RGL Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share #31 Posted March 31, 2022 So this is as far as I can go before starting to throw this but together. I need to paint the interior of the hangar, mask it off then stick to together. the bow supports are three little strips of PE. No other details will be added until the deck is painted yvesvidal, mikegr, lmagna and 9 others 12 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegr Posted March 31, 2022 Share #32 Posted March 31, 2022 this kit comes to fill in a gap after Academy's Reuben James kit discontinued Jack12477, Canute, lmagna and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share #33 Posted March 31, 2022 I’d like to see Pontos do a few more upgrade kits for these 70’s/80’s warships Jack12477, Canute, lmagna and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share #34 Posted April 1, 2022 So I painted the interior of the hangar, now I’m in the process of sticking it all together. Painful gaps . ccoyle, mikegr, Canute and 8 others 10 1 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted April 1, 2022 Share #35 Posted April 1, 2022 You seem to deal with those painful gaps quite well, mate. Besides ... there is always putty mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Jack12477 and 3 others 6 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share #36 Posted April 1, 2022 There are lots and lots of gaps. The plastic does not quite align. Now I’ve gotten all the main bits of PE down, I can fill cracks and gaps, smooth it off and fix the bits that invariably fall off, give it a primer coat then make a start on proper painting yvesvidal, lmagna, Jack12477 and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted April 1, 2022 Share #37 Posted April 1, 2022 Make a start on proper painting 🤔 What have you been doing so far with your models? Sloppy painting? RGL, popeye the sailor, Jack12477 and 5 others 4 4 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted April 1, 2022 Share #38 Posted April 1, 2022 PE details look great for the hangar's workshop area. Like Carl says, is this your slap-dash paining? popeye the sailor, RGL, lmagna and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted April 2, 2022 Share #39 Posted April 2, 2022 The hanger details are superb Alan Old Collingwood, Canute, mtaylor and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share #40 Posted April 2, 2022 Putty, prime, sand, repeat. Tomorrow I’ll start on the hull’s weld lines yvesvidal, Jack12477, lmagna and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted April 2, 2022 Share #41 Posted April 2, 2022 Already it looks smooth like a baby's bum! Admitted, a very violent baby. What putty did you use? Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share #42 Posted April 2, 2022 Tamiya putty lmagna, Jack12477, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share #43 Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) And it starts, lower hull base coat. Edited April 3, 2022 by RGL Canute, popeye the sailor, ccoyle and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share #44 Posted April 3, 2022 Alge on the lower hull, sponged on the Mr Surfacer 1000 cog, Jack12477, ccoyle and 9 others 12 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share #45 Posted April 3, 2022 Lower hull pretty much done. I’ll eventually give it a bit more salt streaks once the hull is completely done. I gave it a wash of enamel green slime lmagna, oneslim, ccoyle and 8 others 11 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted April 4, 2022 Share #46 Posted April 4, 2022 On 4/3/2022 at 6:37 AM, RGL said: Alge on the lower hull, sponged on the Mr Surfacer 1000 looks more like barnacles if you ask me Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, BANYAN and 3 others 4 2 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share #47 Posted April 4, 2022 Oysters to go popeye the sailor, AJohnson, lmagna and 6 others 4 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted April 4, 2022 Share #48 Posted April 4, 2022 Get me a dozen! The hull is looking good, Greg. Suitably grungy. king derelict, Old Collingwood, lmagna and 3 others 6 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted April 4, 2022 Share #49 Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) nice..... Just a technical question on the ship: there are two tubes/lines/cables (?) around the hull, what are those? Jan Edited April 4, 2022 by amateur Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share #50 Posted April 5, 2022 I think they are degaussing BANYAN, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el cid Posted April 5, 2022 Share #51 Posted April 5, 2022 22 hours ago, amateur said: nice..... Just a technical question on the ship: there are two tubes/lines/cables (?) around the hull, what are those? Jan “Masker” system Old Collingwood, Canute, amateur and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted April 5, 2022 Share #52 Posted April 5, 2022 Thanks . Wouldn’t have found out without the hint ingenious system. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie-Masker Jan king derelict, lmagna, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share #53 Posted April 5, 2022 What he said! Canute, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted April 6, 2022 Share #54 Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) Post WWII which excludes V&W class destroyers for the Prairie and Masker systems, I cannot imagine that system being used on them. Furthermore, it would have been mentioned in J. Edgar's "British Destroyers", I presume - I can always be wrong. Although, I haven't noticed it at all while reading on the V&W and Tribal class destroyers. Edited April 6, 2022 by cog Old Collingwood, Canute, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 6, 2022 Share #55 Posted April 6, 2022 Prairie and Masker featured in Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising. Jack12477, Old Collingwood, lmagna and 3 others 6 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted April 7, 2022 Share #56 Posted April 7, 2022 19 hours ago, ccoyle said: Prairie and Masker featured in Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising. A writer's interpretation maybe, or an accurate representation ... ? popeye the sailor, lmagna, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share #57 Posted April 7, 2022 These masts are a nightmare mikegr, lmagna, popeye the sailor and 10 others 13 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted April 8, 2022 Share #58 Posted April 8, 2022 22 hours ago, RGL said: These masts are a nightmare You seem to deal with them rather nicely, though ... any particular items which bother you in your sleep? lmagna, Canute, Jack12477 and 4 others 7 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share #59 Posted April 9, 2022 I thought that I may as well keep buildings as opposed to painting yet. Lots of PE. The main mast is going to be stripped again as it’s not aligned properly I did manage to buy a VLS for the fore deck from a discontinued set second hand Jack12477, Canute, lmagna and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted April 9, 2022 Share #60 Posted April 9, 2022 or you tell them to hold on to the railing, and hope for continuous strong winds from starboard ... lmagna, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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