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There is a dedicated PE set for some of the other County class ships but not Kent so some jury rigging will be needed plus extras etc 

 

my plan is to weather her heavily as she was doing the Murmansk escorts at this time. 
 

Jamie from Sovereign Hobbies has pretty much the most accurate paint scheme which I will use. 

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Greg

 

 

 

 

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So the PE is from everywhere, plus spares, and I’m using the Micromaster.co.nz 3D upgrades. (I’m still awaiting the last three guns for Strasbourg which will be a couple of days to paint up so I can park her). 
 

the only thing not readily available are splinter mattresses which I’ll scratch build I think. 
 

luckily Joy Yard realises that by the 1940’s the Wooden focsle was replayed by meta and provide that with the deck set. 

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Greg

 

 

 

 

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It looks like there is going to be more Micro Master in this build than there will be Trumpeter! Are those Profile Morskie plans? I have his plans for the Exeter and almost all of the ABDA ships of 1941, and along with the books he has, are very nice.

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

 

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Yes I have heard that he misses some things even though all of the plans I have gotten from him seem meticulously detailed. But I am no authority on most of them as the only ship of the group I am referring to that I have personally researched in great detail is the Houston and there is very little available on her in the 1941/2 configuration/color. I would love to get a 1/350 HMAS Perth as a companion build, but that is even harder than getting the Houston, it would have to be scratch built!

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

 

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Very cool looking 3D parts Great details.

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

 

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Another interesting subject to model Greg.  Despite the heavy dependence on after-market parts to dress her up, the hull itself seems like if is fairly well defined for her armour panels and the like?

 

cheers

 

Pat

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)

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The Hull is quite nice but will need some work to make her look real. The camouflage pattern will be pretty dominant and therein lies the challenge of oil canning at different colours. The deck was also painted over so that’s going to need work as well. Most kits these days are starting to replace a lot of the finer details with their own PE, but this is no where as complex as the Fletcher or Spruance was to build. 

Greg

 

 

 

 

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Your scratch catapult is amazing

Tim

 

Current build: Continental Navy Frigate ALFRED (build log)                      

Past builds:     Steam Tug SEGUIN (build log in the kits 1850-1900 section)       

                         Liberty Ship SS Stephen Hopkins (Gallery & Build Log)

                         USS Basilone (DD-824) (Gallery & Build Log)

                         USS Olympia (Gallery)

                         USS Kirk (FF-1087) (Gallery & Build Log)

 

 

                        

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Nice 'bodging' Greg

 

cheers

 

Pat

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)

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I agree with schooner, your catapult is fantastic. Does not look scratch at all.

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

 

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You are at your usual leisurly pace. It seems I'm in the nick of time to get into the build!

 

Your catapult looks real good. I wonder if you could have replaced all the PE with the spares you have laying around from previous builds ...

Carl

"Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson
Search and you might find a log ...

 

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Have a look at HMS Belfast pictures, she's about the same period. Those ships do not have any clearly visble oilcanning, only the quick build from thin material US ships had that effect in WWII

 

Have you thought about Mr Surfacer 500 in rattle can? saves spraying a lot of layers ...

Carl

"Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson
Search and you might find a log ...

 

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She has some pretty good lines, so I’ve now cut in the plates. I’m going to oil can her below the waterline ( because I can really), the RN had a serious shortage of enamel for their paints and o it the boot strap was good quality as that was the highest exposure area at the waterline. I have to finish my last guns for the Strasbourg this week. 

Greg

 

 

 

 

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Looking great Greg, another masterpiece in the works.  I'll also echo what others said - that catapult is absolutely amazing, very nicely done.

Mike

 

Current Wooden builds:  Amati/Victory Pegasus  MS Charles W. Morgan  Euromodel La Renommèe  

 

Plastic builds:    Hs129B-2 1/48  SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48  Five Star Yaeyama 1/700  Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama  Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32   IJN Notoro 1/700  Akitsu Maru 1/700

 

Completed builds :  Caldercraft Brig Badger   Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle  Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700   Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350

F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72  Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48  Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48  Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72

Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya  Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16

 

Terminated build:  HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn)  

 

On the shelf:  Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits

 

Future potential scratch builds:  HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)

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