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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 72-74 More deck details and finally the next decking layer Hello again sorry for the sporadic nature of my updates work has dictated this at present anyway here’s where I’m at So we add some deck detail including what look like lifeboat...- Bigfoot57
- Post #106
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 71 Front side panels leading to the forecastle part of the ship Good evening so here’s another small section completed and I was very surprised by the way these 2 deck pieces fitted into place so tight no glue was needed only to secure the...- Bigfoot57
- Post #104
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Welcome to Papa's Lightning build
Chris try these let me know the outcome Regards Colin- Bigfoot57
- Post #25
- Forum: Papa695's EE Lightning GB: July - Dec 2017
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 70 Support pillars Well we’ve reached halfway stage 70 this time it involved painting 3 lengths of wooden poles and cutting them then gluing them onto the deck I didn’t bother adding instructions photos for this section as it was a case of...- Bigfoot57
- Post #103
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 69 More Decking pieces and Hose Reels Good morning this time we have more deck details to add and the hose reels mounted on the various bulkheads not much to add other than anyone building this kit or contemplating building it then I would...- Bigfoot57
- Post #101
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 68 Decking Lockers & more pipe / conduit work Hello so here is more of these pieces although not as a small as previous but still small enough this time we are fitting deck lockers and storage cases into the various markings printed on the...- Bigfoot57
- Post #100
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
Chris as requested here’s some overall pictures of where I’m at as regards painting the hull nothing in the instructions so far with regard to this section- Bigfoot57
- Post #96
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 67 1st set of Decking Pictures Sorry wasn’t enough room to include these on 1st part of this section Regards Colin- Bigfoot57
- Post #94
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 67 1st set of Decking Hello again with superstructure resanded and primed then top coated we are now ready for the 1st sets of decking These were very thin laminate is it coconut bark or similar that they use anyway the bottom line is you...- Bigfoot57
- Post #93
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 67 1st primer Well I was right after the 1st primer coat I had loads of filling to do there the yellowish areas you can see in the painted surfaces also had some major filling where the rear bulkhead with the word HOOD inscribe on it meets...- Bigfoot57
- Post #91
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 65-66 Fitting the Bow and pipework Good afternoon here’s my next update been delayed waiting for epoxy glue to arrive with which to attach the bow piece so here we go Glued the bow piece into place waited for a day before adding filler to...- Bigfoot57
- Post #90
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 64 Rocket Launchers Well this is a new one on me according to the Partworks our next stage is to construct 5 rocket launchers so her goes These are made up of 2 side pieces joined together to form the rocket housings then a small bottom end...- Bigfoot57
- Post #89
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Part 63 The Lewis Guns So here we are again this time with the Lewis Machine Guns Really tiny and fiddly to boot as well this made me resort to my helping hands for the 1st time in this build but in the end I used my own as I had more control when...- Bigfoot57
- Post #88
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
Hachette’s version of the deck- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 61-62 Correction Sorry I thought this would conclude at Part 63 but the secondary armament finished at 62 Part 63 is for the Lewis guns construction so here’s the 7x 4” Guns still seems odd to me You can also see my version of Hachette’s...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 61-64 All this consists off is 7x 4.5” secondary guns must be 1 missing or 1 too many as 7 seems weird anyway they are all built the same way so issue 61 will illustrate that along with my 1st 2 completed after that it just repeat 5 more...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 59-60 4thAnti Aircraft Gun Build Photos Hello again well we’re up to the end of part 60 that’s made 4 Anti Aircraft Guns not sure how many Pom Pom sets it had but from issue 61 were building the the 4.5 secondary armament so anyway I won’t...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 57-58 1st Anti Aircraft Gun Build Photos- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 57-58 1st Anti Aircraft Gun Sorry for long delay in posting but this part has taken me 3 days to complete its not perfect but it’s the best I can do so it’s off glue the 2 guns together no problem there next comes nothing but pe to be...- Bigfoot57
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
HMS Hood 1/200 Hachette /Amati Wooden kit Build Parts 55-56 Main Gun Turret's Painted Good Evening Here is the latest update regarding the main gun turrets they have now been primed in white as instructed the additional pe has been added the ring on the bottom of the single disc was a right...- Bigfoot57
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