HMS Iron Duke by king derelict - Flyhawk- 1/700 - PLASTIC

[king derelict]

The elephant sitting in the corner of the room couldn’t be ignored any longer. I’m not sure what the proper name is for this element. Upper bridge? Anyway it is made up of several bits of PE, mostly small and with several bends. I used a small amount of epoxy to secure it to the top of the tripod. There is a mast to add yet which has the potential to be a fiddle so I wanted this piece to stay put. It actually went on quite well.

A plastic mast is provided but i elected to make one out of brass rod which looks a bit better and I think it will be easier to install. 

Thanks for looking in and for the likes and helpful comments.

alan

 

 

[Landlubber Mike]

That came out great Alan - definitely a tricky looking part to build but you pulled it off magnificently.  Your detail work is fantastic!

[king derelict]

On 4/26/2025 at 6:55 PM, Landlubber Mike said:

That came out great Alan - definitely a tricky looking part to build but you pulled it off magnificently.  Your detail work is fantastic!

Thank you very much Mike, the tiny braces on the underside gave me fits and I was not confident that everything was going to line up well. The mast passes up against the back of the platform, hopefully vertically. We shall see.

Alan

[king derelict]

A rather mixed day for progress. I had made a brass mast to replace the kit plastic one. I painted it and set it aside to dry and now I can’t find it anywhere. I stripped the work bench, crawled around the floor with a flashlight, even vacuumed through the house and nothing! It’s not that tiny so I should be able to see it I would have thought. The cats are looking innocent, it’s gone!

I made another one this morning and I made a better job of the soldering so maybe there are some positives. It’s had a coat of Mr Metal primer and it will get the grey paint tomorrow. 
I added the railings to the structure at the top of the tripod and bent up the admirals walk and fitted it. It actually fitted well and I placed the name boards on each side. The photo shows I got them the right side out and the right way up😁

once the mast is added I need to add a bit more of a black wash and a bit of rust.

Thanks for looking in and the likes and comments.

alan

 

[Nirvana]

Alan, I but the mast will appear once it is time to mount the second one to the ship.

Murphy's Law (had a dog with that name, but he is not to be blamed)

[AJohnson]

It is so annoying when parts disappear!  It happens nearly every build I do, I use little tubs with lids to store small and completed parts in, but still stuff goes missing!  Indeed Murphy's law will prevail, you will find it one day when Iron Duke has been finished!   😆

 

Your Duke does look very good, so intricate!  

Edited 9 hours ago by AJohnson