Greetings All,
1. Flyhawk Hood Update - The researchers at Flyhawk are still hard at work on their two versions of
Hood. I'm VERY encouraged by what I'm hearing from them right now...namely that they are asking about extremely detailed things, plus they have even found a detail that EJ and I have previously missed. That tells me that they are REALLY going for accuracy.
As for when the kit will be released and how much it will cost, I have no idea. All I can say is that
we shall keep answering questions/providing information to Flyhawk for as long as they wish it. I'm sorry, in advance, if this upsets anyone who thinks its taking too long or feels that too much detail will raise the price (the gripes we heard during the Pontos 1/200 detail set research). In the end, its up to Flyhawk to determine how detailed the kit will be, when it will be produced and what the price will be. So, please save your breath (and the rest of us some reading) and please be patient...if these kits are as good as their
Bismarck and
Prince of Wales, they will be well worth the wait and probably reasonably priced.
2. New "Find" - Apparently, there was a triangular opening in the port/rear area of
Hood's Admirals Bridge platform in 1940/41. This was literally an area where there was no deck inboard the platform. To starboard it bordered against the port bulkhead of the Upper Tactical Plotting Room. Its two other edges were lined with short segments of guardrails. We see it in the 1940 bridge plans as well as in at least one photo from 1940. There's no indication that it was removed in her 1941 refit. As for what the opening was for...no clue. I only know that it was there.
Admittedly, this is pretty tiny on a smaller scale kit. So much so that most people can easily opt to ignore it. Its a little more noticeable in larger scales though, so detail-minded folks may wish to consider it. One could always cut out the opening and line it with photoetch rails. Alternatively, one could simulate the opening by painting a black triangle on deck and lining it with photoetch. Of course, one can also simply choose to ignore it entirely. I guess it all depends on the modeler's wishes and/or how far along they are into their builds.
We have updated our 1/350 and 1/200 Trumpeter articles accordingly:
http://www.hmshood.com/hoodtoday/models ... ter350.htm &
http://www.hmshood.com/hoodtoday/models ... ter200.htm For those of you who don't want to wait, here is an updated photo link:
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