Heller 1/400 H.M.S. Hood.

[JR]

I've just realised how small this is 570 ,

considering the size its brilliant.

Off for a lie down.
453

 

[Tim Marlow]

Looks great Ron. Lifting the build no end….

 

[BattleshipBob]

Cracking work Ron, huge improvement, really admire the work

Slightly off topic, sorry

I know you look at photos, plans etc ref adding bits but how do work out what size plastic card etc you need?

 

[Mini Me]

570, that is looking rather "Ship Shape"......are you sure you haven't put the "Boys" down at the "Clacker" to work with the card stock? This is a little out of Character for you Sir. Perhaps Richard is on to something regarding those pesky Zulus... Rick H. patient 358 bed 2 ward 6

 

[boatman]

Very nice work 570 an im blooming glad my tigers bridge window are a bit bigger than that you must have very good eyesight or did you use a magnifer ?
but brilliant work an is this hood gonna be in a sea or a full hull model ?
chris

 

[spanner570]

Thanks for the humorous and complimentary posts chaps.

As to the questions.....

Bob, difficult to answer really. Sounds a bit of a cop out, but I sort of just take a look at whats required and guess the size, cut a bit of plastic card and then snip and file away until I think it looks o.k.. The forward breakwater is a good example.

Rick. Unfortunately, the '400' Zulus, having been scattered all over the floor in my den, again, are fully occupied trying to figure out how to get back up to the Rorke's Drift shelf!

Chris. Luckily, thus far, I can still get away with a pair of reading glasses. I'll model her in a sea that is rough enough to show the balls up the designers made of her quarter deck!

Here's the 'modified' rear tower.







Thanks for the continued interest.

Ron

 

[adt70hk]

Great work as always Ron.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[Tim Marlow]

Nice mods Ron. Bringing it along well.

 

[boatman]

AN Ron why was it a balls up the designers made of her quarter deck! ?
chris

 

[spanner570]

Thanks chaps.

Chris.
I read that the ship settled too low in the water and this caused her quarter deck to be far too close to sea level and was constantly shipping water. Even in a moderate sea.

 

[boatman]

Thanks chaps.

Chris.
I read that once fitted out, the ship settled too low in the water and this caused her quarter deck to be far too close to sea level and was constantly shipping water. Even in a moderate sea.
This was blamed on a miscalculation by the designers.

OH I SEE Ron yea i heard she was the R/N BIGGEST SUB
Chris

 

[Tim Marlow]

I think that was due to extra armour being added after construction had started. This was a response to Jutland battlecruiser losses. The extra weight took about four feet off of her freeboard apparently.

 

[BattleshipBob]

I think that was due to extra armour being added after construction had started. This was a response to Jutland battlecruiser losses. The extra weight took about four feet off of her freeboard apparently.

And the faster she went the deeper the rear dug in.

My mums uncle served on Hood upto 1940 ( thankfully ) he told my grandfather that she was a beauty but so wet in any real sea state

 

[spanner570]

Boats and Guns.




Cheers.
Ron

 

[JR]

Thanks for the humorous and complimentary posts chaps.

As to the questions.....

Bob, difficult to answer really. Sounds a bit of a cop out, but I sort of just take a look at whats required and guess the size, cut a bit of plastic card and then snip and file away until I think it looks o.k.. The forward breakwater is a good example.

Rick. Unfortunately, the '400' Zulus, having been scattered all over the floor in my den, again, are fully occupied trying to figure out how to get back up to the Rorke's Drift shelf!

Chris. Luckily, thus far, I can still get away with a pair of reading glasses. I'll model her in a sea that is rough enough to show the balls up the designers made of her quarter deck!

Here's the 'modified' rear tower.
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Thanks for the continued interest.

Ron

570 I have no doubt years of working as a chippy have honed your skills at doing a sight measurement and going from there.

Yours 453.

 

[spanner570]

570 I have no doubt years of working as a chippy have honed your skills at doing a sight measurement and going from there.

Yours 453.

453. My dear chap, to compress your observations and I'm sure you will agree, I would prefer to call it guess work!

570

Update...
Nearly there.
I've fixed on the cut down and modified kit handrails. They'll do me.
I've added loads more 'extras' Believe it or not, some are reasonably accurate too! On the other hand, and to even things up, there's even a modified 1/35 Tiger I torsion bar stuck on the ship.

A and B turrets.


C and D....










Still plenty to do, but it's looking a bit more like Hood now......Well, a cheapskate version anyway.

Cheers,
Captain 'Peg Leg' Aslob
Chasing Moby Dick around the Oceans.

 

[adt70hk]

Ron,

Coming on very nicely indeed.

Well done.

Andrew

 

[Tim Marlow]

Looking more hood like by the day Ron. This displays the clean lines of the WW1 designed battle cruisers rather well.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Definitely Hood like now.
Jim

Leave poor Moby alone or I'll have Greenpeace come and board you!!

 

[Tim Marlow]

You do know Moby Dick is incurable, right?