RGL Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share #121 Posted July 15, 2022 So this afternoon I removed the main armaments from the 3D lattice. Once tidiest up and painted they will look amazing ccoyle, Canute, king derelict and 10 others 13 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted July 15, 2022 Share #122 Posted July 15, 2022 26 minutes ago, RGL said: So this afternoon I removed the main armaments from the 3D lattice. Once tidiest up and painted they will look amazing Agreed they look the business, she is starting to get her teeth! 👏 CDW, lmagna, Old Collingwood and 5 others 8 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Cutter Trial - Vanguard models (1/64), HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64), Hawker-Typhoon-1b-"Car-Door" - Airfix (1/24) Completed (Ship):- "Nisha" - Vanguard Models (1/64), HMS Orestes (Mars) - Caldercraft (1/64), HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft (1/64), TSS Earnslaw - Paper Shipwright (1/250), Puffer "Starlight" - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Completed (Non-Ship):-Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C - Airfix (1/48), Bristol Beaufort - Airfix (1/72), Mosquito B.XVI - Airfix (1/72), , Sea-Harrier-FRS1 - Airfix (1/72), Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - Airfix (1/24), De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 - Airfix (1/48), Flamborough Head Lighthouse - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted July 15, 2022 Share #123 Posted July 15, 2022 Beautiful prints. Very sharp looking. The blast bags look like canvas. popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, AJohnson and 4 others 7 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...
Old Collingwood Posted July 16, 2022 Share #124 Posted July 16, 2022 On 7/14/2022 at 3:19 AM, RGL said: And some weathering Thats looking so nice Greg. OC. popeye the sailor, AJohnson, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share #125 Posted July 17, 2022 The bridge. Minor alignment issues lmagna, Canute, Ryland Craze and 10 others 13 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share #126 Posted July 18, 2022 After a full day, ready to do the rigging on the mast. Ian_Grant, king derelict, yvesvidal and 12 others 15 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share #127 Posted July 19, 2022 Starting to come together now! ccoyle, Ryland Craze, Ian_Grant and 11 others 14 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share #128 Posted July 19, 2022 Getting there; the plan is to finish the centre section tomorrow mikegr, Ian_Grant, Prowler901 and 13 others 16 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted July 19, 2022 Share #129 Posted July 19, 2022 Looking very nice Greg, your rate of construction puts me to shame! 😲 Canute, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 5 others 7 1 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Cutter Trial - Vanguard models (1/64), HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64), Hawker-Typhoon-1b-"Car-Door" - Airfix (1/24) Completed (Ship):- "Nisha" - Vanguard Models (1/64), HMS Orestes (Mars) - Caldercraft (1/64), HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft (1/64), TSS Earnslaw - Paper Shipwright (1/250), Puffer "Starlight" - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Completed (Non-Ship):-Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C - Airfix (1/48), Bristol Beaufort - Airfix (1/72), Mosquito B.XVI - Airfix (1/72), , Sea-Harrier-FRS1 - Airfix (1/72), Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - Airfix (1/24), De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 - Airfix (1/48), Flamborough Head Lighthouse - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted July 19, 2022 Share #130 Posted July 19, 2022 Beautiful details and finish. Excellent. Canute, RGL, lmagna and 4 others 6 1 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share #131 Posted July 20, 2022 I’ve mainly finished the central piece, I need to do up a rolled canvas dodger and then the thousands of mushroom ventilators mtdoramike, AJohnson, Ryland Craze and 6 others 5 1 3 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share #132 Posted July 20, 2022 The mushroom ventilations, once I get the configuration correct I can paint and place. So much small detail required now! Canute, AJohnson, yvesvidal and 12 others 9 1 1 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted July 20, 2022 Share #133 Posted July 20, 2022 You can certainly tell it was a ship intended to operate in warm enviroments. RGL, cog, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 20, 2022 Share #134 Posted July 20, 2022 11 hours ago, RGL said: The mushroom ventilations, once I get the configuration correct I can paint and place. So much small detail required now! I hope not to many crossing from red to white and vice versa ... Old Collingwood, RGL, mtaylor and 4 others 5 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...
