Evening All,
PJF: many thanks for the link to the sailors - I have bought a set and almost finished painting them. They were a bit expensive but the quality is second to none and they fit the bill very nicely indeed.
Many thanks to all for the very kind comments re-the S 37. I can now report that bit behind the pointy end of HMS Hibernia is now finished too. All I have to do to complete the project is to put the S 37 on to the ramp and add some sailors - but that will have to wait. Here is the ship part.
The front of the bridge was covered in canvas shrouds presumably to protect it against the oil and exhaust from the rotary engine. These caused me many headaches as I tried several types of paper: tissue, crepe, kitchen roll, etc. All of them crinkled or tore when I tried to apply paint - none of them worked at all well. In the end I used printing paper and painted that - not the best effect either but the best that I can do for the moment. I may ask for help from members of my modelling club later, but for now I am leaving things alone. I also put on the supports for the deck wires - they were from Cornwall Model Boats and are brass fittings primed and painted. The wires are clear monofilament thread painted with Revell Eisen (91). The gangways were made from strip wood.
I hope to finish this in the next couple of days: more when it is finished.
Thanks for looking.
Stephen.
