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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
My first attempt at masking ever. I used a Tamiya rattle can with tamiya mask. A little bit of overspray but there are that many protruding bits above the waterline, when I reverse the mask to pain it white above the waterline it should work fine.
I think I'll leave it 24 hours to let it set as hard as possible.
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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
First primer coat (well, I did do a layer and found a huge gap in the Bilge Keels which needed fixing). So many sins.
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RGL got a reaction from RRLittle in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
First primer coat (well, I did do a layer and found a huge gap in the Bilge Keels which needed fixing). So many sins.
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RGL got a reaction from docidle in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
First primer coat (well, I did do a layer and found a huge gap in the Bilge Keels which needed fixing). So many sins.
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RGL got a reaction from mtaylor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
First primer coat (well, I did do a layer and found a huge gap in the Bilge Keels which needed fixing). So many sins.
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RGL got a reaction from Old Collingwood in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
The kit has not included scuppers on the hull. There are a few tiny shapes that might be them but they are completely too small. I got a soviet navy 1/700 hatch set to use as sundry hatch covers and these do nicely. The masking tape is so they can run properly upright.
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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
There are two little hatches that fit near the base of the funnel which I have added. Next step will be doing the scuppers.
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RGL got a reaction from Old Collingwood in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Now I have the blueprints, I can see that the electric boat winch has doors on either side of it. It would take major surgery to correct the lines on this as the wooden deck is designed to run with the curve, which is wrong. Oh well. I used the last set of double doors that I was going to use at the stern. Depending on where the ladder fall I may have to strip this whole assembly and do it again.
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RGL got a reaction from Jason in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
First primer coat (well, I did do a layer and found a huge gap in the Bilge Keels which needed fixing). So many sins.
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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
The kit has not included scuppers on the hull. There are a few tiny shapes that might be them but they are completely too small. I got a soviet navy 1/700 hatch set to use as sundry hatch covers and these do nicely. The masking tape is so they can run properly upright.
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RGL got a reaction from Captain Slog in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
The kit has not included scuppers on the hull. There are a few tiny shapes that might be them but they are completely too small. I got a soviet navy 1/700 hatch set to use as sundry hatch covers and these do nicely. The masking tape is so they can run properly upright.
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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
So, i scraped off the etch and cut it in half, and used from sheet to more accruatly represent this thing. Not perfct but a lot better
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RGL got a reaction from coxswain in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
The next bit will be to put the stair into the decks which are attached to the false deck. Given I have extra's I reckon I'll use the stairs from Eduard instead of the resin ones provided by Artwox, as the level of detail is so much better and I'll be using difference hatch covers.
The brass sheet you are looking at is the PE false deck that the wooden one will go onto.
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RGL reacted to BANYAN in HMB Endeavour by DaveRow - FINISHED - Corel - Scale 1:60 - First Build Kit
Hi Dave, I agree with Steve. It's hard to argue with primary evidence/information
cheers
Pat
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RGL got a reaction from mtaylor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
The kit has not included scuppers on the hull. There are a few tiny shapes that might be them but they are completely too small. I got a soviet navy 1/700 hatch set to use as sundry hatch covers and these do nicely. The masking tape is so they can run properly upright.
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RGL got a reaction from docidle in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
The kit has not included scuppers on the hull. There are a few tiny shapes that might be them but they are completely too small. I got a soviet navy 1/700 hatch set to use as sundry hatch covers and these do nicely. The masking tape is so they can run properly upright.
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RGL got a reaction from Captain Slog in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
There are two little hatches that fit near the base of the funnel which I have added. Next step will be doing the scuppers.
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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Now I have the blueprints, I can see that the electric boat winch has doors on either side of it. It would take major surgery to correct the lines on this as the wooden deck is designed to run with the curve, which is wrong. Oh well. I used the last set of double doors that I was going to use at the stern. Depending on where the ladder fall I may have to strip this whole assembly and do it again.
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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
I suppose the Russians have an affection for the Varyag as we Aussies do for the Endeavour. I have been doing lots of research on Russian sites watching their builds to get a more accurate rendition of the kit and keep finding them doing thing things and doing details I have a hard time finding any reference to. The Kagero book seems to have been done off instructions from somewhere that miss all sorts of stuff, and don't even have scuppers mentioned. So I found the original blueprints on a Russian site. High res scans even. if interested PM me and I can send them to you as they are all about 22mb each. It's like having a AOTS for the Varyag but we can't "agree to disagree" as they are the shipbuilders plans! Every fault in the build is now entirety my lack of talent!
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RGL got a reaction from Canute in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
There are two little hatches that fit near the base of the funnel which I have added. Next step will be doing the scuppers.
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RGL got a reaction from mtaylor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
There are two little hatches that fit near the base of the funnel which I have added. Next step will be doing the scuppers.
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RGL got a reaction from Captain Slog in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
Now I have the blueprints, I can see that the electric boat winch has doors on either side of it. It would take major surgery to correct the lines on this as the wooden deck is designed to run with the curve, which is wrong. Oh well. I used the last set of double doors that I was going to use at the stern. Depending on where the ladder fall I may have to strip this whole assembly and do it again.
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RGL got a reaction from coxswain in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
I have never worked with resin, and I was some what apprehensive. The prop shafts are on a sprue for want of a better word I supose. I eventually cut them off and accidentally clipped off a little noggin on the end of one, thinking crap, scratch build here were come. 1 obscure photo in the instructions set me right that it was supposed to be cut off. Who knew!
The instructions also told me to use a 1mm rod (not provided or numbered) so luckily had and used 1mm steel rod to align them onto the hull untill I can get some 1mm brass rod and blacken it. It has not been glued in but will act as a prace for protectioon. The braces have to be drilled all the way though to have one continious shaft. .
really happy to take resin tips from the pros.
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RGL got a reaction from docidle in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
So, i scraped off the etch and cut it in half, and used from sheet to more accruatly represent this thing. Not perfct but a lot better
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RGL got a reaction from popeye the sailor in VARYAG by RGL -FINISHED - Artwox - 1/350 - Plastic, resin and photoetch - Protected Cruiser
So the research! It looks crap.Looking at the close ups, the photos were obvioulsy taken at a different place in time, look at the roof to the thing. The cross section has another bulge to the front fo the housing, but I can't go outwards as it will effect the stantions that will be connected to them for the davits.
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