1/570 King George V
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Automatic250
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1/570 King George V
This is my 1/570 King George V in progress. I have the original kit from the 1970's, but this build is from a Revell Germany re-issue of a few years ago. This is my first ship kit in many decades, so I'm keeping things OTB.
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- Fit and finish is good by 1970's standards, but still lots of filling and sanding required.
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- Hull finished and primered.
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- Masked off the moulded fittings in preparation for the deck spray-coat.
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- All that sanding, filling and primering pays off! Too bad I'm the only one that'll see it.
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- Prepping the superstructure components
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- Deck paint making was a success. unfortunately the fit between deck and hull is quite poor and required several do-overs with scraping, sanding and filling. Lesson: always dry-fit first!
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Automatic250
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Re: 1/570 King George V
More progress on the KGV. Continuing with the superstructure subassemblies. Added porthole colour as well. (diluted TS-63 Tamiya Nato Black)
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Automatic250
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Re: 1/570 King George V
More work on the KGV last night. With all the heavy lifting done (spray painting, masking, filling, etc.), I can model the way the wife imagines it to be all the time - an hour of tinkering after dinner.
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Jack Ray
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Re: 1/570 King George V
Looking like a nice, clean build 
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Automatic250
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Re: 1/570 King George V
Thanks. The level of craftsmanship on this forum is astounding. I've chosen to keep this build simple which has allowed me to keep it clean.
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Automatic250
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Re: 1/570 King George V
More work on the KGV over the weekend. getting very close. Chalk weathering complete, ready for final assembly, rigging and flags.
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- Weathering palette. I like to use Cont� chalk.
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- A tool roll made for me by my wife. Very handy.
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- Completed superstructure. Just need to add the forward mast.
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Automatic250
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Re: 1/570 King George V
Getting close. All that is remaining now is rigging, signal flags and the final "deficiencies report" - there's some bent gun barrels and a missing AA gun.
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Goodwood
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Re: 1/570 King George V
Yeah, going for the cheap, "box-scale" kits is a good way to get back into the hobby after an extended break. Glad to see you're diving in with both feet on this one, she looks pretty good!
Sean Nash, ACG (aircraft camo gestapo)
On the ways:
1/200 Trumpeter HMS Nelson
1/700 Tamiya USS Yorktown CV-5
In the stash:
1/35 Italiari PT-109
1/35 Tamiya "Pibber" Patrol Boat
1/350 Trumpeter USS Yorktown CV-10
On the ways:
1/200 Trumpeter HMS Nelson
1/700 Tamiya USS Yorktown CV-5
In the stash:
1/35 Italiari PT-109
1/35 Tamiya "Pibber" Patrol Boat
1/350 Trumpeter USS Yorktown CV-10
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Automatic250
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Re: 1/570 King George V
I guess you can't get more "box-scale" than 1:570. I've stumbled back into ship model building quite by accident. A friend gave me the original kit from the '70s as a gift, and I couldn't bring myself to build it, so I picked up the re-issue and built that.
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J. Soca
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Re: 1/570 King George V
Simplicity at its best modeling was truly simple back then.. times have changed for sure..
Jose
modeling was truly simple back then.. times have changed for sure..Jose
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Goodwood
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Re: 1/570 King George V
Only as simple or complex as you want to make'em, mate.J. Soca wrote:Simplicity at its best
Jose
For example, I'm perfectly happy to OOB a Trumpeter 1/350 Richelieu despite the fact that Nicholas's efforts are just so eyeball-meltingly insane in detail�I'd wager by the time he's done with that Dakar '40 build, he'll have only used about 15-20% of the original kit! I'll just be happy if I can manage to get the ersatz dazzle on the '43 version semi-accurate...Sean Nash, ACG (aircraft camo gestapo)
On the ways:
1/200 Trumpeter HMS Nelson
1/700 Tamiya USS Yorktown CV-5
In the stash:
1/35 Italiari PT-109
1/35 Tamiya "Pibber" Patrol Boat
1/350 Trumpeter USS Yorktown CV-10
On the ways:
1/200 Trumpeter HMS Nelson
1/700 Tamiya USS Yorktown CV-5
In the stash:
1/35 Italiari PT-109
1/35 Tamiya "Pibber" Patrol Boat
1/350 Trumpeter USS Yorktown CV-10
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Automatic250
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Re: 1/570 King George V
I agree. While extreme sports and extreme kit building are for some, I've re-discovered the joy of kit building through the "classic build' approach. In fact, I've hosted a "classic build night" at my house to get my friends back into kit building as well. It was a hit. We all showed up with a small kit and I provided a BBQ dinner. Conversation, good food, kit building and beer. Good times!J. Soca wrote:Simplicity at its best
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Automatic250
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Re: 1/570 King George V
The first Beauty Shots - Almost done, just need a bit of touch-up on the wire rigging.
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Marcus Wendel
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Re: 1/570 King George V
Very nice.
Probably a dumb question but are these models built from scratch or built based on kits?
/Marcus
Probably a dumb question but are these models built from scratch or built based on kits?
/Marcus