HMS Hood by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:200 - CARD

[Old Collingwood]

Immaculte work dan  just superb work.

 

OC.

[Tigersteve]

Sharp! How long is she?

Steve

[popeye the sailor]

impressive just doesn't quite cover it.........this is going to be one hell of a colossal model by the time your finished     I can't wait to see her then.......perhaps then I'll have the ultimate word for you............for now,  I'll just gesture.........

[druxey]

Just don't leave the masking tape on too long, Dan!

[BANYAN]

Nice work Danny, if one didn't know better you would never know this was card.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Dan Vadas]

3 hours ago, Tigersteve said:

Sharp! How long is she?

Steve

1350mm long.

 

3 hours ago, druxey said:

Just don't leave the masking tape on too long, Dan!

No problems with this particular tape David. It's been on for about 3 months and still comes off without damage.

 

Danny

[CDW]

Dang, that's a big model. Almost 5 feet long!

[CDW]

I am slowly (very slowly) working up the courage to take on a paper ship model due to Dan's beautiful work. Although I am totally aware he's making the difficult look easy when it's really not. The clean, neat finish of his models are remarkable. It's hard to believe it's paper.

[Altduck]

Danny,

 

I guess I'm like everyone else - every time I look at your log, and see the intricate curves and surfaces, I have to remind myself - it started as flat card!

 

Truly masterful work.

[Dan Vadas]

On 07/07/2018 at 9:20 AM, CDW said:

I am slowly (very slowly) working up the courage to take on a paper ship model due to Dan's beautiful work

I suggest you start with a relatively simple free download model to build up your new skill set. Print out two copies of each page of parts - you WILL need extras .

 

Thanks for the comment Richard .

 

There are 35 of what I assume are 4-door lockers scattered around the ship. Some of these are adjacent to the already fitted sub-assemblies, so it's a good idea to fit these before the deck starts to get cluttered. I'm fitting all the smaller parts from the "inside" outwards as much as possible.

 

The lockers have a PE face, and on that are the four PE door edgings. A day and a half's work making all of these :

 

Once all the PE was glued on I gave them a light spray of grey, there was a bit of paint removed in the fitting process :

 

Another step that needed doing now was to fit the funnel rigging. I really SHOULD have done this earlier, some of it will be missing as it's impossible to drill holes in a few places with the fore and aft superstructures in place :

 

Danny

[yvesvidal]

Fantastic work Dan. I just cannot wait to see both titans (Bismarck and Hood) next to each other.

What a beautiful display that will be.

 

Yves

[Dan Vadas]

2 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

Fantastic work Dan. I just cannot wait to see both titans (Bismarck and Hood) next to each other.

What a beautiful display that will be.

 

Yves

Thanks Yves. Here's a "preview" from the model show I went to last weekend :

 

Danny

[Old Collingwood]

Stunning Work,   there is no way you would guess these are not high level plastic or wood projects.

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

you had a display there............so cool!     the 'Bizz' is a monster!

[Dan Vadas]

2 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

  the 'Bizz' is a monster!

Hood is actually 20mm longer than Bismarck. The camera angle makes her look shorter. Biz is a bit wider though .

 

17 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

 there is no way you would guess these are not high level plastic or wood projects.

 

OC.

I'd like a dollar for every time I heard that same comment at the show .

 

Danny

[BenF89]

So, at 1:200, that means the Hood was 4 meters longer than Bismarck? I didn’t realize the Hood was that big! But, I suppose that’s why she was ‘enemy no 1’ for the Kriegsmarine- large size, but fast and agile because of the slender hull and lighter displacement.

 

Of course, the lighter displacement was because of less armor, so that ended up being somewhat problematic....

[Fright]

Absolutely amazing work!!! I struggle with making a paper hat - I cannot imagine the time and skills involved on a project like this. Outstanding!

[ccoyle]

Quote

I'd like a dollar for every time I heard that same comment at the show .

Australian or U.S.?

[cog]

shouldn't make much of a difference with the exchange rates banks charge ...

[Dan Vadas]

Many small Vents, scattered around the deck :

 

These tiny Bollards are only 0.8mm in diameter :

 

Two of the Platforms for the 4 Barrel Guns :

 

A Boom swivels on the aft mast. This would have been very difficult to fit and rig further down the line :

 

Danny

[Jim Lad]

Catching up after time away, Danny.  She looks superb!

 

John

[cog]

I've got them 4 barreled guns 3D printed, and those are tiny ... very well done Dan The bollards, vents and guns ... eye screwingly impressive

[Landlocked123]

Wow!  Nothing else to say.

[BANYAN]

Impressive work Danny

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Old Collingwood]

Now that is how you do a davits and wires.

 

OC.

[Dan Vadas]

Thanks guys .

 

Making and fitting the Bulwarks, and especially their braces, has been rather tedious - a bit like tying Ratlines .

 

First I cut all the braces for the particular bulwark I was working on :

 

Then I worked out which ones went where. There is only a minute amount of difference in the length of some them, but if you get it wrong it stands out like the proverbial dog's whatsits . I marked them from one end to the other on a piece of card and used double-sided tape to hold them down :

 

Working from one end I glued them into position according to their letters. I did this off the ship, after first doing all the folds in the bulwark :

 

Danny

[popeye the sailor]

wonderful progress Danny........the boom and rigging came out great!   casements and gussets look really good too   

[Dan Vadas]

There are 10 Ship's Boats on Hood, all of varying types.

 

Below is the construction process for the first ones. This is typical of the way they are all built, so I'll only show it once unless there are any major differences in some of the others.

 

1st step is to cut out all the required pieces. Next I shape the hull skins using a rounded stick and a piece of high-density foam :

 

Then the bow edges are glued together :

 

Next the transom :

 

These boats have a reverse curve foward of the rudder, so that section gets glued and clamped with self-holding tweezers :

 

The rest of the keel can now be glued :

 

The thinner interior lining is glued in place after first shaping in similar fashion to the outer skin :

 

Next comes the keel. Once this is glued in place the hull can be finally reshaped using the rounded stick from inside. :

 

Fitting out the interior is the last step, and doesn't require a detailed description :

 

A Gunwhale finishes off the edges nicely :

 

Here is one of the next two boats, with the gunwhales still to be fitted. These are a little larger than the first, but of a similar style. They are motorized :

 

And the first of these four fitted to the deck :

 

Danny

[Tigersteve]

Making it look easy!

Steve

[Dan Vadas]

I was wrong about the amount of small boats - there aren't just 10, there are 15. There are six Motor Launches of two types. Here are the first three in construction phases, as they are totally different to the open boats. Work starts with the hulls :

 

The interior and deck are in three pieces. First the floor is glued to the sides :

Then the deck is glued to the interior and hull :

 

There are two benches inside the cabin :

All the other pieces are fitted, including two roofs :

 

The other three launches are a bit different, and also a bit easier to make. Here are the build pics :

 

The props, skegs, prop shafts and rudders :

 

I still have two more open boats left to make, which will happen tomorrow.

 

Danny