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Kevin got a reaction from PeterB010 in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
Good evening everyone
Thank you for like and comments
there was certainly far more reference material for the Victory, there are tons lots of phots of trawlers but they lack any detail, but i try to proceed onwards
the shrouds, certainly appear to be wire on the after ones hence the turnbuckels so i have been playing with thread and various colours of grey and silver, the one in the final shot is a warhammer silver and will see how this goes
next will be ratlines, i am still undecided if i should go with wooden slats or wire, or the same as the shrouds
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Kevin got a reaction from mtaylor in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
im trying to replicate wire rope by using it, but the mast is very flexible, as i replaced it from wood to plastic tubing so as to run electrics through it, so it is very difficult to get any decent tension on it
the rope is fine, but i want it to look like wire
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Kevin got a reaction from PeterB010 in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
i had a light bulb moment, but it dont work
i stripped back some wire, and twisted the strands, but unless i make new adjustable turnbuckles, i am unable to get a decent tension, so it is try again
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Kevin got a reaction from PeterB010 in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
good morning everyone
thank you for the comments
there is a deadeye arrangement set up for the fore mast and these turnbuckles for the after one, again i presume that it is a mixture to allow removing the mast for transport to shows and ponds
so on the main mast there are 3 shrouds and the back stays, i dont have are wire that would pass the test, could a silver stained rope representing wire pass?
the fore mast is going to be a while away
if i get something that resembles the wire i could ten use them as ratlines, but will not get the tautness, so maybe a single wire would work, go go to wooden battens
lol any suggestions?
this is Mountfleets show kit
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Kevin got a reaction from Halvor in HMS Fife by Kevin - Fleetscale - 1/72 - County-class destroyer - SOLD
hope this comes out, rigging and aerials left to do, then ballasting
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Kevin got a reaction from Canute in 1:32 Albatros D.Va - FINISHED
that is absolutely fantastic
lovely work
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Kevin got a reaction from Canute in Mosquito B Mk IV - FINISHED - Revell - My next non-ship project
ooooo a fly thingy
lol looking good OC
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Kevin reacted to yvesvidal in HMS Fife by Kevin - Fleetscale - 1/72 - County-class destroyer - SOLD
Impressive. Some of the sounds are obnoxious, but I understand the excitement that such a model can create on a lake, surrounded by children.
Yves
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Kevin got a reaction from KeithAug in HMS Fife by Kevin - Fleetscale - 1/72 - County-class destroyer - SOLD
hope this comes out, rigging and aerials left to do, then ballasting
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Kevin got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
Good evening everyone
Thank you for like and comments
there was certainly far more reference material for the Victory, there are tons lots of phots of trawlers but they lack any detail, but i try to proceed onwards
the shrouds, certainly appear to be wire on the after ones hence the turnbuckels so i have been playing with thread and various colours of grey and silver, the one in the final shot is a warhammer silver and will see how this goes
next will be ratlines, i am still undecided if i should go with wooden slats or wire, or the same as the shrouds
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Kevin got a reaction from egkb in HMS Fife by Kevin - Fleetscale - 1/72 - County-class destroyer - SOLD
hope this comes out, rigging and aerials left to do, then ballasting
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Kevin reacted to Old Collingwood in Mosquito B Mk IV - FINISHED - Revell - My next non-ship project
Thanks mate yep - wont try it though by throwing it out of the window.
OC.
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Kevin got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Fife by Kevin - Fleetscale - 1/72 - County-class destroyer - SOLD
hope this comes out, rigging and aerials left to do, then ballasting
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Kevin got a reaction from mtaylor in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
Good evening everyone
Thank you for like and comments
there was certainly far more reference material for the Victory, there are tons lots of phots of trawlers but they lack any detail, but i try to proceed onwards
the shrouds, certainly appear to be wire on the after ones hence the turnbuckels so i have been playing with thread and various colours of grey and silver, the one in the final shot is a warhammer silver and will see how this goes
next will be ratlines, i am still undecided if i should go with wooden slats or wire, or the same as the shrouds
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Kevin got a reaction from mtaylor in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
i had a light bulb moment, but it dont work
i stripped back some wire, and twisted the strands, but unless i make new adjustable turnbuckles, i am unable to get a decent tension, so it is try again
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Kevin got a reaction from mtaylor in 1:32 Albatros D.Va - FINISHED
that is absolutely fantastic
lovely work
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Kevin reacted to Old Collingwood in Mosquito B Mk IV - FINISHED - Revell - My next non-ship project
Hi all, spent some good time on the mossie today, I glued up the one wing after fitting the ailerons and flaps, then I cleaned up the seams.
OC.
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Kevin reacted to Old Collingwood in Mosquito B Mk IV - FINISHED - Revell - My next non-ship project
While waiting for daytime and a clear day - I carried on working on the wing sections/flaps and engine nacelles - firstly I cleaned up the seams on the nacelles, then I cut the two part flaps - test fitted them, and glued them together, the idea is they have a center bar that allows them to be drooped or left trimmed.
Here are the pics showing one of the nacelles and the flaps dry fitted showing the two stages they can be set at.
OC.
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Kevin got a reaction from PeterB010 in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
not progressed much at all since the last update, lol i dont think im confused so much now,
the main mast is supported by stays, but very few is any show any ratlines,
the instructions do say that the shrouds can be adapted to enable the mast to be removed for transportation purposes, so from that i presume from that no one went to the trouble, even though the superstructure is removable
mine will have ratlines, again the instructions call out for wire to make them, is this right?
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Kevin reacted to Ekis in Medieval Fortified Village by Ekis - 1/87 scratch base kit Aedes Ars
Ah ok, sorry ! ☺️
So this is the watchtower.
There are 2 small watch-towers (échauguette in french) on the sides of the roof.
This is the basic construction of the kit. I'll leave them, they're authentic.
Real :
On the other hand, I will add wooden or stone hoardings on the walls at the top of the tower, outside and towards the door.
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Kevin got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Medieval Fortified Village by Ekis - 1/87 scratch base kit Aedes Ars
if someone told me tomorrow, no more ship building ever, then this is what i would love to do
lovely project
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Kevin got a reaction from PeterB010 in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
Good morning everyone
apart from the handling ropes the life boats are finished,
i put everything in place according to the plans, and secured in position, however the forward drum reels are set to far aft to be of use, it looked tight even on the plans, after looking at other builds and seeing the same issue they got moved about 1cm to make them more usable, i may have to move the after hatches now as they might not have enough room
the middle picture drum reels are in place according to the plans, but in reality are to far aft to be of use
reels after being moved, dont quite know what to do about the stain damage on the wood
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Kevin got a reaction from PeterB010 in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
Good evening everyone from a very damp Somerset
take two on the life boats,
i wasnt happy with the grab ropes, so i redid them, where i had originally threaded the ropes through the hull i filled them with eyelets,
wasnt happy with this
i drilled out the holes to remove the black thread, which had been secured with C/A
used 1mm thread with a grime wash
MK1 and MK2
need to tone down the weathering a bit, or use a different wash, i am still playing around with the covers
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Kevin reacted to yvesvidal in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
How about going with brass tube for the mast, instead and using stretchable wires (rubber)?
Yves
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Kevin got a reaction from Old Collingwood in St Nectan by Kevin - FINISHED - Mountfleet Models - 1/32 - Steam Trawler - Completed June 2020
i had a light bulb moment, but it dont work
i stripped back some wire, and twisted the strands, but unless i make new adjustable turnbuckles, i am unable to get a decent tension, so it is try again
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