Well thanks for all your kind comments and apologies for such a late acknowledgement. I have had to let this slip for a month as we all face from time to time the issue of life getting in the way.
For the last few weeks all I have been able to do is drill a few holes for barrels.
Actually you dont have to drill holes for the big guns because Pontos provide some neat brass fittings for inside the turret.
Had to look at a few in situ for the smaller guns
Now I would be very interested for those of you who have built pre-dreadnought ships, did you paint these smaller guns before fitting or in place?
There were about 40 guns in total with a fair mixture of the very small
But this weekend the weather gods (modelling gods perhaps!) have smiled so some progress has been made. I started with the funnels and bases
The funnels and vents aren't glued in place yet to allow easier painting.
The Pontos set is amazing for detail and I like that it is pretty solid ao easy to work with. Interestingly, in those two sub-structures there about 140 pieces, more pieces than went in to the whole of Achilles!
My main conundrum is the hull. Usually I would have painted it as a starter before adding the decks etc. With this Pontos set there about 200 pieces to add to the hull below the main deckline. I am stuck between adding them all on and then trying to paint but knowing I will knocking bits off from here to the end of the kit because it will so difficult to handle the hull. Any thoughts?
cheers
Michael
Associate Editor
