Hi all
Thanks guys
John - sorry, I forgot the ruler photo but the whole ship is 29cm long.
Well for the time spent only a little progress. Bought a couple of books. The Man o' War one was a bit pricey as it is long out of print but together they make interesting reading and reference.
Spent a lot of time on the PE 'octopus' for the mast. Also did a dry fit to see where I was at.
The lower part of the superstructure is slightly warped as the photo shows. It goes down OK but will need clamping.
Also, for some reason,
Tamiya have omitted the doors and portholes on the lower superstructure. I'll have to check the references and sort that.
I swung the mast/crane through 90 degrees so it hangs over the side. In one of the books there is a great photo showing the Rodney taking on supplies from a barge. Somewhere I have a box of 1/700 tugs, barges etc. which I can use - if I can find them. So I'll do a simple dio of that.
Still a long way to go and so I thank you for your patience
Jim