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it's 1/72 scale

The weathering is just paint chips with dark grey paint, a medium grey wash (or several) and the rust done with a very thin light rust wash. finished with some "dirty water" washes (the dirty water in the jar I clean my brushes in). used brushes and fingers.

Still have to figure out what to do with the steel (grey) decks.

I use acrylic paint only (mostly Vallejo).

Wooden deck weathering...dry pigments...rubbed in.

Nothing sophisticated

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WIP:
-1/72 Revell flower class corvette,with GLS PE and lots of Evergreen.
-1/350 Dragon Scharnhorst, Artwox wooden decks, CyberHobby PE, Master brass barrels.

Oh, I know the scale is bigger. I won't even TOUCH a 1/72 right now...

Well, such "unsophisticated" techniques certainly have quite an effect!

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- Chris

1/700 Saratoga w/Pontos (Needs paint)
1/700 Potato w/Kurama (On hold)
1/700 Murdertorpedoboat Ooi

Thanks a lot!

It's funny, I'm more affraid of the smaller scales. I already have problems working with 1/72 scale PE. When I see you guys fiddling around with tiny 1/350 and 1/700 PE stuff...it scares me.

Since I'll join the 1/350 battleship group build with the Dragon 1943 Scharnhorst...I'll keep an eye on your build for sure.

Cheers!

Rob

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WIP:
-1/72 Revell flower class corvette,with GLS PE and lots of Evergreen.
-1/350 Dragon Scharnhorst, Artwox wooden decks, CyberHobby PE, Master brass barrels.

I saw many buildings of that kit until now, but yours looking really great!

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Great work on the decks & weathering.

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K494 HMCS Arnprior
Royal Canadian Navy

Hello FlowerPower

I think the assembly of your corvette,going to become a reference? the work carried until present, is a evidence
congrats
nicolas

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Thanks guys!

I just couldn't resist to do a project not needed yet...the 20 mm Oerlikons. Some final touches to go.



Great Little Ships (GLS) PE stuff....nice oerlikons(1 oerlikon=29 parts), dreadful manual

I better not glue them on yet....they'll hinder me when I do the bridge items (voice pipes...11 or so, railings, dodgers, splinter padding and what more). Expended shell bags not included, so I have to scratch them from "green stuff".

Bridge side supports this week...honestly.

More soon

Rob

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WIP:
-1/72 Revell flower class corvette,with GLS PE and lots of Evergreen.
-1/350 Dragon Scharnhorst, Artwox wooden decks, CyberHobby PE, Master brass barrels.

That Oerlikon does look very nice. Good idea not to glue it on yet. Just put it safely aside in view as a motivator to do the first things first. Cant wait to see more.

Minor update...

Finally finished the Oerlikons (dry fit), made the expended shell bags, but the 2 part epoxy clay stuff is still curing.
Also busy with the PE ammo lockers for the oerlikons, but they're just boxes...hardly worth the effort.
Made the 2 small H-funnels in front of the 4" gun bandstand (they show on Campanula photos).



And scratching the bridge supports and making loads of voice pipes.

All time consuming, but not very exciting jobs.

More soon

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WIP:
-1/72 Revell flower class corvette,with GLS PE and lots of Evergreen.
-1/350 Dragon Scharnhorst, Artwox wooden decks, CyberHobby PE, Master brass barrels.

Finished the bridge support and hedgehog armour plate (both still a dry fit).


Bridge support made from H and T strips and Evergreen sheet styrene, hedgehog armour plate is the kit part...slightly modified.

Received the PE pipe rail stanchions, so I can continue working on the bridge, but I'll soon move aft and I'll focus on the depth charge throwers and stowage...and carley floats...and...pffff...sooooo much to do

More soon

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WIP:
-1/72 Revell flower class corvette,with GLS PE and lots of Evergreen.
-1/350 Dragon Scharnhorst, Artwox wooden decks, CyberHobby PE, Master brass barrels.

Holy Smokes Rob! Looking great!

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~Blake
Completed:
1:350 Trumpeter CVN-68 Nimitz, "Eagle Claw"

Planned: Nimitz fixes and sprucing up

Replacing this kit part kept me busy today...


The railing behind the compass platform...kit part.

Here we go....from 1 to 24 parts


GLS stanchions and 0,4 mm brass wire


Aluminium foil canvas dodgers. (this is 38 mm long)

And the result

With the lockers and voice pipe.

In between, I started to scratch the splinter padding from 2 part modelling clay (Games Workshop green stuff).
The kit parts have the wrong size and shape. The GLS padding looks nice, but it's white metal...I think they're way too heavy to plaster fragile PE railing with them...I need 18 and I don't want to see it all come down like a collapsing house of cards.



More soon

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WIP:
-1/72 Revell flower class corvette,with GLS PE and lots of Evergreen.
-1/350 Dragon Scharnhorst, Artwox wooden decks, CyberHobby PE, Master brass barrels.

HI

always a superb work is really beautiful !it'll be great
cheers
Nicolas

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Two thumbs up,FP.

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K494 HMCS Arnprior
Royal Canadian Navy

Thanks guys!

My wife just said: "Oh...it's almost ready, isn't it?"


When I started to explain about depth charges, scratch building the 4" gun and bandstand, the pom-pom, anchor winch, carley floats, mast, rigging, weathering...and what more...she shook her head and wandered off.

I guess I have to bribe her with flowers ....my dining table shipyard is in mortal danger

more soon

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WIP:
-1/72 Revell flower class corvette,with GLS PE and lots of Evergreen.
-1/350 Dragon Scharnhorst, Artwox wooden decks, CyberHobby PE, Master brass barrels.

Finished the other command bridge railings with dodgers, the PE ammo lockers, searchlight / signal lamp platforms, most of the voice pipes, modified the direction lights and made mounts and supports for them. Also made the last batch of spinter paddings


I can now make the outer railings with dodgers and the spinter padding. Other bridge items to make are the flag lockers, staircase railing and radar tower ladder. Will also scratch or modify the searchlights and signal lamps.

Maybe I can finish the bridge this week

more soon

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WIP:
-1/72 Revell flower class corvette,with GLS PE and lots of Evergreen.
-1/350 Dragon Scharnhorst, Artwox wooden decks, CyberHobby PE, Master brass barrels.

HI FlowerPower
very very very nice job I like it
cheers
Nicolas

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Really nice work! If you have the time would you mind posting a paint list of the brand and colours that you used?

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Thanks again gents!

I use Vallejo acrylics...


Basecoat: Tamiya surface primer white (spraycan).
Hull black: Vallejo basecoat black (spraycan)

White: Vallejo 70.993 white grey
WA blue: Vallejo 70.973 light sea grey
WA green (not used): Vallejo 70.974 green sky
Deck grey: Vallejo Air 71.048 dark sea grey
paint chips: Vallejo 70.994 dark grey
And several vallejo washes: light rust, black, sepia, dark umber, grey, dark grey.

Teak wood done with a basecoat yellow ochre and two layers 70828 transparent wood grain.

Airbrush thinner and cleaner...Vallejo.

cheers!

Rob

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WIP:
-1/72 Revell flower class corvette,with GLS PE and lots of Evergreen.
-1/350 Dragon Scharnhorst, Artwox wooden decks, CyberHobby PE, Master brass barrels.

You are doing a wonderful job on her. I love it.....Cheers mark