Landlubber Mike

Beautiful work Jolle!  The new 3D printed accessories for model ship kits is another advancement beyond PE.  It's amazing that you can buy 3D printed bridges for a number of models - not sure how I feel about that, as that seems to be more about assembling than modeling.  I have bought a number of 3D sets for my various kits to model small details like small boats, guns, ammo boxes, etc.  

Looks like a great subject Alan - love the camo scheme!  Looking forward to following along!

Beautiful work Jolle!  The new 3D printed accessories for model ship kits is another advancement beyond PE.  It's amazing that you can buy 3D printed bridges for a number of models - not sure how I feel about that, as that seems to be more about assembling than modeling.  I have bought a number of 3D sets for my various kits to model small details like small boats, guns, ammo boxes, etc.  

Looks like a great subject Alan - love the camo scheme!  Looking forward to following along!

And immediately, I have the next nerve-wracking construction phase ahead of me.
But I was particularly looking forward to this part. I’m starting to incorporate a miniature marvel of 3D printing technology into my model.
The 50-foot steam pinnace. https://forums.kitmaker.net/images/emoji/google/star_struck.png?v=14
But first, I have to get it into the cradles and onto the struts.
I made a jig for that.
 

 
One each for the starboard and port sides. The stripes aren’t exactly evenly spaced on the two sides, and I have to take that into account.
 

 
I now glue the cradles onto the gauge and can then align and change them easily without damaging the now quite delicate Mikasa.
 
  For example, the distance to the access to the higher deck is important, as the pinnace’s rudder extends quite far out. And toward the bow, I have to pay attention to the funnel rigging.     I have the same problem with the cradles as I did with the cutter amidships.
They don’t fit where they were originally printed. And besides, only three were planned. But the pinnace rests on four struts, so I need one more cradle. It’s nice that four boats will be hanging from the davits at the stern later, so I can repurpose the cradles.
Then I took out the profiles and adjusted them. It’s better.     And so the first pinnace could be placed in its cradles and placed on the deck for testing. You can see a faulty print in the hull. This has already been claimed, and I’m getting a new one.
In front of the boat, you can see a thin round rod. This is supposed to simulate the funnel rigging. You really have to think of everything. At least you should try to, so you don’t end up on your backside in the next step. https://forums.kitmaker.net/images/emoji/google/worried.png?v=14
 

Let’s continue unspectacularly.
We’re still missing skylights, handwheels, and a winch on the main deck at the stern.
First, another small collection in my printed organizer.
 

 
Nothing complicated, so straight to the result.
 

 
The deck continues to fill, both front and back.
 

 
The small stuff on deck is now roughly completed.
 

 
I would like to show you this wonderfully detailed skylight a la Pontos again in a close-up.
 

 
That’s what sets these kits apart. Molded plastic can’t replicate that.

Thanks Mike. This is the final choice of camouflage. It seems to be a verifiable scheme - and I like it.

Alan 

I was really looking into the narrowboat life and the British canals a while back. The Mrs. told me "No, don't even think about it less you find yourself wanting for another woman!" I told her I wasn't wanting a woman; I wanted a canal boat! That wasn't my brightest idea... 😮 

Looks like a great subject Alan - love the camo scheme!  Looking forward to following along!

Looks like a great subject Alan - love the camo scheme!  Looking forward to following along!

I had planned to build something else on my return to this corner of the forum but it turns out I am short of PE bits and now I think I want to try and find some resin parts too. So this is hopefully a relatively quick build for the interregnum.
Trumpeter calls her HMS Huron but my initial reading suggests she should really be a HMCS ship being part of the Canadian Navy. And so she is referenced in my books.

The camouflage scheme on the box art drew me to this one, curiously the painting guide has something different 

Ive also seen a Sovereign Hobbies illustration showing a four grey shade scheme.  My book British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage offers another variation based mostly on Western Approaches green. This one is quite unusual and might be the final pick.
 The box is misleadingly large, inside the hull is not exactly filling the box.

This is not going to use up a lot of shelf space.

I’m going to try to build this up and paint in pieces to avoid some horrendous masking, we’ll see how that goes.
Thanks for looking in.
alan
 

Thank you very much Mike. Pegaso have some great subjects and their sculpting is very good. 
The cost of shipping them from Europe is a bit uncomfortable.
alan

Really nice job - your work on the PE is exceptional.

Nicely done!  Congrats!

Looks great Andrew!  Really nice progress.  I love the two colors used together on this aircraft.

Great start Alan.  You've painted up a nice variety of figures - these Pegaso figures are pretty cool.

Really nice job - your work on the PE is exceptional.

Looks great Andrew!  Really nice progress.  I love the two colors used together on this aircraft.

Thanks @Danstream & @Landlubber Mike for your kind comments and for the likes everyone.
 
After another session with masking tape, I have applied the faded ID stripes, looks black and a cream yellow in the photos , but in daylight they are more charcoal and a pale yellow.  The photo on post #5 you could say the stripes were white/black like "D-Day" ones; and Airfix's instructions say they "might" have been white, but comparing them to the white square on the leading edge of the wing (inner section with the number "86" on it) I have convinced myself they are faded yellow.  Anyway committed now! 😁
 
Getting close to gloss varnish and decal time! - thanks for looking in.

Great start Alan.  You've painted up a nice variety of figures - these Pegaso figures are pretty cool.

Great start Alan.  You've painted up a nice variety of figures - these Pegaso figures are pretty cool.

Looks great Andrew!  Really nice progress.  I love the two colors used together on this aircraft.

Looks great Andrew!  Really nice progress.  I love the two colors used together on this aircraft.

Great start Alan.  You've painted up a nice variety of figures - these Pegaso figures are pretty cool.

Looks great Andrew!  Really nice progress.  I love the two colors used together on this aircraft.