Monday, 6 February 2012

Prinz Eugen & friend

Currently on the slipway is this pair of Airfix 'Prinz Eugen' kits.  I have lightly knocked about one of them to vaguely represent the pre-war 'Hipper'.  By the time this post is published they should be finished (sorry, commissioned), so more photos soon.
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8 comments:

  1. afilter6 February 2012 at 16:02

    Look forward to seeing the completed products.

    Aaron

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  2. Tim Gow6 February 2012 at 16:13

    afilter
    I'd invite you to the launching, but you get so little in a 1200 scale champagne bottle....

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  3. Paul6 February 2012 at 20:01

    More speedy progress, how long does one of these take to complete?

    Nice comment on the commissioning.

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  4. Tim Gow6 February 2012 at 21:12

    Paul
    About an hour (spread over a couple of evenings) and then after the spray paint has dried, about 30 minutes of brush painting. Works of art they ain't!

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  5. Geordie an Exiled FoG7 February 2012 at 00:36

    A nasty pair of commerce raiders for sure

    I trust you'll get The Mighty Hood after them

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  6. David Crook7 February 2012 at 06:02

    Hi Tim,

    Re the painting - but they are very effective! Nice touch re the Hipper. IIRC I did something similar when I used the funnels for some scratch builds in the SE Asia campaign. A simple touch but it makes a lot of difference.

    Can't wait to see more!

    All the best,

    DC

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  7. Tim Gow7 February 2012 at 08:07

    Geordie
    Ah yes, the Hood. I'd better build one!

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  8. Tim Gow7 February 2012 at 08:10

    David Crook
    I'm aiming for representations rather than trying to get details correct. Looking at the pre-war Hipper, the most noticeable difference is the absent funnel cap. Job done!

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