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Ian B
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looking good look on the bright side--- you took all the pain and trails so i don't have too when I get to that stage--- 😜 Its going to be a great ship to display very soon ..--- feet up and on to the next project ...👍 -
Degaussing coil dimensions
Ian B replied to Ian B's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
I thought as i was collecting samples the largest was going to be right, the second I put it against the hull it looked wrong so went down a size--still wrong the smallest looks just about right. Im still getting the hull filled and smoothed- hope you think so too...0.8mm
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Degaussing coil dimensions
Ian B replied to Ian B's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
It's 1/200, the anatomy of ships plans clearly shows the position and whole run around the hull. Ill post some pictures on this thread of some samples in the next few days and get some consensus -
Degaussing coil dimensions
Ian B replied to Ian B's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Thanks both , I shall use an artistic guess.if it looks right then it must be lol. Look out for it soon on my Bismarck build log 😃 -
What sort of diameter would an average degaussing cable around the hull of a ww2 battleship be?
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Once it is finished it will have a clear two part stands displayed on a glass shelf.the large ship HMS Vanguard was unfinished at this point so still has her old stand. I have builders in at the moment so they are all safety put away...I always display my current project so visitors see it grow..
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almost there !!! just a few spots needed doing.. The long white line from the bow is just the reflection from the drying varnish .
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so grey primer rubbed down, then I masked off any PE and where any PE will go then sprayed the hull with a high build filler primer-- and yes-- rubbed it down again--- now to give it a thick coat of varnish --then a fine rub down which 'should ' just leave a few spots and areas to tidy up---well that's the plan, and we all know what happens to a plan 😜
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For those of you following in our footsteps of building this kit here is an idea of what slack you have with materials from first and second planking-- The lower strips are what I had left over from 1st planking and the upper from second planking... so enough for you to make mistakes or re-do bits
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I think the coils look super---don't knock them-- you did a good job on a great build.
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10 out of 10 for perseverance--- going to be a great talking point when finished (i guess it is already) when people visit you
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second planking done--- now limbering up my sanding arm---sand, fill, sand, fill, sand, fill, sand, fill 🤪🤪🤪
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@hof00 thanks Harry, this is my first dedicated workshop in 12 years and the first build on it,. So much nicer having space and all my tools to hand .. Definitely not looking forward to the railings 🫡😂
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Thanks everyone, every day is a learning day..I'm definitely going to have it also I will be adding a disguising cable...
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I know when she was launched she never had them but had it installed soon after, apparently they made sure any pictures of her out of water never showed the bow or doctored it to disguise its installation. The book on the wreck discovery mentions it's. It is described as schallanage active sonar in AOS. Tirpitz had it fitted post 1940 and in a listing differences wth Bismarck it was not mentioned. So I think the assumption is both Bismarck and Tirpitz had the upgrade..I guess we'll never get a definitive answer 😕
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Whilst waiting for the glue to dry , I have been working on the Bow casting. 1. mooring hole drilled 2.first filing of the sonar sensors 3. drilled the hole for the bugspiere.
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slightly confused during dry fit of top decks--- advice anyone? The hull is perfectly flat and so are the deck main and stern sections --yet the bow kicks up quite a bit it seems far to much for just a bit of sanding-- is it supposed to? I cant work out if it is wrong or right (i suspect wrong lol ). I just need to check the whole deck is supposed to be flat before I take lots of corrective action?
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