1 350 HMS Daring, float or sink lol

[JR]

Bob how could you, there must be some Russian ships I could build, oh and I know they weren't in 4BO either, mores the pity.:nerd:

[Steve Jones]

The Potemkin would be a good one to do JR with all its revolutionary and mutinous history.

Seat front and centre for this one Bob. Looking forward to seeing how you tackle this build. Good luck with all the PE.

[boatman]

Just asking are there any Russian ones I could have a look at, not promising but as the forum now is awash ( See what I did ) with boats/ ship I just might .:smiling3:

OH GO ON John i dare you to build a ship but dont set fire to it lol an there are plenty of russkie ship an some of them are quite hansom ship
old boy boatie man

[BattleshipBob]

Bob how could you, there must be some Russian ships I could build, oh and I know they weren't in 4BO either, mores the pity.:nerd:

Not much call for a ship in 4B0. Hang on the Greenland navy might be interested!!

Zvezda, do 1 350 pre dreadnought Russian ships, not expensive, look bonkers

[BattleshipBob]

The Potemkin would be a good one to do JR with all its revolutionary and mutinous history.

Seat front and centre for this one Bob. Looking forward to seeing how you tackle this build. Good luck with all the PE.

Hi Steve, well i hope

Fun bit may be the painting, cannot beat a StuG, slap on everywhere the old panzer grey lol

[Tim Marlow]

Most ships are quite similar Bob….battleship grey is a colour name for a very good reason LOL…..

[JR]

Guys just had a look at the prices ! Think I will watch Bob, plenty to build in the stash before I dip my feet !

[The Smythe Meister]

Stupid question time.....
With these ship kits,what sort of scale,(and that represent the best value for money), would be best for someone who struggles with any AFV smaller than 1/72nd?
....... I'm kinda guessing none!!
Cheers,
Dim, from Devon

[boatman]

Stupid question time.....
With these ship kits,what sort of scale,(and that represent the best value for money), would be best for someone who struggles with any AFV smaller than 1/72nd?
....... I'm kinda guessing none!!
Cheers,
Dim, from Devon

HI Andy i cant quite understand your qeustion could you exsplain it a bit better an what AVF ?
CHRIS

[The Smythe Meister]

HI Andy i cant quite understand your qeustion could you exsplain it a bit better an what AVF ?
CHRIS

Hi Chris,
Sorry,it does read a bit cryptic doesn't it!
What I was trying to say was,as I struggle with building a tank that's smaller than 1/72 scale, which scale Battleship kit would be best for me to try?.....
That is IF I were to add one to the stash!!
Andy

[boatman]

Hi Chris,
Sorry,it does read a bit cryptic doesn't it!
What I was trying to say was,as I struggle with building a tank that's smaller than 1/72 scale, which scale Battleship kit would be best for me to try?.....
That is IF I were to add one to the stash!!
Andy

WELL Andy if you struggle with building a tank that's smaller than 1/72 scale, an you are thinkin of a ship than i dont think you would be able to do a 1/350th battle ship as they have very small parts an if you did say a 1/72 scale ship it woud be in the same size as my tiger at about 8ft long an i dont think you want that do you ?

chris

[The Smythe Meister]

WELL Andy if you struggle with building a tank that's smaller than 1/72 scale, an you are thinkin of a ship than i dont think you would be able to do a 1/350th battle ship as they have very small parts an if you did say a 1/72 scale ship it woud be in the same size as my tiger at about 8ft long an i dont think you want that do you ?

chris

Indeed not!! I think I'll give it a miss then,I did a Revell U Boat about 6 years ago,(can't remember the scale),and that was a struggle!
Thanks for your input
Andy
(P.S....... you got an 8 ft Tiger?!! )
Apologies for hijacking your thread Bob.

[boatman]

Indeed not!! I think I'll give it a miss then,I did a Revell U Boat about 6 years ago,(can't remember the scale),and that was a struggle!
Thanks for your input :smiling3:
Andy
(P.S....... you got an 8 ft Tiger?!! )
Apologies for hijacking your thread Bob.

Yes Andy im building my hms tiger in 1/72 scale an it is nr 8ft long
chris

[Tim Marlow]

Andy, you’re thinking about this all wrong mate…..as the scale decreases the smallest kit parts don’t get any smaller. Size is dictated by moulding technology. What changes is the resolution of the thing you are building. Take an armour weld line on a 1/35th tank as an example. You not only should be able to see the weld, but also the weld texture. To make a properly characterful model you need to add that weld. When you drop to 1/72 the weld line will probably still be visible, but the texture is unlikely to be noticeable, and if added will be far out of scale. If the weld is missed out, it won’t detract much , if anything, from the model…. Drop again to 1/144 and the weld is not distinguishable….so nothing is lost if it’s missed off.
Ships in 1/350 are the same, enough parts should be in the kit to add character, but the smallest things get left off as impractical to make or irrelevant to the appearance of the kit.
What I’m saying (or trying to say) is that if you can build in 1/35 you can build at any other scale, you just recalibrate your “modellers eye” to what you can reasonably be expect to see.

[BattleshipBob]

I find 1 350 or 1 35 ideal for my peepers and sanity lol

Airfixs 1 600 is ok but 1 700 is the norm now, never tried one? The other prob is the inceasing prices of 1 350

Daring is just practice for me