HMS Devonshire

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Post WWII ships don't usually interest me, but I picked this up from the Wonderland models stall at SMW last year for a reasonable price.

I shall build it strictly OOB, and full hull, on it's stand - another thing I rarely do these days. 

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The re-issued H.M.S. Devonshire (A03202V).

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I feel I'm off to a good start.

I wouldn't call it 'shake'n'bake', a little pressure was required to make mating surfaces meet.

The first lump at the pointy end, I think its the bridge.

Then a bit behind - a shelter deck?

The stands are glued onto the hull.

Anchors added.

The driving gear - screws will be fitted after spraying the anti-fouling paint.

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Step 3 adds the wings to the bridge and both funnels.

Step 4 deals with the foremast.

Stage 5 sees the main mast and other bits added to the aft superstructur.

At Stage 6 the davits are added, I left the ship's boats off until after the main paintwork. A & B turrets are just dropped in.

Step 7 deals with the Sea-slug and stern. The Wessex is not fixed yet.

And so, with basic assembly complete, she's ready for paint.

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Airbrushed the anti-fouling.

There may be a delay now while I look for a suitable Battleship Grey

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With the paint arriving yesterday, I could push on a bit today, and started by masking below the boot topping.

I could the airbrush the Hataka Hobby Acrylic Paint A205 Light Admiralty Grey (BS381C 697) over the upper surfaces.

Here you can see the difference with the primer.

Masking removed.

I then re-masked for the boot topping.

I was unable to mask completely, so this will be brush-painted.

Then I started painting the decks AK Interactive AK5032 Wooden Deck and Life Color UA 641 Semtex Green.

The boot topping was revealed.

More deck painting.

Next will be touching up.

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She needed a few touch-ups and detail picked out, but is now Kleared, ready for the decals.

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I put the finishing touches to her today.

Hope you like.

[jopres57]

Nice job. The County class were fine, futuristic looking ships that were retired too early. I think that Airfix made a good decision to re-release the kit, let's hope HMS Leander and HMS Amazon are next. I hear that plans are afoot to buy back Falklands veteran HMS Alacrity from Pakistan and have it as a museum ship. Let's hope they succeed, it was shocking what happened to HMS Plymouth.

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Thanks, it was a really nice build and went together well.

[Mark Downey1707820148]

Excellent job but this kit is awful. Showing its age when boxed with Type 12 and Type 21. HMS Tiger similarly bad.