RGL Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share #181 Posted July 13, 2017 Rigging complete, really very simple on this one. I have now replaced the three 12.7mm high altitude guns, these are so much nicer than the Flyhawk ones. I also threw in the 2 quad torpedo tubes. Coming together. hexnut, src, yvesvidal and 14 others 17 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted July 13, 2017 Share #182 Posted July 13, 2017 glad to see your recovering nicely........quite a surgery you had. even with all that went on.......and still produce some stellar updates. she's looking really top notch! CDW, hexnut, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share #183 Posted July 13, 2017 Thanks all, the anchor chains and stoppers all rusted up. Canute, Dubz, CDW and 12 others 15 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted July 14, 2017 Share #184 Posted July 14, 2017 Great to hear all went well Greg; some great updates, she is looking well and truly the worn and torn battle hardened unit now cheers Pat cog, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share #185 Posted July 14, 2017 Thanks Pat. I just attached around 240 individual handrail stanchions. Rigging them will be even more painful cog, hexnut, GrandpaPhil and 9 others 12 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 14, 2017 Share #186 Posted July 14, 2017 What's taking you so long, mate? A mere 240 <swallow> I've got a few more to go on the beast. I try not to think about it. Haven't been able to do anything on it. "Summer time, when the living is easy" as Porgy from Bess sang, well he certainly didn't have a modern garden, digging a pool, getting plants, tending after the vegetables, (re)paving the terras, and the usual menial tasks to perform besides the standard chores ... She does look a tadd beaten up, and in low maintenance due to lack of time in harbour. You've given her a very nice "touch", a lovely make up job. Looking at the railing you did on Yamato, this will be a walk in the park. src, mtaylor, RGL and 1 other 4 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share #187 Posted July 14, 2017 Unfortunately the Tamiya Yamato was designed for individual stanchions with dimples where you drilled, no such luck on Isuzu. Still a pain in the butt to do and I can't go back to PE railing now. Enjoy the outdoors, it's winter here and nothing grows. I intentionally flogged her to death with weathering to try all the techniques as no one else seems to want to go so far. coxswain, yvesvidal, DaveRow and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 14, 2017 Share #188 Posted July 14, 2017 I would say death by weathering, an Aussie story. Did you use an awl to mark the spot where you needed to drill? That's what I do on soft materials ... I know I'm somewhat late with it, but you didn't tell me about the missing stanchion dimples RGL, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted July 14, 2017 Share #189 Posted July 14, 2017 But you will forget the pain once the work is finished and the results are as good as we expect them to be Jan RGL, cog, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share #190 Posted July 14, 2017 Yes Carl, you just have to, I generally buy a 10 pack of .3mm drill bits off Ebay per kit as they break so easily. mtaylor, cog, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted July 14, 2017 Share #191 Posted July 14, 2017 Awesome detail! mtaylor, RGL, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share #192 Posted July 15, 2017 So, exactly 250 individual stanchions, so 500 eyelets threaded. 3 days but worth it. popeye the sailor, Dubz, cog and 9 others 12 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share #193 Posted July 16, 2017 And lastly for today, the Crysanteum crest, the ships name, folded awning stanchions and davits swung out. Captain Slog, cog, amateur and 12 others 15 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 16, 2017 Share #194 Posted July 16, 2017 Marvelous work on her. You are getting good at it mate. To me she seems finished, so surprise us, what's left ... mtaylor, hexnut, RGL and 2 others 5 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share #195 Posted July 16, 2017 Ships boats, prop booms, ships booms, another attempt at flags. mtaylor, popeye the sailor, cog and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveRow Posted July 16, 2017 Share #196 Posted July 16, 2017 Wow. So much detail Greg, and looks real. Where do we sign up for the maiden voyage. Dave R mtaylor, Canute and RGL 3 Quote Dave R Measure twice, cut once. Current Build: HMB Endeavour 1768 (In the shipyard being constructed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 16, 2017 Share #197 Posted July 16, 2017 Flags ... the persons ... thought them to be at Yamato along side. You still have a ways to go then. I'm setting up a workbench for spraying. Rainy days at last, so no garden chores. Nearly finished so I can pull out the airbrushes and start priming and painting for real. RGL, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted July 18, 2017 Share #198 Posted July 18, 2017 she's look'in really sweet Greg! Canute, mtaylor and RGL 3 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share #199 Posted July 19, 2017 Rigging up the davits and adding some rope coils, and trestles. Canute, Captain Slog, popeye the sailor and 11 others 14 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted July 19, 2017 Share #200 Posted July 19, 2017 Greg, that is flat out outstanding. Bravo! RGL, cog, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share #201 Posted July 20, 2017 Um, finished. I really don't think I can add anymore detail. Smaller than Yamato, and parked up with the rest. GrandpaPhil, ccoyle, cog and 12 others 15 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted July 20, 2017 Share #202 Posted July 20, 2017 She's dwarfed by Yamato. But she appears all the veteran, battle scarred warrior. popeye the sailor, cog, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted July 20, 2017 Share #203 Posted July 20, 2017 A small masterpiece, Greg. I'm still amazed at the amount of detail you pack into these ships. Congratulations on a great build. RGL, cog, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted July 20, 2017 Share #204 Posted July 20, 2017 Stunning detailing Greg, and a great addition to your rapidly expanding fleet - I feel positively slow compared to your rate of building Impressive model. cheers Pat cog, RGL, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 20, 2017 Share #205 Posted July 20, 2017 Greg, I'm only missing the video's but another masterclass on building plastic with PE. She looks good next to her giant sistah. Again an impressive, astonishing, and unexpected fast build! Grab a beer and enjoy the view. You can send me the bill for the beer "Um, finished. I really don't think I can add anymore detail." Hmmm, you could add the crew ... but that would be a rather minor detail, and she would be put aside from the rest of your "home" fleet You tought yourself airbrushing quite quickly too, and seem very much at easy with your airbrush on this second model. <ovation> Canute, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodo Posted July 20, 2017 Share #206 Posted July 20, 2017 Fantastic result, I keep on noticing new details......so realistic... You must be in the very short list of master modelmakers....... Koen. Canute, RGL, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share #207 Posted July 20, 2017 Thank you, I finally figured out how they do flags properly as well, so a win for me. Next ship is purchased. Bigger, much more complexity and still more aftermarket to buy. Canute, cog, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 20, 2017 Share #208 Posted July 20, 2017 Greg Current build IJN Yamato ............. the small version mate? Canute, mtaylor and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share #209 Posted July 20, 2017 Just noticed some idiot has not updated that; no, almost as big, more complex mtaylor, popeye the sailor and Canute 3 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 20, 2017 Share #210 Posted July 20, 2017 You can't leave those things up to others! You should know. You really tickle my curiosity ... I hate that nagging feeling ... is it IJN Ise ... or up to another country's navy Canute, popeye the sailor and mtaylor 3 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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