Sea Diorama with Aoshima 1/700 HMS Exeter Complete Build

Hi there, fellow model makers! As promised I have condensed, well sort of, the entire build series for HMS Exeter. This is a start to finish video of the diorama and the ship. If you would like see the build in more detail you can always refer back to the build series. I hope you like it.
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[@colderwar]

My uncle was probably on the Exeter when it was sunk in the Java sea. He was definitely on the Repulse when that went down a short while earlier, but I don't know which ship he was sent to afterwards - I just know he ended up as a POW. He survived the camps, but the Japanese looked after him so well that he died shortly after the war from the after effects of their hospitality

[@usswasp6530]

you mean "uncle grandpa?

[@colderwar]

@@usswasp6530 No, I mean my uncle

[@TheGeezzer]

The model Exeter has been well constructed but its the sea that wins merits, one of the best oceans I've seen in ages, well done!

[@poketime6769]

I agree.

[@Custerd1]

You’re right, for some reason, instructions for photo etch construction are always awful.

[@GTsuji]

This is model building elevated to art. Incredible display of skill and talent.

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks so much for the kind words mate :)

[@gbjanuary]

Model making is good skill tried it when I was younger and normally made a mess with glue and paint 😝

[@jimcarr4007]

Can you recommend a kit for first timers no photo etch

[@sinansarikaya3662]

@@jimcarr4007 Zvezdas new kits are most of the time fit well and are more or less easy to assemble. Revell kits are also always a good choice for newcomers. Do you want to build ships? Revells miniships are a fun build tough they aren't of best quality otherwise try 1/700 scale ships from Revell.

[@19-models2]

The expression of water is wonderful anyway. The tissue paper became the surface of the water!? 😳

[@georgedistel1203]

Good job 1/700 is pushing my sanity with my arthritis and bad eyes 1/350 is bad enough! SMDH

[@errarehumanumest3810]

You should paint a number of parts before assembling, those that are very small, or will be hard to reach later on. But your video special effect with the ocean waves is insane, wow!

[@ColtorTheSavior]

Holy moly man I've been binge-watching your videos and I'm absolutely blown away by your skill and attention to detail. I have been building Gunpla, Bandai Star Wars, and Revell Star Wars models for a while now but they're the snap models and seem like child's play compared to the things you do. You've inspired me to take the hobby further and attempt some more difficult builds. Keep up the fantastic work my man, much love from Chicago! - Colton

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Hey Colton, thanks mate. Very kind of you. By the way, my brother lives not far from you...Champaign. I have visited him a couple of times, you live in a wonderful part of the world friend....well at least when its not snowing... lol.

[@janjacobostfriesland1038]

Very very good ! And I learned a lot. How did you do the wonderful video effects of moving water ?

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks Jan. The water movement was done using an app on my phone. It's called Pixaloop. The app is free and comes with some basic functions, you have to pay for the more advanced options. This animation was done using just the basic functions :)

[@fabiosilva3799]

Please...1/700 Nimitz

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

I will surely try to make one soon Fabio, but it may take some time :)

[@ptahm1808]

Very nice model and base, but please use gloves (and a mask) when spraying stuff ... :-)

[@Dasboat728]

Great work.Lots of nice details!👍👌

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks mate :)

[@Bazza.baz224]

Great build.... But that music from15:45 to 18:20 was mind-numbing tedium. 😵

[@jimcarr4007]

Awsome. Who do you order your ship kits from. And price. This Whould help me a lot. Thank you. Jim

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Hi Jim thanks for watching. So, when it comes to ships I have started leaning more and more towards two brands, FlyHawk and Aoshima, though I am sure there are some really good kits by other manufacturers out there as well. The kits are not that hard to find, the challenge often is finding the accompanying after market PE set and the wooden deck. I live in Singapore so the two places I search (other than our local hobby shops) are Hobby Link Japan (hlj.com) and Hannants (hannants.co.uk). Also, if you get friendly with the hobby store owner, they will often help you find a good kit and the after market parts :)

[@hobbyman58]

Talk about small, nice model though.

[@billclarke5916]

Nice job, kudos on you skill with the PE too. Strange there was no PE rails on the catapult platform.

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks Bill. I am currently working on the Fly Hawk HMS Prince of Wales, that is one super detailed kit. I have never seen plastic detailing that fine, ships, aircraft, tanks...just really good.

