popeye the sailor Posted February 20, 2021 Share #181 Posted February 20, 2021 hey Greg! WOW man.........I see your up to your usual standards.......fantastic looking ship the decals really make her pop, and your weathering is outstanding.. she's a first class model.....you've done a superior job Egilman, RGL, Old Collingwood and 2 others 4 1 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...
RGL Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share #182 Posted February 21, 2021 I thought I was doing OK until I saw the rigging on this photo. mtaylor, Canute, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share #183 Posted February 21, 2021 So a bit of pre rigging mtaylor, Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share #184 Posted February 21, 2021 So I added wring for the rear deck lights, then a fire hose and extinguisher. The railing have taken me hours, primer, black for the wires the silver for rehire turnbuckles and touch ups to go. BANYAN, popeye the sailor, lmagna and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share #185 Posted February 21, 2021 The deck details are almost done, I need to do up the hawsers next and weather the focsle, mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Lt. Biggles and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share #186 Posted February 22, 2021 Focsle done Canute, cog, uncarina and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 22, 2021 Share #187 Posted February 22, 2021 Excellent work mate - Wow those lines - enough to test anyone mate. OC. Canute, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 2 others 5 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...
RGL Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share #188 Posted February 22, 2021 Nearly done, rigging done, superstructures glued down; railings and hullweathering to go. Duanelaker, BANYAN, Canute and 9 others 10 2 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 22, 2021 Share #189 Posted February 22, 2021 Perfect 👍 Everything where it should be - one of the Very best I have seen made of them. OC. popeye the sailor, RGL, lmagna and 3 others 5 1 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...
Lt. Biggles Posted February 22, 2021 Share #190 Posted February 22, 2021 Man that looks top notch! Especially like this shot! 4 hours ago, RGL said: Egilman, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share #191 Posted February 23, 2021 And complete Edwardkenway, Old Collingwood, BANYAN and 17 others 20 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Biggles Posted February 23, 2021 Share #192 Posted February 23, 2021 I like that a lot! RGL, Old Collingwood, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share #193 Posted February 23, 2021 So I now have a stash Egilman, Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 23, 2021 Share #194 Posted February 23, 2021 Outstanding Greg - one of your Very best builds mate. OC. mtaylor, Canute, lmagna and 3 others 5 1 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...
Old Collingwood Posted February 23, 2021 Share #195 Posted February 23, 2021 Some lovely kits in that stash - I was tempted to pick up the 1/350 version of HMS Kelly form the famous film. OC. RGL, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 5 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...
lmagna Posted February 23, 2021 Share #196 Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) Very nice build Greg. I am not normally a huge fan of the modern day warships and don't know all that much about them, but this one is to say the least a very handsome ship. It is also amazingly complex and your build has certainly covered both those aspects well. I am surprised to see the Soya in your stash. I thought I had the only Japanese icebreaker in captivity. I bought a Fuji class breaker some time ago as kind of a companion for my Burton Island icebreaker. If I remember correctly it is not all that detailed. Have you found enhancements for your kit? Edited February 23, 2021 by lmagna mtaylor, Canute, Egilman and 4 others 7 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 February 23, 2021 Author Share #197 Posted February 23, 2021 I got the PE set for her and the kit for $100 off FB. I’m in no rush to build her, I have a complete set of upgrades for the Z-25 and will do a complete make over for the Zulu mtaylor, Egilman, lmagna and 3 others 4 2 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted February 23, 2021 Share #198 Posted February 23, 2021 Another fabulous build Greg. HMS Zulu that's Tribal class (F18) sunk of Tobruk in '42. I build 2 of those, got another in my stash (HMS Eskimo). I would like to see you try your hands on the icebreaker though ... mtaylor, RGL, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 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 February 23, 2021 Author Share #199 Posted February 23, 2021 Got any decent photos? Her 1942 configuration? It looks like she’s dark blue, is that correct? popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted February 23, 2021 Share #200 Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) No other than what you can find through google and such. I couldn't find the "war colours" in my British & Commonwealth WWII destroyer book either. You could take a look ate the other Tribals on these pages (not just Aussie vessels were blue, but none was completely blue for the Brits) - Zulu not in it though: (Photographs from Brittish & Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWII, by M. Wright) Edited February 23, 2021 by cog Egilman, Canute, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 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...
BANYAN Posted February 23, 2021 Share #201 Posted February 23, 2021 Nice work Greg, she looks very much the hard-worked modern ship (the Goldie-locks look - not too much, not too little) cheers Pat Old Collingwood, Egilman, popeye the sailor and 5 others 7 1 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...
Egilman Posted February 24, 2021 Share #202 Posted February 24, 2021 Very well done my friend.... I'm also not really a fan of modern warships, but this one, really shows you skills.... I'm impressed.... Nice job.... popeye the sailor, RGL, Old Collingwood and 3 others 5 1 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...
uncarina Posted February 24, 2021 Share #203 Posted February 24, 2021 Just saw your build and I am very impressed! Usually the macro is not a friend, especially in this scale, but the eye just gets drawn in to the detail and authentic look. Well done! Cheers, Tom popeye the sailor, Egilman, RGL and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted March 10, 2021 Share #204 Posted March 10, 2021 another first class build Greg.........very well done! RGL, mtaylor, 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...
Landlubber Mike Posted March 10, 2021 Share #205 Posted March 10, 2021 Wow, how did I miss the finish line on this one?? Greg, amazing work as always. You really set the bar high over here. @RGL, I saw you have the Soya kit - I just found out that Pontos makes the Soya in 1/250 (I think their first complete ship kit). Looks like an incredible kit, but a bit pricey. The Hasegawa one looks good too for sure. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235083302-soya-1250-pontos-models/ Old Collingwood, Canute, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: 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 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 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 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share #206 Posted March 11, 2021 Yes I’m aware of the 1/250. This one was $100 with the PE included so I grabbed it while I could mtaylor, Landlubber Mike, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted March 11, 2021 Share #207 Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) That's a good price. I've been waiting for an auction at a decent price point that included both the PE and the wooden deck, but hadn't been successful. People were asking a ton for the wooden deck! I was surprised that the model is fairly small in both scales. The 1:250 Pontos version is only 30cm long. Seeing it in your stash, I might have purchased the Pontos kit yesterday (was last kit in an online retailer's inventory)...shhh... 🤫 🤐 Edited March 11, 2021 by Landlubber Mike Old Collingwood, lmagna, Canute and 4 others 5 2 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: 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 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 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 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted March 18, 2021 Share #208 Posted March 18, 2021 Wooden deck at fleebay is only $17.50 for the 1/350 mtaylor, lmagna, Old Collingwood 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...
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