Well it that time where I start something large... Hope this is large enough. It was a coin toss twixt this and Yamato. As we have just had one of those, you will have to suffer a Bismarck.
A recap of the collective goodies:
Here's the star of the show
Co starring A Sh...........ed load of PE from Eduard. and some turned barrels for the plethora of guns and cannons. Having had a look at the Eduard I thing it safe to say that about half will not get used.
Found some nice resin blast bags for all the bigger guns. All different. Well they say they are.
A batch of 6 and 8 metre cutters. Not sure if Trumpeter missed them or if they are better than the kits ones, they where almost free so what the hell. lol
And of course the deck set. Which also has chains and some more bleeping PE .
Just thought I would have a look at the bits and see how things are and....Never having used a wood deck (for a plastic kit) befor thought I would have a look at them.... Not to bad.
Oddly one side of the foredeck was a bit off and did not line up 100% with the holes, lumps and bumps. Good enough but Hmm.
Figured out that the quickest way is to peel off the deck panel you need and drop it in place. The first bit I was picking all the openings out... lol.
The two deck houses are just sitting there. The only building so far has been fitting the internal braces in the hull and the very front lower part of the bow. ( I nearly wrote front bottom then lol).
A rather poor close up of the detail in the decking. Couldn't paint that! Well I couldn't.
BREAKING NEWS: Just had an E-mail from my 'local' paint pusher has got a delivery of Colour coats paint! The missing paints are now as I write on there way from darkest Jutland so I no longer have that excuse any more.
I hope that a few of you drop in from time to time. Don't expect a two week build though. Its spring I have a big garden.
Cheers.
A recap of the collective goodies:
Here's the star of the show
Co starring A Sh...........ed load of PE from Eduard. and some turned barrels for the plethora of guns and cannons. Having had a look at the Eduard I thing it safe to say that about half will not get used.
Found some nice resin blast bags for all the bigger guns. All different. Well they say they are.
A batch of 6 and 8 metre cutters. Not sure if Trumpeter missed them or if they are better than the kits ones, they where almost free so what the hell. lol
And of course the deck set. Which also has chains and some more bleeping PE .
Just thought I would have a look at the bits and see how things are and....Never having used a wood deck (for a plastic kit) befor thought I would have a look at them.... Not to bad.
Oddly one side of the foredeck was a bit off and did not line up 100% with the holes, lumps and bumps. Good enough but Hmm.
Figured out that the quickest way is to peel off the deck panel you need and drop it in place. The first bit I was picking all the openings out... lol.
The two deck houses are just sitting there. The only building so far has been fitting the internal braces in the hull and the very front lower part of the bow. ( I nearly wrote front bottom then lol).
A rather poor close up of the detail in the decking. Couldn't paint that! Well I couldn't.
BREAKING NEWS: Just had an E-mail from my 'local' paint pusher has got a delivery of Colour coats paint! The missing paints are now as I write on there way from darkest Jutland so I no longer have that excuse any more.
I hope that a few of you drop in from time to time. Don't expect a two week build though. Its spring I have a big garden.
Cheers.
