Building the Orange Hobby HMS Hermes (Falklands fit)
Some dusty work was needed to remove the pour stubs
I added a bit of sheet to gain more freedom in depicting the vessel in a seaway.
I needed an attachment for the mounting screws.
Early Orange Hobby kits suffered from a persistent mold release agent severely impeding paint adherence. I liberally used silicone remover, but did not fully succeed.
I tend to start with a "piece de resistance" assembly, with the rationale that if I botch this one I might just as well bin the kit. Luckily I managed to get it done.
Just a wee pointer as to how small these PE parts are. There are literally scores of these floodlights. And yes: I skipped the bridge window wipers. For the sake of what remains of my sanity.
Here the little cuties are beginning to festoon the island.
Workign on the base was a welcome respite from that uber-fiddly PE stuff.
Just one page of the several dealing with the island. Go figure why it took me half a year to build this kit.
Adding colour to the base, and strcuture, is fun.
Ready for the gloss coat.
Prior to decaling, I needed to mask and spray the deck, using this copy of the decals for size.
Despite my best efforts, the paint wouldn´t really stick. Mwahaaahhaaa ...
After some repairs.
And after adding the decals. I would have preferred the dry transfers OH used in other kits.
Getting there.
This ship was seriously weathered after the long period at sea in heavy weather.
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8 24 January 2021, 20:23