Rebuilding the fleet by mikegr - 1/700 - restoring old plastic models

[mikegr]

I had issues how to permanently straighten the hull. A wooden base was made, model was placed on the center and a small amount of resin was poured. It was left dry overnight.

Hull sides were painted gray already. Looks like I have to cover the base before future painting. t

Upon my first look at the model it was noticable how many PE pieces exists, comparing to the few resin ones.

First trouble came when I start to make the missile launchers. Apart from the base  the others are metal ones, a frame and the "skin", mini parts than must be folder in oval shaped and attached over the frame

After struggling for 2 hours it was pretty obvious that there's not a chance I accomplish this task and even if I do result will be mediocre.

So once again standars parts were used as a reference for size and I made my own launchers pack after 3 attempts. Then I only add the enchancing PEs. Since there was an option for the hatches to be left open, I made also a few missile heads.

Finally the funnel was added with bit extra detailing according to pics I studied