HMS Hood 1/200

[jugjunkie]

This is AMATI's AWESOMELY awesome mixed media kit. Finished, it will be 1314mm long, 150mm wide and 275mm high. Main structural components are Hickory wood with a fair dollop of plastic and a bucket load of brass. It is issued weekly and there are 140 issues. Some time back when they launched their 1/200 Bismarck, I was not really interested so I didn't subscribe, then after the 72nd issue a mate of mine who collected the issues but hadn't built it, gave it to me! Obviously I then got interested and started to build it and continued the weekly subscription to the end - 140 parts later! I started building the Bismarck but that was now a epic task and I wished I did the week by week way. Anyway I got this far with it and then the move happened so it's sitting boxed up in Johannesburg until I buy a new place in about 2-3 years time.

This is pretty much as far as I got with the Bismarck..

Well that's the Bismarck and this is the Hood....

Got part 1 so eack week i will build up the parts and post the pic of the result, so by rights this should a 140 part build

So here is week 1...

 

[Kreighshoer]

oh wow! epic, indeed!

 

[moon puppy]

I'm with Laura...Oh Wow!

 

[Bagge]

 

[SA Dave]

I saw this one at the local CNA also Geoff. I am so glad I dont build ships or I might be tempted.

 

[MrT]

Ok this is off the chain. Now how do I get one?????

Terry B)

 

[jugjunkie]

Ok this is off the chain. Now how do I get one?????

Terry B)

Hi Terry, you can subscribe at www.hachettepartworks.com

 

[nerdling]

That looks fun, Can you actually get that here in the States? We don't seem to have any of those insane magazines like that.

 

[MrT]

How many issues does it take to complete the model?

B)

 

[jugjunkie]

How many issues does it take to complete the model?

B)

It's 140 issues, and i just got number 2 and built the bits....

 

[MrT]

Oh wow!

 

[Iron Mike]

Wow, indeed!

HOW many issues did you say there are? 140??

 

[jugjunkie]

She's growing - number three all done!

 

[Tim A.]

This is interesting



Tim

 

[Adam Baker]

Wow, that is really cool! 140 weeks tho, to get everything, almost 3 years. But I guess it could help prevent burn out, only doing a little bit at a time.

I'd love to do that, but I doubt I could afford the money each month, plus it looks like its only available in the UK.

 

[moon puppy]

It would surely make sure the glue has cured between steps.

 

[jknaus]

Definitely a long term relationship. Will be interesting to watch this progress. Wheres the easy chair smiley when you need one.
James

 

[paddy]

We get lots of these magazines in the UK. I see someone on another forum is building the Lancaster. Up side is its pretty unique, down side is 140 weeks at £6 a week is £840 ($1340).

 

[jugjunkie]

I've been away for awhile in China so I missed 3 weeks and when I got back, the news agent only had numbers 5 and 6!!! No4 was apparently short supplied by the publishers so I had to build the little bits from 5 and 6 that I could but that's it - no further without number 4 arrives :vmad

 

[moon puppy]

Dang, well...