RGL Posted July 24, 2021 Author #31 Posted July 24, 2021 8 hours ago, Beef Wellington said: I'm sure another masterpiece in the making. I suspect that this would be a very disappointing kit without the PE given the extensive lattice structures. I’ll put together the plastic blobs to compare mtaylor, Canute, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Greg
RGL Posted July 24, 2021 Author #32 Posted July 24, 2021 Plodding away on the superstructure that will be nearly invisible below the flight deck. The rear most structure has planked sides! Beef Wellington, popeye the sailor, BANYAN and 12 others 15 Greg
yvesvidal Posted July 24, 2021 #33 Posted July 24, 2021 15 hours ago, RGL said: Wow....you are using some wood for your models... It is a first 😁 Yves thibaultron, Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7
RGL Posted July 25, 2021 Author #34 Posted July 25, 2021 Well plastic wood… anyways the superstructures are done up, now to start on the PE! The instructions are pretty rubbish. CDW, BANYAN, mikegr and 11 others 14 Greg
Old Collingwood Posted July 25, 2021 #35 Posted July 25, 2021 That is looking very nice mate. OC. thibaultron, Canute, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 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
RGL Posted July 27, 2021 Author #36 Posted July 27, 2021 PE time AnobiumPunctatum, CDW, Canute and 13 others 14 2 Greg
yvesvidal Posted July 27, 2021 #37 Posted July 27, 2021 WOW !!! That is an impressive assembly. Yves popeye the sailor, mtaylor, thibaultron and 3 others 6
Landlubber Mike Posted July 27, 2021 #38 Posted July 27, 2021 Nice work. Coming along quickly! Canute, thibaultron, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger CLC Annapolis Wherry Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
RGL Posted July 28, 2021 Author #39 Posted July 28, 2021 So this is why we use PE, compare the sets! 2/3rds of this lattice piece done. Old Collingwood, shipman, mtaylor and 20 others 17 6 Greg
Tony Hunt Posted July 28, 2021 #40 Posted July 28, 2021 The very definition of "chalk and cheese"! The PE looks incredible. mtaylor, Old Collingwood, thibaultron and 4 others 6 1
yvesvidal Posted July 28, 2021 #41 Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) Incredible work Greg and such a brutal comparison. Yves Edited July 28, 2021 by yvesvidal RGL, Canute, lmagna and 4 others 6 1
Canute Posted July 28, 2021 #42 Posted July 28, 2021 Lightyears better, Greg lmagna, thibaultron, RGL and 3 others 5 1 Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild
Landlubber Mike Posted July 28, 2021 #43 Posted July 28, 2021 No comparison Greg, nice! Is that from Trumpeter? Looks pretty good. Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, lmagna and 3 others 6 Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger CLC Annapolis Wherry Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
Faraway Posted July 28, 2021 #44 Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) @RGL I’ve just ordered this kit, plus the Trumpeter upgrade set. So I’ve drawn up me chair, wine poured and will be following with much interest. Do you know of a wooden deck for this ship ? Jon Edited July 28, 2021 by Faraway Ryland Craze, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 4 others 7
RGL Posted July 28, 2021 Author #45 Posted July 28, 2021 The Cv-1 upgrade has it (you can basically just use that set for the CV-3). The Eduard set covers off on some railings and the nets and stanchions for the flight deck with are so much better that the Trumpy stuff. mtaylor, thibaultron, Canute and 4 others 7 Greg
Faraway Posted July 28, 2021 #46 Posted July 28, 2021 2 hours ago, RGL said: The Eduard set covers off on some railings Greg. Not sure what you mean. The cost of the Eduard sets was almost double what the Trumpeter set cost me. So I’ll make do, I guess anything will be an improvement over the plastic parts. Jon Canute, Old Collingwood, thibaultron and 3 others 6
