Tony Hunt Posted January 19, 2021 Share #31 Posted January 19, 2021 1 hour ago, GuntherMT said: I've always thought these ships were lookers. I totally agree. Along with the WW2 Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, I think the Alaska-class battlecruisers were just about the best looking modern warships. Pity about that gun tub perched right on the bows though! lmagna, GuntherMT, Egilman and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted January 20, 2021 Share #32 Posted January 20, 2021 4 hours ago, Tony Hunt said: I totally agree. Along with the WW2 Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, I think the Alaska-class battlecruisers were just about the best looking modern warships. Pity about that gun tub perched right on the bows though! They are pretty nice, although the Hipper class heavy cruisers were much much prettier in my opinion.... With the Prinz Eugen being the prettiest of the lot.... Old Collingwood, Canute, lmagna and 4 others 7 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.A. Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share #33 Posted January 20, 2021 Hi to all! It's been a long time since I've done something with Alaska. Today cranes are almost finished. The only thing is left - to add cables. And with this step the assembly is more or less done. All parts will be glued together after painting. Next step - priming. GuntherMT, king derelict, Boydie and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted January 20, 2021 Share #34 Posted January 20, 2021 First class work - really nice. OC. mtaylor, Canute, Egilman and 5 others 8 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...
S.A.A. Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share #35 Posted June 6, 2021 Finally, ordered a box for my Alaska and started painting. popeye the sailor, reklein, Boydie and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted June 11, 2021 Share #36 Posted June 11, 2021 great preemptive strike! .....most folks get the case after the model is finished! it's a super idea though.......keeps the dust off between breaks of insanity. really nice job thus far......really like how she looks mtaylor, lmagna, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.A. Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share #37 Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 8:45 PM, popeye the sailor said: great preemptive strike! .....most folks get the case after the model is finished! it's a super idea though.......keeps the dust off between breaks of insanity. really nice job thus far......really like how she looks Tanks a lot!🙂 Yes, the main reason to buy the box now was to avoid dust. There are so many tiny details...I will definitely brake something if I will clean her.🤷♂️ Old Collingwood, lmagna, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Admission Posted December 24, 2021 Share #38 Posted December 24, 2021 I know I'm nearly 6 months late to this thread, but in my defense, I have only just joined. Great result you achieved here! I literally just bought this kit last night and have been scouring the internet for builds to take note of and did a search here to find this build. From all that I've seen, it is one of HBs better kits in terms of accuarcy and fit. I got the impression you had no major issues with it? Is there anything I should be aware in hindsight? I can't wait to start mine when I get to it. Canute, S.A.A., Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Hunt Posted December 24, 2021 Share #39 Posted December 24, 2021 That's a really nice case. Clean, sharp modern. Egilman, S.A.A., Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.A. Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share #40 Posted January 11, 2022 On 12/24/2021 at 9:45 AM, General Admission said: I know I'm nearly 6 months late to this thread, but in my defense, I have only just joined. Great result you achieved here! I literally just bought this kit last night and have been scouring the internet for builds to take note of and did a search here to find this build. From all that I've seen, it is one of HBs better kits in terms of accuarcy and fit. I got the impression you had no major issues with it? Is there anything I should be aware in hindsight? I can't wait to start mine when I get to it. Hi! Sorry for late response) First of all, my congratulations to you as you've bought really great kit!) There are no issues with it. Everything fits good, photo etched is presice. You should buy additional metal gun burrels for it. And of course if it's your first ship, don't be hurry with gluing all together. Make a doublecheck before, that you're able to paint that stuff without extra efforts. It's better to paint some parts separately. Good luck with it;) Canute, Egilman, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Admission Posted January 12, 2022 Share #41 Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) Hey thanks for the reply, really appreciate it. I made a start on it Sunday (mine is in a very unique camo skin) and already have the hull base painted. I did buy the Infini barrels and blast bags but that's it. There's plenty of PE included and as you said, its really good quality. I wish all manufacturers would include that level of PE for the prices they can charge. This HB kit is total value for the really low cost, especially given that its 1/350. I've seen 700th scale kits that cost more than this In regards to your thread, I've found it very useful for seeing how the radar is meant to be folded. The instructions are a tad murky in places with some of the intricate PE folds. So, thanks again for your thread, its been super helpful! Edited January 12, 2022 by General Admission Old Collingwood, S.A.A., Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.A. Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share #42 Posted January 17, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 11:30 AM, General Admission said: So, thanks again for your thread, its been super helpful! My pleasure Hope to see your model here soon) General Admission, lmagna, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 17, 2022 Share #43 Posted January 17, 2022 Nice work, this class of cruiser is definitely on my todo list with a full Infini upgrade. What’s next? Old Collingwood, lmagna, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heliboss Posted February 23, 2023 Share #44 Posted February 23, 2023 Can anyone assist with step 20, the pe c13 parts? Old Collingwood and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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