HMS Kent 1942 by RGL - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC - heavy cruiser

[RGL]

Deck grey, chipping to go. 

and some deck details being worked up 

[RGL]

So, some chipping a and filters, faded the wooden deck parts 

[RGL]

So a full day of masking, and the superstructures painted. Filters washes and weathering to go. 

[RGL]

Superstructures weathered. 

[Egilman]

29 minutes ago, RGL said:

Superstructures weathered. 

You do beautiful work sir....

[RGL]

A big brass Pom Pom 

[Old Collingwood]

2 minutes ago, RGL said:

A big brass Pom Pom 

Behave  -  show off.

 

OC.

[Louie da fly]

Brilliant work. I dunno how you do it, mate.

[lmagna]

1 hour ago, RGL said:

A big brass Pom Pom

Yeah.............. As big as a house fly! As a matter of fact in your part of the world the fly may be bigger!

 

Your ability to put these infinitesimaly intricate guns together in such a short time is nothing short of amazing to me.

[RGL]

The Micromaster bits, the depth charge rack, and flota nets and the 36 inch search lights 

[RGL]

Next are the quad vickers 50 Cal’s 

[RGL]

Secondary guns 

[RGL]

Main guns 

[RGL]

Finally the brass 20mm’s, 6 in all 

[Canute]

Stellar work, Greg. The 3D stuff is beautiful and your PE work is superb.

[Ryland Craze]

The amount of detail at that scale is just amazing.  Thanks for the photos.

[Egilman]

Are those Infini 20mms?

[RGL]

On 11/2/2020 at 1:14 AM, Egilman said:

Are those Infini 20mms?

Yes, I had some left over from KGV 

[amateur]

The rivetting of the secondary guns is somewhat too pronounced as far as I'm concerned. Less is more when it comes to these rows of rivets....

 

Jan

[RGL]

Never noticed that! 

[Old Collingwood]

On 11/1/2020 at 8:49 AM, RGL said:

Secondary guns 

Think I recognise this place   @Kevin   do you agree   Collingwood?

 

Looking good mate.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

3 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Think I recognise this place   @Kevin   do you agree   Collingwood?

 

Looking good mate.

 

OC.

i certainly do @Old Collingwood but not there that many times. in my 34 years

[RGL]

Ok, I found it on the internets; where pray tell my learned friends, did you find it?    
 

looking for sources here.... 

Edited November 3, 2020 by RGL

[Old Collingwood]

6 hours ago, RGL said:

Ok, I found it on the internets; where pray tell my learned friends, did you find it?    
 

looking for sources here.... 

That photo  of the actual turet  is a Shore establishment   called HMS Collingwood, it was/is  a Royal Navy training  base for  weapons, I was there  for a week  doing school  experience  training.

 

OC.

[Egilman]

22 hours ago, RGL said:

On 11/1/2020 at 6:14 AM, Egilman said:

Are those Infini 20mms?

Yes, I had some left over from KGV 

Thanks Greg,

 

They are gorgeous aren't they.... Personally I think they (Infini) offer the best looking 1/350th scale small caliber AA weapons even beating out the resin guys.... I have their water cooled .50 cal set and they look every bit as good as those 20mm's.... (and they give you enough of them)

 

Believe it or not, those pedestal bases and barrels are turned brass, not PE.... amazing quality, and looks way better than PE ever could....

Edited November 3, 2020 by Egilman

[RGL]

The main 8” guns painted, primer, dark grey, light grey then a medium grey overspray. A blue filter was then added over the top. Washes and weathering next. 

[Old Collingwood]

Makes a  Huge difference  spraying to brush painting.

 

OC.

[RGL]

Aaaaand done, I used a few washes to bring out the highlights, then a dry brush to white to hit the night points on the rivets etc. Then some streaking grime, then some dark brown to represent chipped rust points, then some streaked rust from those points. 
 

i know someone is going to say “they would never let it get that bad” but I don’t know boats. 

Edited November 5, 2020 by RGL

[RGL]

Next is the 4” waist guns 

[cog]

Adding AK paints I see. Getting a mix like I do. Turrets look real good, mate, wouldn't bother 'bout the purists to much