BANYAN Posted July 29, 2021 #47 Posted July 29, 2021 Nice work Greg, Noting how 'flimsy' these parts can be, you have done very well to avoid any distortions in the inner parts of each frame. The completed (so far) set looks impressive. cheers Pat thibaultron, lmagna, Canute and 3 others 6 If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)
RGL Posted July 30, 2021 Author #48 Posted July 30, 2021 So that’s the latticework done up for dryfit. Little bit warped but will glue down ok. no comparison to the plastic is there! popeye the sailor, king derelict, Beef Wellington and 21 others 19 5 Greg
AnobiumPunctatum Posted July 30, 2021 #49 Posted July 30, 2021 The PE parts are looking fantastic. RGL, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Regards Christian Current build: HM Cutter Alert, 1777; HM Sloop Fly, 1776 - 1/36 On the drawing board: English Ship Sloops Fly, 1776, Comet, 1783 and Aetna, 1776; Naval Cutter Alert, 1777 Paused: HMS Triton, 1771 - 1/48 "Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it." Salvador Dali
yvesvidal Posted July 30, 2021 #50 Posted July 30, 2021 Incredible work: patience and precision are at their summit. Yves thibaultron, Old Collingwood, lmagna and 4 others 7
RGL Posted July 30, 2021 Author #51 Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) Thanks but it’s pretty simple stuff, i won’t put people off, it’s quite easy so far. That’s not me being a smart ****, it goes together like any other plastic kit. I first timer Could do this . Edited July 30, 2021 by RGL mtaylor, Canute, thibaultron and 5 others 7 1 Greg
Canute Posted July 30, 2021 #52 Posted July 30, 2021 Gives you a great appreciation for the conversion process undertaken by the Navy to build a usable aircraft carrier. The early tests with flying off decks fore and aft were oddities. This was one of the first truly functional ships. lmagna, popeye the sailor, Ryland Craze and 4 others 7 Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild
king derelict Posted July 30, 2021 #53 Posted July 30, 2021 5 hours ago, RGL said: So that’s the latticework done up for dryfit. Little bit warped but will glue down ok. no comparison to the plastic is there! Absolutely spectacular Alan popeye the sailor, Canute, thibaultron and 5 others 7 1
Old Collingwood Posted July 30, 2021 #54 Posted July 30, 2021 Looks amazing Greg. OC. mtaylor, popeye the sailor, RGL and 2 others 4 1 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
knightyo Posted July 30, 2021 #55 Posted July 30, 2021 That is seriously cool. Alan RGL, Old Collingwood, Canute and 3 others 5 1 Alan's POB Build Log HMS Triton 1/64 Alan's POB Build Log USS Syren 1/64 Alan's Build Log Nina 1/106
lmagna Posted July 31, 2021 #56 Posted July 31, 2021 All the latticework makes this model the poster child for using PE. This could end up being one of your most impressive builds Greg. Old Collingwood, RGL, thibaultron and 3 others 5 1 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
CDW Posted July 31, 2021 #57 Posted July 31, 2021 Going to be a stunning model. Looks great! lmagna, Old Collingwood, thibaultron and 5 others 7 1 Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700
RGL Posted August 1, 2021 Author #58 Posted August 1, 2021 Rattle can red primer! popeye the sailor, lmagna, AnobiumPunctatum and 6 others 9 Greg
RGL Posted August 1, 2021 Author #59 Posted August 1, 2021 (edited) Boot strap done, base red coat, i intend to let this sit for a while (OK I’m back to work), then paint it up properly as a faded hull then take to grunging it up. I imagine as this ship in the South Pacific, and particularly the warm bath that is Darwin harbour her lower hull would be quite a mess. Edited August 1, 2021 by RGL Old Collingwood, thibaultron, oneslim and 9 others 12 Greg
BANYAN Posted August 1, 2021 #60 Posted August 1, 2021 Looking good Greg. What glue do you use to hold down those large strips of brass? cheers Pat popeye the sailor, thibaultron, Canute and 2 others 5 If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)
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