gotta give building them on the fret a go, me thinks

After a slight stall, made a bit more progress.

Main armament sprayed.



Light AA given a coat at the same time.



Blast bags picked out, and given a wash, and the forward turrets installed.



And the after unit as well.



More soon,

Si

Good to see this one receiving some love, too Si!

Thanks Russ,

Was a bit stuck.

Had the windy stick out on Sunday, so seemed a good idea to get the sub assemblies sprayed for this one too.

Just the 4" mounts, a couple of boats, railings and rigging to go,

Cheers

Si

Quick update.

Light AA detail painted.



After pompom and 0.5" fitted.



And the midships ones as well.



Single and triple 4" next.

Cheers

Si

Those pom poms look great, mate

Cheers Russ, not bad for kit parts with a bit of etch thrown at them.

Thanks mate.

Si

Si,

you definitely did a smart paint job on the PomPoms, they'll look pretty cool installed.
The .5" and the 15" look really nice - especially the big guns - always makes such a difference once the main armament is in place!!

Cheers,
Jan

Thanks Jan,

She does look like a battlecruiser with main guns down.

The single 4" do need some love, they are the next job.

Cheers

Si

Back on this grand old lady.

Bottling the single 4" for today. the triple mounts.





Fitted.







More soon,

Cheers

Si

Si,

So very nice to see her back on the update list. The Triple guns look good in place and really round her out.

Dave

Same here, Si!

Very nice work, good HMS Repulse is really coming to life now!! And really happy to see this fine model progressing!!

Cheers,
Jan

Thanks Jan,

Feels good to have a small amount of progress on this one. next those pesky single 4".

Cheers

Si

Good to see the Repulse receiving some love to Si

Thanks Russ,

Did a bit on the 4" today, that is going to be a real labour of love. will post the pics today tomorrow.

Cheers,

Si

Alright, the day after, the after tomorrow.

The kit parts for the 4".



Working on the pedestals.



Platforms and new recuperators on the first mount.



More detail going on.

.

This is not going to be a quick process.

Cheers,

Si

Nice work there Si! Working all the fronts this weekend!!

Thanks Todd,

These 4" are fun, bit disappointing however, WEM & GMM sets and no parts for these completely open guns.

Thanks for looking in.

Cheers

Si

Hi Si,

your 4" turn into a real labor of love!! Very nice work indeed!! And yes, it is quite disappointing that there seems to be essentially no goodies for them on the after market...

Cheers,
Jan

Hi Jan,

It is odd, no aftermarket replacements I could find, and none of the etched sets for this ship seem to provide parts for the most exposed weapons on the ship.

Looking on the bright side, it does give a lot of scatchbuilding practice.

Cheers

Si

Finally got back to the 4".

Funny how a conversation with a fellow modeller at a show can re-inspire, (and a self imposed deadline to get this one finished for Southern Expo, (18/19 March).

working platforms on the other 5 mounts done.



Details on, a bit simplified, but much better than the kit parts unmodified.



sprayed 507B



Details painted, and a light wash added.



In place.







Boats railing and rigging to go.

Cheers

Si

Good to see this one progress Si

Thanks Russ,

Quite glad to get the single 4" done, could have put more detail in, but they look quite busy in place.

Thanks for looking in mate.

Cheers

Si

Si,

Coming along nicely. The single 4" look good in place.

Dave

Thanks Dave,

Appreciate your comment mate.

I am happy with the result, busy but not messy.

Cheers

Si