Kevin

32 minutes ago, Ian_Grant said:

They're lucky it was in the Med not the north Atlantic.

Had they been in the North Atlantic, they might not have hit a mine

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and like, and the ongoing conversation about loss of life and survivors

having built up the 2nd set of racks i then had to work out how they are fitted, they appear to sit on top of two small cabins, of which i presently dont know their purpose, but they have doors, so yet again when i find out, i will let you know

7 hours ago, Roger Pellett said:

Kevin,

 

First of all, your model is beautiful and your doing a great job turning Titanic into  Britannic.

 

I have one quibble!  Like Titanic, I assume that Britannic’s fourth stack was a dummy.  If so, would the dummy stack still have the relief valve piping running up its forward side?

 

Roger

it appears that all four stacks are fairly identical with the exception of number 3 which has a lot extra pipework

5 hours ago, Roger Pellett said:

Kevin,

 

First of all, your model is beautiful and your doing a great job turning Titanic into  Britannic.

 

I have one quibble!  Like Titanic, I assume that Britannic’s fourth stack was a dummy.  If so, would the dummy stack still have the relief valve piping running up its forward side?

 

Roger

good question, i will check, however Trumpetr and KAMK1 add detail to that stack

12 minutes ago, Veszett Roka said:

Kev,

 

i'm afraid the aft staircase skylight is 90degrees rotated. The dome should be parallel to the center axis.

 

well spotted, lol thankfully it's not fixed yet

this is how she would have looked as  RMS Britannic with 4 sets of the double gantrys and no boats on the upper decks

this is a screenshot from the Britannic Patroness of the Mediterranean programme 

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been a busy couple of weeks, and i have not been doing as much on the forums as normal, like many others, we have been making life easier for ourselves and finding ways to keep ourselves warm but at the same time not restrict what we do

we made the decision that during the day if possible, we would both work from my mancave, keeping that warm and comfortable would mean not having to keep the temperature up in other rooms, that has worked very well so far, however the mild weather here in the SW has helped a lot

2nd set of boat racks has been made up today, i ran out of 1mm straight brass rod and substituted it for .8 wire, which is ok but seams a lot flimsier, getting it straight was harder than thought, but once painted and in its place, it should be ok

2 hours ago, Ian_Grant said:

Impressive work with the i-beams and brass!  But tell me (maybe I missed this earlier in your log?) why did they pile the lifeboats up like this? And how would they sway them out if needed? Thanks.

On my tablet at present, britannic was a much modded Titanic and to allow for the right amount of lifeboats 8 sets of massive davits were to be fitted, the war got in the way, and she became a hospital ship, 5 sets were still only fitted at the time she was sunk by a mine, will post a photo later

As a post war liner it was intended for more of the racks to be fitted, and none down the sides

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as @realworkingsailor suggested i went and ordered some more suitable I frame (3 different sizes) and today made another attempt at the after Boat rack (Evergreen 272 and 1mm brass wire, i am real pleasd with the result

whilst waiting for the strips i also did other bits like detailing the after stack

11 minutes ago, realworkingsailor said:

Hi Kev! Looks great. I had to look online, but yeah, that looks basically like how they were stowed. Have you thought of sourcing some Evergreen “I” beam or “C” channel? 
 

If you can find a small enough size, it might give you that fine profile of the racks. Going by this photo here:  

 

Otherwise, looks great!

 

Andy

i may have to Andy as it dont look right

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After lifeboat rack

well i am having to use the grey matter now, and possibly failing miserably

without any plans, only a walkthrough i am having to interpret what i see, (not necessarily what there is to see, i have taken as few shots of the programme, and the 7 boats on each rack seem to be on at least 4 levels, mine are on three (please dont tell anyone)

the racks are still slightly oversized, but too fragile to make them in scale, this has taken me two days and about 7 different versions, but for now they will do, if however the next set is better then i will come back to this for the redo

shots from the walkthrough

first failed version

version 8 i think

23 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

she's coming along splendidly Kevin..........some very nice work!   

Thank you

are you ready for another update?

On 10/22/2022 at 7:30 PM, Knocklouder said:

Didn't take me long to find one. Asked the first Mate  👎  ahem NO  no no. Finish what you have lol 😆 😂. So I can get one as soon as I finish what I have . Bet they will be  sold out by then, but it is on the  list. Back to planking  lol

 

if i listened to the Admiral, i would have by now far more finished, and less uncompleted kits

coming on very nicely, what wood glue are you using, as it could be wiped away before it dries

Very well done, Yr the man

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after decks continued

light bleed is still an issue on the after deck, i have managed to correct it in other places

light bleed, is more of a major hemorrhage 

3 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Looving your updates  Kevin  - really nice  work,    so much  fine detail  my friend.

 

OC.

Thank you OC

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its nice to get back into the swing of things, and so I have another update

pretty well everything on the after deck is scratched, but i did take the two lifeboats of the kit as i need to purchase or obtain more

the supports for the after steering positions is 2mm evergreen rod, other plastic mouldings are available, the white box on the stern is the morgue still very much wip

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its been a strange couple of weeks, with real life getting in the way, only doing a bit here and there, but it all kind of fell into place today, here she is as off tonight

after welldeck made stronger

upper structures glued to the hull and wiring extended to light then

quite a lot of work is required aft, extra cabins scratched for use by the medical staff

after plank sheet on, primer used to stop light bleeding

waterways, metal work and railings

after raised deck with also raises the after steering position

Japanese Battleship Yamato (1/10 scale model 26.3m) - Bing video

Brilliant, Christmas gets closer every day

looking good, keep up the great work

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after a couple of days in the forward well deck i have gone up to the funnel deck, this is the section i added the play room to several weeks ago, windows and doors added.it looks ok

the KA MK1 upgrade set adds many pumps and vents to the model, but the Britannic is very different to where they are situated, creating a lot of head scratching, so i am putting everything in the right place as if it was Titanic and then sort it out from there

the kit

play room added

with windows and doors

stunning work

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day ? forward well deck

i made the decision to leave the forecastle for now as there was the risk of something being damaged, the railings are quite fragile

this is how the forward well deck looks as off last night

i still have to place vents, bollards, ladders, and possibly change the steam winches on top of the raised hatchway from black to white