Kevin

good evening everyone, 

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i have had a couple of days off, to do some DIY, lots planned for this year

this evening i completed the railings and did a bit of weathering on the funnel assy, tomorrow i will hopefully do the the funnel guy ropes and more patching up of the hull

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back to basics and tried some pre-shading (could do better)

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the depth caharge racks, i primed in red, thinking (incorrectly) that they are finished in a dark colour, they were redone in white primer

 i want to finish ate least one unit this week, so the funnel assy got it, white primer, with colour coats top coat and colour coats grey for the deck, which needs another coat, Tamiya Nato black for the funnel

the lockers are from the kit with the exception of the skylight

i continue to remove the hull to top deck seam line, but it is going

70 Mark VII  were carried, and 40 of them were in the racks, with the crappy Atlantic weather they would have to be quite sturdy

Depth Charges, Mark 6, Mark 6 Mod. 1, Mark 7, Mark 7, Mod. 1 (maritime.org)

8 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Looks great Kevin.  Are you soldering the PE together?  If so, you’ve really gotten the hang of it!

yes i am, its a bit messy still in places, but i am now even managing to clean previous bits up

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apologies for being grumpy for the last few weeks

onto the Bluebell, and the depth charge racks, there is more PE on these two units than on lots of extra detail sets, but it is starting to look ok

i have about 40 pieces left to add 

lovely to see how the experts do it

lovely to catch up on your log again, you have made such a fantastic job on her so far

Good afternoon everyone

well the anchor windlass is done now and has a coat of black primer on it,  i love this GLS PE

primer has gone on to more of the completed bits, like the engine room skylight

new paints arrived, colourcoats, by Soveriegn hobbies, these will be her going out clothes

some of the PE bits i had done in the past had a powdery finish, cleaned up with my tooth brush

good evening everyone

HMS Bluebell work continues, but slowly

soldering takes me forever, but today I managed to make up one of the Carley float unit, and the breakwaters,

work continues to blend the top deck with the hull, but it looks so much better than a few days ago

i have a paint order coming in from Sovereign hobbies, then most of the vessel will go to white

loads of photo etch still to make up 

nothing is fixed into position yet

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more progress made on the build

the forecastle is now fixed into position, i need a bit of filler to match it to the ships side 

more work done on the bridge, yes the wood is to dark, i like it, i will get the rest to look a bit more like teak

all the rivet markings have now been done, thats about 300 i did today

i am now awaiting a callout for the Western approaches colours

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well the dust has settled from the builds fiasco, hopefully how i can get on and complete something

i have been talking to Sovereign Hobbies about the paint scheme, it seams the book i am, going by is wrong in the colour call out, i was after a western approaches 1945 scheme with a dark blue, the  colours listed

507a

B5

MS4a

were never used together, as an official scheme

good afternoon everyone

been a crap week model making wise, loosing the SD14 and then abandoning the POW, but that's just modelling, for others there are far more important things in life to worry about 

i have brought the Bluebell back to the bench, took me a few hours to get back into it, the biggest difference between when it was put away and now is the airbrush

made up a few depth charges, and played with some wood effect, 

1 hour ago, dancooper said:

I'm so sorry to hear that, but I as well do understand. However I hope you are still going to continue working on her off grid... maybe when you are in a later phase you might still share pictures.

off grid maybe it certainly is not going to landfill, it's not terrible, just not a standard i wish to share 

, 

good evening everyone

i feel like Adel

i am going to have to pull out of this build, i am unable to produce this kit into a standard that I am happy to share with you

Sorry

4 hours ago, allanyed said:

Interesting subject Kevin.   I remember studying these ships in the Naval Architecture class and wish I still had my old books, but do not recall this subject (it has been close to 60 years)    I did find this paper which is quite interesting but see nothing about the rudder design to help you, sorry.    https://ww2.eagle.org/content/dam/eagle/publications/company-information/workhorse-of-the-fleet-2019.pdf

thank you, i will read that when i get a chance

2 hours ago, Roger Pellett said:

Kevin,

 

That’s called a ContraGuide rudder.   It is shaped that way to straighten flow from the propeller.

 

The propeller works by accelerating a column of water behind the ship.  The reaction to this column of water, Newton’s Third Law, is a force in the opposite direction that pushes the ship ahead. Water, however, is viscous and this viscosity causes the water in the column from the propeller to rotate.   This rotation is lost energy.  The offsets on the rudder are intended to introduce a vector opposite to that of the rotating water column, to recover the lost energy.

 

Roger

 

 

thank you,

rereading the reply it wasnt two rudders then with independent movement, it was two welded together offset

so how was this solved,

was it better propeller design, two props, twin rudders?

Just now, ccoyle said:

Looks like the kit artwork includes some subtle weathering.

yes it does, and its not over the top, lol it hides my mistakes

Good evening everyone

day 3/71

well i certainly would not recommend this kit to myself  as a starter kit, its requires  completely different skillsets  to anything i have attempted before, and some of the mistakes i have made today reflect the fact i didnt have a clue what i am doing

it took me ages to work out that each laser cut card is covered on all sides, if it can be seen, lol i had all these duplicate shapes with different images printed on them

the paper is not forgiving if a mistake is made on folding the crease opens up and exposes the fibres

yep school boy errors, but work continues

the card top deck is placed on, which stops any twisting in the hull

the printed top deck followed after the glue dries

the rest of the day was spent putting the wrap on wallpaper onto the superstructure, which caused me a few issues

some of the edges look messy, i hope to sort these out somehow

saw a photo today on another forum that the WW2 liberty ships had a top and bottom rudder, but i dont know why?, was it an adjustable setting to offset a poor build , ie to enable a straight line/course heading?

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes, and welcome to new followers (im the guy who never finishes anything)

day 2/71

well the bottom half of the hull also went on ok, it is clearly marked where the frames go, as for the centre line, it is straighter than anything i have build before

all the laser cut pieces were pushed out and filed, then i decided to use them to build up some of the superstructure,

i need to find a decent log now from somewhere and work out what to do with the upper deck, there is a card template that fits over the bulkheads and then the printed deck fits over that,  i just need some guidance as to whether to fix the deck sheet to the card template , then stick the two on top or if they need to be done separately (dont suppose it matter)

i even had a go at the funnel, its quite hard on the eyes

fun factor 10/10

laser cut superstructure 

funnel instructions

4 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Based on your ability  and  the  inherent  difficulties with card  kits   - this could be  one of  your very best builds   - take it steady  Kevin.

 

OC.

thank you OC

4 hours ago, Dave_E said:

I don’t know anything about the “card” side of ship modeling. I’m pulling up a chair to see how it’s 

done, (no pressure). 😁

knowing me, very badly

5 hours ago, ccoyle said:

Here, Kevin -- I have created a Polish-English dictionary for you based on my "extensive working knowledge" of the language:

 

• okrety: ship
• klej: glue
• drut: wire

Okay, that's all I know. For the rest, you're on your own. 😜

 

Brilliant, thats made my day  thank you