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Piet reacted to Old Collingwood in IJN Mikasa by CDW - Wave Models - 1:200 scale - PLASTIC
Here is a photo of Hornet full of bombers waiting to do the Doolittle Raid.
Courtosy of I Love WW2 Planes on Twitter.
OC.
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Piet reacted to CDW in IJN Mikasa by CDW - Wave Models - 1:200 scale - PLASTIC
The 8 ea., 3" secondary guns are now mounted in place. The decks above the 3" guns are mounted in place, and other fiddly bits have been added here and there.
Next, will tackle the rear bridge, then the structural framework to which the ship's boats are mounted. There are more 47mm guns to build, but am finished with the 3" guns.
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Piet reacted to lmagna in IJN Mikasa by CDW - Wave Models - 1:200 scale - PLASTIC
Wow, I am beginning to wonder a little. Even though I am still pretty sure that the covers are coal shuttles I could not help but see that you have more of them further aft from where you are working now. In addition they all seem to be located quite close to each of the secondary gun mounts and have a skylight type structure just inboard. Are there additional gun mounts close to the shuttles further aft that are visible in picture #1?
It almost looks like these last four shuttles are located over the engine rooms rather than the boiler rooms as evidenced by the vents and central skylight just behind the funnels. It would not seem practical to have the bunkers extend that far aft. It would be a long haul to get the coal forward to the boiler fireboxes.
The thought passed my feeble mind making me wonder if they are instead ammo chutes used to pass ammo up the the smaller guns from below decks? When I built the USS Oahu, (China River gunboat sister to the Panay) she had similar openings next to her small guns located on the sides that were not only used to pass ammo but were big enough for a man to use to get rapidly to the gun from below decks.
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Piet reacted to CDW in IJN Mikasa by CDW - Wave Models - 1:200 scale - PLASTIC
Thank you, Piet. It means a lot to me to have you here and for your kind words.
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Piet reacted to lmagna in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Nice work on the funnel. Looks like everything is off to a great start.
From the pictures of the plans you provided it seems all of the "H" vents are located close to the main guns. Is it possible they may be vents for the magazines located below?
My only experience with this style of vent was on the Flower class Corvette which now that I look back, was also located just aft of the 4" gun mount.
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Piet reacted to cog in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
First real work of this week
managed to get some fittings on the rear funnel ...
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Piet reacted to cog in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Thanks for your likes gents
Didn't know that Denis, teacher too!
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Piet reacted to popeye the sailor in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
those types of vents prevent downdrafts. they can also be seen on modern fishing vessels too.
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Piet reacted to cog in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Lou ... drawings
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Piet reacted to cog in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Good to have you aboard Sam. Hardly hiding, more off radar ...
Plastic builds ... yes, ah, well, uhm, I get the feeling it's brass with some plastic for the cohesion ... although I've found some nice 3D printed parts in favour even of the PE
I'm more for the slow cooked park on the bbq, so I skip both their's If you grab a chair on my left side you can better follow what I do
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Piet reacted to src in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
So this where you are hiding, right in plain sight.
Youre really getting into the plastic builds it seems?
Nice start, will grab a chair (but not lou’s “Barbi”, will settle for O.C ‘s) and watch.
Sam
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Piet reacted to cog in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Thanks for the likes gents
Harley,
Good to have you aboard. You are more then welcome.
It could well be possible, but as a non-native English speaker I used the word which came up first as my brain can only hold so much information. Between Dutch, French, English, German, and a couple of programming languages, things tend to get scrambled up ... but thanks for the "correction", I'm not aversed to it, I just hope I will recall it next time I need it! If not, just hit me again, eventually I will have to remember as is the case with repetition.
Cheers
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Piet reacted to Tigerdvr in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Thanks for sharing your methodology with us. Interesting detail work on the bow. For my own education, aren't the items for the depth charges at the stern referred to as "racks" rather than "shutes"?
The RNC probably has some different terminology than USN.
Cheers, Harley
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Piet reacted to lmagna in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
It sounds like I don't have the right pipe in my mental image. looking forward to the pictures.
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Piet reacted to cog in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Besides the galley stove there are eight both on the decks as well as on the rear and forward superstructures, Lou. At least, that is what the drawings make believe ... I'll try to make a photo for your reference library
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Piet reacted to lmagna in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Yipee! A drive in build!
At last someone with good taste! Hot dogs are not even good dog food and chilly dogs are just hot dogs covered up with spicy beans so you don't notice what you are eating.
Carl
I always thought those "H" shaped pipes were something to do with the galley stove or something like a wardroom heater, as there always seems to be only one on British ships. Are there more than one on the H class?
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Piet reacted to cog in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
As long as you do not bring Barbie, I'll mind when and where to throw Ken arround ...
Darn, build log Mod in town, "run for your life before he gets you a live" ... missed your distinguished presence Mark. Could you get them rough necks lined up a bit, then I can continue I moved the PM outside the door, I hate that sweet sickening stench of popcorn, besides ... it takes space for seats
This morning I got "British Destroyers (1892-1953)" by E.J. March out to get into the drawings of the H-class. I'll be soldering vents the coming days, they look like the stack on the forrard funnel of Dennis' Vendetta, an H-shape on a tube ... so far I've located eight with different heights ...
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Piet reacted to mtaylor in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Look behind you... last row. Feet up, popcorn machine running and coffee cup in hand.
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Piet reacted to Canute in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Sign me up for this Merrie Crew. I'll join Jack up in the cheap seats. And Carl, can you get some good bratwursts for the grill, please. And careful how you toss that Ken name around.
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Piet reacted to Old Collingwood in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Ken is currently in Big Brother over here in a house studio somwhere.
OC.
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Piet reacted to popeye the sailor in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
no fret OC.........I brought the beans........we can have a 'blazing Saddles' moment! nice start Carl.......
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Piet reacted to Old Collingwood in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Upsss - should have said outside cooking device and hot dogs arn't they called chilli dogs or something.
OC.
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Piet reacted to cog in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
You two got lost somehow ...? or joined the build on purpose ...?
You can park it at the back ... outside ... with the other junk ...
Don't tell Ken ...
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Piet reacted to lmagna in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
You need to be a little more careful OC in what you say around us more base people who have minds that never get too far above gutter level!
Bringing your "Barbie" and having having plenty to go around in the same sentence can conger all kinds of lewd visions in the wrong people.
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Piet reacted to Old Collingwood in RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC
I will bring our sofa and leg support - where can I park that? I will of course bring our barbi complete with a few thousand hot dogs and burgers, so plenty to go round.
OC.
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