Have not been on the boards for a while. We moved House and I now have a Man Cave. This is my next Build which I will enjoy Building. GFurther updates to start soon…Cheers mark
Interesting ship- what period would that be from?
From memory 1880s, near Sino-French war and SpanAm war era.
She’s either Armstrong (UK) or German built (could be wrong about that).
Much argument about whether a “protected cruiser” or a “battleship” or a “coastal monitor”–but those terms and definitions were in high flux at the time.
From memory, the ship has a ton of wood decksand every kind of gun and mount, which makes for a visually appealing model just filled with “stuff” (if a pain to mask) Wood & steel masts and yards, too. Shrouds but no ratlines.
A quick ‘Wiki-check’ says Armstrong, around 1886, and about half the size of USS Olympia C-6, so I’m thinking Protected Cruiser works.
She was a British Elswick Class Cruiser built for China. She wash built in about 1888 and sank during the chino-Japan Wars in 1904.
Yes, nomenclature was very changing, and frequently different by country. The stuff and spars, and the variation of guns and propulsion are what fascinates me about that period.
Nice subject should be a fun build and an attractive model. The more I build warships, the more I’m liking pre WW2 subjects and lately the pre-dreadnought era.
Hi,
I have both this kit and the Bronco 1/144 Ping Yuen that I haven’t started yet. So I will be following your build closely and am lookinf forward to seeing more. [:)]
Pat
This was always one of my favorite pre- pre-Dreadnought designs. I built a largish-scale import kit of her years ago…forget the mfg…but it was rather toy-like and unsatisfying. Nice to see there’s what looks to be a nicer version out there.
Will follow your build with much interest. [:D]
I built the other kit they did, the Chen Yuen battleship, Stettin-built.
It had acres of wood deck, probably one of two or three times I’ve used wood AM decks.
Very nicely made kit, and great looking.
Bill
Found the kit on Amazon, got it already. Beautiful kit. Was a little wary at first- what is an armor kit mfg doing bringing out a ship kit. Quick look through the box settled my fears. Crisp molding and detail, includes PE, and instructions are great! I hope I can get a good buff paint these days.
Thank you to everyone for your comments. Just back from Holidays so will restart the Build Shortly…Cheers mark
Just a quick update. Hull has been Base and Detail Painted. Will have some more soon…Cheers mark
Looking great. Love your gold work.
Thanks Mate. The Deck is now added and the A/M Deck has been laid. Now to start her Fitout. More to come soon…Cheers mark
Well!
Mate, It looks like you nailed it! She’s looking great! I just Started revell’s “Olympia” Model. Fascinating indeed, this period in ships.
Looking really great.
She does look dressed up for service.
I highly recommend this book- https://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Steam-Navy-1862-1945/dp/1861761449
One of these Bronco models is a museum ship, I don’t remember which one but it’s not hard to find online. The restoration is kind of cheesy, like a movie set, but informative.
The one I built, the Stettin-built battleship; had Gatling guns in the tops. I scratched them complete with little cranks.
Bill
I think a yellow such as the russians had at Tsushima might be more inline. Who knows, but on my Chinese Pre-dreads and my Tsushima Borodino I used Lufthansa yellow and it looks good against all that black.
Got that suggestion from a build on Modelwarships.
Bill
Thanks for the comments Gents. For the Yellow I am using Tamiya’s TS Spray Camel Yellow as it is not too bright…Cheers Mark