HMS King George V - 1/350 Tamiya

[Guest]

i have drilled a hole on the double main guns and im tying a metal rod and other material like cocktail stick plastruct one will work i'm sure.i have another question to ask. can you remember what colour you painted the deck hatches as the colour that tamiya suggest bottom hull colour does not look right so i was thinking tamiya acrylic XF20 medium grey ?

Dave, At the moment I have only primed the vessel, but you will see the colours I have chosen in my posting #71. The effect I am trying to achieve is as the photo below. I will use the superstructure colours for all the deck fittings and handrails. I will not be using a different colour for the torpedo belt.

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Cheers Derek

[Guest]

Extraordinary work! That PE really looks the business, I'd really struggle with it, having only used it once on the Scorpion I'm building, scares the bejesus out of me. But, the crispness of it, once painted, cannot be underestimated, the person who puts an HD video of actually cutting this stuff up and sticking it together, will get an awful lot of views!

[Ian M]

Just had a catch up on this thread! OMG!

Some great work going on here. And You got Ron to buy PE!!!

Very neat and tidy.

Ian M

[flyjoe180]

Superb work Derek, great job with all that PE.

[Guest]

thanks derek i'll go for the lighter grey then.

should i do all the photo etch on the kit then prime it and paint it obviously leave the wooden deck till the last ?

[Guest]

thanks derek i'll go for the lighter grey then.should i do all the photo etch on the kit then prime it and paint it obviously leave the wooden deck till the last ?

There are no hard and fast rules Dave, some people like to paint a lot of sub assemblies as they go along, others like to do it in larger pieces. My problem is I don't have a dedicated modelling workshop, so every time I want to spray, I have to set up the equipment and clean up after, so its to my benefit to use as large assemblies as possible. Another thing to consider is the more bits you have finish painted, the more joints you may have showing. You will see how I have broken my model down for painting, and how I have fitted all the PE prior to painting. Note the superstructure is all cemented together with the boat deck but still not cemented to the ships deck so that I can fit the wooden deck, but the Captain's and Admiral's bridge are still loose as I need access for painting the steel decks a darker grey.

Recommend you do a detailed dry fit of your wooden deck, as it may need some trimming as mine did, as I reported in recent previous posts above. Derek

p.s. another photo showing the light grey deck fittings on the KGV

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[Guest]

thanks again derek i guess what i'll do is to do all the brass work first and see where we go from there.

are you going to continue the build log to the very end of the build ?

[Guest]

by the way this is an amazing build you have done so far you have the patience of a saint with all that brass work involved.

[Guest]

are you going to continue the build log to the very end of the build ?

Hi Dave, Yes I will be posting to the bitter end. Have airbrushed the whole Hull with the Boot Stripe colour, and tomorrow I will be masking off and painting the upper Hull it's finished colour, full detail in my next weekly update. I won't be painting the lower hull 'red' as I plan to do a seascape like HMS Roberts http://www.scale-models.co.uk/community/threads/finished-hms-roberts-ww2-monitor-1-350-trumpeter.28092/ this is also why I am not fitting the Rudder and Props. For KGV I will attempt a North Atlantic gale with the ship turning to bring it's guns to bear. Derek

p.s. A word of advise, try to shape your PE exactly to the shape required, don't think that you can live with a little spring, it makes life very hard when it comes to glueing. Some people anneal their PE before bending, I have never found it necessary.

[Guest]

thanks for the advice i have made a start on the lifeboats i have the brass set that you have and they look amazing when they are done considering it's my first attempt at photo etch i think i've done quite well so far.

[Guest]

i look forward to your weekly updates derek.

how long has it taken you so far ?

[Guest]

i look forward to your weekly updates derek.how long has it taken you so far ?

Started on the 10 August 2014, don't keep a time sheet, but I guess I average 10 - 12 hrs/week very roughly.

By the way, would highly recommend this CA Glue applicator set, I found it excellent.

http://www.modeldesignconstruction.co.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/ModelDesignConstruction/_GT%2057%20/%2D/Mr%20Glue%20Applicator%20

Derek

[Guest]

thanks i will watch with enthusiasm and plod along with the pow, the applicator tools are a good idea but for now i have made my own for now to keep costs down

[Guest]

thanks i will watch with enthusiasm and plod along with the pow, the applicator tools are a good idea but for now i have made my own for now to keep costs down

Hope you will post some photos when you are ready. Derek

[Guest]

hmmmm maybe i will i'll have to dig out the camera i might even start my own build log the only thing is i don't take criticism very well but i guess it all helps with the learning.