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starting to do railings....its the beginning of the end as once railings put... fix what can be fixed without disturbing any other stuff to ad

some more little boats to finish and also some guns but...that can be put on ...at the end...before I do all the riggings

as I'm doing more and more details...one I thought had to be...if I'm correct....its the only surviving object from the schip...the bell

I think according to all pictures I've seen...that was her spot...but when going in details like that, you realise how wrong some structures of heller are...the stairs cut in the superstructure...weren't there
I put the small boat there...just to see size...not sure yet where I'm gonna place that boat...mid-schip...or same hight on schip port side

re-done some painting on the small boat...after looking at the pictures I took...needed some improvement-
now correct a bit on the red ...and it should be better

I have seen many modellers using rustdust to make the big battleschips weather battered...I'm not a fan of that...those schips where a nation's pride and very well taken care of...painted and re-painted sometimes twice a year, or more....only after the war or de-comissioned they would get that way.

DavidP wrote:I don't go for weathering nor railings as railings are out of scale unless it is a larger scale than 1/144. those portholes on the hulls of your small boats are too big as I think they should be half that diameter.

I don't have a smaller drill...ones a certain size(small) its a problem finding the material to work with ...I've seen a film from the wartime where Hitler comes aboard a major ship in one just like this ..those 3 upper windows should not be round ...but be square with a slight bow for the top part of the window...reallity stops where size gets too small to do.

Triumph68 wrote:been doing many different stuff...like lifeboats, now they can sit

those life boats painted look way better now...yes I saw the little paint problem...didn't see it in real...only on picture ...
pictures don't pardon anything

still some more stuff needs detailing ...but getting there...all I have put on...can't resist

Very nice.

Scott

K494 wrote:Very nice.

Scott

txs Scott

finished off all the small boats and life boats.... according pictures and maybe a little touch of....myself lmao

correction...one is still in the making

just to show detail ...original from heller... and mine

I see the end closing..almost all inner railings done...starting to do rigging where difficult access after having other stuff put on....
all you see ...is now fixed...many details to put on are also done but...waiting to do more railings to put them on
I hope to finish by friday

btw...some colour differences are shade due to a ceiling light I used ...

was wondering how I was gonna fix the life boats hanging on the side....
saw this on internet and thought....that looks good

so....
and last of small boats done..next when painted...
and now...got to fix them

things take long at first...no things take long.. as you do all details on and on....then..it suddenly goes very fast as you can finaly fix all you prepared

mooved the small starbord lifeboat away from the front castle...heller put it too close...now what am I gonna do with the base...
all input of use are welcome

The life boats and launches look fantastic. Nice job with the modifications.

What color brown did you use for these boats? Or colors...

That hue, in that light, looks nice. Congrats.

Paul

raggs wrote:The life boats and launches look fantastic. Nice job with the modifications.

What color brown did you use for these boats? Or colors...

That hue, in that light, looks nice. Congrats.

Paul

txs Paul,
the darker brown is indeed my own making...well mixing is better said.
I use Tamiya paints
mix darker brow of the small boats is ...
- 1 X yellow XF 3
- 2 X red X 7
- 2 X red brown XF 64

the lighter brown inside is also a mix of my own...as I didn't like the standart deck color ...I made one ...but forgot to write down what I used for it
so..when reserve empty...will have to make new mix....this time I'll write down lol even if only for myself

finaly did the 105mm twin flak 38...with a minor modification

the reason I make scale 1/400 ships is because I have a airplane collection that scale and I like being able to compare...
here is one, from botom up..
Boeing 747-100
Marceau
Admiral Scheer
Prinz Eugen (to build)

done a few more railings and riggings...time consuming stuf