O-Class Destroyers by mikegr - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/700 - PLASTIC

[mikegr]

Back to the small scale for a while.

I bought this Tamiya kit for 9€. Like the German Z class kit of the same company it has two models. I'm going to built one including some PE from an ex eBay seller. Probably in light grey adding the seabed.

 

 

[mikegr]

A straightforward assembly. One hour work including drilling of portholes. Time to look at PE parts starting from the cannons.

 

[mtaylor]

Mike, I moved this from the scratch area to the kit area.

[Old Collingwood]

Another  for us telescope  users  -  will pull up a chair.

 

OC.

[mikegr]

I made the 4" guns. Each one is comprised of 4 pieces. The gun tower, the base, the canister and the barrel which is not included so I made some from 0.4 mm rod

 

[ccoyle]

20 minutes ago, mikegr said:

the barrel which is not included

 

How can a gun barrel not be included in a kit? Seems like kind of an important part for any warship model. 🤔

[mikegr]

21 hours ago, ccoyle said:

 

How can a gun barrel not be included in a kit? Seems like kind of an important part for any warship model. 🤔

Because barrels are cylinder shaped unlike PE parts which are flat.

In 1/700 you can buy extra brass barrels for big caliper guns. Smaller caliber guns are sold as a whole, as an extra upgrade. The ones in the kit were a single piece with the gun house so i couldnt use them.

 

Edited July 2, 2021 by mikegr

[mikegr]

I made 2 20mm single guns with the shields. Another one was lost and the last one was over sprayed with primer and is beyond repair. Looks like I'm going to use 2 of those included in the kit. They will look like 40mm ones as they are bigger but i guess i can live with that😁

Edited July 7, 2021 by mikegr

[mikegr]

Ι have started using PE parts from stern to bow. Depth charge frames (some damage couldn't be avoided) rails, mast and guns.

 

 

Edited July 15, 2021 by mikegr

[mikegr]

The assembly is finished, managed to use 90% 0f PE parts some were too tiny to be used. I sprayed the kit with light grey. I will do shading, weathering, and rigging.Also will make a wooden base and a sea bed with epoxy.

 

[yvesvidal]

Very nice model. I am looking forward to watching your base with water.

 

If you ever get tired of 1/700, a similar model is available in 1/72nd. Ten times bigger: 

 

 

Yves

[mikegr]

I had to speed up my work cause of my 3 weeks leave. I finished the basics of the model while some finishing details will be added upon return.

So after making the base using two sheets of 4mm plywood I coated it with wood primer and several layers of dark ocean blue. Then added the epoxy. As time was running out,after only 8 hours  I coated the surface with medium gel giving the light waving effect. Note that the gel hasn't dried completely, therefore sea looks a bit wavy, white will turn into clear later.Next time I will try the more time consuming method of hairdryer(using hairdryer to make waves when resin starts to get solid).

I make the wakes with acrylic putty and toothpick. Same for waterline plus mix of PVA+cotton. Will paint it over with white acrylic upon return to make a more visible effect.

[mikegr]

Some final touch up and I call it done

 

[yvesvidal]

Beautiful!!! A 1/700th model always gains at being presented in a small diorama.

 

Yves

[Old Collingwood]

Wonderfully done  - really nice.

 

OC.