HMS Huron by king derelict - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/700 - PLASTIC

[Old Collingwood]

Looking really good  - railings and 700 scale  beyond me.

 

OC.

[Scott Crouse]

Good job, most definitely HMCS Huron    That is very interesting that they have it as HMS on the box when they sell the HMCS Huron in 1/350 (which I built) and I thought that one was small hahaha.   So big hand clap for your work at this scale.   

 

btw, I have a build log in a google photo album if you would like a link to it for reference.  Just let me know if you want it on here.

Edited Monday at 09:26 PM by Scott Crouse

[king derelict]

20 hours ago, AJohnson said:

Very nice work Alan, hope you do logs for Zulu & Eskimo. 

Thanks Andrew. I will do logs for Zulu and Eskimo, there may be a bit of repetition but at least the camouflage scheme is different for both.

alan

[king derelict]

20 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Looking really good  - railings and 700 scale  beyond me.

 

OC.

Thank you very much OC. The railings are a source of anxiety for me.

alan

[king derelict]

17 hours ago, Scott Crouse said:

Good job, most definitely HMCS Huron    That is very interesting that they have it as HMS on the box when they sell the HMCS Huron in 1/350 (which I built) and I thought that one was small hahaha.   So big hand clap for your work at this scale.   

 

btw, I have a build log in a google photo album if you would like a link to it for reference.  Just let me know if you want it on here.

Thank you very much Scott 

I would very much like to see your build log and would welcome the link. Thanks 

alan

[king derelict]

I think Huron is finished. I added the radar and DF gear to the masts and touched up the paint. I added a grey wash to the hull to tone the colors down a little and then weathered the ship, mostly the hull. It’s always easy to overdo the weathering at 1/700 but I think I reached an appropriate level. According to White Ensign they only provide three sets of davits because Tribals had three or less boats. I haven’t been able to confirm that so Ive stuck with four.

 I have a lot of PE bits left, hopefully some will get used on the upcoming builds. Out of curiosity I built Huron using ca instead of the usual white PVA type of glue. I found it easier to apply very small amounts of glue and the faster setting time was an advantage. It does result in a brittle bond and a few small parts got knocked off and had to be reattached.

Thanks for looking in and for the likes and helpful comments. More of the same / similar in the upcoming logs.

alan

 

[Jack12477]

Nice looking model ! 👌 

[Landlubber Mike]

Love your Huron Alan!  The camo scheme is really well done!

 

I pretty much only use medium CA for PE.  I've tried PVA type glue like Gator's Grip, but I don't really see the attraction.  I find medium CA gives me a good 20 seconds to align parts, and if I need a quicker bonding time, I just use some accelerator.

 

What's next?

[king derelict]

26 minutes ago, Jack12477 said:

Nice looking model ! 👌 

Thank you very much Jack. Trumpeter is not Flyhawk but the bits do fit even if they are sometimes inaccurate.

alan

[king derelict]

15 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Love your Huron Alan!  The camo scheme is really well done!

 

I pretty much only use medium CA for PE.  I've tried PVA type glue like Gator's Grip, but I don't really see the attraction.  I find medium CA gives me a good 20 seconds to align parts, and if I need a quicker bonding time, I just use some accelerator.

 

What's next?

Thank you very much Mike. I think I’m a convert to Bob Smith Gold. It’s medium thickness, plenty of time to adjust and no odor. I was finding that the regular stuff was making me rather unwell if I used it for any length of time.

I just posted the next installment, a Tribal sister, HMS Zulu.

Alan

[Scott Crouse]

7 hours ago, king derelict said:

Thank you very much Scott 

I would very much like to see your build log and would welcome the link. Thanks 

alan

Well done Alan!

 

Here is the link - https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZLrNC2TouaACxRqo8

[Landlubber Mike]

40 minutes ago, king derelict said:

Thank you very much Mike. I think I’m a convert to Bob Smith Gold. It’s medium thickness, plenty of time to adjust and no odor. I was finding that the regular stuff was making me rather unwell if I used it for any length of time.

I just posted the next installment, a Tribal sister, HMS Zulu.

Alan

I haven't tried that one yet, but probably should.  I use Starboard, which I've also used as a CA finish when turning pens.  I learned to wear a respirator when turning pens and applying all that CA - it's nasty stuff.

