H.M.S. Repulse 1/350
 
The build
As I reckoned that the sea base would be a stiff challenge I decided to build it first and after some failures I ended up with a base made from solid polystyrene plate.
Waves and wakes were shaped with a coarse grater which give it a nice truthful appearance and painted with acrylics from Lifecolor and varnished with something from the shelf in the shed.
I did some little modifications like brass masts, and some styrene strips in some places.
I knew that the aft superstructure had been altered before WWII but I just didn't know how to do it so I chickened out.
This build was stretching my building capacities to the limit. Especially the life boats and the seaplane were real hefty challenges.
Everything is hand painted apart from some experiments with airspraybottles from Tamiya on the main mast (which didn’t work out in my case).
Portholes, bridge windows and spotting top windows are made with crystal clear.
Rigging is stretched sprue. I made the display case myself with an led light strip to illuminate it.
 
This is my second ship since I started modelling including a number of "firsts"  and next “attempts”. Also first serious use of PE.
 
Aftermarket:
WEM Repulse set
WEM 8-barrelled Pom-Poms
GMM the watertight doors, Hatches & hoses
Arsenal 2 sets naval figures, 20mm oerlikons and paravanes
BNA wooden deck (with an additional PE-set)
Master models HMS Repulse Armament Barrels.

Jaap Pluimgraaff