H.M.S Warspite

[Guest]

I think the Warspite looks superb. Multimedia kits like this are a real challenge to get right but the mixture of wood on the decks, PE for the detail and turned brass barrels looks absolutely stunning but they all have to be dealt with in thier own special way. Throw in some very carefull weathering and put it on a decent seascape and you have an amazing model. A real credit to you and a pleasure to share the building experience with you. I'm looking forward to the next one.

If you fancy a U-Boat I can highly recommend a Revell 1/72nd Type VII with a wooden deck set, some white metal figures and a PE set for the detail. Get some RC gear in it and really enjoy seeing it in a realistic setting!

[Alan 45]

I think the Warspite looks superb. Multimedia kits like this are a real challenge to get right but the mixture of wood on the decks, PE for the detail and turned brass barrels looks absolutely stunning but they all have to be dealt with in thier own special way. Throw in some very carefull weathering and put it on a decent seascape and you have an amazing model. A real credit to you and a pleasure to share the building experience with you. I'm looking forward to the next one.If you fancy a U-Boat I can highly recommend a Revell 1/72nd Type VII with a wooden deck set, some white metal figures and a PE set for the detail. Get some RC gear in it and really enjoy seeing it in a realistic setting!

Thank you bunkerbarge I have a 1/72 type VII but one with pe and a wooden deck wood be fantastic thanks for letting me know about that and with such a big kit you can put more detail into the weathering

[Guest]

It's always interesting to dig up old threads:

http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/revell-1-72nd-type-vii-u-boat.2410/

[downscale model art]

stunning mate...bloomin stunning.

[Alan 45]

stunning mate...bloomin stunning.

Thanks mate glad you like it

[Guest]

Wow!

That's what I call a great build!!

Lovely work Alan, and isn't a easy kit, that seems with all those small,small pieces......

So hope you are really pleased with it mate.

Cheers

Polux

[Alan 45]

Wow!That's what I call a great build!!

Lovely work Alan, and isn't a easy kit, that seems with all those small,small pieces......

So hope you are really pleased with it mate.

Cheers

Polux

Thank you Polux to say I'm pleased is an overstatement if I'm being honest personally I think this is my best work todate

Again thank you for your comments

[Guest]

Looks great Alan, hope mine turns out as good as this

[Alan 45]

Looks great Alan, hope mine turns out as good as this

Cheers graham I'm looking forward to seeing yours , I have trumpeters Queen Elizabeth and there is a bit of pe with it but not like this but I can get things like the wooden deck , Orelikons and 40mm pom poms and railings are easy to come by so I get them

[Gern]

Cheers mate I appreciate it , I worked out that it's taken me three months to complete this but it was well worth it for the experience of pe Thanks again mate

Now you know how to do the PE, how about a 'how to' for the rest of us? There are some videos around on bending and making stuff like cranes and masts, but how do you bend and fit those long handrail sections? I tried with a section just a couple of inches long on a U-boat and couldn't even get close to fitting it.

Gern

[Alan 45]

Now you know how to do the PE, how about a 'how to' for the rest of us? There are some videos around on bending and making stuff like cranes and masts, but how do you bend and fit those long handrail sections? I tried with a section just a couple of inches long on a U-boat and couldn't even get close to fitting it.Gern

Gern I know exactly what you meen so what I did was cut the long pieces of rail to a more manegable leant hand I used a gel glue so you adjust the piece should you kneed too

Now the cranes were the worse part of this build for me but that is partly the fault of the instructions , they tell you to bend the crane body into shape then tell you to make the inside of the crane body and attach it I found it much easier to build the Inside first and attach it to the unbent crane body then fold the sides

The crane arm was pretty easy to bend into shape I struggled with the underneath

This doesn't cum as a box you just bend into shape ! It has a piece you fix underneath and try as I did I couldn't get it to fit properly so I left it off

Hope this has been of help

[Gern]

I think it must be me then Alan. I tried with Gator grip which does give you time to set the pieces into position, but I couldn't hold them steady for long enough for the glue to grab - and there's no way I'd be able to position them straight first time if I used a faster glue.

Gern

[Alan 45]

I think it must be me then Alan. I tried with Gator grip which does give you time to set the pieces into position, but I couldn't hold them steady for long enough for the glue to grab - and there's no way I'd be able to position them straight first time if I used a faster glue.Gern

It is difficult mate I tried various glues , bostic , ugh and none of them worked

Another way is to use a liquid Super Glue at one end so it grips straight away then use a gel Super Glue and move along the in little stages but doing it that way takes longer because you have to wait for the super glue to set properly

To speed that up you can use a bit of water as an excelerant but I find that it frosts up and leaves a clump of the glue showing

[Andy2035]

Hi Alan,

I'm not a ship type of person, but, this is truly stunning Sir, so much detail, you should be extremely proud of this one...

Andy...

[Alan 45]

Cheers Andy glad you like it

I'm very proud of it , I have five other warships in the stash and I'm in the process of buying all the pe for them , after seeing the difference between OOB and this you just can't go back but you can add an £60 to some ships if you get the complete pe for it so it's not cheep