That's it.. It would have been here this morning but we had a gale blowing and the power dropped out.
Cheers
Warren
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Building the Academy 1/350 HMS Warspite
warreni
Joined: August 14, 2007
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Posted: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 11:50 AM UTC
Well this may be one of the short updates ever. I installed some railings..
That's it.. It would have been here this morning but we had a gale blowing and the power dropped out.
Cheers
Warren
That's it.. It would have been here this morning but we had a gale blowing and the power dropped out.
Cheers
Warren
warreni
Joined: August 14, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 - 10:35 PM UTC
Back again. 
The end is now definitely in sight. I managed to get around to painting my Walrus, well the camo anyway.
Got some PE bending to do on those struts by the look of it. Then I put the rough looking props on..
Must have missed cleaning up that blade. Next the secondary armament went on, well this side anyway..
Next, see I didn't want to put the sticky uppy things on just yet I installed the deck railings, again on this one side..
Excuse the photo but here is one of the ship's cranes..
That wood brown in the cutter needs matting down. Then I finished off the Walrus, put it on its trolley and installed it on the catapault..
And yes, I know the red and blue parts of the decal are too big but they are the only 1/350 RAF roundels I have so they are on there. Tomorrow I start on the railings on the other side and that will be it. A new weekend and a new project maybe.
Cheers
Warren
The end is now definitely in sight. I managed to get around to painting my Walrus, well the camo anyway.
Got some PE bending to do on those struts by the look of it. Then I put the rough looking props on..
Must have missed cleaning up that blade. Next the secondary armament went on, well this side anyway..
Next, see I didn't want to put the sticky uppy things on just yet I installed the deck railings, again on this one side..
Excuse the photo but here is one of the ship's cranes..
That wood brown in the cutter needs matting down. Then I finished off the Walrus, put it on its trolley and installed it on the catapault..
And yes, I know the red and blue parts of the decal are too big but they are the only 1/350 RAF roundels I have so they are on there. Tomorrow I start on the railings on the other side and that will be it. A new weekend and a new project maybe.
Cheers
Warren
RedDuster
Joined: March 01, 2010
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Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 - 11:19 PM UTC
Looking good Warren,
The crane looks the business,
cheers
Si
The crane looks the business,
cheers
Si
warreni
Joined: August 14, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - 01:31 AM UTC
Thanks Simon.
JJ1973
#345
Joined: August 22, 2011
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Posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - 09:29 AM UTC
Still not dropped from the earth, Warren 
Just catching up with your progress here and seeing that you are already approaching commissioning!! Wow!
Stunning work on the good old Warspite, she is looking fantastic!
Looking forward to commissioning (and to see what you might bring on next...)
Cheers,
Jan
Just catching up with your progress here and seeing that you are already approaching commissioning!! Wow!
Stunning work on the good old Warspite, she is looking fantastic!
Looking forward to commissioning (and to see what you might bring on next...)
Cheers,
Jan
warreni
Joined: August 14, 2007
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 01:17 AM UTC
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Still not dropped from the earth, Warren
Just catching up with your progress here and seeing that you are already approaching commissioning!! Wow!
Stunning work on the good old Warspite, she is looking fantastic!
Looking forward to commissioning (and to see what you might bring on next...)
Cheers,
Jan
Hi Jan,
Glad you could make it back onboard for the end game of the build. I attached the Admiral's Walk yesterday..
Hopefully it won't get knocked off. Then I started on the starboard side and attached the two secondary turrets and the second crane..
Sorry for the bluriness. Then I attached all the railings and barrier..
Not far to go now.
Cheers
Warren
warreni
Joined: August 14, 2007
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Posted: Saturday, July 16, 2016 - 04:42 AM UTC
All of a sudden, the grand old lady is finished! Excuse the backgrounds etc but I had to take the photos on a small table. One day I may get a light cube, but I doubt it..
Here is an over all view..
