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Scratch-built 1/350 HMS Prince of Wales (R09) - Build Notes
Time to start on the bulbous bow. As you can see from it’s profile sections, it is quite a complex affair: Pic 169: I cut out 2mm thick plastic card to the rough shape of the sections. As the sections were not thick enough, I had to add extra plastic card to each: Pic 170: The sections were...- davecov
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- Forum: Ships Under Construction
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Scratch-built 1/350 HMS Prince of Wales (R09) - Build Notes
Then it was time to get working on the walkways. Here the stern walkway has been fitted: Pic 154: View from above: Pic 155: This is the walkway located forward of the forward lift, adjacent to the Forward Island: Pic 156: The walkway between the two lifts is made up of three parts: Pic...- davecov
- Post #22
- Forum: Ships Under Construction
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Scratch-built 1/350 HMS Prince of Wales (R09) - Build Notes
No probs. It was time to continue work on the Aft Islands of both builds. The major work would be the walkway that goes under the bridge windows and around each side. The walkway under construction: Pic 142: The starboard side is almost complete and vents have been glued in place just above...- davecov
- Post #21
- Forum: Ships Under Construction
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Scratch-built 1/350 HMS Prince of Wales (R09) - Build Notes
The plastic card on the underside of the walkways was a bit uneven in areas so out came the filler: Pic 124: Walkways sanded and ready for fitting. The extra detailing of the walkways will be added later in the builds: Pic 125: A landmark was reached last night when I was able to start...- davecov
- Post #19
- Forum: Ships Under Construction
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Scratch-built 1/350 HMS Prince of Wales (R09) - Build Notes
More work on the walkways of both builds last night. The stern, quarter and starboard side walkways were cut from strip. They are slightly oversize to allow trimming later on Pic 104: Forward walkways: Pic 105: Midships walkway adjacent to the Aft Island. This walkway will be more...- davecov
- Post #17
- Forum: Ships Under Construction
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Scratch-built 1/350 HMS Prince of Wales (R09) - Build Notes
Yesterday I did the second second sanding session. Most of it was concentrated on the bows and the profile of the waterline version is nearly done. The full-hull bow needs a lot more work though: Pic 085: Returning to my modelling den, I got some more work done on the air wings. Here the...- davecov
- Post #16
- Forum: Ships Under Construction
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Scratch-built 1/350 HMS Prince of Wales (R09) - Build Notes
I had intended to wait a couple of weeks before my next posts but I won't have much time then so here you are. As I have said previously, I have been building both at the same time as it is easier to manufacture some parts if done in unison, especially the islands. However, the waterline...- davecov
- Post #15
- Forum: Ships Under Construction
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Scratch-built 1/350 HMS Prince of Wales (R09) - Build Notes
Progress has been steady with a lot of time being spent on the sponsons: Pic 053: Although it looks like there are raised lifts, these sections will be cut out and new lifts cut from plastic card. This will allow me to add the underside detail to the lifts much more easily. It also allows the...- davecov
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- Forum: Ships Under Construction
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Scratch-built 1/350 HMS Prince of Wales (R09) - Build Notes
Thanks lads. Andrew, luckily this time round I had the experience of a previous build behind me so things were a lot easier to manage. Leaving the hull to dry, I turned to the hull openings in the sponsons for the ship's boats. There are five openings, two smaller ones for Pacific 24 Mark 4...- davecov
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- Forum: Ships Under Construction
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Scratch-built 1/350 HMS Prince of Wales (R09) - Build Notes
Hope you do enjoy it Neil. Having applied filler to the Aft Islands again, I started construction of the Forward Islands (Ship Control): Pic 018: I just can’t leave the Aft Islands alone. The filler around the Flying Control Rooms (FCRs) has been sanded and I have been adding some of the many...- davecov
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- Forum: Ships Under Construction
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Scratch-built 1/350 HMS Prince of Wales (R09) - Build Notes
This build thread describes the construction of a 1/350 scale model of HMS Prince of Wales (R09) which was displayed by Airfix at SMW 2019, Telford where I am shown with Darrell Burge, Hornby Brand Manager: Background to this build In April 2014, the Royal Navy contacted Airfix to commission a...- davecov
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one for the ship chaps....
I can confirm that it is 1/350 in scale. I must admit that in some pictures it looks about 30 feet long! Here it is the day it was completed, two days before handover to Airfix at Telford: The Airfix parts mainly consist of the weapons, 4 Merlin helicopters and a few domes, in total less than...- davecov
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- Forum: General Boat Chat
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