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RGL got a reaction from Canute in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Ha, no thanks, anything unusual, maybe the Dreadnought next
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RGL got a reaction from mtaylor in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Ha, no thanks, anything unusual, maybe the Dreadnought next
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RGL got a reaction from hexnut in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Continuing on with the inside of the hull, I know it looks messy but it's very sturdy and it will be invisible forever. The plans show how there is a remarkable lack of compartmentalization which means I will have to add a fair bit of detail to the inside behind the guns.
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RGL got a reaction from docidle in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
I have drilled some .02mm holes for the steps on the side of the hull before joining the hull. I will have to make up some anchor points for the prop guard, later. The hull itself is fairly self explanatory. The North Star steps have a little template to make sure everything lines up. There is no reference to the steps in the Revell plans.
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RGL got a reaction from hexnut in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
next are the Bow chaser gun openings. The kit has this silly little representation on a barrel. It took me a fair while to just figure out to put a bit of car behind the triangle at the front and create the angle into the hull with putty. That way the barrel can sit flush within the lines of he ship. Bit of tidy up to do and it will be fine, as there will also be the hatches folded down.
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RGL got a reaction from BANYAN in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
And it starts. there is an imprint of the hull of 1995, so a 20 year old mold. The plastic is very soft so cuts well but does not sand well. I have cut out all the first deck holes for the 10.5cm and 5cm guns as well as the little doors amidships. The upper deck 10.5cm gun amidship is show on the draughts as requires the hull to be reduced.
The bow and stern guns have this ridiculous fake barrel attached to the hull which I have cut off and will place the guns internally.
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RGL got a reaction from docidle in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
next are the Bow chaser gun openings. The kit has this silly little representation on a barrel. It took me a fair while to just figure out to put a bit of car behind the triangle at the front and create the angle into the hull with putty. That way the barrel can sit flush within the lines of he ship. Bit of tidy up to do and it will be fine, as there will also be the hatches folded down.
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RGL got a reaction from BANYAN in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
next are the Bow chaser gun openings. The kit has this silly little representation on a barrel. It took me a fair while to just figure out to put a bit of car behind the triangle at the front and create the angle into the hull with putty. That way the barrel can sit flush within the lines of he ship. Bit of tidy up to do and it will be fine, as there will also be the hatches folded down.
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RGL got a reaction from docidle in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Continuing on with the inside of the hull, I know it looks messy but it's very sturdy and it will be invisible forever. The plans show how there is a remarkable lack of compartmentalization which means I will have to add a fair bit of detail to the inside behind the guns.
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RGL got a reaction from hexnut in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Joining up the hull is somewhat of a nightmare. As the hull homes in 4 pieces, as Revell have made one hul for both then some small pieces for the shafts between the Emden and Dresden kits. They do not line up. At all. I would feel somewhat less than adequate if every other build I had found on the internet did not have the same problem. Its seriously out of kilter.
I have braced the interior of the hull with offcut pieces of wood, so as the hull is not so laterally flexible and the joins won't break, as well as allowing for the two brass rods which i will use as stands as well as a painting brace. It also allows me to have a stable internal platform for the under deck guns which I will construct compartments for in styrene.I have run them along the centreline as these compartments will not be attached to the side of the hull because they would just snap off when I have to apply the deck.
As the plastic is so soft, sanding marks up the hull very easily. I masked up the joins so I could have attempt one at the putty then a quick light coat of primer to see my sins then attempt 2.
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RGL got a reaction from hexnut in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
I have drilled some .02mm holes for the steps on the side of the hull before joining the hull. I will have to make up some anchor points for the prop guard, later. The hull itself is fairly self explanatory. The North Star steps have a little template to make sure everything lines up. There is no reference to the steps in the Revell plans.
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RGL got a reaction from ccoyle in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
next are the Bow chaser gun openings. The kit has this silly little representation on a barrel. It took me a fair while to just figure out to put a bit of car behind the triangle at the front and create the angle into the hull with putty. That way the barrel can sit flush within the lines of he ship. Bit of tidy up to do and it will be fine, as there will also be the hatches folded down.
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RGL got a reaction from GuntherMT in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
next are the Bow chaser gun openings. The kit has this silly little representation on a barrel. It took me a fair while to just figure out to put a bit of car behind the triangle at the front and create the angle into the hull with putty. That way the barrel can sit flush within the lines of he ship. Bit of tidy up to do and it will be fine, as there will also be the hatches folded down.
