Krivak IV

[Dizzyfugu]

Nice! 

[zenrat]

Very good.

[JasonW]

Looking good. I really like the design, logical progression of the Krivak. Nice to see a Soviet ship in the build, I feel as though naval stuff doesn't get as much love here.

Do all Soviet/Russian ships have that bright red deck colour? Hardly camouflaged, is it?

Ah yes, perhaps it's a political statement..... 

For the most part, yes, that is their standard deck color. Some surfaces may be the standard gray, but most deck surfaces receive the reddish brown. I believe it is a no-slip coating. It actually isn't all that far off the the reddish brown linoleum deck color the Japanese used in WWII.

[PR19_Kit]

Looking good. I really like the design, logical progression of the Krivak. Nice to see a Soviet ship in the build, I feel as though naval
stuff doesn't get as much love here.

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It's not a lack of love, it's just that most of us are aircraft modellers, a matter of statistics.

[Captain Canada]

That looks great Geoff ! I can see what you're saying regarding the PE stuff, I've noticed that on models I've seen on on the net.

[Thorvic]

Looking good. I really like the design, logical progression of the Krivak. Nice to see a Soviet ship in the build, I feel as though naval stuff doesn't get as much love here.

Do all Soviet/Russian ships have that bright red deck colour? Hardly camouflaged, is it?

Ah yes, perhaps it's a political statement..... 

For the most part, yes, that is their standard deck color. Some surfaces may be the standard gray, but most deck surfaces receive the reddish brown. I believe it is a no-slip coating. It actually isn't all that far off the the reddish brown linoleum deck color the Japanese used in WWII.

The Russians ships were mostly red anti-slip surfaces, some of the sea decks on larger ships have a dark brown/very dark grey on their sea decks with superstructure decks still in Red. Some of the Smaller combatants have a bright green decks instead of Red. Of note is that the deck colour is also used on the hull below the waterline. RN ships also used the Green or Red semtex anti-slip deck coatings before they switched to Deck Greys.
The latest Russian Frigates hove now adopted a deck grey anti-slip paint to bring them up-to date.

Jason, oh we do have a few ships from time to time, but not all Group Builds offer the right sort of scope to do suitable ship based builds, but its fun to get one done  and out of the way 

[NARSES2]

RN ships also used the Green or Red semtex anti-slip deck coatings before they switched to Deck Greys.

As in the explosive ?

[Gondor]

RN ships also used the Green or Red semtex anti-slip deck coatings before they switched to Deck Greys.

As in the explosive ?

I wondered that myself 

Gondor

[Captain Canada]

get one done  and out of the way 

Too bad I lost my sheets that I listed all of my undone projects on......too many ships to list ! Sure would be nice to get one done and out of the way lol

[Thorvic]

RN ships also used the Green or Red semtex anti-slip deck coatings before they switched to Deck Greys.

As in the explosive ?

Semtex Ltd was the maker of a paste used to cover the Steel decks of ships to make a waterproof, non-slip surface.

[sandiego89]

Great job!  I agree that railings on 1/700 scale ships is too much and take away from the model. Plus they can be mighty tricky to install, at least for me. Well done.   

[PR19_Kit]

Semtex Ltd was the maker of a paste used to cover the Steel decks of ships to make a waterproof, non-slip surface.

I bet that sold like a bomb........... 

Yeah, OK, coat, The Hat, I'm outa here............ 

[proditor]

Wow, that looks awesome Thorvic!   

[chrisonord]

Brilliant stuff, wish I had the patience and the eye to do stuff like this I really do.
Chris