iggie's transport of delight (USS Montrose) ***FINISHED***
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Re: iggie's transport of delight (USS Montrose)
That it does Shaun! Mind you, it doesn't do much for my temper on occasion chasing bits of PE around the lounge!
USS Montrose continues:
Added the bow, fo'c's'le and stern gun decks, some life rafts (yes I know there are some huge pin marks smack in the middle ; I'm calling them bungs to stop them sinking ) which will get a set of oars each when (if) I get around to making some, yet more bloomin' railings and the foremast stepped temporarily
USS Montrose continues:
Added the bow, fo'c's'le and stern gun decks, some life rafts (yes I know there are some huge pin marks smack in the middle ; I'm calling them bungs to stop them sinking ) which will get a set of oars each when (if) I get around to making some, yet more bloomin' railings and the foremast stepped temporarily
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Re: iggie's transport of delight (USS Montrose)
What a difference you are making to that old kit, keep up the excellent work
My work bench is starting to look like Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.
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Re: iggie's transport of delight (USS Montrose)
That is looking damn fine already, that etch takes it into another league.
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Agreed you are taking this one to a new level. Just shows what you can do with an old kit.
Keep the pics coming.
Keep the pics coming.
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I must admit I never thought this build would get so much attention!
It is coming along slowly, last night was mainly adding a few bits and pieces, such a the funnel, guns, some more rafts, the central mast and such. I also painted the stern railings which got missed the evening before. I now have a lot of landing craft to paint, and their davits to install....
It is coming along slowly, last night was mainly adding a few bits and pieces, such a the funnel, guns, some more rafts, the central mast and such. I also painted the stern railings which got missed the evening before. I now have a lot of landing craft to paint, and their davits to install....
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Re: iggie's transport of delight (USS Montrose)
She looks pretty well armed, Iggie. Is it mostly anti-aircraft stuff?
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It would appear to be; from Wikipedia:dwomby wrote:She looks pretty well armed, Iggie. Is it mostly anti-aircraft stuff?
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1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 calibre dual purpose gun
1 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts
4 × twin 40 mm Bofors (AA) gun mounts
10 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons AA mounts
The kit does not see fit to provide the Oerlikons unfortunately!
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Stunning iggie. Keep the progress pics coming.
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Cheers OT
And there's more!!
just a few of the many boats & landing craft!
And with all masts and boat hoists in place. I have added some lines to the hoists but they don't show from fore & aft views
Oh and I have added some metal mesh into the bottoms of the rafts to tone down the larger block of brown; I hope it'll look better after some weathering.
The soft toys in the background are the dogs.....
And there's more!!
just a few of the many boats & landing craft!
And with all masts and boat hoists in place. I have added some lines to the hoists but they don't show from fore & aft views
Oh and I have added some metal mesh into the bottoms of the rafts to tone down the larger block of brown; I hope it'll look better after some weathering.
The soft toys in the background are the dogs.....
Best wishes
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"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Re: iggie's transport of delight (USS Montrose)
Really, really good work !
Agreed, she looks like a busy ship with plenty going on.
Agreed, she looks like a busy ship with plenty going on.
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Cheers John
Assembly is now pretty much done on the Montrose, she's had a coat of varnish and I've started some weathering. It looks a tad raw so far but I'll blend it with some darker washes to tone it down
Not forgetting the landing craft
Assembly is now pretty much done on the Montrose, she's had a coat of varnish and I've started some weathering. It looks a tad raw so far but I'll blend it with some darker washes to tone it down
Not forgetting the landing craft
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Re: iggie's transport of delight (USS Montrose)
Nice.
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Re: iggie's transport of delight (USS Montrose)
Excellent.
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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Re: iggie's transport of delight (USS Montrose)
Excellent weathering on the landing craft, it really brings them to life.
My work bench is starting to look like Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.
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And...we're done!
I added some more weathering, using various shades of Flory washes dotted onto the hull and dragged down with a fan brush to simulate streaking, along with various splodges onto the decks etc.
Then I sprayed Xtracrylic matt varnish overall, and then did the decals and black hull bottom, plus some sewing-in elastic painted with Anthracite grey for rigging (highly simplified and non-prototypical )
I added some more weathering, using various shades of Flory washes dotted onto the hull and dragged down with a fan brush to simulate streaking, along with various splodges onto the decks etc.
Then I sprayed Xtracrylic matt varnish overall, and then did the decals and black hull bottom, plus some sewing-in elastic painted with Anthracite grey for rigging (highly simplified and non-prototypical )
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"