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I just finished her! HMS Roberts took two months and it was pleasure to work on such good resin kit from Kombrig.
Next step will be small dio - calm water, then I have to add figures,some tug and small ships.
More pics on my website: [url]http://www.sweb.cz/davidbilek[/url]

[img]http://davidbilek.sweb.cz/pics/HMS%20Roberts%20A%20top.jpg[/img]

Thanks to all for comments :wave_1:

David

AWESOME!
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just awesome!
This has written "Masterpiece" all over it! Keep up the great work!
Guido

Fantastic stuff David ,trully a jewel,thank you very much .....great pics :woo_hoo: :woo_hoo: :woo_hoo:

Probably last update before finish...

[img]http://sweb.cz/DavidBilek/pics/HMS%20Roberts%20phase%203.jpg[/img]

[img]http://sweb.cz/DavidBilek/pics/HMS%20Roberts%20rigging.jpg[/img]
(you can see here optical effect with rigging - black wires look thicker than brown, althought both have the same diameter of 0,04mm)

To Mike - do not tell me more about our football team. It was not "unhappy" (as Czech newspapers wrote), it was really stupid disaster.

To Sean - I was never interested in monitors before (which resulted in mistake noticed by Jim...), but now I understand your cry for Roberts in your scale! Strange look and british beuaty!

(complete step by step on my website: [url]http://sweb.cz/DavidBilek[/url])

David :wave_1:

Oh, I am quite jealous! Excellent work! :thumbs_up_1:

WEM, where is the 1/350 Roberts? :big_grin:

[quote="DAVID BILEK"]
But it is stupid mistake, I agree...

David[/quote]

Not quite as stupid as Petr Cech's last night though...

Lovely model, I can't imagine how you can manage to work so cleanly.

Mike

Hi JIM!

unfortunately I forgot for these pipes and shutes just two months ago when I started (and I had that time only one photo with camo in some japanese book - and there these things were not so visible) and now is too late - Roberts is only waiting for flags. I have to live without this! But it is stupid mistake, I agree...

Cheers

David

VERY VERY SHARP !

HMS Roberts- like Abercrombie-- had various pipes and gash shutes on the sides of the lower hull.

Will you add those later and touchpaint?

The original image link

http://www.naval-history.net/Photo03monRoberts.jpg

here is my old Abercrombie--forgive the poor photo quality--cameras ans know-how have moved on!

http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/hms/abercrombie/700-jb/100_3640.jpg

JIM BAUMANN

I assume you have the book BIG GUN MONITORS?--( the new one!)

if not--drop me an e-mail--I may be able to assist with images

Jim B

Blown away by your paint job. OMG.

<sigh> Another higher cross bar to attempt.

I've always had a soft spot for monitors, and she is beautiful!

Tremendous work! Wow!!!!

Lovely! What and extraordinary vessel!
I am so much waiting for the 350th WEM kit they listed some 3 years ago...

Bravo Zulu, David!

Guido

David, you build miniature works of art! :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:




Bob Pink.

Superb, having just finished my first 700th scale kit, I've gained a new appreciation for you guys that build in this scale - some of those details must be tiny.

John

I already finished smaller parts - from funnel thru main and secondary guns to POM-POMs and directors. Now is time for rigging... again, complete step-by-step progress on my website [url]http://www.sweb.cz/davidbilek[/url]

[img]http://www.sweb.cz/davidbilek/pics/HMS%20Roberts%20subassemblies.jpg[/img]

For the cutters on the bow - I decided to paint them and to add details "on board", which is more comfortable than to prepare them separately...

[img]http://www.sweb.cz/davidbilek/pics/HMS%20Roberts%20cutters%202.jpg[/img]

Cheers

David

Very sharp indeed,love the pics Dave ....Thanks :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

Some progress yesterday - I added lookout tower and both masts.

[img]http://www.sweb.cz/davidbilek/pics/HMS%20Roberts%20mast.jpg[/img]

David

Outstanding and beautyful ....Thank You very much David :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

Thanx to all for comments :wave_1: !

2 Michael E. : cable reels were made from Lion Roar IJN Reels (LE700053) because they look similar as RN reels (I think..). I added only plastic rods with 0,1mm copper wire.

2 Miguel: small rafts are from Pit-Road US Navy common parts sprue (E-9) and big rafts were stolen from HMS Rodney kit (Tamyia). So no detailing! Only 0,1mm copper wire added. See pic please.

[img]http://sweb.cz/DavidBilek/HMS%20Roberts%20rafts.jpg[/img]

David

David your work is great and your website is awesome,thanks for share your tips ,they are very helpful and interesting,hey David ,How did you detail your rafts?,they are trully beautyful.
Regards :wave_1: