Combrig kits of IJN Ironclad Fuso (1900) and IJN Gunboat Heine (1895)f

[BigGrandad]

V/thin coat of Liquitex, then textured with a flat spatula.
wait 30 mins or so then smooth down with a wet brush to take off the higher wave points

 

[BigGrandad]

Peeling off the template masks before the Liquitex dries completely

 

[BigGrandad]

Current build progress, some more paintwork, mast detailing and superstructure additions. PE ladders and railings have arrived so that’s next on the agenda.

 

[BigGrandad]

At last, some superstructure and all of the PE railings in place, not without a fair degree of trauma.

 

[BigGrandad]

That really was a bit of a battle!!!!! Have decided to have a break and move up a couple of scales to do some dry dock work on my revel 1/144 Snowberry. Will start another thread on this, maybe.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Very nice, very nice indeed

 

[Jim R]

Those two look very nice Graham. They are tiny but with decent details.
Are they styrene or resin?

 

[BigGrandad]

Those two look very nice Graham. They are tiny but with decent details.
Are they styrene or resin?

Hi Jim
They are resin, come from a Russian company called Combrig. They do a large range of (mostly Russian) early warships, in both 1/700 and 1/350 scales. They used to be sold by Mike McCabe at Starling Models but that’s gone out the window since Putins madness!! You can still get them on the likes of eBay but more expensive than Mike’s prices.

 

[Steve-the-Duck]

1/700 IJN pre-dreadnoughts? How did I miss this?
Nothing wrong with having them together as Fuso fought at Yalu River in September 1894 and Heien was captured in February 1895.
This is Fuso pretty much as she was repaired after sinking in a collision with Matsushima in 1898, and put back into service as a coast defence ship in 1900, serving until 1908. Heien served until sunk off Port Arthur in September 1904

 

[BigGrandad]

All PE railings fitted and painted, moving on to ships boats next.

 

[BigGrandad]

Starting to add details on Ping Yuen, David’s and ships boats next.

 

[BigGrandad]

‘Davits’ #*** spell checker.

 

[Mark1]

Looking good.

 

[scottie3158]

Graham,
Apologies I have missed this up till now. That is beautiful work and in such a tiny scale.

 

[BigGrandad]

Graham,
Apologies I have missed this up till now. That is beautiful work and in such a tiny scale.

Hi Paul, thank you for your comments. They are small, a scale down from my usual models. It has made me realise the limitations of my eyesight and abilities, so the next one is 2 scales (1/144) the other way!!!!! Interestingly it is the Ping Yuen again, a Bronco kit I ordered from China. First pricey purchase from that source but despite giving a 6/8 week delivery time on the site it arrived witin the fortnight.

 

[Bri62]

Very very nice work

 

[BigGrandad]

More detail added to Ping Yuen. Have mounted her onto the base to create a more stable situation for adding the rigging, hope it’s not a mistake

 

[BigGrandad]

final detailing done, both ships mounted, just a coat of sealer, the rigging on Fuso and some work on the sea base.

 

[Jim R]

They are both looking really nice Graham. They look good together. Very neat, detailed work.

 

[BigGrandad]

They are both looking really nice Graham. They look good together. Very neat, detailed work.

Thank you Jim.
damned hard work at this scale, maybe the last time I go this small