Thermopylae by racedees - Revell H-365 - scale 1:140 - PLASTIC - 24 inch version

[racedees]

The second project I will start next to the 1/225 Revell HMS Victory is the 24" Clipper Thermopylae.

A simplified kit from the 60's. It is the same kit as the 24" Clipper Cutty Sark, with a few parts made for this model.

It will not be a very accurate build, but I will make the best I can of it.

 

A few pictures of the kit and it's content:

 

 

 

 

 

The only things missing are the instructions and the paper sheet with the flags on it.

Is there anyone who has this kit in his/her stash, who is able and willing to send these as a PDF or scans in A4 format to me? 

[Veszett Roka]

I believe this will help you, if the kits are almost identical.

Cutty Sark 1-220 Revell 1987.pdf

[racedees]

 

2 hours ago, Veszett Roka said:

I believe this will help you, if the kits are almost identical.

Cutty Sark 1-220 Revell 1987.pdf 2.02 MB · 3 downloads

 

Thanks for your reply. I already have this one. There are some differences between them. I will use the 1/220 manual as a guideline for the colours.

It looks like the 1/220 version has more parts and detailing compared to it's bigger sister. 

Edited August 13, 2021 by racedees

[racedees]

Just a little progress in this build. Primered the deck and hull parts.

And tried to find some pictures of the manual, with very little results.

[racedees]

Made little progress last night. Painted the hull halves with copper.

 

 

Also did a dryfit. It definitely is an old Revell kit. Loads of modifications and filling to make.

 

 

[racedees]

Thanks to a member of the Dutch Modelbrouwers.nl forum, I now have the instructions and flags for this model.

Hopefully I will be able to continue this build soon.

I also added the instructions to Scalemates.com, so other builders can use them in the future.

[racedees]

Painted the hull last night.

 

 

And the first color on the deck.