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Fascinating...

Good luck as you progress mate, I really want to see her done up proper!

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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

First of all...

I congratulate you on your tenacity, fortitude , determination and endurance in the face of a set-back...

But... you are fortunately not alone.... differing screw sizes... no 6 and no 8... (?) easily done...


arghhh!!!!




I did get away with it....-- but had the advantage of having a steel deck


excellent detailing and attention to the minutia--as of course you will!

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Incredible work. I admire your skill and your fortitude after the mishap. Glad you sourced another kit to keep at it. In the end, I know it will be well worth it. And you go ahead and post just as often as you like! We can all use the inspiration!

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Martin

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George,

I spent the weekend doing other things than models so I'm feeling a bit refreshed.

Would you mind if I steal the hand rails from your build for my own? Where did you find this picture?

Thanks!

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- Chris

1/700 Saratoga w/Pontos (Needs paint)
1/700 Potato w/Kurama (On hold)
1/700 Murdertorpedoboat Ooi

Gents, thank you for the encouraging comments.

Jim, I would have never guessed that you have once faced the same problem!
Thanks for posting.

Chris, but of course you can use any idea/solution from my work, that's why I show it!
The picture in question was found in the book "Clydebank Battlecruisers" which is the most useful source of information in this project.

George Pék

Sorry for your mishaps but what you have achieved in your new hull is really impressive! I like your way to read details from photo and apply them in the model! I can't wait to see your Tiger complete soon!

Thank you, George. I've ordered the book seeing as I have quite a number of RN battlecruisers in my stash.

Just so you know, I am working on my Tiger, just slowly. I'll post an update in the future. Please feel free to critique. It won't be NEARLY as impressive as your miniature art, but I'm learning.

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- Chris

1/700 Saratoga w/Pontos (Needs paint)
1/700 Potato w/Kurama (On hold)
1/700 Murdertorpedoboat Ooi

Thank you Vincent!
Looking forward to updates on your build Chris.
I made only a small progress: started detail work on the fo'c'sle deck, first turning my attention towards the ground tackle

How is she coming, George? Do you plan on doing a sea base?

I've had to slow down work on my Tiger as my wife and I are moving very soon.

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- Chris

1/700 Saratoga w/Pontos (Needs paint)
1/700 Potato w/Kurama (On hold)
1/700 Murdertorpedoboat Ooi

I'm really impressed, you've got a special art for small scales.
I'm going to have so much fun following this step by step.


Fran

Hi all, here's an update showing slow but steady progress due to lack of time - business as usual.
The small fittings on the forecastle deck have been detailed - not one original structure to be found here has been left alone: each and every one of them has been fiddled with.
The hatches covering the skylights are treated separately to facilitate painting -they have been glued temporarily to a piece of cardboard along with 40 small and two medium sized circular plus 16 rectangular mushroom vents.
I recognised that the fo'c'sle deck did not have wooden planking some way in front of the singular upper 6" mount so I filled the deck grooves up with putty and sanded the area smooth.
Some guesswork was necessary to ascertain the arrangement of fittings at the after end of the fo'c'sle deck as I was unable to find pictures showing this section in detail.
Now I move on to work on the quarterdeck.

George

George,

Love it. I move fast because I don't go through NEAR the detail you do, though I wish I did. This is going to look amazing. I hope you don't mind me consulting some of your methodology when I start an SMS Seydlitz from WSW that will need the extra love.

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- Chris

1/700 Saratoga w/Pontos (Needs paint)
1/700 Potato w/Kurama (On hold)
1/700 Murdertorpedoboat Ooi

Chris, I am happy to be of any help.
Here's an update. The build is progressing at snail's pace (lack of time, see Jim Baumann's thread in the main forum - the same applies to me).
The detailing of the forecastle and quarterdeck is complete - not one tiny structure has been left alone.


It's starting to look busy even in this early stage.

The minute parts temporarily attached to this piece of cardboard will all be part of the deck equipment: mushroom vents (IJN, but who was their master?), scratchbuilt rectangular vents, PE hatches, skylight covers, lockers and night lifebuoys.


Next I started working on the lower tier of the superstructure. Almost all details have been removed and the grooves on the shelter deck have been filled with putty as I believe this deck was covered by corticene rather than wood planking. The two casemates at this level had their shapes altered to conform with pictures and to prevent them from overhanging the forecastle deck below them - a curious feature found in this otherwise excellent kit. The funnel bases had some hatches clearly based on the drawing in the book of R. A. Burt - nice, but alas incorrect.
I drilled a "trench" at the perimeter of the bases then divided it two sections by tiny pieces of aluminium plate.
In the picture changes made so far are readily apparent when compared to an unmodified kit part.

Now adding details to this part is next on my agenda.
George Pék

Some progress to report:
the lower tier of superstructure is ready to be painted - the difference from the original shown next to it is readily apparent. There are locating pins for the conning tower and the funnels.

Next I moved to the conning tower - this is where some major surgery was necessary as Combrig got the shape wrong but thanks to the excellent Artist Hobby PE set something credible was achieved.
You can see the evolution of this part here:




And the superstructure completed so far as a whole:

In the meantime 223 little parts have been glued temporarily to the piece of cardboard (in preparation to the painting) so I had to start using another one:



So that's how she looks today with some work already done to the funnels: I got their height even (the base of the funnel No3 had to be raised), drilled their opening deeper and added PE rings. Next I will do the steam pipes and the cap grilles.


George Pék

Hello George,

Fantastic job.
Watching with interest.
Question: When do you plan to paint the deck?

Good luck!
Greg

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This is great. I feel like throwing my 1/350 scale version into the garbage now.

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George
Nicely detailed work! I have Combrig HMS Canada which may be my next project as a1914-2014 project. What colours will you be using for the hull, deck, and superstructure?
George

Thank you for the kind words, gents!
blacman, I am flattered that you like my work. I am a great admirer of your models. I think your Kako and Kirishima are just awesome and your ability to design and manufacture your own PE is exceptional.
I usually prepare every part then start painting with the decks. This time I will have to change my habit because some decks on the superstructure need to be painted before assembly - that's why I did not proceed with the bridge but went on to detail the funnels.
drdoom 1337, yours is one really splendid cat! I understand you chose to build her in her 1914 guise so there are some differences compared to mine.
George W, I plan to paint all vertical surfaces Humbrol 28 as Jim Baumann did with his Courageous, I will use WEM teak on the wooden and WEM Corticene on the other decks. Turrets B and Y will be painted black with white deflection scales on them.
George Pék

George
Thank you for your paint references, particularly the H28. I'm mainly WWII and post war doing RCN topics in 1/350 so I appreciate any guidance in areas where I have not done work, ie WWI. My Combrig Canada will be out of the box mostly (the PE included are immensely small) but I will be watching your build and will check the other builds mentioned here.
Thanks again
George