Here’s my current work in progress, a Revell 1/720 Heavy Cruiser Blucher. This is quite a step up in difficulty from my previous project, an 1/48 Avenger, also from Revell. Still, it is going somewhat smoothly, and I hope to have it assembled and painted within about a week or so. Apologies for the terrible camera quality.
The thin piece closest to the camera off the main mast broke off right before I was going to put it this piece on the ship, so I had to make some out of the (plentiful) flash.
And in this case, the matching side of this piece was completely missing, so I had to make a new one out of a sprue. It kinda works, at least to make sure the spacing’s accurate-ish. I’ll file down the piece a little more into a slightly more bulbous shape once the glue finishes drying.
Yeah, I was actually thinking of using painter’s tape very carefully to get the desired effect, since paining slows down build times even more. But I can’t paint until I purchase some toothpicks from the store first. Way too many tiny details for my cheap art brushes to handle.
Finally finished construction (though I broke part of a mast and lost one of the secondary turrets), but the Testors paint refuses to come unstuck. How do you guys usually get stubborn paint open?
Yep. But unfortunately I have big man hands that have a tendency of breaking those tiny pieces or sending them flying. It wasn’t a bad build, but I think I got a bit over my head, and having a pair of tweezers probably could have helped immensely. Still, the kit was a Christmas present, so it’s good practice for me and it wasn’t like I lost a lot of money in working on it. Now, if only I can get my paint jars open…
Paint on the hull needs to be redone, but I need to buy more white paint first, and the wallet is quite light right now. Also, I think without exaggeration that I have broken 1/6 of all pieces and had to glue them back together. Also, I was a fool for not painting this on the sprues. Still, I’m happy that I got this thing actually assembled.
It most certainly did, good lord. The big problem was that the flash was often on the masts as well. But hey, it was fun. Are war-era submarines a little less difficult?
Hey if you are still trying to unstick paint lids, try holding the lid under running hot tap water for a minute or so and then carefully manipulating it with pliers. The heat should expand the metal enough to break it free plus it softens the paint a little. Works for me anyway.
Alright, painting is finally finished. I’ve more or less given up on doing more detailwork, as there are several dozen portholes and I simply don’t have the patience or capability. Deck’s a custom mix, as is the grey paint. Tried to use online info and a book on the Admiral Hipper-class to get it as close as possible.
And in this case, the matching side of this piece was completely missing, so I had to make a new one out of a sprue. It kinda works, at least to make sure the spacing’s accurate-ish. I’ll file down the piece a little more into a slightly more bulbous shape once the glue finishes drying.
