Building HMS Queen Elizabeth 1943

[Kiteman]

Ist all metal madness to me.........keep slogging away Tony. The strength of a tree lies in its roots!

[Haddock]

Oh no, not trees again!

[Haddock]

Could this be why sailors stand with their feet apart and walk funny. just a thought.

Melons eh?
You were always given to exaggeration or something may be wrong with you.

[zak]

Could this be why sailors stand with their feet apart and walk funny. just a thought.

Melons eh?
You were always given to exaggeration or something may be wrong with you.

You are probably right.

[Haddock]

    Trumpeter have made a great job of the wooden decks, however, it would seem that during the 1943 major refit, the areas around the 4" guns was plated with steel, probably armour plate, see first picture. 
    I've attempted to re-create this with 0.010" card. Here's the first attempt, not stuck down yet.
Haddock.
Take my hat off to Zak, this scratch- building lark can be Kipling.

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[Bigkev]

Hi Haddock,

Very nice job of cutting that plate, with all the circles and cut outs from 1 piece, per side.

No doubt that it'll look really great when properly in place.

Very good, Sir..................................carry on!

Bigkev

[zak]

Nice to see you suffering with some real modelling!

[Kiteman]

Nice!

[Haddock]

Nice to see you suffering with some real modelling!

I think the fun is just starting, just to add to it, my computer is at it again so if I go quiet, it's in the bin!

[Haddock]

     Job jobbed, seems a lot of effort for not much reward. Might have been easier just to paint the offending area steel deck colour. Still, someone would have asked why planks were painted instead of left as bare wood.
Haddock.

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[Haddock]

Don't suppose you can call this real modelling but here's a before and after.
Haddock.

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[zak]

Fiddly stuff.

[Haddock]

Not one of the cradles actually fitted the shape of the boats hulls, they've all had to be modified,
Grrrrrrrrrrrr!

[zak]

You sound a little frustrated Tony.
Never mind it will soon be Xmas!

[Haddock]

           It would be a good idea if somebody from Trumpeter paid a visit to the Imperial War Museum, perhaps as an Xmas present.
           The first thing they would see is a pair of 15 inch gun barrels without a dirty great ring round the muzzle.
           I suppose if I was a real modeler, I'd put it right.
Haddock.

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