Since today is the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War, I started the Trumpeter 1/350 HMS Dreadnought 1907 kit for the Group Build of the same name here on FSM. I am cross posting so that anyone considering to build this kit can see what issues they might find. I plan on modeling her as she looked on the eve of the war and I am using John Roberts Anatomy of the Ship HMS Dreadnought and Kagero's 3D Views of the HMS Dreadnought as reference.
The first set of pictures show the kit, the sprues and the AfterMarket (AM) I will use for this build. I have not decided on whether I will use the ArtWok wooden deck or not. I will probably start by painting the decks and if I cannot get them to look the way I want then I'll use the deck.
Some of the other AMs I plan on using include Model Master barrels for both the 12" and 6 pdrs along with NorthStar Model resin 6 pdrs with photo etched parts to replace the kit's 6 pdrs. Brass propellers and Eduard's photo etch Details and Rails.
I drilled out all 112 scuttles on the hull and lower superstructure to give them a bit more depth. I then glued the bulkhead spacers and finally glued the two halves together. I ended up adding some Evergreen .125" sheet along the midship bottom since the hull was either warped or I did not get the allignment correct.
So without further ado, here's the start of this build log.
Enjoy,
Steve
