Whilst this is a well-known kit, there don't seem to be many photos of
built models out there on the web (in fact I haven't found any so far)
so I thought I'd post some pictures of my build.
So far the hull and deck are assembled (the forecastle is not fitted
yet) and painted, including basic weathering and drybrushing. Some minor retouching to the stripes is also needed. With
large ship models I usually paint the hull before assembling the rest
of the model - otherwise you usually end up damaging the
rigging/fittings whilst painting.
Not really much to see at the minute but I will post more photos in this thread as the build progresses.
I am building the kit more or less OOB, representing the Kearsarge in
1880s configuration, with a few additional details such as bulwark
interior ribs, glazed portholes + windows, etc.
Despite the flash, mould lines and sink marks, I'm very impressed with
this kit. After building the Revell/Matchbox 1/72 Flower-class corvette
(which needs much of the fine detail to be scratchbuilt) and recently
starting the Lindberg 1/125 Fletcher-class destroyer (which needs
virtually ALL the fine detail, and a lot of the larger components, to
be scratchbuilt or heavily modified if you want a detailed + accurate
finished model) it's a refreshing change to build a kit which is as
comprehensively detailed as this "out of the box" - especially
considering that it's more or less a contemporary of the above 2 kits.