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@@scalemodellingmadness4114 Only Flyhawk kit I possess is the Lutzow German WWI BattleCruiser.

[@niksar3732]

Very nice job mate! However you missed the rigging and the flag(s). I refuse to built waterline kits...and I know there are a lot like me...it constrains you to put it on a see diorama and only in calm waters since if it is a bit rough you need to sow some of the hull which does not exists...

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks mate. I really tried to find a rigging plan but could not find one. Also i have little experience with ships.. too little to rig it on my own. any idea where one can get rigging plans.

[@ColonelRebScaleModels]

Beautiful work, I just came across your channel and like what I see so far…so I subbed and hit the bell…looking forward to watching more of your builds.

[@theGermanPrintingNerd]

Absolute cool Amazing job done

[@bernhardsingendonk2398]

Well done ....... Well done ........👍

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thank you mate :)

[@wuleizhizihei4094]

哇! 太逼真了～

[@片岡義男-v2b]

こんなん 絶対無理w

[@TankerBricks]

Is this the Exeter sailing to engage the Graf Spee or is it her sailing to the Far East?

[@oliver8928]

1941 refit; so any time from her North Sea, Indian Ocean, or ABDA command service.

[@wwkdiecastmore5647]

Top notch build, the dio looks awesome!.....Bill

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks Bill, very kind of you :)

[@Vermiliontea]

Weird how modelers insist on 'weathering' the decks (which were very regularly scrubbed with abrasive stones) on British and American WW2 ships.

[@eileengrant5366]

This diorama is amazing. My brother has just started building a HUGE battleship - the Yamato - which will probably take weeks or months to build. I'd like to make the seascape at the end for him. As I don't have an airgun, could I sponge on the paint, could I get the same effect. Thanks for a great video

[@garyrowe8330]

OUTSTANDING SIR

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thank you, sir :)

[@miguelslade]

Wow, well done, a work of art..

[@trickyrat483]

Breathtaking. I salute your skills, sir.

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thank you so much for the kind words :)

[@waltervangorden5671]

fantastic!!! could you list the after market sets you used on this kit??

[@krzysztofwasilewski9160]

Amazing job!!!

[@marekjakubowicz1130]

in that scale the Walrus looks like a mosquito... the insect. Great job Mister

[@smart50n]

Amazing work of art

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks mate, very kind of you :)

[@fingerfeller]

sweet

[@wayneblackshaw9866]

Absolutely fantastic, great job! well done

[@sajaljugran5414]

beautiful detailed work

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thank you so much 😀

[@incomprehensiblekerfuffle]

By any chance have you had fish n chips with chicken salt lmao

[@SvenTviking]

There is only one diorama to do with this kit, she should be in a hard right turn and the title of the diorama should be “Exeter to investigate”.

[@palanivel5333]

V. V good Artist

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks mate :)

[@davidnash1220]

Brilliant 👏 what a finish just superb

[@bringmeknitting844]

Wow. The look of the decks alone is fantastic. What a marvellous build sir.

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks mate, very kind of you :)

[@MrLemonbaby]

One of my favorite ships.

[@mirrorblue100]

Wow - that is really superb work - incredible attention to detail -thanks for posting the video.

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks mate :)

[@leonidgeikhman357]

Cool work! Did you remove plastic deck before putting the wooden deck? If so, how did you do it?

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks Leonid. I did not remove the plastic deck. The wooden deck is actually a very thin laminate layer that is self adhesive. So, all I did was remove all the extra bumps and knobs on the plastic deck that were not required and then glued the wooden laminate in place. Also, there is a four part series of this built on the channel, it's much more detailed than this complete build video. Hope that helps :)

[@rvs8425]

Excellent construction of model and water diorama. However, I think the weathering is too heavy for such a small scale. Ships were not this dirty/rusty. I think just hints of wear and tear would work better for such small scale project.

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

I agree....but his was my first ship kit and I don't think I judged the scale for weathering correctly. The other problem was that when I tried to keep it subtle, the damn thing would hardly show :) But I guess next time I will keep the weathering more subtle.

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

@@scalemodellingmadness4114 It's an RN ship. Any captain allowing his command to get so rusty would be cashiered! ;p

[@jvengence]

Amazing work here. Wish I could like it 100 more times.

