HMS Rodney by uncarina - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC

[Landlubber Mike]

Amazing work Tom, wow!  You are a master at PE.

 

I didn't think about Future for PE parts.  I've just been using medium CA and occasionally white glue (Gator Glue).  I recently saw a video on youtube where a 1/700 modeler was using Tamiya X-22 as an adhesive for very small parts.  I was going to try that out sometime, but will also try out Future.  Thanks for the tip!

 

By the way, I have a 1/48 Walrus in the stash and I hope it comes out half as nice as your 1/200 version!

Edited March 3, 2021 by Landlubber Mike

[uncarina]

Thanks Mike, you are very kind! I have a feeling your Walrus build will be the better of the two! I do love the versatility of using Future (I actually use an equivalent called "Quickshine"), whether for a gloss coat, filling small gaps, as an adhesive, and to simulate glass. There's probably other applications out there!

 

Cheers,  Tom

[Hubac's Historian]

She’s an interesting fish, out of water; I had no idea how full she was below the waterline.  The ship looks so sleek in period footage.  I will gladly follow along on this one, as you are doing some really nice, clean work.

[uncarina]

Your are very kind! I was also amazed at her depth below the waterline, perhaps a testimony to her armor. Not everyone knows she had torpedo tubes down there, and I historical accounts indicate that she fired torpedoes  at the Bismarck.

 

Cheers,  Tom

[Hubac's Historian]

WWII was such an interesting time period in battleship development; every nation had their version of the super-ship.  I read recently that the US Navy is trying to develop an effective projectile range of hundreds of miles, as opposed to the obsolete Iowa class range of 25 miles.  If they can achieve that, we may yet see an era of the deluxe super-ship extraordinaire!