Battleship02 Posted May 12, 2020 #1 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Just wondering how others have been occupying themselves during the cruise drought? With people staying at home and the likes I have gone back to modelling a few ships. I will add some photos but I am undertaking a task of constructing the WWII Battleship HMS Prince of Wales in 1/350 scale in super detail with wooden decks and brass etched parts. It is quite a job and quite time consuming that requires a lot of patience. The painting is one job that is hard to replicate given the ship had a five colour disruptive pattern at the time of its sinking as part of Force Z. I have managed to acquire the only known exact match to Royal Navy paints used in WWII recreated exactly according to mixing instructions. I have previously modelled a few ships in the past and enjoy it as a hobby. I only do them in 1/350 scale. Past models included Titanic and HMS Repulse as well as a few other ones that have had significance with my interests in life and Naval history. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Bay Posted May 12, 2020 #2 Share Posted May 12, 2020 The models look excellent. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getting older slowly Posted May 12, 2020 #3 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Wow..Battleship02 Your models are amazing so the titanic is 2 1/2 feet long....... Use to do modelling for my Model Railway HO....... but that stopped about 30 years ago... If one have the room now would love to start it again but not on such a large scale, as it was under the house in a space about 20 x 10 feet... Like to do a narrow gauge as had a small narrow gauge section in the corner of the layout... Cheers and happy modelling Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelbTone Posted May 12, 2020 #4 Share Posted May 12, 2020 I wouldn't have the time, patience or ability to do this, but I am more than a little tempted to buy a ready-made display model, something like this Queen Mary 2 . Anyone bought this or similar. I have also looked at ones from non-Australian suppliers, but just have that nagging doubt about damage in transit, though no doubt they know how to pack them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battleship02 Posted May 12, 2020 Author #5 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Thanks for the comments. Out of the liners I have Titanic and Lusitania. It used to be a hobby for very rare free time but ever since the lock down and restrictions I have been spending time at home doing it to stay safe and healthy and replenish the cruise budget for the next holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 14, 2020 #6 Share Posted May 14, 2020 When I was a teenager, I used to do models, ships, planes, tanks all painted and such. Nothing quite as large as what you have there though. When I was around 20, I do remember tying the planes to fishing line and hanging them from the hills hoist and then spinning it so they were all flying. I then proceeded to shoot them all down using a slug gun. I sort of regret that now but they would been just collecting dust under a house somewhere anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch1 Posted May 20, 2020 #7 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Looks great Battleship02. Please post a photo of the finished product. Love the model of the Titanic. You have more patience and a much steadier hand than me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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