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PostPosted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 12:51 am 
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Hey everyone

I have just finished my HB Alaska after quiet a 3 month stint away from the pressures of the WIP thread and I must say, I really enjoyed it.

The kit itself is fantastic and it's got what all ship kit makers should include in every kit - a decent array of PE. The only AM parts I bought were the metal gun barrels from Infinity Models and the Toms Model Works Mk8 Fire Control array ( I thoroughly mucked up the kit part)

I've always thought the Alaska was a sleek and aggressive looking ship and when I saw the Black ship on World of Warships, I knew what I was going to do. I swapped out the white highlights for red and used Nato Black and Flat black for the rest.

I wanted the camo to look used and crappy - but in reality, it was all an illusion - suckering destroyers into thinking she's almost dead in the water, drawing them in closer then letting rip all 12x16" goodness that were those awesome main batteries

I need to apologise for the dust that has made its way onto the deck. We are having renovations done and there is a lot of plaster dust still hanging around, despite my best efforts to keep it clean and a brush off before the shoot, its still found time to settle at the worst possible time.


This is my 4th and only surviving 1/350 ship kit, so be gentle. I am painfully aware of the not so good build quality in places.



This is my 4th and only surviving 1/350 ship kit, so be gentle. I am painfully aware of the not so good build quality in places.

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That's enough photos I think. I am pretty happy with it regardless of the faults. The camera makes them look worse (its my excuse and I'm stickin' to it!)

As always, thanks for looking

Si


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 2:16 am 
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Love it, congrats!

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 7:47 am 
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great work :thumbs_up_1:


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:35 am 
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well built, and certainly impressive looking!

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 7:12 am 
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Thanks for the kind posts guys! :)
I'm going to repaint the life rafts buff, so that should tone back the stark contrast.


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:22 pm 
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WoW !!!
That is a striking ship build !


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:43 pm 
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Looks great. I plan on doing this with my Heller 1/400 Jean Bart, but it's such a rare kit it makes me apprehensive.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 2:07 am 
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thanks very much guys!
Yeah man,. the JB looks very sleek and menacing in black. Why not pick up a Trumpeter 1/350 Richelieu and paint it in the black scheme? I'm going to be building the New Jersey soon but paint her in the Missouri 1943 circa paint job as a What-If 100 year WW2 Anniversary - just because I can and it'll look cool
I got into WW2 ships thanks to WOWS and I love some of the alternative paint schemes you can apply. Makes them way more interesting than just plain Grey


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 1:10 pm 
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That is a pretty cool concept/build.

Get yourself a can(s) of compressed air like Duster, or use an airbrush, to blow off the dust.


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