Hi everybody,
one further step, again from some time ago, just to show the process and explain my "philosophy" of the thing...
My basic rules are :
1 - Again and again, as to avoid any comments on the matter, I'm working deliberately with ARTISTIC LICENCE, which means that HMS Rodney is just the framework for overall shapes and general layout, which I like. All details are made following my own inspiration, yet based on some kind of technical realism though : it's not a "fantasy ship" (see my other models for that). For example, I intend to show the Walrus and its catapult on turret C, with a colour scheme inspired from the 1945 pattern... at which time the Walrus is not anymore on the ship ! It's my own personal choice, and once again it's a hobby, so please respect my choice, as I deeply admire the "rivet counters" for their dedication to accuracy !
2 - I think it's very important (when scratchbuilding) to define the "standard" of refinement and detail of the model from the start, and then keep is consistent throughout : think overdetailed areas next to large bare surfaces without any surface animation, no good... What fascinates me on warships is the "visual animation" of all equipments and surfaces. In these first steps of detailing I so do a few attempts at detailing as to set up the right compromise between the degree of detail I'm expecting and... its spreading along a 3-meter model vs my life expectancy !
3 - It's very important for my satisfaction that everything is clean, neat, with dead straight and true surfaces, square angles, etc. I love the English term "crisp" that doesn't have real equivalence in French. Again these ships, except the hull, are built like a F117 stealth fighter all over, all clean and neat edges, and my pleasure is to try to replicate this perfect "edginess" that should be even more emphasized when reduced in scale.
4 - I try - yet not fully succeed on my opinion - to make an exact scale representation for realism, as can be seen on the professional models of the "Musée de la Marine" in Paris (which I regularly visit for more than 50 years now !) : handrails made from 1mm rod at 1/72 scale just don't work visually, and even the 0,5mm rods I use are a bit out of scale : I should use 0,3mm for real accuracy...
The pics below show a few steps of work in progress on the main tower, with first trials at "detailing standard" to be applied to the whole model afterwards. Again very basic materials to start with for structure (PVC drainpipes sections), and then various assortments of plastic card, brass rods, solder wire, and a few photoetched bits from the trade (wheels, hatches, etc.).
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