Shipbucket

Looking very good now the paint is going on.

Thank You!
I had a bad feeling, that something is not okay. That orange color is very wrong!
So, I checked with the original and fixed that shame!



Here are some assembled views.
Please, don't be disappointed from the awful first layer painting and the leaks. I tried new technique with rubber mask paint and i'm still not passed the learning curve successfully! Everything will be corrected with a very thin brush. I'm using self-healing car paints, so I promise there will be no signs from that mess!

Looking excellent! Certainly a lot of progress since the start of this project and it looks completely plausible and real.

Great progress! Thank You for sharing.

Sorry for the long delay.
The ship is no more unnamed. Sorry for the stripped view, but i'm very close to completely finish the hull.
When I prepared to paint the ship numbers, I decide this will be very hard and dangerous task, and the result will be not satisfying.
So I started to think about decals. I made the file, but the decal paper is manufactured... in China!
It's miracle it arrived! Few tests were needed, to be sure that the varnish will not damage the decals. But everything went good from the first time!
The ship's name was a difficulty too. The letters are 2mm high. They are zoomed and photoed at very bright sunlight, but normally they look much better than on the photo.
You can see the toothpick for the scale on the few photos.
The last effort will be for the draft marks. And the time for final assembly will come!
Best Regards and stay safe!

Looking good! Glad she finally has a name and it looks like she is reaching completion.

Fantastic work. Great to see it progressing.

Sorry for long delay! The work on the model slowly progressing. Many of the parts now have their virtual models and await printing. I try to do some "physical" work in parralel.

Rocket launcher and ammo storage models ready for print (RFP)


All rocket launcher area details RFP. Measure pole 1mm per block


Mk.33 turret fully windowed and assembled. No more work here!


Anchor capstan RFP



Type 903 radar antenna on MRS3 FCS ready


Views on the virtual ship model. More parts will be added here when ready.



MRS3 on the platform.


Photoeched platform of FCR.


FCR platform mounted on the superstructure.


Variants of the underway replenishing mechanism RFP.
I choose variant 1.


Fore lights with foredeck floodlight RFP. Not working.


Forecastle closeup virtual view.


Nose flagpole ball with pulley RFP.


The work continues...


Nose flagpole stowed.


Nose flagpole closeup view and rope craddles.


Another closeup view of the rocket launcher.


Type 903 radar antenna.



Anchor chain tubes drilled, with anchor chain.


Anchor.


Anchor and anchor chain.


Stern.


Anchor and anchor chain.


Stern floodmarks.


Hull fully completed!


Fore floodmarks.



Bridge, radar room and main mast WIP.



Ships crest.


Ships crest applied to the model. Funnel painthed.

Excellent!
Always great to see a progress on this model.

Some details added, more are printed and underway.
The anchor capstan is the original from the kit, but it is not correct version for this class of the ships, the new is printed and i will replace it, when arrives.