Kevin

good morning, everyone

thank you so very much for comments and likes

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 

7 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Is it  like the product I used  on my  dio  to make the water  in the pond  -  a  gel like  liquid  that  your poor in and after a day or  so it dries clear?

 

OC.

12 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

 

Kevin, there is a product by MicroScale that does a fantastic job of turning portholes into clear glass. I used it for my 3D printed Corvette, with much bigger portholes than your Britannic. The name escapes me but you will be able to find it easily. Dries very fast and very clear.

 

Yves

thank you i will like out for it

good evening everyone

taken a couple of days to sort myself out and get back into the build, finding everything is the issue

i have started to fill the portholes in with PVA glue, a process that is going to take a while, but the ones that worked about 9/10 are ok and give me the result i wanted, just 1000's to go

i am now going to work from front to back and the forecastle has some attention now, it looks ok, but the railings are so fine, they will have to wait

the foremast is made up, but will be secured later

the steam winches and other bits are still to be painted

the forward well deck is next

2 hours ago, Canute said:

My two lay across my feet at night, while I watch the tube. More so for being able to react if I make a move to get up and possibly find some treats for them.

i have boat building, music, diy, films or other noisy activities going on most of the day, and he snores his heart out, open a sweet wrapper, instant "wot you got dad"

good evening, everyone

well that week went by fast, and no boat building took place

Putin will get the blame for this, but it needed to be done, my mancave is now a space where the wife can join me during the winter months to save heating more of the house than necessary.

by man cave is basically a 3-sided log cabin bolted to the side of the house, and what ever we did to it it was still just a shed in the garden, and in the winter it gets quite cold in there, well not so much now

all the walls have now been sealed, lined, papered and painted, and what a difference it has made, no more draughts, in fact it is retaining the heat and spreading into the house 

2009

2011

new windows and doors

2014

pitched roof added

2018

electrics

this week

What a stunning build

dont that look great

21 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

been a while since I last popped in.........and I must say,  you've made quite a bit of progress!    super job on your deck mods and room additions......the lighting is well done also.  your question of why you are on this site should be obvious...........you are with other like minded folk who dare venture into what has never been done,  and share with others.  I think you are in good company   

i was wondering where you were, OK i hope, i will always ask wheather my work is good enough, i rarely do anything im completely happy with 

lovely build, she looks fantastic

she looks fantastic, well done, 

i think there are 20 sheets of PE with the KAMK1

pictures are very good and the build is excellent

25 minutes ago, Veszett Roka said:

Hi Kev,

 

just noticed that the deck water breakers are upside down (maybe left to right, but i cannot see on the photo)

They must connect to the forward cargo hatch wall. Here is an original pic and another 3D render to better sight.

Please note that the 3D model one omits the steam winch driveshaft. Also, on the original picture the forward hatch cover already removed, and placed on the deck near to the missing rail section..

 

thank you, they are still to be completed, and only a bit of tac being used to hold then in position, thank you for letting me know though

8 minutes ago, tararasik said:

Wow, what a project, it's amazing.

thank you, hope you are safe and well where you are

Good evening everyone

day 27

doing quite a lot of DIY at present so the build gets some work done as and when i get the chance

my mancave is basically a 3 sided log cabin bolted to the side of the house, it gets quite drafty in there, and with the way things are going at the moment we have decided to warm it up a bit and line it throughout

the drawback  (brave thing to say) i will be sharing it a lot more with her indoors  her in my mancave the Boi is normally with me anyway, as i am quite close to the fridge

the East side (coldest) is now 99% done, and wow what a difference, it has also reduced the noise from the M5 (Tauton, Brdgwater, Bristol) stretch considerably

anyway the build

Making up bits from fwd to aft and placing them into position prior to painting, the fwd well deck cranes were fun 

3 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

 

Once you tire of the HMSH Britannic, you need to resurrect your Enterprise, Kevin.

 

Yves

my skill levels are not to the standard i wish them to be, lovely kit being downgraded by my workmanship

brilliant

lovely work, there are very few CAF builds around

Great to see back at the desk

7 hours ago, Canute said:

Nicely done. They look great. 👍

54 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

I agree  with Ken   - they have come out  really nice.

 

OC.

thanks guys much appreachiated, i did mess the other side up when masking, so sorting that out, basicly i masked it up but put the tape the wrong side of the mark, so the green line was to long and I never had a gap between the green and red

good morning everyone

thank you for comments and likes

Day 24.5 (well its only lunch time)

we have red crosses x 6 and they all turned out ok

it just gets better

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

day 24 putting airbrush demons to bed

at long last i have sucessfully used the airbrush twice, and got decent results, i like Tamiya paints, i hate vajello primer 

Hospital ships of the era were painted white and Military hospital ships were also identitified with green bands , i may have used too dark a green but it will be staying like this (for now anyway (not tempting fate)

Hospital ship - Wikipedia

a small amount of touching up to do

nice to see some progress, i never seen a build this far advanced without ratlines, lovely work

good evening everyone

Thank you for comments and likes

day 23 forward well deck cargo hatches

the Britannic had a very different fwd well deck to the Titanic with raised cargo hatches up to the height of the focastle,

between these hatches are doors, so i am at present still trying to work out whats was in there, possibly access to ladders to the holds

titanic kit,

the hatch covers, and vents and winches are from the KAMK1 kit the rest is scratched