lmagna Posted July 21, 2022 Share #135 Posted July 21, 2022 9 hours ago, cog said: I hope not to many crossing from red to white and vice versa ... That would make them look like barber shop markers here in the US. RGL, king derelict, popeye the sailor and 4 others 2 5 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share #136 Posted July 28, 2022 Ventilator mushrooms and ammo lockers Old Collingwood, yvesvidal, ccoyle and 8 others 5 6 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 28, 2022 Share #137 Posted July 28, 2022 Nice lockers, RGL. Lots of distinguishable detail. lmagna, popeye the sailor, 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 July 28, 2022 Author Share #138 Posted July 28, 2022 Thanks, they fit in well! robdurant, popeye the sailor, Canute and 9 others 12 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share #139 Posted July 29, 2022 Roma’s focsle. I need more work on the painting yet as I’m not quite happy. The ventilators are fantastic and need work to bring out the detail at this scale. I’ve added paravane chains and the anchors. I’ve also added aftermarket paravanes to replace the rubbish kit ones. Canute, ccoyle, lmagna and 10 others 8 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted July 29, 2022 Share #140 Posted July 29, 2022 Love the Paravane chain details Greg! 👏 Canute, mtaylor, lmagna and 3 others 5 1 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Cutter Trial - Vanguard models (1/64), HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64), Hawker-Typhoon-1b-"Car-Door" - Airfix (1/24) Completed (Ship):- "Nisha" - Vanguard Models (1/64), HMS Orestes (Mars) - Caldercraft (1/64), HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft (1/64), TSS Earnslaw - Paper Shipwright (1/250), Puffer "Starlight" - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Completed (Non-Ship):-Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C - Airfix (1/48), Bristol Beaufort - Airfix (1/72), Mosquito B.XVI - Airfix (1/72), , Sea-Harrier-FRS1 - Airfix (1/72), Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - Airfix (1/24), De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 - Airfix (1/48), Flamborough Head Lighthouse - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 29, 2022 Share #141 Posted July 29, 2022 Beautiful busy foredeck Alan Old Collingwood, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted July 29, 2022 Share #142 Posted July 29, 2022 Those Paravane chains look awfully fine Greg. It the wife wandering the house looking for one of her necklaces by chance?😁 RGL, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 5 others 2 6 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 30, 2022 Author Share #143 Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) Deck ventilators added, catapult and crane. Edited July 30, 2022 by RGL lmagna, cog, Jack12477 and 11 others 10 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted July 30, 2022 Share #144 Posted July 30, 2022 At this rate you will be adding crew and giving them different expressions..... Superb work mate. OC. Canute, RGL, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 30, 2022 Share #145 Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) Not to shabby mate, she actually starts to look like a vessel with some teeth (missing) ... Edited July 30, 2022 by cog Canute, lmagna, popeye the sailor 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...
mtaylor Posted July 30, 2022 Share #146 Posted July 30, 2022 I must be losing my marbles.... I thought these were deck chairs when I first saw the pic. The Italians did like their comforts on this ship but probably not those. Beautiful work. cog, mikegr, king derelict and 6 others 3 6 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 31, 2022 Share #147 Posted July 31, 2022 No Mark, that's the place where they stored their deck chairs. You wouldn't want them to sit on (partly) shattered chairs, now, would you!? lmagna, BANYAN, Canute and 3 others 3 3 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...
Joe100 Posted July 31, 2022 Share #148 Posted July 31, 2022 It’s funny you mention deck chairs, because the interiors of the Littorios were extremely refined compared to anything the British, German, or Americans had. The officer’s spaces were comparable to ocean liners of the late 1930s, and the rest of the ships weren’t shabby either. Compared to Bismarck, Roma might as well have been Rex or Conte di Savoia. The interiors of Bismarck are downright dreary anyway. I have a suite of probably 75 photos of Roma’s interiors if anyone is interested, I can post a few. Old Collingwood, king derelict, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted July 31, 2022 Share #149 Posted July 31, 2022 At least in the US Navy, the realities of combat put an end to on board luxuries. I recently read that when new ships arrived in the Pacific Theatre, crews were even put to work removing paint from all interior spaces. Interior paint was considered to be a contributing factor in the September 1942 loss of the aircraft carrier USS Wasp. Thrown into the Guadalcanal Campaign before her crew had time to completely strip her for combat, painted surfaces helped spread fire throughout the ship. I wonder how much of this had been done to the Italian Cruisers when they were lost at Cape Matapan. Roger mtaylor, Jack12477, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe100 Posted July 31, 2022 Share #150 Posted July 31, 2022 Stripping ships of flammables and niceties was common during war, and I’m not sure how much was removed from Italian ships, but with Roma commissioning during the war, with all of her nice interiors in place, probably not much. One of the most amusing stories of stripping a ship for war came from SMS Emden of the Ostasiengeschwader. Karl von Müller ordered all of the wood removed from the ship, and the order was carried out to the letter. Once it had been completed, he was informed that the overzealous men had chucked all of the wardroom chairs overboard as they’d been made of wood. Von Müller had to remind his men that it might be good to clarify a bit, since getting rid of chairs wasn’t exactly what he’d had in mind. For the rest of her short career, seating aboard Emden was always at a premium! Old Collingwood, Jack12477, king derelict and 4 others 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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