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Hello everybody!
Last summer I was busy and together with my friend we were build a model of aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov (Trumpeter 1/350) with PE and scratchbuild stern (balconies, propellers, shafts, stern tubes, keel and stern profiles).
It took 4 months.


My IJN Haguro 1/700 waits his airplanes and figures. It's a big hard work.
So, after that I want to build simple model.
And this model is modern Zvezda kit - K-551 Vladimir Monomakh Borei-class SSBN
















Last weekends I started to build model.
1. cut through scuppers
2. make boxes behind the scuppers and paint them in black
3. assemble rocket mines, containers, missiles
4. assemble hull
5. start to remove plastic shagreen from surfaces and deck







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For standing model I will use Adlers Nest naval model display stands (set M)
Earlier I want to cut through the grates on the bottom of hull, but I don't find good PE lattice to replace their plastic imitation.

Andrew

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Andrew
1/350 battleship Sevastopol 1914
1/700 heavy cruiser IJN Haguro 1942
1/350 SSBN K-551 Vladimir Monomakh

Looking forward to you build report!

(And looking at your previous pics I assume you still resemble to person on the left in the first pic?)

Yes, on the right my friend who did most of the work on the model of Admiral Kuznetsov

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Andrew
1/350 battleship Sevastopol 1914
1/700 heavy cruiser IJN Haguro 1942
1/350 SSBN K-551 Vladimir Monomakh

Pasted screws in the hull for the stand
Made work stand (not for displaying)
Assemle all hull. Next I will scribe engraved panel lines to make them more deeper.


Assemble and modify conning tower

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Andrew
1/350 battleship Sevastopol 1914
1/700 heavy cruiser IJN Haguro 1942
1/350 SSBN K-551 Vladimir Monomakh

Great start!

And good idea to throw in a less intense project once in a while!

Thank you Marjin!
After Haguro and Kuznetsov - Borei is relax work
I need more power to finish 4 seaplanes and 200 sailors for Haguro

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Andrew
1/350 battleship Sevastopol 1914
1/700 heavy cruiser IJN Haguro 1942
1/350 SSBN K-551 Vladimir Monomakh

Last two months I did't build this model.
And last week I have some progress:
- rebuild scuppers
- improve propeller
- rebuild front horizontal rudders (add end plates)
- rebuild stern horizontal rudders (Reduced span by 7 mm for each rudder, add rotation axis)
- rebuild stern vertical rudders (add rotation axis, rebuild form)
- install stern rudders to hull
- restored engraved panel lines

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Andrew
1/350 battleship Sevastopol 1914
1/700 heavy cruiser IJN Haguro 1942
1/350 SSBN K-551 Vladimir Monomakh

Love the work you are doing. For A Sub I am surprised by the Number of Parts in the Kit......Cheers Mark

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Progress of last 2 weeks:
- deleted plastic bollards
- make new bollards from Evergreen 0.88 mm толщиной
- make new railings at conning tower from copper wire 0.2 mm
- installed conning tower, lights
- make many holes at deck and hull
- make rods of sliding devices, antennas, flagpoles, periscope from syringe needles 0.4, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 1.5 mm
- assemble all details
----- Manoeuvring thrusters
----- missiles well covers
----- missiles and their containers
----- small antennas at hull
- buy new Tamiya scriber/engraving blade









The model is ready for painting!

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Andrew
1/350 battleship Sevastopol 1914
1/700 heavy cruiser IJN Haguro 1942
1/350 SSBN K-551 Vladimir Monomakh

Здорово!

Wow. Very nice work!

Отлично сделано.

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- Consul Marcus Tullius Cicero

Continue building SSBN

- fitted stand
- primed hull (GSI Surfacer 1200)
- fixed many assemble bugs
- prepare for painting

https://c.radikal.ru/c41/1910/ee/b49051fe0c8f.jpg

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Andrew
1/350 battleship Sevastopol 1914
1/700 heavy cruiser IJN Haguro 1942
1/350 SSBN K-551 Vladimir Monomakh

Start painting

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Andrew
1/350 battleship Sevastopol 1914
1/700 heavy cruiser IJN Haguro 1942
1/350 SSBN K-551 Vladimir Monomakh

Yep, just a "simple" follow-up build.

Looks good.

Thank you Dan!

Ready to apply decals

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Andrew
1/350 battleship Sevastopol 1914
1/700 heavy cruiser IJN Haguro 1942
1/350 SSBN K-551 Vladimir Monomakh

Apply decals
Next - laquer & weathering

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Andrew
1/350 battleship Sevastopol 1914
1/700 heavy cruiser IJN Haguro 1942
1/350 SSBN K-551 Vladimir Monomakh

After semi-gloss lacquer Mr. Color and Set/sol for decals

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Andrew
1/350 battleship Sevastopol 1914
1/700 heavy cruiser IJN Haguro 1942
1/350 SSBN K-551 Vladimir Monomakh

Current view of model

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Andrew
1/350 battleship Sevastopol 1914
1/700 heavy cruiser IJN Haguro 1942
1/350 SSBN K-551 Vladimir Monomakh

The model is finished!

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Andrew
1/350 battleship Sevastopol 1914
1/700 heavy cruiser IJN Haguro 1942
1/350 SSBN K-551 Vladimir Monomakh