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RGL got a reaction from mtaylor in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
The genre is somewhat limited in aftermarket, I will have to order the 4in guns from the Belfast to replicate the 105mm 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 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 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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RGL got a reaction from Canute in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
The genre is somewhat limited in aftermarket, I will have to order the 4in guns from the Belfast to replicate the 105mm guns.
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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 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 GuntherMT 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
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
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 reacted to Old Collingwood in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Looks very interesting its amazing the amount of detail we can put into our 1/350 scale boats
OC.
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RGL reacted to dgbot in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Nice surgery on the hull. Thanks for the tip on fixing it.
David B
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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 GuntherMT 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 avsjerome2003 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 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
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 docidle in SMS Emden by RGL - FINISHED - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC
There are some spectacular ones in 1/100 but nearly every 1/350 is straight from the box. Challenge set as I intend on learning from my mistakes in the Varyag. None of the fantastic builds by our contributors on this forum are open to the Internet (which I like) as we have some true artists here. In the plastic realm, Dafi is a master.
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RGL got a reaction from avsjerome2003 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 avsjerome2003 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 reacted to DaveRow in HMB Endeavour by DaveRow - FINISHED - Corel - Scale 1:60 - First Build Kit
Shipyard Update,
So been a bit slow of late.
Battled our way to make the Knighthead(the wooden thing over the bow) and Timberhaed ends.
These items seem to provide multiple functions to house the Bowsprit, locate the Cat-heads and Bumpkins.
I purposely have left excess material in the trough(for the bowsprit) and either side to trim later on.
Interesting making and adding these items now, when I'll make the Bowsprit later(work out the rake w.r.t the Knighthead)
Marking out the shape. I used pear wood.
Waiting for the glue to dry. I drilled a couple of holes for pins in each side to hold the shape.
Glued in place, roughed in.
Nearly finished the 2 Cat-heads.
Dave R
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RGL reacted to DaveRow in HMB Endeavour by DaveRow - FINISHED - Corel - Scale 1:60 - First Build Kit
General progress view/update.
It has been 20 months since the keel was laid.
I have not kept a detail log of the build hours, however I reckon 850hrs would be a fair figure to put on the build so far.
Quiet a few other items I have made not "glued" on the deck yet.
- Windlass/Belfry
- Sheet Bits(4)
- Spar Gallows(2)
- Capstan
- Steering Wheel
- cannons(6) part built
I've taken Greg L's advice and slowly progressing along the deck, making all the items.
One big "fixing" session at the completion.
That will be a milestone - hoping that will be before April 2016, mark 2 years since I stared.
Dave R
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RGL reacted to Kevin in Bismarck by Kevin - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Good afternoon every one
more progress, but wish i had stuck to the correct order of the build, LOL- it's painfully show and doesn't show in the photos the hours of work done
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