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Author: | bactrian5 [ Mon Mar 20, 2017 6:24 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: First small-scale ship kit- Combrig 1/700 Cruiser "Askol |
New here myself but will be watching in hopes of picking up some tips myself. |
Author: | MartinJQuinn [ Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:13 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: First small-scale ship kit- Combrig 1/700 Cruiser "Askol |
Welcome to the TRUE dark side of modeling (don't listen to the armor guys, they don't know what they are talking about). Once you build ships, everything else pales in comparison! Good luck with your build and keep us updated on your progress. |
Author: | Guest [ Wed Mar 22, 2017 9:16 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: First small-scale ship kit- Combrig 1/700 Cruiser "Askol |
Thanks guys, Not much to see, but I opened the thread early as I am gathering resources. I have decided to depict Askold after her arrival with the 1st Pacific Squadron, immediately after repainting into the theatre paint scheme. My long years of aircraft modelling teach me that you can't go wrong if you find a photograph of the real thing and work from that. So, here she is: Principal source: http://tsushima.su/RU/shipsru/shipsruss ... koldphoto/ A few interesting things in that picture 1) The olive green paint appears fresh, satin, and quite dark in tone. A very homogenous finish, which I think will be difficult to achieve in scale without looking toy-like! 2) The ship is flying what appears to be an Imperial Russian Viceroy ensign from the mainmast- am I right? 3) Other pictures confirm that all decks seem to be covered in wide rolls of linoleum- about 2m wide, and secured by brass strips running longitudinally. The anchor deck alone was wood-planked. 4) The Imperial crest on the bow (and hence presumably the stern) were not painted over. 5) The bridge is actually open railing covered in canvas windbreaks, not solid bulwark as provided in the Combrig kit. Any observations welcome. I'm particularly thinking about how to paint the linoneum decks- this is a new one for me! I am certainly not going to be attempting the 2inch brass securing strips in 1/700... Will |
Author: | JIM BAUMANN [ Wed Mar 22, 2017 6:39 pm ] | ||
Post subject: | Re: First small-scale ship kit- Combrig 1/700 Cruiser "Askol | ||
Welcome to Modelwarships.com with your build Will Askold is a very worthy subject I the ship built twice (!) back in 1998 and 1999 ( in heady pre-internet days when image research was just sooo much harder! from the 1/700 WEM kit ( which erroneously featured wooden decks...) encs link to the images ( 35 mm!! ) http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html Askold only had wood on the foredeck... A very useful guide for your model--aside from photos of the real thing- and there are plenty out there...) is this very fine rendition in 1/350 http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html I was told and read somewhere that the the green olive paint I was prone to oxidising fairly quickly- -especially on the hot funnels ( need verification thereof) You could if you wish send me an e-mail to jbys@tiscali.co............uk( remove the spare dots) and I will send you all the infos and photos I have of her encs a quick snap thru the glass I shot as I type regards Jim Baumann
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Author: | billyboy [ Thu Mar 23, 2017 1:48 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: First small-scale ship kit- Combrig 1/700 Cruiser "Askol |
JIM BAUMANN wrote: Welcome to Modelwarships.com with your build Will Askold is a very worthy subject I the ship built twice (!) back in 1998 and 1999 ( in heady pre-internet days when image research was just sooo much harder! from the 1/700 WEM kit ( which erroneously featured wooden decks...) encs link to the images ( 35 mm!! ) http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html Askold only had wood on the foredeck... A very useful guide for your model--aside from photos of the real thing- and there are plenty out there...) is this very fine rendition in 1/350 http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html I was told and read somewhere that the the green olive paint I was prone to oxidising fairly quickly- -especially on the hot funnels ( need verification thereof) You could if you wish send me an e-mail to jbys@tiscali.co............uk( remove the spare dots) and I will send you all the infos and photos I have of her encs a quick snap thru the glass I shot as I type regards Jim Baumann Cheers Jim, I doubt I'll be achieving anything close to those two beautiful models. Interesting thoughts about the green paint. I suppose given how it was mixed, it would be quite unstable. It surprises me in the photographs of the 1st Squadron just how homogeneous the paint finishes are- and the tone (always difficult to interpret in black and white photos) is actually very consistent between individual ships. They must have had nothing better to do on shore at Port Arthur in late 1903... Will |
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