What ship first. A poll!!

[Tim Marlow]

Well you can have two goes at it LOL....

[BattleshipBob]

Well you can have two goes at it LOL....

Good point Tim :thumb2:

[Dave Ward]

Bob,
if you decide to go down the aftermarket route - there are a lot of bits available for the KGV - metal gun barrels, PE railings, resin funnels - and wood decks! - just depends on how deep your pockets are! You'll need a bigger shelf - it's around 650mm long!
Dave

[BattleshipBob]

Bob,
if you decide to go down the aftermarket route - there are a lot of bits available for the KGV - metal gun barrels, PE railings, resin funnels - and wood decks! - just depends on how deep your pockets are! You'll need a bigger shelf - it's around 650mm long!
Dave

Thanks Dave, by chance have just ordered pe railings, might look at wooden decks but might use as practice for brush painting and weathering

[JR]

What has this to do with a StuG ?
Very worried that you have joined the navy.
Of course grey paint may play a part in this.
Worried of Broadmoor .

[Defiant911]

king George V for me to. This was one on my bucket list along with Hood & Vanguard so it would be good to see built.
carl

[BattleshipBob]

Dear worried of Broadmoor, ah haa me hearties!! Its just a massive floating StuG with lots of guns!! Its not all StuGs, never fear i will still bore you into a coma, do like a big floating thingy lol, a ship of course lol

king George V for me to. This was one on my bucket list along with Hood & Vanguard so it would be good to see built.
carl

Hi Carl, do not know of a new large scale Vanguard, great looking ship!

[minitnkr]

I'd go for the odd one. B
Just because. PaulE

[SteveH]

Morning Bob

A serious change of pace and direction

I'll choose

D

Have fun with the floaty thing

Regards

Steve H

[boatman]

HI Boyo well you got your answer its D now can we see the box art an all the goodies inside :thinking: cant wait love this an cant believie it either from a stug to a war canoe UNBELEVIBLE :rolling: ps an will it be on a seascape when built ? as it will look fantastic an very powerfull especially if you fit the metal gun barrells COR WHAT A MODEL THAT WILL BE ID LOVE to build one when ive finshed what im doin
the navy lark

[Tim Marlow]

Interesting to hear talk of HMS Vanguard. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a model of her. I have a tenuous link to her as well. The Pharma plant I worked in before I retired was a repurposed MOD building, originally built for servicing Centurion tanks. The plant was built on three floors, and the metal staircases between the floors, the grid floors themselves, and the floor handrails were originally obtained from HMS Vanguard when she was scrapped.

[Dave Ward]

Hasegawa did HMS Vanguard in the odd scale of 1/450, and there are several 1/700 Resin models, but that's it - she was obsolete when completed, and never really utilised.....
Dave

[boatman]

Interesting to hear talk of HMS Vanguard. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a model of her. I have a tenuous link to her as well. The Pharma plant I worked in before I retired was a repurposed MOD building, originally built for servicing Centurion tanks. The plant was built on three floors, and the metal staircases between the floors, the grid floors themselves, and the floor handrails were originally obtained from HMS Vanguard when she was scrapped.

OH Tim such a sad tale as she was a beautifull battleship one of the last great R/N battleship they had an in my opinion everything about her looked right an up our norwich pond a chap called paul roads as i think he was a seving officer on boad her built a beautifull 1/128 th model of vangaurd an everything worked on the model even had a sound system that had shouted orders to other sailors on it workin on a casstte tape system an i have some photos of it on my other old pc that i treasure as after the gent passed away i an a freind went to the actuion where it was bein sold an norwich model boat club bought it for the club
chris

[Allen Dewire]

Morning Bob,

I would cast my vote for E, but then I began to think about your change of model building direction.......................

Before getting your feet wet in one of these large and time consuming floaty thing kits, you might want to start out with something a bit smaller to hone your skills before going on that maiden voyage. I think the following might be just the thing to start with,



Without the figures of course............This would allow you to paint some fine details in preparation of doing something larger. Next, I would take a step up and do one of these,



Now here, you can practice not only your painting skills, but also your weathering skills too!!!!!..............

After doing these two, you will be 100% ready to jump feet first into a large floaty thing without fear of making any mistakes and filling the cuss jar to the brim with retirement monies..................Just a thought Sir!!!!............HTHs..........................

Prost
Allen

[boatman]

Morning Bob,

I would cast my vote for E, but then I began to think about your change of model building direction.......................

Before getting your feet wet in one of these large and time consuming floaty thing kits, you might want to start out with something a bit smaller to hone your skills before going on that maiden voyage. I think the following might be just the thing to start with,

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Without the figures of course............This would allow you to paint some fine details in preparation of doing something larger. Next, I would take a step up and do one of these,

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Now here, you can practice not only your painting skills, but also your weathering skills too!!!!!..............

After doing these two, you will be 100% ready to jump feet first into a large floaty thing without fear of making any mistakes and filling the cuss jar to the brim with retirement monies..................Just a thought Sir!!!!............HTHs..........................

Prost
Allen

OH Allen by the time Bob's built these he might want to go back to stugs an we will never see what a magnificent build of D he would have done he's just got to have confidence in his self to build it as he is a cracking modeller just my thoughts thats all
the navy lark