HMS Hood by Old Collingwood - Flyhawk - 1/700 - PLASTIC - After her explosion.

[Old Collingwood]

4 minutes ago, king derelict said:

I like your plan better than just shelving a great model.

I think how you do the sea will be critical. Maybe create a base with some depth so you can cut the hull far enough back to avoid damage to elements you want to keep. It would also allow you to set the parts at the angles you want.

A layer of epoxy resin would probably be good at the surface.

@mikegris an e,left at seascapes add probably has great suggestions

I'm looking forward to seeing it develop

Good luck

Alan

 

Thank you  Alan,   I have never done a sea scape in my life  - but I think  it will be different   - I was thinking of  constructing a  wooden base  but not cover the whole area of it with  water  - just use the water in the centre and and around both hull parts  - putting  focus on them  that way.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

There are some real experts on the forum, @mikegr, @Landlubber Mikeand @CDWcome to mind.

This guy has some great ideas and skills too

 

I think you will have fun

Alan

 

[mtaylor]

Not a bad idea, OC.   I would look at it as not scraping the kit but "changing it".

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, king derelict said:

There are some real experts on the forum, @mikegr, @Landlubber Mikeand @CDWcome to mind.

This guy has some great ideas and skills too

 

I think you will have fun

Alan

 

Thank you kindly  for finding this link Alan.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

56 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

Not a bad idea, OC.   I would look at it as not scraping the kit but "changing it".

Indeed Mark,   I seem to be getting a liking  for dio's  lately.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

I so loved these Resin Water's   I have a  jar  I have been using on my Waterloo  build  (Pond)  etc.     and seen online how  you make a  frame  and poor  your mixture in  then when part set  oyu  place or push in your  hull/s.

 

OC.

[mikegr]

5 hours ago, king derelict said:

There are some real experts on the forum, @mikegr, @Landlubber Mikeand @CDWcome to mind.

This guy has some great ideas and skills too

 

I think you will have fun

Alan

 

I Would probably have to build several projects before become an expert but thanks for mentioning my name as a  helpful hand to other members

Edited May 28, 2022 by mikegr

[Veszett Roka]

Hi OC,

 

this might give you some idea. Personally i do not like to cover up the ship this amount, but otherwise it looks fantastic. You might consider to check out this modeler on Youtube, he has inspiring techniques and tricks.

 

 

 

[king derelict]

13 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Thank you kindly  for finding this link Alan.

 

OC.

Derrick has several water themed diorama videos on YouTube including seas with bursting waves. The epoxy water is beautiful.

One warning based on my experience. If you use epoxy in any depth make sure your walls or frames are solid. The stuff will deep past anything insubstantial and it's really hard to scrape off the top of a clothes dryer!

Alan

[Old Collingwood]

11 hours ago, Veszett Roka said:

Hi OC,

 

this might give you some idea. Personally i do not like to cover up the ship this amount, but otherwise it looks fantastic. You might consider to check out this modeler on Youtube, he has inspiring techniques and tricks.

 

 

 

Yep  I was watching  that video  - incredible work.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

3 hours ago, king derelict said:

Derrick has several water themed diorama videos on YouTube including seas with bursting waves. The epoxy water is beautiful.

One warning based on my experience. If you use epoxy in any depth make sure your walls or frames are solid. The stuff will deep past anything insubstantial and it's really hard to scrape off the top of a clothes dryer!

Alan

Thank you kindly  Alan,   I would imagine  a plastic  square  container  would be  fine.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

5 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Thank you kindly  Alan,   I would imagine  a plastic  square  container  would be  fine.

 

OC.

That should be find. I'm his videos he used masking tape but I found with the depth of resin I was using the tape bulges which caused problems with the display case and at one point it leaked and hence the dryer excitement.

his name is Merrick by the way not Derrick. Darn Auto Corrupt

Alan

[Canute]

Most definitely seal all the joints. At a club I was in, we poured a waterfront dock scene. Had half the bottle poured when the masking tape gave way. Big oops.

[Old Collingwood]

3 minutes ago, Canute said:

Most definitely seal all the joints. At a club I was in, we poured a waterfront dock scene. Had half the bottle poured when the masking tape gave way. Big oops.

