Progress from 2 weeks ago. I've mostly stopped the build since and wandered off to a couple carriers

Almost done. I just need to add the whip antennas.

Good work Kenny,

Nice to see a bit of action going on.

messing about on HMS mallard, finishing of the bridge structure & working on the shapes for shcratching the gun shield.

More pics soon

Si

Thank you Simon.

Hi guys, I have been off the site for a bit... moving and all. But, I have my desk set up again, and am very happy to have found this Group Build!

I have had a 1/700 Cannon Class DE sitting around, and intend to finally finish it up! This will be the USS Rinehart DE-196 - the ship the was commanded at one point by OSU's Football Coach Woody Hayes.





Of course...this group build has also convinced me that I need to buy the other Ship commanded by Woody - PC1251 from Iron Shipwrights. https://www.steelnavy.com/PC461.htm So, one out of the stash, and one in.

A bit more real progress on The Mallard. The Type 282 radar lantern has been added to the bridge. and the bridge fitted.



Next on to the maindeck fittings & more playing with gunshield.

Si

A little more progress. Built one of the single 40mm mkIII's, looking at the only pic I have seen of Mallard in this period the platforms they were mounted on were not enlarged, and before adding more details I wanted to make sure they fitted.



The mount, it is from L'Arsenal, neat little kit.



And it in place, fitts the platform ok.

Si

Holy Smokes that looks good I hope my OOB frigate looks as good as yours does now.. WOW great work

Thanks Thunder,

Looking forward to seeing some pics of your build.

Cracking on with the Gunshield. from the couple of blurry pics I have it does not fit the pattern of Gunsheild fitted to a singe 4", or 4.7" so may well have been a custom job.

anyway, this is where it is at, so far.



Just have roof to add & ports for sights etc. It won't sit on the deck, as it is not complete I have bit attached it to the gun mount yet.

Si

Si

OK. All My turn.. Here is my build, It is the Dragon 1/700 Perry (long hull) but it won't be the Curts it will be the McClusky around 1999. And my second water base this time I will try and paint it and use waves. and only my second ship and first ship with PE. so here we go.

And now the water base.. Courtesy of Tailor aka Guido Hopp of the german gamblers. Danke!!

Good start Thunder,

look forward to seeing some more.

Si

Ok Simon and everyone here is today's work, Rainy Day here in San Diego. more PE work, and man that stuff is hard, I think i should have started in 1/350 this 1/700 is small. And the water base work is getting close to done i think. Did I say that PE is hard !!

Masts.



The radar frame is kit part with PE attached



the radar :Mad_5:




and the water base.

Hey simon howz that boat of yours coming, I just bought a 1/700 Z class. any way here is my work today. Ok some more Progress, thanks Rich D and Tony for the tips. Mostly Paint and future on the water.

Hi Thunder,

Not much progress this weekend, got the base covered (I am lazy with bases, I use the tinfoil sea,) and a roof on the gunshield. Nothing much worthy of pics.

Intend to have a good crack on next weekend.

Yours is coming on great guns. The etch looks a really tidy job, and when you see it on the finished article it is well worth all the effort and bad language. I like your sea as well & the sit of the ship, rolling and with a slight pitch, looks just right.

Si

Looking good!

small update today, put all the small stuff together. and painted, I dropped the kit ciws for a JAG I scratchbuilt a dome for the back, dont know what it is but i saw it, and futured the hull but I have some surgery to do on the blackstripe. so just one picture. today.



Hopefully fix the hull issue tomorrow and decal hull and deck and future super structure.

Almost Done.
Part 4






Part 5 giving wash





Part 6 Washed in water

Great stuff Thunder,

that is impressive. Now I need to get my skates on.

Si

At last a bit more progress.

The base has been coverwd with foil, and sprayed a green/grey as base coat. , the hull as been afixed and a the outline of the wake added.





I have also started a little "creative gizmology on the 4". not much will be visible behind the shield, but something to make it look a bit busy.



Si

A bit more progress, the gunsheild & 4" have been completed & added and the first coat on the wake.

A bit more progress, Depth charge gear, anchor cables, and the 20mm all bar the barrels added, along with a few crew figures. A coat of " sea added over the first coat of wake, the wake itself has had a coat of clear orange on top. As this is a Coastal Corvette, she is being depicted in shallow murky waters, the next coat on the wake will have sandy / browns added in, as if proceeding up river.





Si

Gentlemen-
With just some 10 weeks left on the clock, I think I'd either get out or rather get started. As my trip through the dark sides of modelling (planes, fligures, tanks) has kept me very much entertained, of cause the way back to ships a quite a natural cause.

As said, there is little time left and so I hope to have picked a doable project. The kit is the 1/400 Escorteur D'Escadre from L'Arsenal. The kit is not quite new and supplies an instruction sheet which is not quite satisfactory, but yet workable. The T-47 line was the last destroyer size ship of the Frensh navy to be planed and equipped with guns only as their main armament. Later in their career some of them were to be equipped with the Tartar AA missle system. (that would be indeed a great conversion of this model, but I am afraid that I am too late to finish for this campaign. So I'll be going to build the LeCassard D623



As you can see, most of the structure of the ship is cast in one piece, so the parts count is quite mosted, with the majority being placed om the PE fret.



Thw hully and structures are very nicely cast and blemish-free.



While another the paint of another build is drying I have started to work the kit.
After cleaning up the bottom of the hull and removal of the bilge keels, I painted the whole bit black as I have done in the past few kits to prompt certain effects in painting, the most important of which is that the overall grey won't be looking too monochromatic, while recesses will be dark and lend depth to the model.




Cheers,
Guido

Interesting looking beast Guido,

looking forward to more updates.

Si

Guido

Nice subject my friend, cant wait to see what art comes out of that. Simon shes looking great, that aft end has got alot of stuff going on. As for me well the Mclusky is almost done. I cant get the rails on. im about to give up. but heres the pics im really happy, would be more if i could get the rails. but not bad for only my second ship.