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Trumpeter HMS Roberts 1/350 Assembly, Painting, Weathering

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Hello! Thanks for joining in! In this video, i'm building the Trumpeter HMS Roberts Monitor in 1/350, which has quite a lot to offer, many PE parts, highly detailed plastic parts and a very unusually shaped ship are what you get.
The kit has no fit issues or other flaws, and is highly recommendable and enjoyable.

The music used in this video is taken from:
www.bensound.com
and
The British Grenadiers fife and drum

17 Comments

@snowdrop9991 1 year ago

Sorry, forgot to compliment you on a fantastic job. Really nice.

@snowdrop9991 1 year ago

My wife's father Sgt A W Harvey DSM RM service number X47, served on board the entire war and was at Salerno and D Day. He was the gunnery sergeant in the twin 15" turret. One of the guns is on display at the Imperial War Museum in south London. As well as the DSM he was wounded by shrapnel and was mentioned in dispatches.

@colinwestwood1162 5 years ago

What a cracking build, excellent quality, i wasn't sure about having a go at this one, you've just made my mind up.

@Beavis-et8ox 2 years ago

Great video, thank you for sharing. Looks like this ship has a decent size for an RC modification...

@JAFKARNAT 5 years ago

Superb workmanship and an unusual subject choice, well done.
Looking forward to seeing your next model.

@scottroberts3881 5 years ago

Great painting tips, Thx...

@ahalfsesameseedbun7472 5 years ago (edited)

I love your description "smaller chonkier Nelson" these coastal gunboats are cool

@BradyCunningham-zh1ft 3 years ago

That would make a good costal battleship

@funinscale2892 Creator 5 years ago

Some Time Stamps:
0:36 Assembly
8:06 Painting
9:53 Weathering
14:18 Finished model

@dennismack9335 5 years ago

Another unusual subject!

@j-frame 3 years ago

Trying to get this in my country is near impossible as none of the online shops or brick and mortar shop also don't have.

@HMSDukeOfYork 5 years ago

One correction when you said the wash to get a dirty look I think you mean weathering because it supposed to be that the paint was heavily eroded

@jerrymccrae7202 5 years ago

Hi greetings from Iowa USA! Wondered if you have done any recent builds? I caught the USS SULLIVANS build and enjoy you skill. I have learned much grim it! Take care!

@model-man7802 5 years ago

Almost resembles an Ironclad 😁

@infinityplayer8465 5 months ago

@patthompson2810 3 years ago

Great job, one small complaint, the music playing when you started the wash was awful and distracting, just saying. Keep up the good work. ps, there are lots of good free music out there, all you have to do is mention the artist/artists at the end of your vlog to negate copyright.

@markbrightman3030 1 year ago

Absolutely awful to build, I'm not the most experienced of modeller but no beginner either, but this was one those kits that make you never want to build again. The plastic parts went to gether easily but the etched brass parts were impossible watched this video and thought how is he doing that? There's no trick to it I'm doing the same and it's just not working. Very frustrating and completely disappointing.
The build is still in progress but if it hadn't been given as a gift the whole thing would be binned as it's no fun