HMS Sheffield (Troubled Waters)
1May 15, 2022the scene I am aiming to replicate as a memorial
2May 15, 2022It is an old kit but pretty well detailed for all that! I got this as a cluc "pass around" and I think everything is here, although decals were DOA
3May 15, 2022basic build and paint with railings installed. it will need detailing later
4May 15, 2022Roughing out a base from high-density foam
5May 15, 2022Test fit on the base.
6May 15, 2022Building up the base with foil, tissue and mod podge.
7May 15, 2022Before the seascape painting begins...
8May 15, 2022Primed the base in black then applied a first series of paint layers
9May 15, 2022a layer of mod podge gloss (this will be the pattern for a few layers : paint then mod podge gloss to build up some depth)
10May 15, 2022sponge highlights 70.907 Pale Grey Blue
11May 15, 2022spray heavily thinned highlights: 70.868 Dark Seagreen, 70.973 Light Sea Grey
12June 18, 2022The photo depicts a Sea King coming in to land and I presume help with the crew evacuation. I used one from the [Trumpeter 03438 1:700 Sea King kit.
13June 18, 2022I painted I-don't-know-how-many crew from the excellent ION Model 1:700 3D-printed Royal Navy Chilling on deck
14June 18, 2022All the basics are now ready for assembling the diorama...
15June 18, 2022On the base. Note the Sheffield has grown some aerials (stretch sprue) and some rigging. Water hoses are hanging over the side - used by a fire-fighting crew operating from a small ship's boat to attack the fire from seaboard-side.
16June 18, 2022With some effects building up:
* smoke (cotton wool - small tufts sprayed with Mr Hobby flat matt topcoat for stiffness and adhesion)
* heli rotor wash
* fire-fighters in a ship's boat directing their hoses on the damage
17June 18, 2022Build Complete
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22June 18, 2022Completed presentatio
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Reproducing a famous photograph of the fire-fighting efforts aboard the HMS Sheffield after is was hit by an Exocet on 4 May 1982. Part of a Falklands 40th Anniversary group build.
