1/700 HMS Devastation circa 1880 (Scratchbuilt)
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by Bob Cicconi |
1/700 HMS Devastation circa 1880 (Scratchbuilt)
My first scratchbuild, HMS Devastation circa 1880. It's 1/700 scale, and I built a hull from laminated styrene sheets, and a superstructure from a soft wood-like material to make masters, I then made molds and cast the parts in resin, as well as the chart house. I modified a funnel from another kit and made castings for the funnels. I scratchbuilt the mast and boat handling boom, and rear platform, and made molds of the fighting top and turrets using parts from other kits I had. PE railings, ladders, and chains and pieces scrounged from other kits made up the balance of the details, and I used caenis line and stretched spure for the rigging. I chose a ship with little detail or complexity, and flat sides, as I wanted to keep it simple for my first venture into scratchbuilding. It was fun, but I think I prefer building conventional kits!
