I have been following this build for literally years... I never thought I would see the day when the deck was being painted... and when next, assembly begins. I'm sure you were unsure as well!
So many have built the Trumpeter 350 Hood and there are many of us now building the Trumpeter 200 Hood, but none, even at 200 scale, have more detail, more accuracy or have involved as much research, care, commitment or passion for accuracy and character as this build.
I often look at On the Slipway for more information, ideas, motivation and, every time, especially when I do something with my model, marvel at the work you have already done, often years ago, that are only now beginning to be appreciated as fully as it deserves.
I, as you know, also have one of the few WEM 350 Hoods ever made.
I know its faults, and there are many, but for some reason, the WEM Hood seems to have the 'feel' of HMS Hood, it has her character... It is impossible to explain without sounding weird and probably impossible to believe unless you, too have this model and have researched Hood in any real depth, but it does have something... and I am not sure what it is... but even my blank waterline hull, sitting beside me on my bookshelf as I write this, feels like it is full of power and pride...
Thank you EJ.
Thank you for the work you have shared with us all over the years and thank you for continuing with her.
_________________ Bill Livingston Cambridge
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