Orel Admiral Ushakov

[tanker01]

nice work!! I am also interested in ships of this era.

[Michael Mash]

Nice images of that hull work. With a week of "unpaid" time off, you are making fast progress. I'll stay on my toes to keep up with this one.
Mike

[modelperry]

More progress for your perusal. For the upper deck, I laminated the bottom surface instead of the top so I could drill the whole way through to aid in placing and gluing the posts and reels that needed to be sandwiched between the decks. Then I glued the top deck surface in place.

The front tower is still in two pieces and features a spiral staircase making its way down throught the center.

Enjoy,

Greg

[B-Manic]

Thanks Greg, I really like that excellent idea of drilling the holes to assist in alignment.

[member_3]

This is really moving along nicely. The Orel models seem to have improved greatly since their original offerings a few years ago - and you are making it looking even better!

[redhorse]

This looks really good.

[Michael Mash]

Nice work Greg. I looked up some information on the Admiral Ushakov. This is one of the old boats that met it's end at Tsushima. It has a lot in common with my build (Oslabya). Looks like this ship was launched a few years earler. The colors schemes are almost identical. This build is really speeding along.
Mike

[modelperry]

Thanks all. I will slow down when I get to the smaller parts. I also am not sure how I'm going to do the railing. Photoetch railing seems to be a bit expensive but may be my best option. I'm not sure I'm up for making my own.

Greg

[Barry]

Looking good

[modelperry]

The stacks are finished and mounted. On to the turrets!

Greg