Brian's 1/200 HMS Hood

[Airborne01]

This is already starting to look very good!
Steve

[boatman]

HI Bri lookin good work so far an a qeustion please why does the degussin cable sit so high over near the ankor hole ?
chrisb

[Bri62]

a qeustion please why does the degussin cable sit so high over near the ankor hole ?

From what i can gather it's to keep it away from the anchor chain

[Bri62]

A little progress



A bit of filling and sanding required

[Waspie]

From what i can gather it's to keep it away from the anchor chain

Hi Bri, from what I see from photo's of the Hood, that would 'kinda' make sense if the degaussing kept away from both anchors! (As the flukes sit quite high).
What would make more sense if the degaussing sat high where the bump, forward of the anchors where mooring ropes etc would pass through! The problem I can see with my theory is as of now I can't find any images of the Hood with degaussing fitted!!

OK, blown my theory out of the water!! Found a pic showing the degaussing cable and the position. (Ah well - learnt something else today)!!
HMS Hood at Scapa Flow

[Bri62]

Good find Doug

[Bri62]

Received my aft funnel P.E. this morning from scale warships FOC


Also anybody know where the cat heads and pulleys go on the degaussing cable

There tiny

[Bri62]

Guys looking for a Tamiya acrylic match for "home fleet dark grey" could use some help my eyes aren't the best for colour matching XF24 perhaps?

[Ian M]

Vallejo Model Color 70.900 French Mirage Blue should be a 100% match.

[Bri62]

Vallejo Model Color 70.900 French Mirage Blue should be a 100% match.

Thanks Ian your a life saver :smiling3: 70.995 for the hull bottom?

[Bri62]

Need a bigger spray booth



Paint list
Vellejo 70.900 hull and superstructure
70.995 hull bottom
70.818 Cortecine
70.968 Semtex found out it was prob dark grey and not dirty green as thought but it not really known

Navy and official color Vallejo Model Color Number* Vallejo Color name Notes** Semtex (early war) 918** Ivory Semtex (late war) 968** Flat Green

[Ian M]

I would go for dark sea grey 70.991?
The good news is no one really knows the exact colour of the grey. Images suggest a neutral but quite dark grey, but not to dark. Easily distinguished from black, so dark sea grey would fit the bill I think.

[Bri62]

Just checking the boot line was straight and first coat on

[Bri62]

[Bri62]

Wrong colour for the hull bottom 70.991 is lighter than the super structure which is wrong I need 70.994 tomorrow as the model shop is closed on a Monday (how dare they)
Anyway a bit more progress.