Then lots of piccies of the rest of the model. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions. Remember, the only dumb question is one you did not ask.
There is no rigging on the model as IMHO no rigging is fine enough to be manageable and scale size in 1/350.
That's it for now. Next up is the Trumpeter 1/350 USS Nimitz with some PE.
Thanks for looking.
Cheers
Warren
Here is an over all view..
Then lots of piccies of the rest of the model. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions. Remember, the only dumb question is one you did not ask.
There is no rigging on the model as IMHO no rigging is fine enough to be manageable and scale size in 1/350.
That's it for now. Next up is the Trumpeter 1/350 USS Nimitz with some PE.
Thanks for looking.
Cheers
Warren
RedDuster
Joined: March 01, 2010
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Posted: Saturday, July 16, 2016 - 01:57 PM UTC
Excellent job Warren,
Congratulations on commissioning, you have done the Old Lady proud!
Enjoyed the ride very much indeed.
Cheers
Si
Congratulations on commissioning, you have done the Old Lady proud!
Enjoyed the ride very much indeed.
Cheers
Si
Darktrooper
Joined: November 05, 2004
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Posted: Saturday, July 16, 2016 - 06:12 PM UTC
My build is stalled out waiting for the PONTOS set to arrive
warreni
Joined: August 14, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2016 - 01:48 AM UTC
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Excellent job Warren,
Congratulations on commissioning, you have done the Old Lady proud!
Enjoyed the ride very much indeed.
Cheers
Si
Thannks Simon.
warreni
Joined: August 14, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2016 - 01:50 AM UTC
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My build is stalled out waiting for the PONTOS set to arrive
I know you probably know about it, but Flyhawk make a set for the Warspite as well. If the Pontos one is out of production...
Darktrooper
Joined: November 05, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2016 - 10:12 AM UTC
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Quoted TextMy build is stalled out waiting for the PONTOS set to arrive
I know you probably know about it, but Flyhawk make a set for the Warspite as well. If the Pontos one is out of production...
Hobbylinc has one, I'm just waiting for it to ship.
warreni
Joined: August 14, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2016 - 11:21 AM UTC
Ah.. it isn't a bad set but the instructions are crap. Maybe they have improved them. If you need a hand with anything just ask.
JJ1973
#345
Joined: August 22, 2011
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Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2016 - 12:53 PM UTC
Hi Warren!
Congratulations on your commissioning of HMS Warspite!
Great work!
And back to your normal, super fast pace - so no second Flower-enterprise...
You definitely did her justice, this is another wonderful build of yours, it was great fun following you along!
Cheers,
Jan
Congratulations on your commissioning of HMS Warspite!
Great work!
And back to your normal, super fast pace - so no second Flower-enterprise...
You definitely did her justice, this is another wonderful build of yours, it was great fun following you along!
Cheers,
Jan
RussellE
#306
Joined: June 27, 2010
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Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2016 - 05:01 PM UTC
Beautiful work Warren 
warreni
Joined: August 14, 2007
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 01:10 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Hi Warren!
Congratulations on your commissioning of HMS Warspite!
Great work!
And back to your normal, super fast pace - so no second Flower-enterprise...
You definitely did her justice, this is another wonderful build of yours, it was great fun following you along!
Cheers,
Jan
Thanks Jan
warreni
Joined: August 14, 2007
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 01:10 AM UTC
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Beautiful work Warren
Thanks Russell.
Cosimodo
#335
Joined: September 03, 2013
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 05:28 AM UTC
Great build Warren (and so fast!) and love the final colour scheme.
cheers
Michael
cheers
Michael
warreni
Joined: August 14, 2007
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 - 11:17 AM UTC
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Great build Warren (and so fast!) and love the final colour scheme.
cheers
Michael
Thanks Michael.
Because the Flower was such a huge project it took about a year to complete... well it is almost complete... a few winches to construct for the the two dinghys.. but I need a break for a while.Cheers
Warren
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