king derelict Posted February 11 Author #61 Posted February 11 On 2/9/2025 at 12:17 PM, Old Collingwood said: Amazing work Alan, this scale really tests our abilities - on the limit of almost being impossible. OC. Thank you very much OC. I still a bit of a strain at times but I quite like 1/700. I fits on my small bench much better and it doesn’t take up so much room when finished. When I first started doing this a few years ago I thought I would like to build 1/350 and bought several kits in that scale before getting a 1/700 HMS Lance kit in 1/700 to learn on. I’m realizing I will never get to the 1/350 stuff so I am planning to dust the kits off and put them on the sale page and hope someone will enjoy building them while I continue in tiny world. Alan Canute, Old Collingwood, AJohnson and 1 other 4
king derelict Posted February 11 Author #62 Posted February 11 On 2/9/2025 at 2:36 PM, AJohnson said: Looking great Alan as usual! Love how these WW1 ships looked. Thank you very much Andrew. They do have a distinguished look. Alan Canute, Jack12477, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4
king derelict Posted February 11 Author #63 Posted February 11 On 2/9/2025 at 4:37 PM, SaltyScot said: I can only agree, this looks fantastic. You did a fine job with that ink wash, it really made it pop. Thank you very much Mark. The washes do seem to add some depth especially in grey on grey color schemes. alan Jack12477, Canute, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4
king derelict Posted February 11 Author #64 Posted February 11 It’s been a day for working on a variety of details but the big one is …. The main gun turrets are in place. They need the black wash treatment to complete them. And the anchor chains are in place too. These are left over resin chains, I like them better than the PE. The motor boats are in place and I see a need for some touch up on one. The aft deck railings are in progress and so far behaving themselves. I’m using the MiG Ammo Ultra glue which works well and gives time for adjustment. I’m almost at the bottom of the bottle after several additions of water to keep it thin. Thanks for looking in and the likes and supportive comments Alan Old Collingwood, yvesvidal, Jack12477 and 4 others 6 1
vossiewulf Posted February 11 #65 Posted February 11 Looks really nice. Now you just need a 1/700 Queen Mary to aim at across the room AJohnson, Old Collingwood, Jack12477 and 2 others 5 Building HM Cutter Lady Nelson 1:64
king derelict Posted February 11 Author #66 Posted February 11 Thank you very much. I have a 1/700 Iron Duke and Queen Elizabeth in the stack Alan Canute, Old Collingwood, AJohnson and 1 other 4
Landlubber Mike Posted February 11 #67 Posted February 11 (edited) 15 hours ago, king derelict said: Thank you very much OC. I still a bit of a strain at times but I quite like 1/700. I fits on my small bench much better and it doesn’t take up so much room when finished. When I first started doing this a few years ago I thought I would like to build 1/350 and bought several kits in that scale before getting a 1/700 HMS Lance kit in 1/700 to learn on. I’m realizing I will never get to the 1/350 stuff so I am planning to dust the kits off and put them on the sale page and hope someone will enjoy building them while I continue in tiny world. Alan I tend to agree with you Alan - the 1/700 kits are much easier to move around and certainly take up less room. There's also much better range of subjects in 1/700 than 1/350. I still have some 1/350 kits for subjects I really want to model, but most of my ship kits are 1/700. I do have a 1/200 Bismarck with full Pontos upgrades, etc. in the stash - now that is a big kit! I've been thinking about putting it up for sale as well. I really like your Derfflinger. You've done a really great job on it! Edited February 11 by Landlubber Mike Canute, AJohnson and Old Collingwood 3 Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
king derelict Posted February 12 Author #68 Posted February 12 8 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: I tend to agree with you Alan - the 1/700 kits are much easier to move around and certainly take up less room. There's also much better range of subjects in 1/700 than 1/350. I still have some 1/350 kits for subjects I really want to model, but most of my ship kits are 1/700. I do have a 1/200 Bismarck with full Pontos upgrades, etc. in the stash - now that is a big kit! I've been thinking about putting it up for sale as well. I really like your Derfflinger. You've done a really great job on it! Thank you very much Mike. The last two sets of railings went on this afternoon- a major milestone for me. Especially as the long sections went on without creases or bends. 1/350 kits are imposing but that’s also the problem for me, working space and display room. I’m going to look through the kits and photograph and list some for sale. Alan Landlubber Mike, AJohnson, Canute and 2 others 5
