Topic: HMS Zulu build

[radio joe]

Checked out Fleetscales website the only thing close was a Westland lynx in 1:72. and a couple of other company's have wasps but in 1:48 and 1:72 scale, the wasp is quite a simple shape I might try moulding one in Plasticine if I can find the measurements then I could make a mound and cast one in resin,

Did the boot topping today, beginning to look like a warship, still a lot more painting to do on deck and superstructures plus all the fittings that are just primed at this time, then my favourite part adding the fittings that really bring her to life.

[Tanzy]

Looking good. sIrmar the only place for the wasp short of Ron shrinking his. I ordered one in October and it took 3 weeks  to arrive.  As I have not started my build I have not opened it yet. I will try to open it up and upload a picture If I can this weekend.

[swiftdoc]

well done, Joe Everything looks very neat. I like the brass etched mast very much.

Regards - Arno

[paul swainson]

Looking good Joe, wont be long now till I am back home and start my build.   I am getting model shivers so to speak not being able to do any work and watching you and the other guys move along with there builds.   While I was in Melbourne I got photos of the J224 HMAS Castlemaine a Bathurst Corvette.

[karlgalster]

Hi Joe,
Looking very good. I think your colour of the hull below the boot topping looks realistic - closer to brown than red. I have my supicions that the red (car repair red primer in some cases) favoured by some warship modellers is not strictly accurate. I am building an Adm Graf Spee at the moment and I am using White Ensign enamels since they specialise in accurate colours for warships of all nations and the colour appropriate for my model is a dark brown with only a suggestion of red.
Robin

[radio joe]

Thanks for your kind comments chaps, yes Robin I know what you mean, I personally don't favour the "red" bottoms, the ships I saw in dry dock when working in Portsmouth Dockyard all had a kind of browny red colour, the closest I've found is the Humbrol brick red acrylic that I use for all my builds

[mikearace]

I use either the acrylic Humbrol Brick red or the Revell equivalent which to me are the most realistic.  That said from my memories I do recall different shades on hull bottoms when on view in dry dock.  I know that there are some people who are quite particular about the 'official' greys used over the years but even the greys often looked different shades at times.  Certainly I remember being tied up alongside fearless when on Intrepid and we did DTS handover in the seventies and we were a much darker shade of grey than Fearless and our topping line was not the same height as Fearless and her pennant number was placed different to ours.   

[radio joe]

Yes Mike, I know what you mean about the shades of grey (no pun intended)   I saw quite a few in the dockyard, and the difference in foreign navies is obvious the German navy in particular is a very dark grey not far off the primer colour I used, I tend to use a rather pale grey which seemed to be favoured in WW2.

[Tanzy]

Hi Joe this is the Sirmar wasp body, took about 3 weeks for delivery. If you need any more info let me know

[paul swainson]

Hi Joe,  There is a gent on one of my other forums who as made this Wasp in 1.96 scale and does the kits complete with engine  and wheels.  Will post details when I get home on Friday/Saturday.

[Tanzy]

Look forward to the post on the wasp details, I knew someone had done a limited amount of the 1/96 on another forum but was told they were sold out and he was not doing anymore. Obviously duff info.

 

[radio joe]

Thanks for the info chaps, I'll look out for that Paul, and thanks for the photo Tanzy.

[paul swainson]

Hi Joe if you join this forum and read this article the guy makes a scale wasp in 1/96.

http://modelwarshipsuk.informe.com/forum/post29867.html

I have his Email address id you want it.

[mikearace]

I bought one of these from him for my HMS Yarmouth.  Came very complete with just rotors to add.  He did it from 3d printing if my memory serves me well as he was also doing some Scimitars and Sea Vixens but he only did a limited run of I think a dozen or so?.  Was a nice little piece of kit.

[Tanzy]

Checked the link, I emailed him in November and he said he had/is supplying them via Sirmar.