HMS Starling anti sub sloop WW2 1/200 - Page 2

**Don Boose** · #11 04-15-2010, 06:37 PM

That last photo - a collage of maritime art -- is great.

Don

**jimkrauzlis** · #12 04-16-2010, 06:32 PM

Wotcher, bazzer!

Quite a treat to see you start another project...looks like a brilliant start!

Cheers!
Jim

**Barry** · #13 04-17-2010, 05:58 PM

Thanks for stopping and looking yet again.

Decidedly complicated aft hull. It is such a small model I decided to use good quality 80 gsm paper it seems to have worked reasonably well the usual overlapping plates because that's the easiest way to build keel plates for me I have decided not to paint this one looks ok in daylight. I was expecting a lot of problems right at the aft end because the join is in the middle of the plates but with a little trimming it fitted well.

**Don Boose** · #14 04-17-2010, 07:13 PM

Good progress. The images give a good sense of the underwater shape of the hull.

Don

**Barry** · #15 04-18-2010, 05:30 PM

The Hullsides are in place, of course after saying that I always build bow to stern, this one goes the opposite way. An overlap is provided to trim the sides for fitting.

**jimkrauzlis** · #16 04-18-2010, 05:34 PM

Wotcher, bazzer!

Mate, that's just plain beautiful! A very attractive job in adding the hull sides, she really has attractive lines.

Hoping to see more real soon!

Cheers!
Jim

**Don Boose** · #17 04-18-2010, 06:51 PM

True words! You've really caught the hull lines and the look of the ship. This is going to be a beauty.

Don

**Barry** · #18 04-20-2010, 06:39 PM

Thanks for the kind words Jim and Don.

The basic superstructure goes together quite quickly B gun house has an odd shape in that it slopes down towards the bridge which of course fooled my brain so it is only a test of this and the bridge because I drew the details backwards on the deckhouse. The bridge error was just silly a tiny triangle missed off. I shall probably build the next set wrong as it was very straightforward this time.

**Don Boose** · #19 04-20-2010, 07:11 PM

I'm not sure I understanding the error, Barry (but then, it's getting late here and I've had a long day, including my annual lecture on the Russo-Japanese War).

In any event, these three photos look just grand to me. These ships truly had sweet lines and your model is a treat!

Don

**D-H** · #20 04-20-2010, 11:32 PM

I will not be able to resist this one! The Battle of the Atlantic has always been a interest and these little ships and their crews went a long long way to winning it.

Fantastic work!

David