After having finished the paintjob, I started the last phase of the build: final assembly. The forecastle deck, quarterdeck and shelter deck have been studded with mushroom vents. Some cable reels of various sizes have also been added along with wash deck lockers, boat chocks and a pair of paravanes. Some prominent vents adorn the perimeter of barbette B and X. The ground tackle has been given special attention: the PE anchor chains have been treated with AK photoetch burnishing fluid instead of being painted giving a nice, subtly metallic finish. This is not visible in the pictures. Finer chains have been added which connect the anchor chains with the various brake and bottle screw slips. The anchors themselves are black in colour –a feature I gleaned from the original photographs.
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Before the hangar is added it is necessary to finish the Swordfish planes, for one of them is going to be placed inside an open hangar. I prepared them for painting, one with folded wings and both with the upper wing kept separate to facilitate painting of the camouflage scheme. I took them from FlyHawk’s WW2 RN aircraft set I. They are beautiful little flying machines, almost complete with very little detail to add. However they represent the wheeled version whereas I needed the one with floats. Consequently I modified some leftover floats and replaced the undercarriage with them. Next I plan to complete the aircraft to be able to move on with the assembly of the ship.
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