Calling all HMS "Mighty" Hood fans

Dino Carancini · Post by **Dino Carancini** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:10 am

Updated Mr Thomas Schmid 3D rendering on the Hood association website:

http://www.hmshood.com/photos/hoodphotos3.htm

coaster · Post by **coaster** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:54 am

Just had a look at Eduard's new set for Hood - Interesting. I already have WEM's but may get the Eddy as well for a back up for my inevitavble clumsiness... and the bits that WEM's doesn't have.
Fraser

largeallan · Post by **largeallan** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:05 am

I'm still hangin' on which PE set to buy......can't justify buying more than one for a �70 model, so I'm waiting for this thread to move along to get more feedback on what the sets are like.....never knew Eduard had one so I'll have a look there too

Dave Martin · Post by **Dave Martin** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:20 pm

I've just bought the GMM set, and have added a cheap WEM 'Second Quality' set for back-up and inevitable balls-ups!

Never done any PE work before so I'm not looking forward to it.

Ship Model Gallery · Post by **MartinJQuinn** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:09 pm

Dave Martin wrote:Never done any PE work before so I'm not looking forward to it.

Don't feel that way - just take your time and it will go alright.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu May 17, 2007 1:26 am

My favourite period for HMS HOOD , is 1937 , when she was painted in AP507C, with Spanish Civil War stripes on B turret.She looked great!

Richard Durham · Post by **Richard Durham** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:45 pm

This is Trumpeter�s 1/350 HMS HOOD in the May 1941 configuration and in my opinion; it is an absolute jewel of a kit. I added the brass barrels from the Trumpeter HOOD Upgrade Set and used the Gold Medal Models HOOD Photoetch set.

The GMM set fit perfectly and included precut and sized ladders and railing. The photoetch pieces for the pom-poms, forward mast and the quad .50 guns are spectacular. I estimate that I only used about 30 % of the photoetch available in the GMM set as the set is incredibly over complete.

The model was primed with GUNZE Flat Gray and painted with Model Master Acryl paints, using FS 36320, Dark Ghost Gray, for the hull and vertical surfaces color. I used FS 30117, Earth Red, for the Corticene covered decks and FS 36176, Dark Gray (F-15) for the portions of the decks that were dark gray. I like using Model Master Acryl because of ease of hand painting detail work and touch up.

The aft upper mast has been replaced with bronze rod and stainless steel tube. The flag is from the GMM Flag decal sheet. The rigging is Dia Riki 7x monofilament tippet.

Although the kit flag decals went on easy enough and looked good, they were not stiff enough to maintain their shape and had to removed and replaced.

The base is made from 1 by 8 red oak that was cut and routed by me. The water is made with a piece of flat clear acrylic sheet, painted flat white on the bottom and painted with a light/irregular coat of Phthalocyanine Blue on top. The blue is covered with Liquitex Gloss Heavy Gel Medium to simulate waves and the ship wake. I highlighted the waves and wake with Titanium White. This process gives a sense of depth to the water and is quick and easy. I attached the acrylic sheet to the base with 5 min epoxy. I don�t take a lot of effort to simulate other water effects as I view it as more of model base than a seascape.

My 3 references were the fabulous HMS HOOD Association website, Steve Wiper�s �Warship Pictorial 20 HMS HOOD� and finally, one of the best ship reference books ever written, �The Battlecruiser HMS Hood, An Illustrated Biography 1916-1941� by Bruce Taylor.
Rich

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largeallan · Post by **largeallan** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:34 am

Seems like a bit of a daft question really, BUT......is the waterline on the trumpy Hood accurate for 1941? i.e is the top of the red plastic lower hull exactly where the top of the boot topping should be?

Thanks, Al

Jefgte · Post by **Jefgte** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:50 am

What a nice Hood model

We can see the lockers for the 4" shells & the pom-pom every where on the lifeboat deck.

What a dangerous installation - Engineers think certainly that the enemy shells are snow balls...

Jef

Tracy White · Post by **Tracy White** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:02 am

Jefgte wrote:What a dangerous installation - Engineers think certainly that the enemy shells are snow balls...

THose are what were termed "Ready Service Lockers" in US parlance... a relatively small amount of ammunition was kept on deck as the firing rate of these guns outstripped what the ammunition elevators could transfer and it was necessary to keep a stock nearby the guns... one does not want to run out of snowbals early in the fight!

For the the smaller ammunition, a cook-off due to an enemy could be dangerous to the nearby crew, but it was not all that dangerous to the nearby structure. The US Navy actually removed sprinkler systems from 20mm clipping rooms on the Essex carriers late in the war to save topside weight after it was found that a fire in this space producing ammunition cook-off wasn't "that" harmfull.

Jefgte · Post by **Jefgte** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:33 am

I know that Tracy & I agree with you

I just speak about the lockers alone on the deck, they could certainly be disposed against the uper works to have a relative protection.

Perhaps a better place is in the ceiling of the gallery under the AA armament where were the 5"5 guns.

...or install the lockers in the uperworks directly...

Jef

Miguel · Post by **Miguel** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:39 am

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:59 am

It's nice to see all the recent discoveries in the newly etched parts.

Miguel · Post by **Miguel** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:05 am

Few more shots
Fwd funnel
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/ ... 000541.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/ ... 0540-1.jpg
the Pompoms
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/ ... 000548.jpg
finally Y turret
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/ ... 000536.jpg

Miguel · Post by **Miguel** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:30 am

Foeth_ wrote:It's nice to see all the recent discoveries in the newly etched parts.

The WEM PE is almost 7 years old and the Eduard is around 4 to 5
,the Clipper barrels close to 5 ,the only new stuff I'm using are the Lion Roar barrels for the 4 inchers(actually 5 inch,but they look great),the rest are hypodermic syringes and scrap metal

Dino Carancini · Post by **Dino Carancini** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:19 am

Miguel your Hood is coming along very nice

The 4" HA mounts and the wood deck are my favorites!

Dino

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:53 am

The WEM PE is almost 7 years old and the Eduard is around 4 to 5

I only recently discovered the correct shape of the UP launcher splinter shield on B-turret as you have it now and the shape of the detail on X-turret. This was not correct in any of the older etch sets or drawings. Perhaps you added the corrections yourself?

Miguel · Post by **Miguel** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:06 pm

Foeth_ wrote:
I only recently discovered the correct shape of the UP launcher splinter shield on B-turret as you have it now and the shape of the detail on X-turret. This was not correct in any of the older etch sets or drawings. Perhaps you added the corrections yourself?

You are right,mainly with the help of the marvelous Hood Association web page I'm correcting some issues of the Tamiya model(is a crap,I'm waiting for the Trump Hood 1931)

coaster · Post by **coaster** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:07 am

Great to see some builds under way. I'm still trying to decide whether or not to build her with a full hull or waterline. Both options have their attraction...sigh. Generally I prefer waterline since that's how you normally see a ship...but the shape of Hoods under hull is fascinating...
Fraser

johndon · Post by **johndon** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:27 am

More PE on the way for the Hood: http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/detai ... 3020.shtml

John

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