Blast Bags have now been Base Painted. All Ammo Bins and onboard Life Boats have been installed. More to come soon.....Cheers Mark

That gets better and better Mark, looking really good.
Julian

Thanks for the comments Julian. Have started work on the After Conning Position. Once again a lot of Gaps to fill and sand. Looking forward to a Kit with few Fit Issues after this one. Will have more PIcs up shortly.....Cheers Mark

Have started working on the After Conning Position. The Access Ladders from the Shelter Deck and their Guardrails have also been added along with the Small Boat and Loading Cranes. More to come shortly.....Chers Mark

Thumbs up Mark, good. Did the Hood have two more boat derricks further aft? the derricks you have fitted now can't reach all the boats. Just curiosity on my part. Tried getting hold of the EZ-line but the minimum quantity from the States is 10 rolls that is a lot of rigging. They were very helpful though and have given me the addresses of two UK vendors so I haven't given up yet.
cheers,
Julian

Thanks for the comments Julian. With regards to the after set of Cutters and Launches, they were moved around with the aid of the Crane Derrick mounted to the Mainmast. That willbe tackled a little later in the Build.......Cheers Mark

Have commenced work on the Secondary Armement. The 4Inch HA Guns and PomPoms have had their P/E added and Base Coated. MOre to come soon.....Cheers Mark

Nice work Mark

pottering on slowly with mine, hope to have some new picks up after the weekend.

Si

Getting ready to fit some teeth Mark I love the 8 barrel pom-poms. Wish someone would make a 1/32 scale model of one. Huge contraptions
Julian

Thanks for the comments Simon and Julian. Look forward to seeing more of your Simon and Julian, I would also love to a Large Scale Kit of the 8 Barrel Pompom. That would look spectaular.....Cheers Mark

Nice build.One note:yhe blast bags should be painted dark grey color and not white or light grey,

Thank you for the comments. I did them in this colour as a bit of variety from all the Greys and dark Colours. Call it a bit of Artistic Lisence.......Cheers Mark

The Secondary Armaments have now been added along with the final 3 LifeRafts and the Searchlights. I give the Armament a Tamiya Smoke Wash to pop out the details. The Pompom Shells have been painted in Gold to give some contrast and the Barrels in Gunmetal. More to come soon.....Cheers Mark

Getting a nice "cluttered" look on deck now Mark The brush of gold does draw the eye to the pom-pom's. Nice
Julian

Thanks Julian. Have done the Paravanes and they were a B$^*H to work on with 5 P/E Parts to each one. Thank god there are only 2 of them. Also doing the Funnel Grills and they are a right pain to drill out the Centre and add the P/E cap to them. Will have more Shots up soon.....Cheers Mark

I curse the stuff often enough too. Trouble is the pieces I manage to get fitted look very nice Self imposed purgatory
Keep going mate !
cheers,
Julian

very nice build and blog, thanks for sharing, cheers!

Slow progress, but progress non the less, the after deckhouse as been painted & fixed, the pom pom bandstand assembled and test fitted, a bit more work on the bridge & the superstructure betweet the funnels finished.





Si

A bit more progress on the "boring" bits. Vents & cable reels added to the fo'c's'le.





Next, continueing the same down the shelter deck.

SI

Good to see you back on board Simon. Will have some more Pics coming up soon of mine......Cheers Mark

A bit more progress, this time on the bridge structure, the rear legs of the tripod were a bit of a faf, as much of the railings down the rear of the structure have to be added before the legs and are therefore vunerable to damage



more soon

Si

Nice to see you back on deck Simon. I finallay have gotten back to her after Life, Work and bit of Burnout got in the way. Have drilled out the Funnel Caps and replaced with with P/E. Also Paravanes are now done. Glad I only have 2 to build after working with P/E like that. The Pen in the Pic gives you a size comparison. Have also build 10 P/E Cable Reels and will paint and rig them shortly. More to come soon......Cheers Mark

Good to see you back & building Mark.

Hope to post a bit more progress after the weekend.

Si

GOOD WORK BONEARD,SHE IS LOOKING GOOD.
DAVID

Nice one Mark, those paravanes are the devil itself to build, I can hardly see the little s**s,
Great work mate !
Julian