Uncarina Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) Here is my build of the 1/200 Supermarine Walrus by Trumpeter, with some help from Pontos: And yes...there is a battleship attached! Cheers, Tom Edited May 6, 2018 by Uncarina Hubert Boillot, Alain Gadbois, Out2gtcha and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) And a few more of the HMS Rodney: To build the Rodney with the Admiralty camouflage dating 1942 and beyond, the Pontos set is essential, since it incorporates all of the changes made to the ship. For example, around this time she had 17 20mm Oerlikon cannon, but the kit only provides 13, as well as the quad 0.50 machine guns which were deleted. There were also changes made to the bridge structure, and more pom-pom directors fitted. While the Pontos set is expensive, I figured that since this is going to be my one large battleship build, I might as well go for it. Hope you like her so far! Cheers, Tom Edited March 7, 2018 by Uncarina JeepsGunsTanks, npb748r, LSP_K2 and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 That's magic Tom! Ship isn't bad either - please share more as you go along! Iain Uncarina and Jeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Wow, that's incredible! Really great work..............cant wait to see what it looks like with some paint on the ship too! Gigant and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberGolem Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Very nice! Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Holy smokes that is awesome on all levels - what a huge project!! Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 That's magic Tom! Ship isn't bad either - please share more as you go along! Iain Iain, Thanks! Still need to do some light weathering with pastels. I'm treating this as a series of kits, each turret for example. I plan to move on to the bridge next. Cheers, Tom Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Wow, that's incredible! Really great work..............cant wait to see what it looks like with some paint on the ship too! Brian, thanks! Also, thanks to your build, I scratchbuilt a cockpit, but my macro doesn't go that far. I can't wait for paint either: (for reference only). Cheers, Tom Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Holy smokes that is awesome on all levels - what a huge project!! Patrick, thank you! Back in the day I used to do projects like this regularly, but now I'm treating this as a big collection of mini-builds. So far so fun! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Really nice work! I'm using the Pontos set on the 1/200 Missouri so I understand how difficult it is to get some of the parts square when folding.I look forward to seeing the progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Thanks Maxim! I salute you for the epic scale of your work. I've been loving the precision and detail of the Pontos set, even if I need a little detective work from time to time with the instructions. How is it with your set? I've been using a Hold ‘n Fold set extensively. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Although I really want to build a ship, dont think I have the guts for it. That is awesome work. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Thanks Maxim! I salute you for the epic scale of your work. I've been loving the precision and detail of the Pontos set, even if I need a little detective work from time to time with the instructions. How is it with your set? I've been using a Hold ‘n Fold set extensively. Cheers, Tom You're not wrong about their instructions. Sometimes they leave you scratching your head. My set is ok as I have the super detailed set and the extra set. All my 40mm gun tubs, 20 of them, are resin and multiple etch pieces. I'm tired of drilling grab handle holes already! At least they give you templates. Thinking of the Rodney after the Missouri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 That's awesome. Can't believe you rigged a 1/200 scale aircraft. Impressive. Gaz Jeff and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Although I really want to build a ship, dont think I have the guts for it. That is awesome work. Thank you! It's just like building an aircraft model, just shaped differently! You're not wrong about their instructions. Sometimes they leave you scratching your head. My set is ok as I have the super detailed set and the extra set. All my 40mm gun tubs, 20 of them, are resin and multiple etch pieces. I'm tired of drilling grab handle holes already! At least they give you templates. Thinking of the Rodney after the Missouri. It would be great to see you work your magic with this kit. These builds are so epic I have to just turn each component into its own project. Just doing one pom-pom took me about four hours. I hope the others go faster! That's awesome. Can't believe you rigged a 1/200 scale aircraft. Impressive. Gaz Gaz, you are very kind! To be honest, the Pontos set provides all of the rigging, but I did have to scratchbuild the cockpit. Cheers, Tom Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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