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RGL got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Continuing on with the inside of the hull, I know it looks messy but it's very sturdy and it will be invisible forever. The plans show how there is a remarkable lack of compartmentalization which means I will have to add a fair bit of detail to the inside behind the guns.
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RGL got a reaction from Waitoa in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
next are the Bow chaser gun openings. The kit has this silly little representation on a barrel. It took me a fair while to just figure out to put a bit of car behind the triangle at the front and create the angle into the hull with putty. That way the barrel can sit flush within the lines of he ship. Bit of tidy up to do and it will be fine, as there will also be the hatches folded down.
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RGL got a reaction from GuntherMT in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Continuing on with the inside of the hull, I know it looks messy but it's very sturdy and it will be invisible forever. The plans show how there is a remarkable lack of compartmentalization which means I will have to add a fair bit of detail to the inside behind the guns.
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RGL got a reaction from Canute in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
next are the Bow chaser gun openings. The kit has this silly little representation on a barrel. It took me a fair while to just figure out to put a bit of car behind the triangle at the front and create the angle into the hull with putty. That way the barrel can sit flush within the lines of he ship. Bit of tidy up to do and it will be fine, as there will also be the hatches folded down.
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RGL got a reaction from Canute in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Continuing on with the inside of the hull, I know it looks messy but it's very sturdy and it will be invisible forever. The plans show how there is a remarkable lack of compartmentalization which means I will have to add a fair bit of detail to the inside behind the guns.
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RGL got a reaction from Captain Slog in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
next are the Bow chaser gun openings. The kit has this silly little representation on a barrel. It took me a fair while to just figure out to put a bit of car behind the triangle at the front and create the angle into the hull with putty. That way the barrel can sit flush within the lines of he ship. Bit of tidy up to do and it will be fine, as there will also be the hatches folded down.
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RGL got a reaction from docidle in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Joining up the hull is somewhat of a nightmare. As the hull homes in 4 pieces, as Revell have made one hul for both then some small pieces for the shafts between the Emden and Dresden kits. They do not line up. At all. I would feel somewhat less than adequate if every other build I had found on the internet did not have the same problem. Its seriously out of kilter.
I have braced the interior of the hull with offcut pieces of wood, so as the hull is not so laterally flexible and the joins won't break, as well as allowing for the two brass rods which i will use as stands as well as a painting brace. It also allows me to have a stable internal platform for the under deck guns which I will construct compartments for in styrene.I have run them along the centreline as these compartments will not be attached to the side of the hull because they would just snap off when I have to apply the deck.
As the plastic is so soft, sanding marks up the hull very easily. I masked up the joins so I could have attempt one at the putty then a quick light coat of primer to see my sins then attempt 2.
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RGL got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
And it starts. there is an imprint of the hull of 1995, so a 20 year old mold. The plastic is very soft so cuts well but does not sand well. I have cut out all the first deck holes for the 10.5cm and 5cm guns as well as the little doors amidships. The upper deck 10.5cm gun amidship is show on the draughts as requires the hull to be reduced.
The bow and stern guns have this ridiculous fake barrel attached to the hull which I have cut off and will place the guns internally.
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RGL got a reaction from hexnut in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Now some of the original Photos, many are from the Australian War Memorial where they have one of the 10.5cm guns on display.
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RGL got a reaction from coxswain in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
My third build will be the SMS Emden. It has a history for us Aussies I suppose. I won't go into the history as there is the whole of the internet for that.
Revell brought out a twin kit recently which will be good if I stuff up something, as I don't intend on building both it and the Dresden. There are a lot of open source builds on the net for this kit, most of which seem to be strait out of the box.
I managed to purchase the last set of draughts in 1/200 on the internet for Peter Huff's 1995 publication. I had a look at the Kagero book and yet again, their research leaves a bit to be desired, as the even the photos don't match.
The kit will need a LOT of bashing. Thus more internet shopping for bits and pieces. Heaps of work, but that's the joy of it.
I got the Eduard Emden photo etch set for a start. A lot of the sprues look like they have been put in an oven as they just look blurry with very little detail. There will be very little of the original kit used but the hull is nice.
I'm thinking six or more months, given my Varyag has a lot more detail but also a lot more commercially available extras. This era is not well represented for after market.
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RGL got a reaction from mtaylor in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
I think they'll suit, but that's months away anyway, and a fair bit of scratch building anyway. A 20 minute drive to Australian War Memorial to look at the original helps.
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RGL got a reaction from mtaylor in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Yep. Nothing is right.
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