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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
- Post #117
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
Here’s my build photos- Bigfoot57
- Post #115
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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
- Post #114
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HMS Hood 1/200 Amati Models
Now here are my build photos for this section- Bigfoot57
- Post #112
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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
- Post #111
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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
- Post #109
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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
- Post #108
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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
- Post #107
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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
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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 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 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
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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
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