mtaylor Posted December 2, 2016 Share #211 Posted December 2, 2016 My eyes aren't hurting but my brain is. This is incredible. RGL, Canute and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBlakeny Posted December 2, 2016 Share #212 Posted December 2, 2016 What an enormous amount of details! I've started a Yamato by Deagostini and will be looking at your model a lot. It's so inspiring. Canute, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Current builds : On hold : IJN Yamato by DeAgostini - 1/250 Completed builds : Bermuda boat Corsair (scratch) President by Sergal - 1/60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share #213 Posted December 5, 2016 Moving on to the funnels, lots of details be be added here. Again, the base... Then the pre after market aftermarket, including hatches, steps and internal ladders plus support struts then the pontos funnel grille Old Collingwood, FatFingers, BANYAN and 21 others 24 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted December 5, 2016 Share #214 Posted December 5, 2016 Quite a bit of detail even in the funnels - this should make into one very nice model Greg. cheers Pat Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted December 5, 2016 Share #215 Posted December 5, 2016 Good progress on that funnel, you still have quite a bit to add there. Is it very fiddly or easy does it? Cheers mtaylor, Canute and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share #216 Posted December 5, 2016 It's pretty much follow the dots so far, the handrails are a punish and I'm still considering how much additional detail I need to add. As it sits at an angle, handling is very painful so it has to be top to bottom and trying to seat it in blue tack. This is the last main bit that seats on the centre island where it will really get very crowded. You've probably noticed I've done none of the control turrets or smaller guns which will be done last after the superstructure as it will be mass production. The more you do PE the better the muscle memory as a fine motor skill, and it becomes a VERY fine motor skill at this scale. Like a tall ship, when you move on from planking it's a whole new skill set, which ends with rigging. Old Collingwood, cog, mrshanks and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted December 5, 2016 Share #217 Posted December 5, 2016 Couldn't imagine making and adding the turrets and small guns in advance would be useful, considering their location. They probably would make it harder to work with/on the other elements for the superstructure At least I know now I'll be getting PE muscle tone hardly visible, but I can brag about it mtaylor, BANYAN, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share #218 Posted December 7, 2016 The funnel is now pretty much complete. There is a gantry to go but I won't put it on till later as well as a ships whistle. The 150cm spotlight platform is next. The reference has support struts along the entire sides but the metal platform below is too wide so I'll leave good enough alone. The crew quarters whilst a nice addition will not sit flush so I used rivet strips to cover them which will be OK when painted. 8 extra sets of doors were added as well as a couple of hatches and pipes. and steps over the grill. Finally how she sits on the superstructure which will be next. cog, Canute, GuntherMT and 16 others 19 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted December 7, 2016 Share #219 Posted December 7, 2016 How are you getting on getting PE to stick to resin parts without using super glue? OC. mtaylor, cog and Canute 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share #220 Posted December 7, 2016 This is plastic, but I've never had a problem with PE and resin. If anything it works better. Canute, cog, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted December 7, 2016 Share #221 Posted December 7, 2016 This is plastic, but I've never had a problem with PE and resin. If anything it works better. I've started on my 20mm gun tubs that are pontos resin jobbies, got the PE ammo box's aswel but tried fixing them in place using undiluted PVA glue, and although they fix they leave a skin either side of the PE part and if its scraped away the PE part comes away, just like the PVA is not bitting into the resin and making a good bond. OC. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share #222 Posted December 7, 2016 It's because PVA is for wood, CA works better cog, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted December 7, 2016 Share #223 Posted December 7, 2016 It's because PVA is for wood, CA works better Interesting - I'm sure I have seen many times mentioned on forums for plastic modeling, that PVA is good to attach PE railings aswel as CA. OC. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share #224 Posted December 8, 2016 Only for railings to fill gaps between the hull and deck, PVA is a bit too thick for me Canute, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share #225 Posted December 12, 2016 Making a start on the main superstructure, there are a lot of individual stanchions to place, and ladders in the first instance. then moving on to the triple 25mm gun tubs, each one has 12 support struts to me placed and each is 1mm. I set up my usual production line placing each one in bluetack and using a pin to drop glue in. The lots of foot and handrails and plonked them on. The little radio shack has little vents as per the reference material so it has been bashed a little using tiny funnels. Next are the gun controllers supports which will also require handrails. GrantGoodale, CDW, mtaylor and 22 others 25 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted December 13, 2016 Share #226 Posted December 13, 2016 Looks good Greg, a lot of work gone in there and nothing big to show cheers Pat RGL, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share #227 Posted December 13, 2016 This is like the spine, not many appendages yet Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vossy Posted December 13, 2016 Share #228 Posted December 13, 2016 This is super Greg. Do you sand/shave of the plastic handrails before attatching the PE ones? RGL, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted December 13, 2016 Share #229 Posted December 13, 2016 Wow, all those little gussets are quite an eye test. As you once stated, it is highly critical to acquire the very best fine point tweezers you can get your hands on to do work like this. Just no other way, really. Normal variety tweezers just won't get the job done. Old Collingwood, RGL and mtaylor 3 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share #230 Posted December 13, 2016 Vossy, there are no plastic handrails included. Pontos includes rails but I prefer the individual stanchions, whist it's a LOT more work I think it's more realistic mtaylor, Old Collingwood, hexnut and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vossy Posted December 14, 2016 Share #231 Posted December 14, 2016 Sorry Greg I meant the ladders that are moulded on. Do you remove those? mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share #232 Posted December 14, 2016 Oh, the little steps? After much thought I left most of them on as I an pretty much crap at aligning the after market ones so they look worse than what I could achieve with a few washes later. Given the overall amount of detail I think a bad job on them would just draw the eye to poor workmanship. I will post some more later when my 11 year old lets me use my computer. mtaylor, hexnut, cog and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share #233 Posted December 14, 2016 The last of the support structures for the main superstructure are the 4 bases of the type 94 director and the navigation lights, including handrails, MG controller, the crew ready room. This is pretty much it and the convoluted mast will be next. Dryfitting the assembly you can see how many vacant spots there are and how much piece work is to go. Farbror Fartyg, ccoyle, gjdale and 23 others 26 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vossy Posted December 14, 2016 Share #234 Posted December 14, 2016 AWESOME!!!!!! mtaylor, Old Collingwood, RGL and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted December 14, 2016 Share #235 Posted December 14, 2016 Magnificent. Do your references include detail photos on the rigging? Those have been hard for me to find. Canute, cog, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share #236 Posted December 14, 2016 The most recent Super illistration published in Japan last month pretty much sorts it. Not so much a rigging plan but join the dots. Whilst it will be too late for me I have ordered the new AOTS as well. Maybe that will be better and I don't think I'll be up to rigging by March 2017. Old Collingwood, Canute, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted December 14, 2016 Share #237 Posted December 14, 2016 Marvelous job on the superstructure, Greg. It is coming along nicely. I recently got a magazine/book which has some pretty clear views on the rigging. I'll send you a PM when I'm home and have had time to look it up mtaylor, RGL, shane762 and 1 other 4 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted December 14, 2016 Share #238 Posted December 14, 2016 Crikey Greg, that is something else - great work. All those long hours with fiddly repetitive work are showing their fine results. cheers Pat RGL, Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted December 15, 2016 Share #239 Posted December 15, 2016 awesome progress Greg........detail at it's highest form! RGL and Canute 2 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted December 15, 2016 Share #240 Posted December 15, 2016 (edited) This is literally a floating fortress..... It feels so much like these indomitable medieval castles. Yves Edited December 15, 2016 by yvesvidal Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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