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Wow, thank you Jay! Very kind of you :)

[@petercederstrand2044]

Such a skilled builder!!!

[@bramtyr]

What's the trick you use for cutting the lengths of railings to their proper size in each section?

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

The railings for this ship came from a PE set that was specifically designed for this ship, so they were already cut to size. Else, when using generic railing, I use a thread to measure out the length. Then cut a few centimetres longer than required, to adjust for bending or curving. I hold it in place and then make a final cut if any adjustment is needed :)

[@bramtyr]

@@scalemodellingmadness4114 That's a very clever solve, thanks!

[@TankerBricks]

Excellent!

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks buddy :)

[@George_Roumbos]

Cool stuff mate! Congratulations! On 26:19', what is the color to the left, next to the XF-50?

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

That is Blue Grey, buy any paint to lighten the field blue XF-50 will do :)

[@George_Roumbos]

@@scalemodellingmadness4114 thank you very much!

[@helgeyndestad8562]

A nice piece of work her on a 1/700. with all those small details, but as a retired captain i would say that no ship will be in open water with its gangway out and lowered as you have on her starboard quarter, good seamanship says that when you leave port you secure the gangway ;), nitpicking thats what old seadogs do best. Keep up with your good work.

[@robertscollick3382]

That was exactly the comment I was about to make.

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks Helge...I know very little about ships, but even as I was gluing on the gangway, I felt that it did not feel right. That's why I glued in on one side only...he he he. I know I should have done a little more research but...you live and you learn. Thanks again :)

[@sc225]

Wonder why you paint the model Black first then go grey. Sorry to ask need to this

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Hey Spence, the painting of the kit black first is called black basing or priming. It helps in a couple of ways. Firstly, a unified paint over the kit helps one spot any mistakes (like bad seam lines, finger prints, etc.) easily. If such a mistake is spotted one can correct it, by sanding or puttying, and then reapply the black base to check again. The same would be much more painful do to if you have already applied the final coat of paint. Secondly, the black base helps create natural shadows. If one controls the application of subsequent layers of paint, once can use the black base to achieve nice and subtle tonal variation. Hope that helps :)

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Also, please feel free to ask as many questions as you like. I will try my best to answer them when I get the time :)

[@sc225]

Thanks before that I use to go to Local Home depot purchase a spray primmer to apply to the model. Now I know spray the kit "Black Basing" is a better way and the result are better. Other question is do I need to spray a coat of clear gross finish to the whole model before I apply the weather line to protect the paint I apply before and after I apply the weather line. I spray another cost of Flat clear cost and call that complete.

[@piloto5248]

Job well done......

[@pineapplesand556ers]

Watching you spray without a top on the paint cup makes me nervous. Wonderful ocean effects too.

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks buddy. The open cup is a bad habit of mine, I have tried to be more disciplined about it, but after a few sessions I am usually back to the open cup...lol. btw I have ruined more than one paint job on this account, but never learn my lesson.

[@glynchivers9519]

@@scalemodellingmadness4114 My H&S air brush comes without a lid from new. love the vid but no narration anymore, i used to like that.

[@steevrawjers]

cool

[@christianulbrich6772]

Hammer geil 👍👍👍👍👍

[@pasta-Elsass]

Ｉlike this ship&video

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thank you friend :)

[@rodneyharris9439]

Awesome job !!

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thank you!

[@williamclarke8835]

what a lovely job you did, as a fellow 1/700 ship builder, that's an outstanding job, with a lot of helpful techniques displayed. Why did you not rig her?

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Hey William, thank you. I am glad that you liked the video. I really wanted to rig her, but despite a long and exhaustive search I could not find any information on how this ship was rigged. For a little while I thought I would just rig her using my imagination, but that did not seem right, so I left the rigging off. I know it would have really added another dimension to the kit.

[@williamclarke8835]

@@scalemodellingmadness4114 I asked as you did such a great job on the rest of it, and I picked up so many tips (thank you) that I was looking forward to seeing how you rigged her, as rigging can be patience testing.

[@ysl823gd5]

ウォーターラインの新作じゃん！

[@willvesely3078]

You need a manicure... Otherwise, great video!

[@petebaer7459]

The fleet comander would have a fit seeing one of his ships in such a state. You over done the weathering.