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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 101-102 More lifeboats and some deck details this time- Bigfoot57
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Hachette Metal hulled Bismarck finished
Ian Good Morning as you said I have a cabinet for it as part of the subscription as I don’t want any dust settling on that spiders web of rigging now it’s finished and as my past experiences have taught me anything involving rigging such as galleons or biplanes need to go under a cover to...- Bigfoot57
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Hachette Metal hulled Bismarck finished
Hello I didn’t post any of the build of this kit as it’s been ongoing for 3 years but today I finally finished rigging it Now I don’t believe it’s an exact representation of the Bismarck but it satisfies the average person in the street who it is aimed at I did add the blast bags for the...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 99-100 Well we’ve got to 100 on this build and the centenary is pretty boring actually as you can see we stick on the anchor chain guides and a load of tiny eyebolts and mushroom ventilators which I drilled out the holes into the wooden...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 97-98 yet More Decking So continuing on from previous post there’s more decking to add and then construct 5 more hose reels along with 2 chimney type vents fairly short and simple this section the gap at the front I’m not too worried about...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 95 -96 More Decking Hello again so now we come to adding more decking onto the model and then adding details on top of this One major problem was the rear superstructure already fitted prevented me in sliding the rear decking underneath it...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 94 DeGausing Strips Apologies for lack of entries I do have a excuse Gastroenteritis for a week then recovering for another only just returned to the bench Parts 92 & 93 were more lifeboat / launches construction same as before so I...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 91 Keel Strips This next part of the build required me to dig out my set square and a bit of brain power for measuring where the keel strips actually fit They were chamfered along the bottom edge and also at the ends & then tacked down with...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 91 Scuppers Template & Bilge Keels So we’re now back to the main model after several issues building launches 1st off we have to cut out the templates for the scuppers holes to be drilled these are going to have pe afterwards As you can see...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 90 Admirals Motor launch- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 88-90 Ok so after the struggle with the launches in part 88 we don’t do anything except dry fit some decking so with that done we move onto part 89 where we actually fit down the decking which as you can a handy bottle of orange juice came...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
Build Photos Parts 86 & 87- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 86-87 Motor launches Yep this time were building 5 Motor Launches 3 x25ft & 2x 40ft these were incredibly fiddlesome to build and the end result is far from perfect but it’s the best I’m able to achieve so I’ll live with it Next set are my...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
Here’s my build photos- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 83 to 85 Adding bulkhead walls to the Centex decking In this section we are adding bulkhead walls to the Centex decking this involved fitting dozens of tiny buttressing pieces on to the bulkheads before bending them into the correct shapes...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
Now here are my build photos for this section- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 80 to 82 Fitting the centex decking onto the ship Hello again with the continuing build of HMS Hood this time were adding the Centex deck areas I believe that’s what they are called as it was a special non slip type of surface and was a dark...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 78-79 Sanding & Filling Hello So did my 1st primer coat on the hull and all those lighter patches are where filler has been added this will all need sanding smooth and the whole process repeated until we have a completely smooth surface I also...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 76-77 Fitting next decking layer Sanding 78 So again not much to do in these 2 sections basically glue the deck pieces to the supports and then build some more hose reels and mountings and finally sand the hull down fill any imperfections re...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 75 next decking layer So here is the very minor part of issue 75 ie 5 pieces of thin wood and a small brass detail that has to be saved for later As you can see as mentioned previously I’ve glued all the deck panels together to make one...- Bigfoot57
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