GrandpaPhil

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LOL! I have a lot of fun painting my way through my monster and miniature collection periodically.

Alan, Looking forward to this one! Sometimes I like to print standards and shield decorations on a printer and fit them carefully. That has given me good results before!

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Work progresses: All six sets of structural supports are in now. I still need to add the top piece that makes the I-beam and the cradles: I also discovered that I missed a bunch of window coverings on the inside superstructure. I’m going to add them shortly while I can still get to them. I completely missed similar pieces on the towers, but can no longer access the pieces they go on. It’s a lesson for next time. They qualify in the category of details that won’t be missed by not being there, but are sure noticeable if they are there. This model has been a learning curve, but I will be much better prepared for the next one of these (and I have several in my stash). Here are the pieces to the 40 foot motor launch: They will be interesting to build. I am only using them to check the alignment of the boat cradles and then will set them aside until after the yards and running rigging are completed/installed.

Very nicely done!

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Very nicely done! Very cool build!

Alan, OC, Mark and Ken, Thank you very much! I greatly appreciate it! I really like these kits and this era of warships! They build up beautifully! Thank you very much to everyone who has hit the “like” button or just stopped by! One of the issues with these kits is the lack of thorough documentation for assembly. The designers assume an advanced level of knowledge by the builders. It is very important before construction, and during construction, to thoroughly examine all drawings and thus build the model in your head prior to each phase of the project, lest you find out that you were supposed to put in pieces that you need, after something that went on top of those pieces was already installed. I am currently working on the structural supports for the ship’s boats: I made the discovery that the middle platforms are supposed to sit atop of them. I am working around it by cutting the support beams in half and carefully feeding them underneath the platforms where I can, and just reshaping to fit around them where I cannot feed them beneath the platforms. There are six rows of beams, I have 2 1/2 installed. This round of pieces will get painted in place. I am putting the supports in place to be able to fit the running rigging around them, so I know where everything runs. Plus, I don’t really feel like installing internal details in the nest inherently formed in the middle of braces. That is no fun and adds a LOT of unnecessary complexity to a project. I will probably make all of the ship’s boats to double check cradle placement and alignment prior to painting.

Very nicely done!

Alan, Very nicely done!

Very cool! Looking forward to this one!

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Very nicely done!

I’ve been busy on this today! The winches are finished: And installed: The gaff and cranes are made and installed: Here is a side on shot: I’m going to install the ship’s boats cradles and make the yards next. After that it will be time for the running rigging while I can still reach everything. Then I’ll make the ship’s boats. Lastly, I’ll make all of the outer deck and hull fittings before adding the flags.

Congratulations! Very nicely done!

The other two: All still need the wire parts, but that will be after everything dries completely.

Steve, Roel, Ken and Mark, Thank you all very much! I really like the Pre-Dreadnoughts and the Ironclads! They are very cool looking! Working the winches that handle the running rigging. Here are the first four with their card pieces: They still need the wire pieces made. I’ll add those after the other ones get assembled: I’m finally figuring out where all the extra pieces go that I couldn’t figure out earlier on in construction.

You’ve got the hull built, which is the hardest part, at least for me. You’ve got this!

Sir, Thank you very much for the insight! That makes sense, especially for a smaller ship. It would therefore make sense that since this vessel was primarily steam, with the rig only as an emergency backup, and heavily armored, that steel cable would likely have been necessary to carry the load, and resist the heat from the stacks, as the braces go right past them. Plus this ship has winches everywhere, I’m assuming for rigging handling.

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Steve, Keith, Glen and Mark, Thank you all very much! I have a special pair of glasses for working on my models that greatly improves my ability to make and work with the small parts on these models. The machine guns are installed and painted to match: While waiting for the glue to dry, I went ahead and installed the standing rigging: I wasn’t really planning on installing the standing rigging, it just kind of happened. I am going to make and install the yards, gaffs and booms in the near future. I just need to figure out if the running rigging would be steel cable, or if it would have been hemp. This will determine if I use tan rigging thread or black for the running rigging. Each yard will get lifts and braces, slightly simplified due to the scale.

Would the running rigging on an early 20th Century Pre-Dreadnought Battleship, Russian built, French designed, have been hemp or steel cable? The rigging belongs to what appears to be a standard brigantine rig. I would assume the standing rigging would be steel cable, but I’m not sure about the running rigging, since the yards appear functional. Would that also apply to other similar warships from that era?