king derelict Posted Friday at 07:24 PM Author #69 Posted Friday at 07:24 PM I think this SMS Derfflinger is complete. I added the last details, the PE Jack staffs and the anchors. The torpedo net booms are added and I gave the whole ship a coat of matte finish to get everything unified. The gun turrets got a black wash and I weathered the hull with light rust washed out a little. I try not to go too wild with the weathering. In 1/700 it’s easy to overdo it. I'm not going to rig it. The masts are too fragile, there is a bit of a bend in one section unfortunately. In retrospect I think I should have tried to make replicas in brass rod but they are quite complicated structures to duplicate. i had two fails with the build. I was too busy slavishly following the instructions and feeling pleased with the painted wooden deck I failed to consider that the anchor chains should probably run along a section of steel deck rather than wood. It was far too late to do anything about that thought. I didn’t add ensigns. The Jack staffs are so thin I know I would never get the ensign in place without reducing the staff to a pretzel. Thanks for the support, kind comments and likes as this has progressed. It been one of the most enjoyable builds for a while. Just about the right level of challenge for me and a decent result at the end. its back to the non-categorized section to work on a couple of miniatures Alan ccoyle, vossiewulf, Bryan Woods and 6 others 7 2
Old Collingwood Posted Saturday at 01:59 AM #70 Posted Saturday at 01:59 AM Excellent work Alan, another fine piece of work to add to your 700scale collection, whats next mate? OC. Canute, AJohnson, shipman and 1 other 4 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
AJohnson Posted Saturday at 09:22 AM #71 Posted Saturday at 09:22 AM Congratulations Alan, a fine looking ship! Old Collingwood, Canute, shipman and 1 other 4 Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight
king derelict Posted Tuesday at 12:09 AM Author #72 Posted Tuesday at 12:09 AM On 2/14/2025 at 8:59 PM, Old Collingwood said: Excellent work Alan, another fine piece of work to add to your 700scale collection, whats next mate? OC. Thank you very much OC. I want to finish a couple of miniatures but after that I’m not sure. Probably something Flyhawk, maybe the Iron Duke or one of the carriers but I’m a bit nervous about lots of 1/700 Swordfish Alan AJohnson, Old Collingwood, Jack12477 and 1 other 4
king derelict Posted Tuesday at 12:13 AM Author #73 Posted Tuesday at 12:13 AM On 2/15/2025 at 4:22 AM, AJohnson said: Congratulations Alan, a fine looking ship! Thank you very much Andrew. It was a thoroughly enjoyable build. I just looked over at your Sparkler build. Beautiful work but I’m so sorry to read that you’re having health troubles. It seems to be a nasty wet winter in the UK. Take care and get well Alan AJohnson, Old Collingwood, Canute and 1 other 3 1
SaltyScot Posted Tuesday at 12:46 AM #74 Posted Tuesday at 12:46 AM On 2/14/2025 at 2:24 PM, king derelict said: and a decent result at the end. That, sir, is an understatement.... that is one fine looking ship! You should be more than proud with this result. I doff my cap at you, oh master Jack12477, Canute, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Mark On the table: Endeavour 1934 - J Class Racing Yacht - 1:80 Next up: Lynx, Baltimore Clipper Schooner - MANTUA - 1:62 Awaiting shipyard clearance: HMS Endurance - OcCre - 1:70 Wishlist: 1939 Chris Craft Runabout - Garrett Wade - 1:8 Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen
Landlubber Mike Posted Tuesday at 05:03 AM #75 Posted Tuesday at 05:03 AM I thought I had replied earlier, but just wanted to say I love the build! Really great job Alan! Old Collingwood, Jack12477, Canute and 1 other 4 Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
king derelict Posted yesterday at 12:30 AM Author #76 Posted yesterday at 12:30 AM 23 hours ago, SaltyScot said: That, sir, is an understatement.... that is one fine looking ship! You should be more than proud with this result. I doff my cap at you, oh master Thank you very much Mark. I’m still learning with every model. Flyhawk make very well thought out kits with great detail so one of their kits is a good start for a handsome result. Alan Canute, Old Collingwood, AJohnson and 1 other 4
king derelict Posted yesterday at 12:33 AM Author #77 Posted yesterday at 12:33 AM 19 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: I thought I had replied earlier, but just wanted to say I love the build! Really great job Alan! Thank you very much Mike. I’m amazed I got through the build without breaking off some of the barbette guns. Alan Old Collingwood, Canute, Landlubber Mike and 2 others 5
LED Posted yesterday at 02:07 PM #78 Posted yesterday at 02:07 PM That is a beautiful build. And, I would love to see an Iron Duke. You would then be 'well' on your way to completing the 'Battle of Jutland' scenario we always dream of 😁 Canute, Jack12477, AJohnson and 1 other 4
king derelict Posted 18 hours ago Author #79 Posted 18 hours ago 7 hours ago, LED said: That is a beautiful build. And, I would love to see an Iron Duke. You would then be 'well' on your way to completing the 'Battle of Jutland' scenario we always dream of 😁 Thank you very much for the kind words. You may have given me the push I need to get HMS Iron Duke down from the shelf. Alan Jack12477, Old Collingwood and AJohnson 3
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