Thanks Ken, will  deffo  make sure what ever I use is  strong and/or water tight.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Here's a question  -  is the best way to do it  - to  place both hull parts in  (say a plastic  tub being used for the  water mix)   then pour the mix in  and around both  hull parts  - then when set,     cut away the plastic tub  and then place the  sea/hull parts  on to the base I  want to use, will the  resin sea  part  be tough enough  to keep the hull parts in place  till I place them on the base?

 

OC.

[mtaylor]

That might work OC.  You might have to do a test to be sure.   I was thinking an old picture frame and some plywood then line with plastic wrap and pour..  Trim away the excess plastic after the first pour.  But the joints at the corners would need to well sealed.

[Old Collingwood]

2 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

That might work OC.  You might have to do a test to be sure.   I was thinking an old picture frame and some plywood then line with plastic wrap and pour..  Trim away the excess plastic after the first pour.  But the joints at the corners would need to well sealed.

Thanks Mark,   will be an interesting experience  and another learning curve.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

First things  first  - I will have some  bits to still fit  to her  - like the  forward  coning tower/look out  bridge, and the  forward  15in  mounts, no need for me to worry about  x and y  turrets as they were blown off  by the explosion on the rear deck, and I will be  only showing  the rear hull  with  only half of the  open barbette for y turret  showing as she looses the stern end first.

 

OC.

Edited May 29, 2022 by Old Collingwood

[mikegr]

Not sure how you want to do it but making a hull deeping in resin  without previous experience working with it , its a really tricky business.

 

 

 

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all,   so  work on this has started  again,    -  started by painting some of the  small item like vents, then the next thing to be built  was the  front  coning tower  look out mast  and legs  - very fiddly  and akward to get them lined  up,   after an hour or so  I  gave it a  coat of paint and a bit of wash to show the windows.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Oh  nearly foregot  - I still have to add another  cross  spar  and  paint the legs Black.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Did a bit more reading on Hoods  fatal encounter with Bismarck  and  Prince Eugen,  and  found out  Hood  received atleat Three  shots  to her  - one was a HE  round  from Prince Eugen  that  landed on the  rear of the boat deck near to the main mast  and  made the 4in ready ammo lockers  go off, a fire started  but as the ammo cooking and going off everywhere  crew was told to take cover,  these fires and  exploding ammo did stop after a while,  the next one was a  AP round  from Bismarck that  came down through the roof  (as they were all using lunging shots  due to the 12 + mile range)  it  went straight through  the  Spotting Top  enclosure  and came out the other side before  going into the water, this  killed  all who were  in there  and knocked out the 284  radar.

The last one that hit was the killer we all know about  from Bismarck  - going through the deck close the main mast  ingniting the ammo  and  causing that Massive explosion  that killed her.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

A painting of her going  down.

 

off the internet.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all,   more work done today  -  I added more details to the top observation radar  look out, and  painted the legs/bottom starfish  Black.  I also  relicated the 15in shell  entrance and enry port.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all, more progress  -  the main  forward 15in units built and dry fitted, I am sticking with the kit barrels as they are perfectly fine,  I also put together the Two Pom Poms  the other one  will not be seen as it was lost  same with the Twin 4in  mounts.

 

OC.

[hof00]

Hi Chap,

Looking good!!

(The detail is way too fine for the likes of myself.... 🙂)

 

Cheers....HOF.

[Old Collingwood]

34 minutes ago, hof00 said:

Hi Chap,

Looking good!!

(The detail is way too fine for the likes of myself.... 🙂)

 

Cheers....HOF.

Thank you kindly,   certainly is a challenge at this scale.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

Looking very nice OC. Good to see this progressing again. The Flyhawk plastic barrels are really very nice. Its a toss up whether to use the metal ones and risk having them out of alignment.

Alan

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, king derelict said:

Looking very nice OC. Good to see this progressing again. The Flyhawk plastic barrels are really very nice. Its a toss up whether to use the metal ones and risk having them out of alignment.

Alan

Thank you kindly mate,   and there are already part drilled out.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

I  did a little  Paint  doodle   - this is what I am thinking  of  for my base   - the Blue  represents the  resin sea.

 

OC.