cog Posted April 10, 2021 Share #31 Posted April 10, 2021 Nice book mate! SHATT ... can't be helped, but you'll get by as usual BANYAN, lmagna, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 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 April 10, 2021 Author Share #32 Posted April 10, 2021 I got an Eskimo as well on the way. Well, maybe she’ll be an Eskimo, maybe something else. lmagna, BANYAN, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted April 11, 2021 Share #33 Posted April 11, 2021 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 popeye the sailor, lmagna, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 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...
hof00 Posted April 11, 2021 Share #34 Posted April 11, 2021 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) mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Completed Builds: A/L Bluenose II A/L Mare Nostrum Sergal/Mantua Cutty Sark A/L Pen Duick A/L Fulgaro Amati/Partworks 1/200 Bismarck A/L Sanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share #35 Posted April 11, 2021 This is my digital graveyard here. God knows what the kids will do with them when I drop off the twigg DmitriyMarkov, ccoyle, Old Collingwood and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted April 11, 2021 Share #36 Posted April 11, 2021 How many more before you've run out of space ............. Canute, lmagna, popeye the sailor 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...
RGL Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share #37 Posted April 12, 2021 As long as I have an IKEA close by..... popeye the sailor, lmagna, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted April 12, 2021 Share #38 Posted April 12, 2021 15 minutes ago, RGL said: As long as I have an IKEA close by..... "What - your gonna build an Ikea".............😲😁 OC. Canute, mtaylor and popeye the sailor 3 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 April 12, 2021 Author Share #39 Posted April 12, 2021 The instructions are probably a bit complicated to build a whole one Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted April 12, 2021 Share #40 Posted April 12, 2021 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. Canute, RGL, BANYAN and 3 others 3 1 2 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 April 12, 2021 Share #41 Posted April 12, 2021 Greg would you ever consider building one of those resin kits from Atlantic Models.? OC. mtaylor, lmagna, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 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 April 12, 2021 Author Share #42 Posted April 12, 2021 I think they’re just a bit too expensive for my taste, but never say never lmagna, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted April 12, 2021 Share #43 Posted April 12, 2021 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. lmagna, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 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 April 12, 2021 Author Share #44 Posted April 12, 2021 I must admit I’ve never really explored them popeye the sailor, Canute and lmagna 3 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted April 12, 2021 Share #45 Posted April 12, 2021 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. Canute, lmagna, mtaylor and 1 other 4 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 April 12, 2021 Author Share #46 Posted April 12, 2021 I thought it was Sang Yung Pak as it says on the frets lmagna, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted April 12, 2021 Share #47 Posted April 12, 2021 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. popeye the sailor, Canute and lmagna 3 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 April 12, 2021 Share #48 Posted April 12, 2021 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. Canute, mtaylor and popeye the sailor 3 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 April 13, 2021 Author Share #49 Posted April 13, 2021 I have done up the primer coat hull belts. Comes up OK egkb, Old Collingwood, cog and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted April 13, 2021 Share #50 Posted April 13, 2021 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. Canute, popeye the sailor, RGL and 3 others 6 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 April 14, 2021 Author Share #51 Posted April 14, 2021 Made a start on the bridge section lmagna, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted April 15, 2021 Share #52 Posted April 15, 2021 1 hour ago, RGL said: Made a start on the bridge section Some mighty fine detail on that forward bridge block area mate. OC. Canute, RGL, 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 April 15, 2021 Author Share #53 Posted April 15, 2021 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. Canute, Old Collingwood, lmagna and 8 others 11 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted April 22, 2021 Share #54 Posted April 22, 2021 look'in really good Greg...the guns look sweet.......hairy, but sweet egkb, lmagna, mtaylor and 2 others 2 3 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 April 22, 2021 Author Share #55 Posted April 22, 2021 That’s the cotton from the packing. They’ll get a bath before painting Canute, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted April 22, 2021 Share #56 Posted April 22, 2021 gee.........'an I thought those styro foam dit-dots were annoying Canute, Old Collingwood and mtaylor 3 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 April 23, 2021 Author Share #57 Posted April 23, 2021 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. egkb, popeye the sailor, DmitriyMarkov and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share #58 Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) 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 Canute, egkb, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share #59 Posted April 29, 2021 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. Canute, lmagna, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share #60 Posted April 29, 2021 Now a dark brown undercoat oneslim, Jack12477, BANYAN and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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