HMS Galatea by king derelict - FINISHED - Flyhawk- 1/700 - PLASTIC

[king derelict]

17 hours ago, AJohnson said:

That is indeed very busy looking Alan! 

Hi Andrew. Flyhawk really pack in the details. Sprue after sprue of tiny pelorus, lockers, binoculars, and they even manage to detail hinges on the front of the lockers. It’s crazy but does make the finished model look really busy. My limited experience of ships is real estate is really at a premium and there is equipment installed in every available space.

Alan

[king derelict]

Lots of little details today. I pulled the Sea Fox apart without damaging anything and I think the rebuild is a bit better. I'll see how it looks with some paint on it.

Railings are being slowly added, requiring a lot of bending, checking and repeat before fitting. I think the remaining pair on the aft deck will need to be cut into two parts to make it easier to get a good fit.

In the course of fitting one railing I touched the barrel of the forward starboard gun and broke the brass barrel loose. As I tried to reinstall it the tweezers had a "ping" moment and the barrel disappeared into another dimension. I have substituted a length of brass rod which I hope will pass once painted. If not I will look for some barrels online

The railings are not long enough to reach the end of the platform, possibly another quirk of the kit departing from the initial subject. I think I have some spare railings and can add a section in.

A few more days down in the details, touching up and painting things like the spotlight lenses.

 

Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments

 

Alan

 

[Old Collingwood]

Amazing  work at this scale, I sure enjoyed working on my  Hood  kit in the same scale and make,  it kind of feels more self contained  at this scale  despite all the  tiny parts,   with the  brass  barrel  you used  -  I think when its  painted  it will  not be noticable and will  blend  in.

 

OC.

 

 

[Landlubber Mike]

Looking great Alan!  You're making quick progress!  Going to be a nice looking model at the end.

[king derelict]

14 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Amazing  work at this scale, I sure enjoyed working on my  Hood  kit in the same scale and make,  it kind of feels more self contained  at this scale  despite all the  tiny parts,   with the  brass  barrel  you used  -  I think when its  painted  it will  not be noticable and will  blend  in.

 

OC.

 

 

Thank you very much OC. It’s at the limit of my vision even with magnifiers but I do like the Flyhawk kits. I’m not even sure the PE is necessary in a lot of places, the plastic parts are so detailed. Railings, girders, catapult are better with PE but the rest not so much.

alan

[king derelict]

14 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Looking great Alan!  You're making quick progress!  Going to be a nice looking model at the end.

Thank you very much Mike. Funny, you seem to plod along adding parts without seeming to get anywhere and then suddenly there’s just the railings to do and final weathering.

Alan

[Landlubber Mike]

1 hour ago, king derelict said:

Thank you very much Mike. Funny, you seem to plod along adding parts without seeming to get anywhere and then suddenly there’s just the railings to do and final weathering.

Alan

Yeah, these WW2 ship models do plod along as you build all the sub-assemblies -- which your Galatea has a ton of.  But once they are finished and installed, the build is pretty close to the finish line.  

[GrandpaPhil]

Alan,

  Incredible work!  Galatea is looking amazing!

[king derelict]

On 12/19/2024 at 2:01 PM, Landlubber Mike said:

Yeah, these WW2 ship models do plod along as you build all the sub-assemblies -- which your Galatea has a ton of.  But once they are finished and installed, the build is pretty close to the finish line.  

At least this one doesn't have lots of anti aircraft weaponry. That usually adds lots of tiny PE. Getting close to the end now.

Alan

[king derelict]

23 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Alan,

  Incredible work!  Galatea is looking amazing!

Thank you very much Phil. The PE tends to get worked in small amounts and then I have to focus on something else.

Alan

[king derelict]

A big day for dealing with the scary stuff today. The masts were added and the main deck PE railings. The model is officially delicate. The PE went on reasnably well, using the Mig Ammo Ultra glue which is like the Gators Grip. I work in sections on the long pieces on for and aft decks, letting the glue tack up a bt before trying to place the railings. No real curves to set into the railings before mounting them. The railings really do make the ship for me!

gun turrets are in place and the recognition marking painted onto the B turret. The last of the hull details and anchors are on. The ensign has been put on the aft staff but I'm letting it set so I can fold some billows into it before adding it.

I need to paint the Sea Fox, touch up some brass showing on the railings and I think that will be close to finishing.

I'm not going to try to rig this one. At 1/700 my rigging is not neat enough and the masts are very fragile.

Thanks for looking in, the likes and kind comments

Alan

 

 

 

 

[AJohnson]

That looks really good Alan, I have a couple of old White Ensign Models subjects that are mixed media and I always shut the box again when I look inside. 😆  given your fine Galatea maybe I should give them a try!

[mikegr]

Very nice detail and work

I wonder what's the reason that this mast is so tall

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work Alan.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

On 12/21/2024 at 1:42 AM, AJohnson said:

That looks really good Alan, I have a couple of old White Ensign Models subjects that are mixed media and I always shut the box again when I look inside. 😆  given your fine Galatea maybe I should give them a try!

Thanks Andrew. I have one or two Flyhawk kits that I open and look at and put them back out of sight. Some of the tiny detail is just off-putting in large quantities.

 

On 12/21/2024 at 10:55 AM, mikegr said:

Very nice detail and work

I wonder what's the reason that this mast is so tall

Thank you Mike. I thought the mast looked too big but it seems to match the period photos and the box art. It definitely looks like it was borrowed from a larger ship.

Alan

 

On 12/21/2024 at 7:58 PM, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent work Alan.

 

OC.

Thank you very much OC. Nearly there now

Alan

 

 

After a day tussling with the Sea Fox I think this one is complete. I painted the Sea Fox and added the decals which make it look a lot better. I painted the bracing wire PE flat black and then dry brushed some silver onto them and it had the effect of making the wires look a little more in scale. Of course you can't really see any of it now.

I finished the weathering with some rust washes on the hull and finally attached the Sea Fox to the catapult. A bit of matt varnish to cover some spots of extra glue and I think that it for this one

Thanks for looking in, the likes and the encouraging comments. I hope everyone is enjoying a great day.

 

Alan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Canute]

Well done, Alan.

[vossiewulf]

Congratulations, beautiful job!

[king derelict]

9 hours ago, Canute said:

Well done, Alan.

Thanks very much Ken

Fiddly but enjoyable and everything fits and nothing needs massive filing and sanding.

Alan

[king derelict]

9 hours ago, vossiewulf said:

Congratulations, beautiful job!

Thank you very much. I think I am stuck on Flyhawk for a while.

Alan