Flipping 'ekk, this is steaming ahead..... must get my finger out, now if I only knew what my finger is in and where I put it.....
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Nice start Ian. Where are you getting your refs from? I ask only in so much as I'm going to need a lot of reference material when I get on to the Bismarck. I'd like it to be as accurate as poss and I fully intend buying the Pontos detail set for it.
As I said over on Graham's thread, I will be watching this keenly.
Great subject, great start good modelling skills - what's not to like?!!!
All the best
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tr1ckey66 most of the info is coming from the hood association but I also have a book, anatomy of the hood.
The website has a full rip down of the trumpy kit with all its pit falls. There is a link to it in an earlier post. I found a great site for the Bismarck as well a while back. Think it was in German though. I'll try find it again if you like....
I was the pontos set for the Hood. Well I saw the thumbnail. For £240 I would like to be able to see what you got for your dosh!Comment
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put it in a dock yard have more room to move to big for your room where are you going to sleep, I bet the navy is looking for it after it shrunk a lot in the sea and you got it as a model really, with out them knowing you brought it as a kit in-disguise for yourself to build Ha! Ha!
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This looks great Ian.
I read through the link to the Hood site you posted and it seems that overall it's a pretty good kit. Some of the more obvious errors look to be easily corrected, as you have just demonstrated above.
I'm looking forward to the next installment !
Cheers
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I agree it's an interesting read Steve. The first time I looked though it I thought Yikes! But it is not that bad if you just take it a step at the time.
Talking of which...
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The structures under the boat deck are now in place and ready to receive the actual boat deck. But....... not ready with that bit yet:
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The splinter shield at the end of the boat deck was not round as Trumpeter would have us believe, but was in fact flat at the end. also there are two small shields that angle back inboard. Also the 'wooden' deck did not extend into the curved part. that was steel.
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The two shields either side of the ship, above the opening here, did not extend inboard. So they get the chop...
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Then its just scribe the planking in again...
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These two also need a bit of work...
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They just need a bit cut off as they where not symmetrical..[ATTACH]273398[/ATTACH]
The last of the shields that need work needed both a bit cut off and a bit stuck on!
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Not sanded down yet as the glue is not fully dry. As bit of filler and what not and they should be OK.Comment
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Amazing effort thus far to correct the omissions and errors!
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The is a picture or two that got swapped round....Sorry but you get the idea...Comment
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Really coming on Ian. Love the modifications you are making.
On a side note, I was minding my own business browsing Scale Model Shop as I needed a few gallons of primer ready for Bizzy. What did I find? A 1/350 kit of Ark Royal
Will somebody please buy it and save me from myself???
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That could well be my next ship Graham. Just have to save up a bit....Really coming on Ian. Love the modifications you are making.
On a side note, I was minding my own business browsing Scale Model Shop as I needed a few gallons of primer ready for Bizzy. What did I find? A 1/350 kit of Ark Royal Will somebody please buy it and save me from myself???
My next task with the Hood will be drilling out more windows. Square ones! Which would be a lot easier if I could find my square drill!Comment
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Looks great Ian seems to have a lot of errors for an expensive kit, your doing a grand job of putting them right though.Comment
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i agree with every oneComment
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