HMS Warspite by gdollow - Academy - scale 1/350 - PLASTIC

[gdollow]

This is my progress so far on Academy's HMS Warspite special edition.  It comes with extra PE and gun barrels. I also bought extra PE oelikons and pomp pomp guns.  he oelikon body proved too delicate for me, so I used the shields and bases and the plastic gun from the kit.

[gdollow]

More progress.  I bought an oerlikon PE kit, but the gun body was so delicate, that I could not bend it without breaking it, so I used the bases of the pe kit and use the plastic gun body.  BTW to show the size of the oerlikon guns, I have put it on a 5p piece.

 

The last picture shows the first bit of superstructure and the rigging of the booms.  I am using E-Z thread for all the rigging.

Edited January 2, 2014 by gdollow

[gdollow]

I agree, it wasn't until I started building this model that I discovered its history.  Should have been a floating museun like the HMS Belfast

[gdollow]

Here is an update.  The bridge is now complete, just need to paint, fit and rig the fore mast.  There is 20-30 pieces of PE in the fore mast.

 

[Captain Slog]

Hi,

 

This is looking very nice.  Photo etch adds so much to these ships.

 

would you mind telling me the overall length of the model?

 

Cheers

Slog

[gdollow]

Hi,

 

This is looking very nice.  Photo etch adds so much to these ships.

 

would you mind telling me the overall length of the model?

 

Cheers

Slog

Slog,

This model is 56 cm long, beam of 10cm and overall height 23cm

Edited January 4, 2014 by gdollow

[gdollow]

I have rigged the fore mast.  The pictures make the rigging thread look thick, but I am using the fine E-Z thread.

[kpnuts]

This is looking amazing I have a model of this which I am putting in a dio so will be keeping a close eye on this.