Hi all well back off hols and made a tentative start on this one








The kit comes with stubby half cannons for the lower decks( I may live to regret this but Ive decided to open up the gun ports and make some whole guns to put behind them, since they are below decks and you wont see much of them they wont need to be too detailed or accurate, and I am only doing one side as they would never do a broadside on both sides, I mean what admiral in his right mind would choose to take the risk of a broadside on both sides at the same time) also it means I've only got to make 30 guns and carriages. I also have to make part decks for one side.

Beautiful work on the transom there Ken!! I'll just grab a seat down here in the front row!!

Hi all here is tonight update

Hi Ken,

Transom looks excellent, more gold leaf?

Like what you have done with the opening the gunports, will be a vast improvement on the kit.

Cheers..

Si

Here I was wondering when Airfix made a R class battleship. Doh! Wrong century. Looks really good and I admire your courage as to the guns.

Thats a lot of work you put in this kit, good luck and happy modelling.
The paint job on the stern is brilliant !

hi all here is what ive done now



I wanted to see if what I'd done was worth the effort

You seem to be moving right along Ken! The cannon look great peeking through the paint! Keep it coming!

I hadn't done the work but to me it looks like it was worth the effort. You get a sense of depth with your modified side.

Are you going to make canon port doors for the other side?

It has the gun port doors in the kit

Coming on well Ken,

The creative gizmology behind the gun ports looks right from the outside.

Great job,

Si

Hi all decided to guild this side before I put the top guns in as it will be harder when they are poking out.

That is a lot of gold leaf Ken,

Looking impressive.

Si

Hi all did a bit on the gold on this side

Looking good there Ken! Nice to see things moving along!!

Hi Ken,

Nice work on painting round the guilding.

coming along nicely.

Si

Brilliant paint job, really nice, as well the all around build

Hi all here is an update on this one

Looking good Ken!! Starting to come together nicely now!

Impressive job so far Ken,

You are binging this ancient kit to life.

Cheers.

Si

Hi all here is a very small update on this kit.

Every little bit gets you that much closer!! Some nice work on the gilding Ken!

Hi Ken,

What Todd said,

Coming on great.

Si

Hi all here is another update.

Hi Ken,

Coming on very nicely. Good to see some more progress.

Cheers

Si