Uncarina Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 For this update I focused on the bridge/air defense platform area, known as the octapoid due to its shape. A lot of the augmentations that the Pontos set provides shows up here. I am enjoying the process, but some of the parts are incredibly small. Overall the set is precise, and it sure looks good unpainted! Cheers, Tom F`s are my favs, LSP_K2, Fooesboy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 Just a few more: Gazzas, LSP_K2, Bomber_County and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 WOW!!! You sure know your way around PE. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Haven't seen any in the process of being painted. Should be a different process to the usual 1/32 fighter. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 It is an iterative process. I keep most of the levels separate for painting, and I hope to share this part of the build before the end of the year! Cheers, Tom Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 impressive Tom Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Thanks Shawn! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I had no idea that all three main turrets were forward on the Rodney. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I had no idea that all three main turrets were forward on the Rodney. There were supposed to be more armmament on the rear, but the class had to be "cropped" after the Washington treaty IIRC. Getting the turrets close together was a way of shortening the armoured belt (and hence its weight) that protects the most vital parts of the ship, like the magazines ... Terrific work on the PE detailing Hubert Uncarina and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Hubert, Thanks very much! Working on the conning tower now, then reworking the funnel (which I had completed before deciding on the Pontos set), then the rear mast. When HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney were completed in the 1920's they were widely considered to have the greatest firepower of any ship. They also had torpedo tubes. When HMS Rodney sank the Bismarck she fired twelve, making her the only battleship in the world to fire torpedoes at another battleship. Cheers, Tom LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallascowboy Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Lovely work,looking forward to more updates Clive Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Clive, Thank you--me too! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Hubert, Thanks very much! Working on the conning tower now, then reworking the funnel (which I had completed before deciding on the Pontos set), then the rear mast. When HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney were completed in the 1920's they were widely considered to have the greatest firepower of any ship. They also had torpedo tubes. When HMS Rodney sank the Bismarck she fired twelve, making her the only battleship in the world to fire torpedoes at another battleship. Cheers, Tom See what you've done? Now I need to check my references on the KGV, and see how she was fitted out. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 I built the Tamiya KGV, and loved it. I would really be happy to see her as a 1/200 kit, along with the British Monitors HMS Abercrombie and HMS Roberts. The combination of unique design and Admiralty camouflage for British WWII ships gets my motor running. Cheers, Tom LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I really dislike working with small fiddly things, like PE. It drives me nuts. But I sure can appreciate a great job of work that other guys can do with PE on ship mods. Keep up the good work. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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