Borodino

Hi Swanny,

Been away for a while and glad I checked in on your progress.  It looks fantastic.  Mikasa would look good next to it.

Scott

Spent a couple evenings working on the small life boats.

Since I seem to be on my way to building a small 1/350 scale navy I had thought to add a WW2 U-Boat as a size reference piece. With that intent I acquired the AFV Club V-II B U-Boat a while ago and was working on it while waiting for stuff to dry on the Borodino. Tonight I finished the U-Boat. Soon the Borodino will join it and my other completed 1/350 ship over and around the aquarium in the family room.

Now that the U-Boat is off the bench I have room to start working the Varyag kit. I'm really glad I did this as it is adding to the Borodino build and here is how: Obviously with the GMM PE set we are pushed towards buying the Varyag just to not let good PE go to waste. However being the slave to AMS that I am I ended up acquiring the Eduard set for the Varyag as well. Now here's the rub, the Varyag boat hoists have plastic molded in place hooks which are not bad however the Eduard PE set has really awesome hooks to replace these. The Borodino boat hoists have no hooks whatsoever and I was not looking forward to scratch building all those little 1/350 buggers. Now I can upgrade the Varyag with the Eduard hooks and blocks, salvage the original plastic pieces and transplant them onto the Borodino improving the quality of that build and making my life just a little easier. So if you are building or planning on building the Borodino get the Varyag and definitely get the Eduard PE set to help both builds. I would still get the GMM PE set as well. Yes I know it is an additional cost but seriously, once you've come this far whats a few more dollars? You'll just end up spending them on something silly like food.

Fore mast rigging about 60% complete. The antenna hanging from the lower yardarm are actually hair from my wife's hairbrush

Better gathered from her brush than having snuck up behind her with a pair of scissors .

Mike

The kit lacks material or direction for any boarding ladders. I cobbled mine together from the spares box and other leftover odds and ends. Thinking about posing a steam launch there on a clear peg when all done.

And then there is more rigging.

Eh ?

  Wut's wrong wid de bench bein da shipyard ? The planes get builded too ! An The car merdels as well . So Dere !  LOL  .LOL. LOL.

My bench has some of everything going on it; 2 ships, 1/48 F4D-1, 1/48 F-16, 1/48 resin Ruth, 2 different 1/6 anime girls in various states of undress and a 1/48 C-47. Looking at kicking of a 1/24 1926 Mack tanker truck as well.

Almost five months from the start date this one is now done and sitting on the aquarium with the rest of the 1/350 fleet.

Very nice work, the detail is excellent.  Looking forward to your next project.

Marcus

I really like the details you've done on this build. I also like the color scheme - seems like it should be getting ready for action!

Mike

I do have to ask- all that rigging jumping up from the rear stack cap?Where did you get that?

That rear stack rigging is based on some material from the Gold Medal Models rigging instructions along with some internet resources. Earlier I posted a link to a line drawing of the stack stays which was used heavily.

Great work Matt!