HMS Zulu 1942 & HMS Eskimo 1944 by RGL - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC

[cog]

Nice book mate!  SHATT ... can't be helped, but you'll get by as usual

[RGL]

I got an Eskimo as well on the way. Well, maybe she’ll be an Eskimo, maybe something else. 

[cog]

So far mine haven't been built according to the box's content ... the Tribals are rather nice ships to build, so much to change and scratch build

[hof00]

Hi Greg,

Have been following your many builds with interest.

A random couple of questions....

 

Do you have individual Display Cabinets for your wonderful builds?

 

Somewhere out of the Dust and perish the thought, immune from seismic activity.

 

Cheers and Regards,

 

Harry. (HOF00)

 

[RGL]

This is my digital graveyard here. God knows what the kids will do with them when I drop off the twigg 

[cog]

How many more before you've run out of space .............

[RGL]

As long as I have an IKEA close by.....

[Old Collingwood]

15 minutes ago, RGL said:

As long as I have an IKEA close by.....

"What  - your gonna build an Ikea".............😲😁

 

OC.

[RGL]

The instructions are probably a bit complicated to build a whole one 

[Old Collingwood]

2 minutes ago, RGL said:

The instructions are probably a bit complicated to build a whole one 

I once built an Ikea wardrobe - went like clock work  - but the ABBA music did my head in.😁

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Greg  would you ever consider building one of  those resin  kits from Atlantic Models.?

 

OC.

[RGL]

I think they’re just a bit too expensive for my taste, but never say never 

[Old Collingwood]

9 minutes ago, RGL said:

I think they’re just a bit too expensive for my taste, but never say never 

He does seem to be the "Dogs  do da's"   where modeling is concerned  Peter Hall  - all that Photo etch  he designs.

 

OC.

[RGL]

I must admit I’ve never really explored them 

[Old Collingwood]

9 minutes ago, RGL said:

I must admit I’ve never really explored them 

All the Pontos photo etch  and many others is designed by Peter Hall.

 

OC.

[RGL]

I thought it was Sang Yung Pak as it says on the frets 

[Old Collingwood]

18 minutes ago, RGL said:

I thought it was Sang Yung Pak as it says on the frets 

I understood he was also involved due to his expeience.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

I think (holding my hands up)  I may have been mistaken with Peter Halls  work  and Pontos,  I think he has done other work with aircraft PE sets as well as ships.

 

My apologies  Greg.😬

 

OC.

[RGL]

I have done up the primer coat hull belts. Comes up OK 

[lmagna]

Are you certain that is not some kind of secret camouflage?

 

This should be an interesting build with all of the Micromaster you say you are going to add.

[RGL]

Made a start on the bridge section

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, RGL said:

Made a start on the bridge section

Some mighty fine detail on that forward bridge block area mate.

 

OC.

[RGL]

Didn’t like the bracing so I replaced it with metal. The guns are from Micromaster which came with a second hand HMS Eskimo kit. 

[popeye the sailor]

look'in really good Greg...the guns look sweet.......hairy,  but sweet   

[RGL]

That’s the cotton from the packing. They’ll get a bath before painting 

[popeye the sailor]

gee.........'an I thought those styro foam dit-dots were annoying   

[RGL]

So you’re seeing double, HMS Eskimo (I’ll do her as a late ‘44) with a different porthole ratio as she lost her bow in 1942. 

[RGL]

The hawser holes have a lip which was obviously removed when I moved them, and the lip of the hole in the focsle (I’m sure it has a name), both replaced with plastic card. 
 

you can see from this late war photo of a damaged bow on a Tribal the lips, and also the 2 smoke pots. 

Edited April 26, 2021 by RGL

[RGL]

So I got the airbrush out today. They seem to need to warm up a bit, so black preshading and the bootstrap done then masked over. Next will be the lower hull. 

[RGL]

Now a dark brown undercoat