Live at the dock yard, me hearties!

[BattleshipBob]

Not them then! They are now Yapps In llanishen. Bugger

[BattleshipBob]

Evening

Right progress, added some plastic card on the inside to strengthen the joins, next fitted the deck, very good fit along the sides, small gap at the bow but big and horrible at the stern:unamused:

Few glue marks so need to use a smaller brush to apply glue. Made up the main turrets, barrells and there fit are horrible, i was expecting the three barrells to be on a frame but no seperate. No hole in the turret to locate the barrell, so had problems, had to cut an angle on the breech and left the ends as if i cut them down to tidy them up they would have been too short!

Started on the bridge tower or queen Annes mansions ( i think ), also the funnel.



The band is helping the horrible fit to set on the side of Nelson at the stern.

The superstructure is loose and will be painted on there own. Spending ages getting rid of flash or filling in sink marks.

I hope people do not use this as a first build and Airfix should no longer have the cheek to reissue this again!

[boatman]

WELL I dint beleive i would see this but the stug king has built a floaty an a very nice job of it so far keep at it boyo

[BattleshipBob]

WELL I dint beleive i would see this but the stug king has built a floaty an a very nice job of it so far keep at it boyo

It comes to he who waits:upside:

[JR]

Well you can't fault your determination Bob, very impressed.

[BattleshipBob]

Well you can't fault your determination Bob, very impressed.

Very kind John, just emptying the swear bucket, enough to buy a real one lol. A true labour of hate, sorry love

[boatman]

Well you can't fault your determination Bob, very impressed.

YEA John he's doin very well is'nt he for a a young wippersnapper beginner lol

[JR]

YEA John he's doin very well is'nt he for a a young wippersnapper beginner lol

Excuse us Bob.
Chris I attempted to make the hull of a boat for the last Dio, gave up so think he doing quite well. Secretly I think he wanted to be in the Navy as a lad .

[BattleshipBob]

Excuse us Bob.
Chris I attempted to make the hull of a boat for the last Dio, gave up so think he doing quite well. Secretly I think he wanted to be in the Navy as a lad .

Me, seasick on the local lake lol but do like the old seadog!

[Tim Marlow]

“Roll on the Rodney, Repulse and Renown,
Old Bob’s building Nelson, and got her keel down”

Great stuff, pity about the fit issues. Not sure if anyone else makes Rodney/Nelson?

[boatman]

“Roll on the Rodney, Repulse and Renown,
Old Bob’s building Nelson, and got her keel down”

Great stuff, pity about the fit issues. Not sure if anyone else makes Rodney/Nelson?

Cor Tim ear'nt you exspecting a bit much all those ships eh he'll be back to stugs afore we know it lol
chris

[boatman]

Excuse us Bob.
Chris I attempted to make the hull of a boat for the last Dio, gave up so think he doing quite well. Secretly I think he wanted to be in the Navy as a lad .

AN John give us a quick reponse of why you gave up makin the hull of a boat ?
as i cant see what the problem would be ?
chris

[adt70hk]

Great work Bob. Well done for licking this into shape. Can't help noticing is in not a Stug though.

ATB.

Andrew

[Jim R]

Hi Bob
Looks a challenge but fun anyway and you're getting there :thumb2: I built the Tamiya 1/700 HMS Rodney a while back, Nelson's sister ship. Being Tamiya it didn't have the fit problems you have.
Jim

[papa 695]

Just seen this one Bob, a Stug of the seas, you say. Panzer gray all over then :smiling:. Great start by the way.