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covid destroys holiday plans

so, we build

having trouble sizing photos,
Well the big gamble- build the superstructure whule waiting for hull.................has worked

Its all lining up pretty nicely
Very tricky, but I am winning.
have spent 300 dollars on timber, bog, and stuff
No holiday, so i can justify it me thinks................

When life closes a door, it opens a window...

She's lookin' good, m8!

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Sean Nash, ACG (aircraft camo gestapo)

On the ways:
1/200 Trumpeter HMS Nelson
1/700 Tamiya USS Yorktown CV-5

In the stash:
1/35 Italiari PT-109
1/35 Tamiya "Pibber" Patrol Boat
1/350 Trumpeter USS Yorktown CV-10

Well we continue
Three tasks:
Get the deck, built seperately to the hull, to fit
Get it to fit so that it can be removed
Get the joins as seemless as possible

Build the barbettes, get the decks down
And allow for a bloody 3 mm twist the deck/superstructure developed over the years

Im pretty happy with the results so far.

Well we continue
Three tasks:
Get the deck, built seperately to the hull, to fit
Get it to fit so that it can be removed
Get the joins as seemless as possible

Build the barbettes, get the decks down
And allow for a bloody 3 mm twist the deck/superstructure developed over the years

Im pretty happy with the results so far.

another view

last for now

Just beautiful work.

Very well done! Any estimates on her weight now?



Jose

Excellent work !The person who asked me to make a Kongo Class hull has this print signed by Joe Foss .

the last few months- getting the electrics right, and now all turrets turn a full 180 degrees, lights work, and the catupult turns too

another view

Great, great work.

Thanks for kind comments
I can actually see the light at end of tunnel
Only a few details left- a few more vents, rigging, fire plugs, painting, de guassing cable, portholes, guardrails, bilge keel, ballast fittings...........
not much really..................LOL
anyway, it continues

stern stuff

and

last one

Nice paint job and detailing.
Note that even main shape is complete these remaining details can be great time consumer.

She looks great.

So the bilge keels basicaly done. Portholes nearly done
The deguassing cables are underway

Next 3 photos show the painful progress, but getting there

COVID means no paint, and painful mail order for plastic
But getting there

First photo, cut and painfully bend hundreds of the cable clamps