LEGION 12

14 hours ago, cog said:

looks a lot betterthan the plastic barrelled ones. will you be shading them ?

Shading  ? They are painted mounts are next . 

Hey everyone been a little busy but managed to finish the main guns  , except for paint . 

1 minute ago, lmagna said:

I would think given the time period that it was possibly a local gun control range finder for either that turret or possibly both of them.  

 

Given the way the two turrets are aimed it looks like it is not working all that well either.

Lol...

This has me curious one of the five turrents has this on the top antenna  ? 

Been carving this for awhile maple wood. 

Had to stop to fix big bird . 

Looks about right to me ? 

Thanks guys very helpful .

10 minutes ago, cog said:

How many rudders, 2 .. 3

 

I would expect the rudders' positions would be in line with axle/shaft of the respective propellors, or the number of rudders is less than the number of props ...

 

P.s. I tend to forget picies too, but then I edit the post so it doesn't show

Two rudders . 

Forgot the pic  . 

Have little filling and sanding to do yet to do in hindsight should have dry fitted the prop housings before I glued them . I would like to drill the holes for the rudders before I prime and paint , the instructions are no help any advice  ? 😟

Got the guns mounted in the turrents waiting on some putty and for it warm up a little to paint the hull . 

Found some brass guns for this ship much nicer quick question , will super glue work on brass ? 

24 minutes ago, cog said:

You could add those rudders they used on Viking Drakar Ships ... nice "authentic" touch

That sure would be easier. 

17 hours ago, LEGION 12 said:

Propeller housing are on . 

No holes for the rudders.

11 hours ago, RGL said:

Are you going to scribe the hull?

Yes sir I will be doing that soon . 

No help . 

Propeller housing are on . 

On 11/5/2018 at 8:12 AM, philo426 said:

Is that a Rocket hammer I see back there ?

12 hours ago, RGL said:

Nice choice. Barrels are never too small to drill out, just need the right tools. 

Workbench cleaned and clear . 

Started working on the guns , was going to drill out the barrels but they seem to be to small ? 

Just now, cog said:

get a thin quick drying, and a thicker slightly sower drying CA. Gorilla, Zap CA, BSI insta-cure/maxi-cure. For the kit's parts I use a glue for plastic. Personally I prefer a brush as applicator for the latter, and use a metal rod for the CA

I already have some gorilla glue I will gave it a shot. 

5 minutes ago, cog said:

Interesting ... as RGL, Canute, and I are going to build the SMS Seydlitz as a kind of group build, it's older but smaller sister.

 

If you want to add detail to her, I would certainly try the PE. It also gives you a lot more building time. These ships do not have the numerous AA gun's which are hard to build when starting with PE ,so it should be a good starting point for your first encounter with it. I'll be following along with your endeavours to recreate her

Ordered the PE kit today now to choose a glue .