RGL Posted July 11 #1 Posted July 11 Time to get back to ships (well boats), I bought this monster and after doing some weathered 1/35 military stuff I’m ready for this. As it’s So yet era I can weather the absolute hell out of it and add some decent size figures. ccoyle, Ryland Craze, Tony Hunt and 10 others 8 5 Quote Greg
RGL Posted July 11 Author #2 Posted July 11 This thing is certainly going to take a LOT of paint. Not a hard build and being Soviet it’s pretty industrial DocRob, Canute, yvesvidal and 8 others 11 Quote Greg
yvesvidal Posted July 11 #3 Posted July 11 That should be interesting. I know that when you are done, it will be difficult to distinguish the model from the real ship. Yves mtaylor, Canute, king derelict and 1 other 4 Quote
patrickmil Posted July 11 #4 Posted July 11 Question: Is the deck a dark brown or is it that orange/red that larger Soviet ships had? mtaylor, Canute and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 Current: Trumpeter USS Yorktown CV-5
RGL Posted July 12 Author #5 Posted July 12 Photo time, there is a Russian language modelling site which I have gotten the images off. It appears that the boats were a brown water navy during the soviet era. king derelict, yvesvidal, Old Collingwood and 5 others 8 Quote Greg
RGL Posted July 12 Author #6 Posted July 12 And in more modern times, in a camo (which I will not do) DocRob, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 5 others 8 Quote Greg
RGL Posted July 12 Author #7 Posted July 12 Hull together, some big seam gaps fixed up. next will be to scribe in some hull welds , Old Collingwood, amateur, AJohnson and 8 others 11 Quote Greg
Canute Posted July 12 #8 Posted July 12 The turret looks like the ones used on their amphibious tank, the PT-76. Yes, very industrial, Greg. Old Collingwood, RGL and mtaylor 3 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
BANYAN Posted July 13 #9 Posted July 13 Nice to see you back to your maritime roots Greg. This looks like it will be a very interesting build and I am sure you will enjoy going to town with your weathering on a model of this size. cheers Pat mtaylor, RGL, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote 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 15 Author #10 Posted July 15 (edited) Lower hull, I still need to do some scribing but I’m also tossing up as to if I’ll put it in a resin base. anyways, the kit completely omits the fender which is on the stern. I glued two small strips of hardwood together and sanded it to shape. You can see from the white bits I’ve done a lot of putty so far. Edited July 15 by RGL DocRob, patrickmil, kurtvd19 and 10 others 13 Quote Greg
clearway Posted July 19 #11 Posted July 19 gonna be a beast-you gotta do the guy with the guitar😁 Keith Old Collingwood, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote
deerstalker36 Posted July 26 #12 Posted July 26 Can i ask where you got the kit from. I've been looking high and low for one of these Canute, mtaylor and Old Collingwood 3 Quote
RGL Posted August 4 Author #13 Posted August 4 So all the big bits done. It’s so damn big! GrandpaPhil, Jack12477, Old Collingwood and 7 others 10 Quote Greg
yvesvidal Posted August 4 #14 Posted August 4 13 hours ago, RGL said: So all the big bits done. It’s so damn big! Yes, but so detailed !!!! Yves mtaylor, Canute, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote
RGL Posted September 7 Author #15 Posted September 7 Some of the deck features. I have them a red primer coat, then a clear coat. Next a layer of chipping fluid then a green coat. Rubbed it back now I with repeat with lighter shaders of green to make it look like it’s been repainted lots of times by some poor conscript. yvesvidal, king derelict, Old Collingwood and 5 others 7 1 Quote Greg
yvesvidal Posted September 7 #16 Posted September 7 That is so realistic. Fantastic work. Yves Old Collingwood and Canute 2 Quote
RGL Posted September 8 Author #17 Posted September 8 So I’m going to go with the Ukrainian colours, so the upper works are white. Once it’s all painted I’ll then weather it heavily with grunge clearway, AJohnson, DocRob and 4 others 7 Quote Greg
RGL Posted September 8 Author #18 Posted September 8 (edited) On 7/26/2024 at 3:08 PM, deerstalker36 said: Can i ask where you got the kit from. I've been looking high and low for one of these Sorry, completely missed this. I got it from a mate who imports directly from Asia. I’d have a look at Hobbyeasy perhaps or the eBay’s hobbylink Japan have them in stock Edited September 8 by RGL Canute, Old Collingwood and mtaylor 3 Quote Greg
RGL Posted September 14 Author #19 Posted September 14 Adding some wiring as per the reference photos Old Collingwood, DocRob, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Greg
RGL Posted September 19 Author #20 Posted September 19 The bridge is a big open area you can look into and see nothing. There is plastic glass which is still clear and it needs some details . Using spare parts I did a window ledge and some details and eventually there will be two sailors inside also some water bottles and Voka bottles of course AJohnson, pjofc4, Old Collingwood and 7 others 7 3 Quote Greg
RGL Posted September 20 Author #21 Posted September 20 The one interior photo of the bridge i found Canute, mtaylor and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Greg
RGL Posted September 21 Author #22 Posted September 21 The fly bridge and search light. The kit one is very very plain. I’ve also added some old speakers which a probably a little too big but when finished this kit is so massive it won’t matter mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Greg
RGL Posted September 24 Author #23 Posted September 24 Progress Canute, AJohnson, DocRob and 4 others 7 Quote Greg
RGL Posted September 26 Author #24 Posted September 26 The base coat on the bridge structure done. A clear coat and weathering next Haliburton, clearway, yvesvidal and 7 others 10 Quote Greg
RGL Posted October 3 Author #25 Posted October 3 The grunging of the Shmel begins mtaylor, yvesvidal, DocRob and 5 others 8 Quote Greg
RGL Posted October 3 Author #26 Posted October 3 And the bridge pretty much complete DocRob, Canute, yvesvidal and 5 others 5 3 Quote Greg
RGL Posted October 13 Author #27 Posted October 13 So as a distraction I’ve painted up all the nuclear waste drums that will be under the Shmel in the seascape. Weathering to go and I’ll have them on the sea floor in radioactive mud so the paintwork does not need to be perfect Canute, mtaylor, DocRob and 2 others 5 Quote Greg
RGL Posted October 13 Author #28 Posted October 13 Grunge & rust, just need a clear coat tomorrow. The two figures in the background will be in the cabin Old Collingwood, mtaylor, yvesvidal and 3 others 6 Quote Greg
deerstalker36 Posted October 14 #29 Posted October 14 I've just gotten mine through the post as a christmas present. The references here are going to be really useful Old Collingwood, Canute, RGL and 1 other 4 Quote
RGL Posted October 14 Author #30 Posted October 14 Great stuff, no one else is building her at the moment that I can find Old Collingwood, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Greg
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