HMS Naiad by modeller_masa - Flyhawk - 1/700 - PLASTIC

[modeller_masa]

This is the first time I seriously paint the WWII RN ships. The kit is Flyhawk - HMS Naiad - 1/700 - FH1112.

 

I used two main references to understand the camouflage patterns.

 

The GPM 1/200 scale card model kit offers almost everything I need.

 

Also, I mixed 90% percent accurate colors. The color reference is from Lifecolor RN set.

 

 

(Source : https://web.archive.org/web/20241107004340/https://www.sovereignhobbies.co.uk/pages/royal-navy-periodic-table-of-paints )

 

The research pages of the Sovereign Hobby were the best of the best. I became familiar with the USS camouflage scheme at the site. 

 

Unfortunately, the Sovereign Hobby shut down last year. It is a reason I relied on the Lifecolor paint. I thank them very much. 

 

 

To ensure that the entire RN fleet in the future matches well, I'll use the same mixed colors for future RN kits. 😎

[modeller_masa]

I designed and printed handling dock for painting the upper hull only.

 

Also, I resized the painting guide sheet to trace the camouflage patterns.

 

 

This method is very handy and fast. Not perfect, but 95% accurate.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the final result. 😎

 

 

 

I made a larger handling dock for cruisers. It is simply a bigger version of the 1/700 destroyer docks I've used.

[ddp]

what time period are you doing the model as Trumpeter's painting instructions leave a lot to wonder about?

[modeller_masa]

The trumpeter's painting instructions are the same as the 2012 GPM 1/200 card model kit. It is better to ask Roman Cholewiak, who made the GPM kit.

 

Because of the geological and cultural distance between East Asia and Europe, it is difficult to follow the most recent research on the European models. Please understand that this build is for fun and fast building as a beginner. The next project (Trumpeter Naiad 1/350 kit) may be one step better than this.

 

 

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Before I started this project, I found that the Di-do class cruisers are one of the most controversial topics due to insufficient data. I wanted to build HMS Sirius, but now I take a step backward and am waiting for new kit, which should throw new fuel on a Di-do fire.  

Edited Sunday at 07:56 PM by modeller_masa

[modeller_masa]

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