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  1. Kevin
    Yes Jim i have that to build up when i get there, sorry i didn't make my self clear but was referring to the covers on the tween deck
  2. Kevin
    umm LOL the wife was cleaning the bathroom at the time, and was quite concerned that when she turned around to use one of the items it wasnt there as for the cut out section i tried both ways but there is a lot of straight lines around that section, but i loves other peoples input
  3. Kevin
    the cargo hatches, 5 of them to make i think, look like they would be extremely heavy in real fife, would they be craned in and out of position and were they physically removed from the ship or just swung around and left on the deck, i presume they actually formed part of the ships structure when in place, or did i dream that
  4. Kevin
    agreed, i may try another set in the forward part of the hold, or incorporate another cutaway section to let light some through from the tween deck, im presently googling cargo's and or the best wat to represent some cargo on the port side as thats the side which will be fully plated
  5. Kevin
    i am starting to get my head around working with card, and starting to enjoy it rather than having an attitude of its only card, well the tween deck has been laid and fits ok, can people please give their views on the cut out section, i hope to do this all over the build, but only if it looks ok to others,
  6. Kevin
    thank you i just want it to show any storage in the hold,im nor sure if theses ships had any hold lighting
  7. Kevin
    Good evening everyone i have been doing quite a lot on the build over the last few days, and photo progress as i go along, but i dont quite know whats going wrong wrt to the photo quality when i come to do an update, out side has been quite bright with tge nice sunshine we have been having, inside is cool and dingy so the flash jumps in, and i think thats part of the problem, everything is being washed out with the light anyway 99% of the frame up to the forward line of the cargo hatch, some has be left out so that i can work inside the cargo space the tween deck was made away from the hull so that i could paint it before fitting some led lighting has been fitted, as i was to be able to show it on completion the deck is not fitted yet and needs some more work to allow that,also i am working out how to cut some of it out to display the structure this is frame 138 with the after part of the wt bulkhead adapted now to hide the led lighting wires most frames fitted and the tween deck still being worked on tween deck and bulkhead in place but not fitted still quite a bit to do before that happens and limited lighting, as i did nit want it looking like a show boat
  8. Kevin
    not much of an update, the frames are taking me forever, plus i have not been 100%
  9. Kevin
    welcome from a retired Royal Navy Submariner
  10. Kevin
    Lovely to see another update
  11. Kevin
    the build slowly gets bigger, and with a combination of planning what needs to be painted and what will be removed at a later date, im quite pleased with it the tie bars on the stbd side are waiting for the frames to be put into place, then it will all be repainted
  12. Kevin
    i will try and get some better photo's, the ones above make it look far worse than it is, and the flash has washed to colour of the frames out, i am thoroughly enjoying this, i love the scale, and have a big build that is manageable in what will be 3 sections
  13. Kevin
    as it go together, i is surprising just how rigid she is getting, apart from the frames that support the tween deck cargo hold, they are tending to get in the way
  14. Kevin
    coming along a treat my friend, back to the (off track comments), i seriously believe thats part of the build log, any comments that are constructive and provide info to someone who wasnt aware of it, is all part of the great learning curve of our hobby
  15. Kevin
    Good evening everyone, from a wet and cool somerset after a few weeks of nice warm tempretures progress on the build is going ok, in fact it looks better than the phots show it, time to start putting the frames in, the transverse girders are attached to this at the point where the frame changes angle all the port side one will go in , as this side will be fully plated on the outside, im not sure about how to complete the stbd side, as i want that opened up to view the insides some of the frames are not yet glued in so look a bit squiffy
  16. Kevin
    TY for the replies, so if i went matt black i dont think i would be hung then, i do remember all the internal free flood compartments of warships and submarines being a thick black, so thats what i am tending to go with, plus it breaks up the build into defined areas, lol then i will go and cover it all over with hull plating
  17. Kevin
    Lol what instructions, just lots of sheets saying where it all go,
  18. Kevin
    the frames between the two hulls, would they have been painted black?
  19. Kevin
    as with the middle section, as the tie bars go in, everything stars to be pulled into place Middle section photo
  20. Kevin
    the most amazing thing that i found with my Bismarck build was that i actually finished it, lol i wish i did smaller scales and kept it simple, but even my card build of the SD-14 has got a mind of its own and taking me in a direction that will test my stamina to complete, any way thank you for the kind words, and - i still think it looks better than mine lol
  21. Kevin
    Good evening everyone I many options on how to display this build, but to do any of them i need to get it built, my preferred option at present is to display it in a cutaway format, so everything inside needs to be finished as per the real thing Grey primer from rattle can the bulkheads are in Red Ochre main box girders going in, the loose ended strips will slowly be tied in as the build progress, so i will avoid painting them for now as they indicate frame numbers
  22. Kevin
    lovely work, I enjoyed doing mine, and yours looks far better
  23. Kevin
    I think a 1/72 crew on a 1/70 scale would not be to out of place, lol but a bit like putting a 6' sailor on a submarine
  24. Kevin
    wow well that throws the cat amongst the chickens, i love the idea but that means one seven foot hull, my mind is now ticking over on how to achieve that in 3 sections = im open to ideas everyone and thank you again for posting photos John
  25. Kevin
    Thank you John, that opens many opportunities for a diorama

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