HMS Hood main mast, Part I

Ship Model Gallery · Post by **MartinJQuinn** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:48 am

I love the way you pick out all these little details and add them, Foeth. Really bring the ship to life. Outstanding stuff.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:23 pm

Thanks! I'm not sure if that sounding machine was present on the ship as sunk, but it looks quite nice. The bridge as on that pic is now "obsolete". Frank Allen pointed out that the deck aft of the conning tower has to be open. So, the Vickers emplacements were replaced last weekend.

And I have made a small wind baffle... If I'm ever going to do Yamato, I have some practice (though Tone is far more likely at the moment to be my next ship)

The deck near that wind baffle is next. John Roberts can up with a new sketch of the layout. A bit of guessing involved, but the sketch seems to be ok.

J. Soca · Post by **J. Soca** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:31 pm

Very impressive stuff Foeth!

, keep those updates coming.

Jose

Post by **JIM BAUMANN** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:54 pm

Hey Foeth!

it looks like you are making good progress again!

I shall look forward to getting thrashed at Telford '09 by HMS Hood!

JIM B

mike mccabe · Post by **mike mccabe** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:15 pm

JIM BAUMANN wrote:Hey Foeth!

I shall look forward to getting thrashed at Telford '09 by HMS Hood!

JIM B

3009?

Mike

Miguel · Post by **Miguel** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:14 pm

Just love your Hood Foeth

,just amazing detail and a really helpfull reference for my little Tamiya

regards

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:00 am

I was scrapping parts of the admiral's bridge last evening, as it suddenly didn't resemble the photographs all. Suddenly? Apparently the deck in the AOTS isn't entirely correct. And I was thinking that the work involved and all the details still left to add, that a year only has 52 weekends of which, say, a quarter of those days is left for modeling, that 2009 is very optimistic... 2010? I'll try of course. Still have to finish the bridge, searchlights, pompoms, finish the 4" guns and boats & launches, derrick, small cranes, do another etch set, paint everything... the horror, the horror...

Why knows, perhaps it can be done. But of course, I can arrange for some thrashing without HMS Hood

Edward Pinniger · Post by **Edward Pinniger** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:03 pm

Your attention to detail really is outstanding! I can only hope to get the same level of detail in my rather larger Hood scratchbuild (which should be in the scratchbuild forum fairly soon).

Do you have any references/drawings for the layout of the open bridge in the 1941 fit? I couldn't find anything when I was building/detailing the Heller 1/400 Hood last year, and ended up just adding some voice pipes, a compass and a couple of signal lights in likely-looking positions.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:04 pm

The only material I have is the Anatomy of the Ship series book and pictures. I bought the Shambrook marine pictures (not really adding anything to the AOTS book) and the polish volume (lots of speculation and suggesting detail that is not so good, making it thoroughly unreliable). The photographs are most important, many of which are availabe at the official Hood site. The book by Steve Wiper is really useful, showing the more important pictures at large format, so I usually have it lying around for a quick peek (my PC is currently not in the same room as the workbench)

For the new bridge layout, this pic was given by the official Hood site:

This was quite new to me, it seems to coincide rather well with what pictures I have. None of them show this layout, except that it "makes sense". I have the current part scheduled for destructive recontruction, pics will follow (someday

)

The admirals bridge deck, the one on the same height as the conning tower, it currently being reconstructed. It suffered the removal of all detail and I cut out a few parts of the deck. The new deck layout on the model includes a bit of speculation, and even some guesswork (!), but will be more correct than any model so far. The layout in the AOTS volume misses a few details (Still, that book is the backbone of my work). I think it's quite an additional, though I guess you have to be a Hood fan to really appreciate it, I guess?

The rest of the details follow from scratchbuilding: when you absolutely want to account for every pixel of each photograph, you start noticing things (so does my wife

). The new admirals bridge follows from pics I've seen for years. Funny how you sometimes miss details until you start working on that particular part. Now that the model is getting more and more completed, I frequently hold pieces against a photograph, showing what is missing or plain wrong.

All will be placed on my bloglet and the Hood site will usually publish the new finds (half of them are made by Frank Allen of the Hood site). I also want to make a page with all the known errors and guesses that are already present on the model....

And some info is missing. Haven't found a good drawing of the 44" searchlights. I fear they will be the absolute last parts to be built!

Foeth

MartinL · Post by **MartinL** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:20 am

Hi
My effort of new bridge after discovering the trumpeter model was wrong, it must be said that trumeter only got it wrong becouse it seems everyone else did

its not finished yet but the overall scale seems about right.

Thanks to john roberts and fw allen

for supplying sketch from my original enquiery...

Stunning work by the way Foeth

Filipe Ramires · Post by **Filipe Ramires** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:40 pm

Good to see you back with Hood, Foeth!!! Impressive work you have there. Following this topic like an eagle tracking a prey!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:57 pm

Some detail was added to the main rangefinder. The admirals bridge was also significantly modified but my image server is acting up!

Foeth_ · Post by **Foeth_** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 8:22 am

Tiny update on boiler room and engine room vents

Post by **JIM BAUMANN** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:04 am

VERY goood...!

So progress is being made...!!

Will you be painting it all in one go-or have you started with paint?

I wish I had your patience!!!!- how many years is this project on teh go now...?

The pursuit of perfection to your level I think would always elude me!

JIM B

Foeth_ · Post by **Foeth_** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:48 pm

When the model is completed, I'll go to Telford. We'll have a beer, saw the model in half and count the rings!

The pursuit of perfection---actually a bit of a disadvantage---will show with the new pompoms

Foeth_ · Post by **Foeth_** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:40 am

More parts are in the works. I finished the design for the new pompoms today. Click link for an image.

http://blog.ontheslipway.com/wp-content ... pom_02.jpg

bismarck builder · Post by **bismarck builder** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 5:12 am

hi foeth
amazing as ever,which telford are you going too 2010-2012 or 2016
gary

MichelB · Post by **MichelB** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:50 am

If he goes on like this, Telford will come to him.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:47 am

That would save me the enormous drive to get there

Haven't decided yet what Telford it will be. As always, I'll say it's the next one

Really, the model is nearly done!

Foeth_ · Post by **Foeth_** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:23 am

Here's an overview. Really, almost done

Don't mind the dust

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