Steve Zodiac Autore
Time to blow the dust off this one, first job. See where I got to and what I was thinking. A pencil comes in handy. 🤔

Steve Zodiac Autore
Sub sections 1, 2 & 3 completed, as I am not used to doing a battleship I paint and do a light weathering as I go, so hull weathered wooden deck weathered added metal chains. Next weathering the torpedo launchers. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Working on part 4 instructions, 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Little bit of hand painting, then I work on No 5, which is the top of the smoke stack I believe 🤔

Steve Zodiac Autore
Calling it a day, glued, painted, glued and finally a dry fit.😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Now completed stage 5 including a light weathering, time to move on to stages 6 & 7. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Slow progress, but progress. And finished off with a dry fit. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Today has been a day of consolidation and preparation. And last a little dry fit to see how she coming along.😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Letting my eyes rest today, so did some prep work on assembly No7 ready for the wooden deck. And a quick dry fit. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Wooden decks added, with a little help from watered down PVA glue. Will let dry for 24 hours before weathering. And last a dry fit. 😀

David R. Meizoso
Nice progress, following!

Steve Zodiac Autore
Almost, ready for weathering 5 parts out of 6 done on subsection 6.
And thank you David, never done a battleship before. So I am having to follow the instructions to the letter, but it shows how good this kit is. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Sub sections 5,6 &7 construction finished
Need to weather 6&7
Then I start on subsection 8&9.
And of course, a dry fit. 😀

Guy Rump
Looking good, following 👍

Steve Zodiac Autore
Subsection 7 now weathered Subsection 8 completed and awaiting weathering. And last a dry fit with main armourment. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Productive day on sub section 9 about 50% done, it's small details which take the time and I done a lightly weathering as I add the parts including 3 sets of binoculars. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Had a play, used a fine tip marker pen to put the black line on. The rest is all hand painting. Needs a little tidy up. But fairly happy. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Subsection 9 now 75% done finished with a dry fit of the last 25% 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Subsection 9 completed
Subsection 10
Completed
And last a dry fit. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Subsection 11 completed.
Subsection 12 parts assembled and ready for tiding up. Before wooden deck added.
😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Little bit of touching up the paint job and some light pencil weathering ready for the wooden deck next. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Wooden deck added now will leave to dry overnight before weathering. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Almost done 12, to find the last piece is missing of the sprue 😢, but I always have a zip bag for all the loose stuff you find when you open the box. And there it was, so it's been primed now ready for top coat, then I add it.

Steve Zodiac Autore
Calling it a day, subsection 12 is now completed and weathered.
And just for fun, a dry fit. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Section 13 done
Main and secondary armourments are now weathered
First, with pencil
Second, a grey wash
Third, a rust wash using the spot method.
Small drops of wash, which I trail back using a cotton bud.
Last glue in to place. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Started section 14.
Stairs and lifeboats.
I also drilled out the aircraft launchers ramp 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Section 14 is now done, weathered and glued.
On to section 15, the crane's and you guessed it, more lifeboats. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Cranes weathered and added, working on the last 4 lifeboats and primed and main colour on the aircraft.😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Section 15 completed
So, no more lifeboats.
🥳🥳🥳
In fact, the ship is completed. just the aircraft left now. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Aircraft is almost done, just cockpit to do first the floor varnish. Then it's the decals for ship and plane. 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Decals day 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
Completed. 🥳🥳🥳
Will be on display in my local model shop (Mr Models) from Tuesday.
Anyone around Bearwood Birmingham UK 🇬🇧 feel free to have a look in the shop window.

Steve Zodiac Autore
Thoughts on the kit.
It's really well thought out, not being a ship builder as a rule the instructions on the main are easy to follow.
I am sure ship builders would have made a better job of it, but over all I am well please. And a thank you to a friend down under for the advice and encouragement. Good on you Harry Houdini . 😀

Steve Zodiac Autore
In the shop window, had a couple of nice comments from the regulars 😀