[mikegr]

Nice liitle model 

I agree the CA glue is less messy than PVA. I use liquid and get type. However their rapid drying time is a problem as they are not forgiving, therefore some are using retarder. For resin parts is a different story.

There is a also a PVA called tacky which supposed to be as strong and fast as a regular glue but I haven't tried it yet

[AJohnson]

Another amazing miniature Alan, you need to do the old trick of showing a matchstick next to your builds to show their scale!  

[ccoyle]

Super result, Alan!

[DocRob]

What an amazing result Alan and it´s 1/700 , I can imagine how it is to work at it with tweezers and shaking fingers. I like the weathering and paintjob full of contrast.
I also use a lot of CA, not only for metal parts like PE or white metal, but also for pre painted parts, where plastic glue can ruin the finish. My go to is Colle 21 which is odorless and I didn´t feel more airheaded then normal, even after using it for hours.
I use water thinned PVA or Future only for tiny parts, which need to be glued flat onto larger parts, like an 1/12 dial, or for transparent parts, where the CA fumes can fog the clear.

Cheers Rob

[Thukydides]

Great job. That is a fine result for a very tiny model.

[king derelict]

17 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said:

I haven't tried that one yet, but probably should.  I use Starboard, which I've also used as a CA finish when turning pens.  I learned to wear a respirator when turning pens and applying all that CA - it's nasty stuff.

I imagine wiping ca onto a pen body generates a lot of fumes. My nose getting irritated just thinking about it 

The BSI Gold is pricey but they changed the cap and it does give you a sporting chance of finishing the bottle before it solidifies 

alan

[king derelict]

7 hours ago, mikegr said:

Nice liitle model 

I agree the CA glue is less messy than PVA. I use liquid and get type. However their rapid drying time is a problem as they are not forgiving, therefore some are using retarder. For resin parts is a different story.

There is a also a PVA called tacky which supposed to be as strong and fast as a regular glue but I haven't tried it yet

Thank you Mike, I think I’m going back to ca glue for the most part. I need to try Future for small bits. I bought something called Tacky for the Loarre castle build but never used it. I’ll break it out and try it.

Thanks

alan

[king derelict]

6 hours ago, AJohnson said:

Another amazing miniature Alan, you need to do the old trick of showing a matchstick next to your builds to show their scale!  

Thank you very much Andrew. I need to find some of those old kitchen matches to exaggerate things.

alan

[king derelict]

5 hours ago, ccoyle said:

Super result, Alan!

Thank you very much Chris 

We seem to be entering destroyer season 

[king derelict]

3 hours ago, DocRob said:

What an amazing result Alan and it´s 1/700 , I can imagine how it is to work at it with tweezers and shaking fingers. I like the weathering and paintjob full of contrast.
I also use a lot of CA, not only for metal parts like PE or white metal, but also for pre painted parts, where plastic glue can ruin the finish. My go to is Colle 21 which is odorless and I didn´t feel more airheaded then normal, even after using it for hours.
I use water thinned PVA or Future only for tiny parts, which need to be glued flat onto larger parts, like an 1/12 dial, or for transparent parts, where the CA fumes can fog the clear.

Cheers Rob

Thank you very much Rob, These little ships pack a lot of enjoyment into a small space and take a bit of pressure off the display area.

I found the railings went better with the ca glue because of being able to use less and a quicker grip.

I was finding regular ca after a while gave me streaming eyes and nose, sneezing like a bad allergy. So far the BSI Gold (odorless) doesn’t so I will accept the extra cost and continue.

alan

[king derelict]

1 hour ago, Thukydides said:

Great job. That is a fine result for a very tiny model.

Thank you very much for the kind comment. 
alan

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work Alan  -  Really Nicely done mate.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

20 hours ago, Scott Crouse said:

Well done Alan!

 

Here is the link - https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZLrNC2TouaACxRqo8

Thanks Scott 

Your build photos are great and I think your version is a bit more accurate than mine.

alan

[king derelict]

1 hour ago, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent work Alan  -  Really Nicely done mate.

 

OC.

Thank you very much OC.

I seem to be on a destroyer thing at the moment.

alan