Author Share #77 Posted August 26, 2020 No real updates, I’ve started rigging but found these photos Senior officers mess Chief’s Mess an officers cabin yvesvidal, lmagna, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted August 26, 2020 Share #78 Posted August 26, 2020 Pretty posh; looks like a hotel room. mtaylor 1 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted August 27, 2020 Share #79 Posted August 27, 2020 Didn't know you had started a 1/200 scale build Greg😮 OC. Canute and mtaylor 2 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 August 28, 2020 Share #80 Posted August 28, 2020 That makes one wonder how the people slept ... mtaylor, Old Collingwood, lmagna and 1 other 4 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 August 29, 2020 Author Share #81 Posted August 29, 2020 Railings, signal lanyards the ship’s Loire 130s Canute, mtaylor, Moab and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted August 29, 2020 Share #82 Posted August 29, 2020 Very impressive especially with the planes be recovered and readied for launch. Canute, RGL, lmagna and 1 other 4 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...
RGL Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share #83 Posted August 30, 2020 The quad 130mm guns, as I’m awaiting the 3D printed guns from NZ I did up the kit provided guns, the one in the left is the little bit of PE provided with the kit, then the upgrades from Big Blue Boy. Canute, mtaylor, yvesvidal and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share #84 Posted August 30, 2020 Bit of paint including the armistice flags, the kit has decals but I think painting them Is always going to look more realistic ccoyle, Tigerdvr, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share #85 Posted August 30, 2020 Lt. Biggles, mtaylor, ccoyle and 3 others 6 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share #86 Posted August 30, 2020 Oh, forgot to add the training guns mtaylor, ccoyle, cog and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Biggles Posted August 30, 2020 Share #87 Posted August 30, 2020 Looks awesome! What’s the story behind having armistice flags? identification? Or were they painted on once France surrendered? lmagna, Canute, cog and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share #88 Posted August 30, 2020 I believe it was required after they surrendered Lt. Biggles, mtaylor, cog and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPBWEB Posted August 30, 2020 Share #89 Posted August 30, 2020 5 hours ago, RGL said: I believe it was required after they surrendered The so-called Armistice markings of the Vichy period were in fact Neutrality markings, France technically having withdrawn from the war. Navy and civilian ships if other neutral nations wore those too, as did the ships of various European navies during the Spanish civil war. In the case of Strasbourg, the tricolor bands on B turret and on the top quad secondary turrets were complemented with white blast bags with black lines, and the tail of the Loire 130 float planes sported horizontal yellow and red bands on the fixed surfaces, retaining the national tricolor on the rudder. Other planes of the Vichy period also had those yellow and red bands on the cowls of their engines, but that does not seem to have been the case with Loire 130 aircraft attached to battleships and cruisers. Canute, RGL, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share #90 Posted August 30, 2020 Yes, I’ve noticed the stripes in the blast bags, there is no way I could replicate them without it looking like crap. The lines on the aircraft would be a bit beyond my skill set too! lmagna, cog, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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