Hood Build - Week 43/46

Things are starting to get serious now, these next 4 issues have parts that I have decided to hold off for a while, at least until I know what and how they join to the main hull.  I have also decided to make some serious adjustments to the 'railings', have a look at you own peril.

It seems Hatchette don't follow logic with this build, not a problem as I/we still seem to be enjoying it but it would be nice to finish some areas first.
HMS Hood has hit the news in 2012 it seems, there is talk of bringing the ships bell up and putting it a museum..good I say, those sailors who died need a memorial. Daily Mail story

(top left & right) I've added some 'litho plate' to the wooded areas as I felt the paint looks far better on aluminium than wood. (bottom left) again with 'litho plate' the corners look neater. (bottom right) The first wall-covering for the quarterdeck which included the name, there is something missing here both on the port and starboard side wall covering..I'll add this at a later date.

(top left & right) Something that was bugging me was after laying the P/E part 183 it seemed not to join up well with the already fixing part as shown by the arrow, I was really concerned that something had gone wrong..(bottom left & right) I had an epiphany...:) I bent the already fixed wall piece and everything fitted.

(top left) Once dry fitting part 184 there were some port holes that needed drilling out and some that needed opening up a little more, I think it looks much better. (top right) I marked with a pencil and drilled and filled the porthole. (bottom left & right) 'Butcher time', I thought long and hard about this one, but I know I've made the right choice, having the railing on the wall part now is just asking for trouble. I have carefully cut them off and stored them but I will be making my own railing...more of that later.

(top left & right) again cutting the railing from the wall covering, do you feel brave? :) (bottom left) As I've not glued these section's to the deck I wanted them secured a little more, so as you can see just a few bits of wood and some screws..all done. (bottom right) The side wall prepared for some undercoating, but not glued into place yet.

(top left) This larger piece is the front of the quarterdeck, we should really be doing this soon. (top right) another wall piece ready for attacking! (bottom left) I simply cut gently with the blade and used the Tamiya P/E pliers to take the railings off. (bottom right) Some deck sections primed.

(top left) After again trying the Halfords paint I gave up, I couldn't get the paint thinned well enough so I opted for some Vallejo grey primer, straight from the pot to the airbrush, mush better. (top right) You can see Ive not added the Hawser's yet, I wont until they are complete, I can not see how on earth they expect people to add the rods and cotton to the Hawsers while they are attached to the walls. (bottom left) I think this primmer really lays well on the P/E, I did clean the bare P/E before spraying, but beware that what ever you clean it with some fibres may still stay of the P/E, this happened to me, I used a cotton bud...I wont be again..lesson learned.

There are areas that I'll be holding off for a while but I will be starting the big guns soon.