nimitz4145 wrote:
Hello guys!
Actually working on the profile of Mighty Hood, i'd like you t help me :
Aren't there too many mistakes in what i've made???
Pretty good job so far. Of course, please understand that the source you based this on was created several years ago. Since that time, what we know about Hood's final appearance has changed somewhat.
Here are a few things to update on the drawing:
1. Colour- Above the waterline she was a darker/bluer grey (with black bits above the funnel tops)
2. Degaussing cable- As the chaps have indicated, it was a bit more fiddly near the bow- it wasn't so straight. It had to duck under a cathead then swing up and over the anchors, etc. It was also double around the bow and stern, but single amidships. One other thing about the degaussing cable- the fairing above the anchors was actually stepped in shape.
3. UP atop "B" turret- Needs some angular splintershield extensions
4. The railing around the sides of the Admiral's Bridge Deck- it turns out that in 1941, the railings were replaced with very tall metal splintershields. At least that is how it looks to Foeth (and I fully agree)
5. Director atop the Spotting Top- There was no box at the rear of the director.
6. Rafts- Move them aft.
You can see additional specifics about all of the above on the Hood site at
http://hmshood.com/hoodtoday/models/tips/hoodpaint.htm and
http://hmshood.com/hoodtoday/models/tru ... mpeter.htmOf course, you can always contact us too (admin at hmshood.com...replace the "at" with "@")
Frank