Airfix HMS Iron Duke

[777]

It's a great build - but the weathering? Mate..... sublime!

[The Cat]

I love the hell out of that ship and that build. I'm definitely going to pick up one of those kits. I may just order one right now while I'm thinking about it - and it's all your fault

[LastBattlestar]

Originally Posted by Eagle-1

See, it's just this kind of 'out of the box' thinking that makes this stuff so rewarding some times and what makes me hang out with you folks! That idea would have NEVER occured to me and just shows that you really do learn something new every day. To think that those kits could be built like SHIPS is simply mind altering! A ship. Of all things. What next?

Spoken like a true studio scale builder. We strike fear into the hearts of the 'straight' model builders everywhere!

Nice build BTW, Rider. I personally see a large scale carrier in my future sometime. I've never actually built a ship kit, but I hear it's addictive...

Mike

[rider]

Thank you all so much
Last build pics hoping to sail by soon.

Originally Posted by The Cat

it's all your fault

Originally Posted by LastBattlestar

I've never actually built a ship kit

Aside from a basic tinker on an HMS Victory kit years ago, me neither.

Originally Posted by LastBattlestar

but I hear it's addictive...

I can confirm that

[The Cat]

Airfix's 1/600 Moskva's hull has a groove molded on the inside of the hull so that one could scribe-n-snap it and 'waterline' it.

Does the Iron Duke kit have a similar provision?

[rider]

Originally Posted by The Cat

Airfix's 1/600 Moskva's hull has a groove molded on the inside of the hull so that one could scribe-n-snap it and 'waterline' it.

Does the Iron Duke kit have a similar provision?

Apologies Cat. I never thought to look or take in such a detail. For what its worth I would say no as I don't recollect it having one and there is nothing on the instruction sheet to indicate such an option. All it has is a thin line embossing on the exterior to indicate the black line marking.

[The Cat]

No prob, Rider

It didn't mention it in Moskva's instructions either... must have been a feature in an earlier release.

[The Cat]

Okay. I ordered one of those kits.

You happy now?!?

[rider]

Originally Posted by The Cat

Okay. I ordered one of those kits.

You happy now?!?

Like a Cheshire

I really enjoyed this kit. May she arrive safestly to you and delight you.

[Trekriffic]

This is a velly, velly nice ship rider.
Love the weathering as usual.
A happy accident from the comments above eh?

[lakespeed]

The "Iron Duke" is just an awesome name for a ship. It breathes "I'm coming to kick your ass" every time the name is spoken.

[LastBattlestar]

Indeed. Just like 'Battlestar'.

Mike