Half a year has passed and there hasn't been an update... Summer is always a great distraction with so much else to do other than modelling...
But I can see that many of you have been busy.
Well, it seems there is a little progress worth showing to the ones who are still interested!
The next tier to construct was the air defence platform – a relatively simple structure, the highlight of which was the wind deflector flanking its front. After having replaced the splinter shields with aluminium sheet I glued nineteen pre-cut spacers to the front. It can be seen that these spacers were initially not identical in shape – some careful sanding made them look more regular. I then added a strip of lead foil to the spacers thus completing this section.
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Moving upwards I turned my attention to the 15” gun director platform. I cut off all details bar the small wireless office at the aft end, then replaced them with more delicate scratchbuilt parts. The underside has been detailed with various gussets, braces and voice pipes. The whole structure is attached to a piece of mast to facilitate assembly after painting.
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