Well, what seemed a quick, straightforward build turned out to be something completely different...
First of all after I applied the base coat it revealed that this model is actually made of cheese...
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those tiny bubbles are quite embarrassing and needed huge amounts of filling and sanding and the portholes were inevitably filled too and had to be re-drilled...
and the next thing: all the parts are cast in a thick layer of resin which is quite hard to remove especially if one wants flat even
surfaces
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nevertheless the bulwarks aer quite thin and fragile and I managed to damage some parts during the sanding process so they were repaired using plastic strip
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Because this is a generic Hunt class type II kit the searchlight platform/auxiliary control position provided had a different shape than the one in HMS Chiddingfold so some scratchbuilding was needed based on photos and the drawing in the Friedman book
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so this is a much more demanding work than I anticipated
greg