Another fine progression!! Very productive weekend!!

Si,

Looking good. Looking forward to seeing them sitting next to each other.

Dave

Thanks Dave and Todd,

Getting there, could do with a break in the weather to get the old windy stick out and spray the bits and pieces.

Cheers

Si

Right on with the next boat, very nice work there as well, Si!!

Cheers,
Jan

Thanks Jan,

She is coming on.

Cheers

Si

Shortest update in history.

Got some paint on the TT's and the 37mm, as I had some helgrau in the windy stick.



Hope for a slightly bigger update next weekend.

Cheers

Si

Another micro update.

The 37mm and the TT's added.



proper update soon (I hope)

Cheers

Si

Don't worry about micro-updates, Si - I am doing not much better of these days... And you are doing micro-updates at least for a range of projects!!

Very nice work though!!

Cheers,
Jan

Thanks Jan,

well a micro update is better than no update.

know what you mean life is a little on the busy side at the moment.

Cheers

Si

nice progress here Si and lots of scratch building too!

Great stuff

Thanks Russ,

Always fun, and a learning experience.

The Z23, on the other hand, is the more conventional build of the two.

Cheers

Si

Larger update today, the masts.

The foremast assembled and the footropes added.



The after mast, still on the sprue, but footroped.



Foremast completed and ready for fitting.



Foremast in place.



And the aftermast.



Next, some rigging.

Cheers

Si

Nice progress on the Z23 Si! The foot ropes look excellent!!

Cheers,
Jan

All Right Simon,

I just got caught up on these sister ships. Looking very good with some interesting scratch built details to set the record straight. I think the compromises you made at the beginning of the build were correct in order to keep the builds fun.

I especially like those Red 150mm guns, what was the rationale behind that paint job?

Did you ever get mixed up and fit pieces from one ship to the other?

Great work all around,
Bryan

Thanks Jan,

Must admit they came from the Eduard fret.

Nearly there now.

Cheers

Si

Thanks Bryan,

Appreciate your comment very much.

The red turrets were for air recognition, seems the Luftwaffe had issues telling our ships from theirs, the allies (The weren't the only air force)

Didn't have any issues mixing the parts up, the Zvezda kit was moulded in a darker plastic.

Cheers

Si

Started the rigging.







More boats! Z23's boats.



Cheers

Si

Small progress today.

No chocks supplied for the two forward boats, either in the kit, or in the eduard etch, so some were sourced from the spares box.



And fitted I place.



Cheers

Si

Hi Si!

Somehow I missed out on your progress here!! - once again very nice copper work, this is just great for rigging smaller and/or especially fragile masts.

Z23 is really taking shape no, nice work ob the open 15cm mounts, as well!!

Cheers,
Jan

Thanks Jan,

She is getting close, will be nice to have him and the Lody side by side.

Cheers

Si.

Rigging on the crane and lashings on the boat.



Eduard radar folded and fitted.



Fo'c's'le railings being fitted.



That's it for today.

Cheers

Si

Looks really good, Si!

Almost there!!!

Cheers,
Jan

Thanks Jan,

A little more to do yet, but if I get the time in the workshop should commission him in a couple of weeks.

Appreciate all the support along the way.

Cheers.

Si

Si, The Z10 looks great,

What looks strange are those nervous Emojis...

Is there something we should know?

Great Work,
Bryan

Hi Bryan,

Thanks for looking in.

The emojis are just a comment on the chances of me getting much time at the bench over the next few weeks, there is a very high probability of real life getting in the way big time.

Cheers

Si