HMS Ramillies, 1:500 scale.

[Menne]

New long-term project: Building HMS Ramillies in het 1917 dazzle appearance. 1:500 scale scratch build in metal from plans with added PE. Started with the wooden decks, the gun turret barbettes, and now working on armour belt of the secondary guns. Building in brass on wooden plank-on-bulkhead frame (to be made after the decks are finished for exact size) totally new technique.

 

[Jack Jäger]

Very interesting, and a great start. I will look forward to watch your progress. All the best Jack.

 

[Menne]

Very interesting, and a great start. I will look forward to watch your progress. All the best Jack.

Thank youm Jack! it's an interesting build so far; new techniques and materials. I'll keep progess updated. But it's a slow (learning) process

 

[Morghy]

I've problems with 1:96 .... 1:500 is a dream. Geat cpmpliments

 

[Uwek]

Very interesting project - especially because of the "miniature"-scale -

 

[Menne]

The decks are mounted with the fore secundary gun turrets and armour belt. First portholes made, an interesting eperience in 1:500 Nice PE parts by White Ensign Models. The first part of the dazzle camouflage also painted. Started on the plank-on-bulkhead frame for the hull as a support for the metal plating.

 

[Bryian]

That’s a tiny scale to build. Great effort so far.

 

[Menne]

Metal hull starboardside fitted. Made out of three parts with the armour belt in a thicker sheetmetal. Portholes, hatch and hawseholes installed. Now set in primer (second coat). Next the forging of the portside.

 

[Menne]

Both sides of the hull are now plated in metal. Portholes and hawse holes fitted, and more detail on de fo'c'sle deck. Hammered bothe torpedo bulges (portside and starboard) into shape and mounted them on the hull. Everything in the third layer of primer, ready for the paint sheme on the hull.

 

[Menne]

Painted the dazzle on the starboard side of the hull. Pure 1917 Art Deco. She's pretty in pink

 

[Menne]

Prettier in Pink: HMS Ramillies' portside now also in dazzle. Next the weathering

 

[Menne]

Going nowhere fast: riding her starboard anchor. Others stowed and secured, including safety chains. Paravane chains and their messenger fitted, as well as the breakwater and the barbettes

 

[Menne]

Proudly wearing her name and having her first teeth: 12 6in guns installed and the hull and lower superstructure closed

 

[Menne]

Weather deck made, so the lower part of the superstrcture is getting shape. Also the last of the (semi-open) 6 inch guns made and installed...

 

[Menne]

Cradles and winches on the boat deck installed, as well as the railings and ladderways on the weatherdeck, the first booms and cable reels... Booms in wood, all the rest in metal

 

[Bryian]

Wow, the dazzle camouflage is rather striking.

 

[pebbleworm]

Very nice! I'm intrigued by the deck material. Is is a repurposed commercial product- chipboard/Oriented Strand Board, glulam beam, veneer cored plywood? Or did you laminate it up yourself and if so how? A couple of links below to clarify US terms for the Netherlands.
chipboard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriented_strand_board
Glulam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glued_laminated_timber
Veneer core plywood: https://www.columbiaforestproducts.com/product/veneer-core/

 

[Menne]

Wow, the dazzle camouflage is rather striking.

Bryian, I thought it to be the most striking dazzle scheme on any capital ship. wonderful Art Deco. The reason I started this build

 

[Menne]

Very nice! I'm intrigued by the deck material. Is is a repurposed commercial product- chipboard/Oriented Strand Board, glulam beam, veneer cored plywood? Or did you laminate it up yourself and if so how? A couple of links below to clarify US terms for the Netherlands.
chipboard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriented_strand_board
Glulam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glued_laminated_timber
Veneer core plywood: https://www.columbiaforestproducts.com/product/veneer-core/

pebbleworm, I made the decks myself, using ,7x4mm abachi strips for the lower decks. These were cut up into 'plank lengths (1.8mm to scale) and glued into a laminate. That way the decks became a structural support part for the metal model. The deck of the boat deck is laid on a metal deck plate using cut-up abachi strips of .7mm

 

[Menne]

Started the bridge and higher superstucture. Also aft fire control in place and the paravanes mounted...