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

[RGL]

Working on the centre bandstand where there will be 2 quad 50 cals. The Trumpy pieces are the platform on 2 boxes, where was the plans has this as a ventilation shaft and both platforms around the guns have fold down plates. 
 

Just scratch build with PE spares 

[RGL]

So you can see the shafts have fold down doors 

 

and from a distance looks very different to what the kit does 

 

and an additional weapon which is kinda cool in this shot of Zulu in 1938 

[RGL]

Searchlight and secondary bridge platform. The support struts are part of the WEM upgrade but the mast like structure is the base of the aerial supports (it’s only visible on her last photos in 1942 

[RGL]

Masts done (obviously not rigged, I replaced as much as I could with brass 

[Old Collingwood]

Did you ever see this excellent film  about HMS Kelly  - 

 

OC.

 

 

[RGL]

No but I think I’m about to.....

[Old Collingwood]

35 minutes ago, RGL said:

No but I think I’m about to.....

Its a cracking film  -  fictional in the film but based around  Kelly with Mountbatten  as her Captain.

 

OC.

[mtaylor]

1 hour ago, Old Collingwood said:

Did you ever see this excellent film  about HMS Kelly  - 

 

OC.

 

 

I hadn't seen it before either.   Interesting that the camera moves with the swells even below deck.   I'll watch the whole thing tomorrow.

[RGL]

Nice bit of progress today, dark grey decks done, modulation and  added a blue filter. After it dries overnight I Can mask it and get these bits finished .  

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work Greg  - that shading  really looks the business.

 

OC.

[RGL]

Thanks OC. Now three shades of grey and a blue filter and the base coat is done. Washes etc to go. 

[RGL]

The main guns (4”), amazing level of detail with 3D printing 

[Kevin]

another great looking build 

Edited May 18, 2021 by Kevin

[RGL]

Thanks. The first landing have 2 bar railings so I’ll use individual stanchions as they still look better.  The Infini doors look so much better 

[RGL]

Ships funnels. Lots of opportunities to improve them, basic plastic pieces and a bit of PE. Drilled out the tops and shorted the rear funnel (which was done during a refit and added some interior detail. It’s all going to be painted black but better than nothing  to clear way for the AA guns 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 21, 2021 by RGL

[popeye the sailor]

nice progress Greg.......the structures look great on deck  coming along nicely!

[lmagna]

Not too clear what the two groves you cut in the funnel in the next to last picture are for Greg. They seem to be missing in the last picture. The interior funnel detail is a nice addition. Don't see that too often.

 

[Canute]

Lou, I believe Greg sectioned the smaller funnel.

[lmagna]

Thanks Ken

I think I figured that out.......................... After you told me!  With the explanation broken up all through the pictures of what was going on and why, kind of eluded me while in the middle of my morning coffee.

Edited May 21, 2021 by lmagna

[RGL]

Yes I made it smaller. Another few hours and nearly done on the funnels just the grills and ladders to go. 

[amateur]

Your detailing and paintwork are fantastic as ever. 

 

Not doing the holes in the funnel like in the pic in post #91?

Guess that holes are some kind of battle damage, can't imagine that it is rustholes.....

 

Jan 

[RGL]

Yes, battle  damage, Not Zulu but shows the ventilation shaft under the guns 

[RGL]

So those of you with reference books, do we know what colour the bands on the funnels were?

[Old Collingwood]

I have found these on the net  black/white pics  but they show light bands  possibly white.

 

OC.

[dickrd]

Black and white photo.

No marking = 4^th Destroyer Flotilla

One white over two red = 13^th Destroyer Flotilla

One white over two black = 19^th Destroyer Flotilla

Date of photo = 17^th November 1941

At that time Zulu, whilst technically part of the 4^th Destroyer Flotilla, was working out of Gibraltar where both the 13^th and 19^th Destroyer Flotillas were based.

 

(Are you going to angle the foremast?)

Edited May 22, 2021 by dickrd

[RGL]

I don’t know how much of an angle there is on her in this configuration compared to earlier in the war. 

[dickrd]

I'll post a photo on the Facebook Warship Camouflage Research Group for you but no different to how it ever was. 

[RGL]

Yes saw that. I’ve done up the mast so it’s an easy fix to do up really. It should be easy to trim the rear parts of the tripod a mm or so to give it an angle. 

[RGL]

Funnels done up and dry Fitted. I’ve done a heap of little dandyfunk things done up in the interim to fit out the decks. I so prefer the individual stanchions on my ships, but the difficulty is the lower rails are 3 rails as opposed to the upper works 2 rails. 

[RGL]

As I said before, dandyfunk! The little grey blob is the Davit supplied in the kit, so a bit of a bash job from spares and a more respectable rendition.
 

The brass winch is from Infini (not even mentioned in the instructions but on the plan and photos) and a little pile of wood stores. 
 

the rest of it is deck infil for want of a better term.