HMS Fife by Kevin - Fleetscale - 1/72 - County-class destroyer - SOLD

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

spent quite a bit of time today on the hanger internal details, even though artistic licence applies i am happy with it, especially as when the helo is parked in front of it very little will be seen

 

before being primed i put a cage under the landing

primed with Halfords rattle can grey

then in Citadel white which is quite a flat white

 

using part of the spruce from the Bismark build, i formed a few water pipes  

which then were primed in red and added 

then made a set of hand rails for the landing

and placed into its home for the night

 

[yvesvidal]

Very nicely done Kevin. With the chopper near by, it will look terrific.

 

Yves

[Kevin]

Just now, yvesvidal said:

Very nicely done Kevin. With the chopper near by, it will look terrific.

 

Yves

its a tight fit but looks like it was in real life

 

[popeye the sailor]

super nice Kevin  

[Kevin]

well the hanger has a helo in it now, lol not that anyone in a maritime site would care, but i had to, my hands were tied, it has a fairly cheap basic OOB build, and I even left some bits off, the rotors blades were a pain as they were not design to fold like that

here is what i am trying to copy (not my photo)

the kit 

my attempt so far

 

[Old Collingwood]

3 hours ago, Kevin said:

well the hanger has a helo in it now, lol not that anyone in a maritime site would care, but i had to, my hands were tied, it has a fairly cheap basic OOB build, and I even left some bits off, the rotors blades were a pain as they were not design to fold like that

here is what i am trying to copy the kit my attempt so far

Looking really good kevin   are you going to disply with hanger blind open or closed?    I bet getting the real wessex in and out was real game  - good job the tail wheel was rotatable.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

doors will be open, i am waiting for led lights now to give some feeling to it and then sort the hanger roof out.there will be warm white and red led lighting in there

[popeye the sailor]

very well done Kevin.....have you figured how to add the tail section to the helo?   all painted up,  it's gonna look really good in there!  love the interior work you've done in there  

[Piet]

Really nice work Kevin, everything looks rather realistic already. With everything painted one may not realize it's a model when pictured close-up.

 

Cheers,

[Kevin]

1 hour ago, Piet said:

Really nice work Kevin, everything looks rather realistic already. With everything painted one may not realize it's a model when pictured close-up.

 

Cheers,

Good morning Piet

 

thank you for your kind words, but yesterday i realised that i need to rethink the hanger, because of the prtice i am using 1mm and not 2mm plastic card, but because of it being quite flexible i have been strengthening it up with off cuts out of sight, which then causes it own issues, when you want to work in that area,

 

So i have revamped the hanger totally

the hanger sides have been removed and replaced with 2*1mm and I did away with the inset

by doing it this way it has become a lot more accurate and I have gained about 4mm in storage space for the helo, Phots later, i have to live and learn, 

 

[cog]

"i have to live and learn"

 

Don't we all Kevin. Lookin forward to your latest redodelidumdum ...

[Kevin]

Thoroughly enjoyed my week off, it wasn't to to do the build it was because my doggie needed a operation which was done a week ago, and done loads of things that im not able to do during the working week, Dobbie was fine after the op just to take it easy for a week until the scars heal

replaced some rotton posts along our property, put most of the garden to bed for the winter sos on and so on

 

Dobbie aged 2 years old

 

 

[Kevin]

good evening everyone 

 

phot of the replaced hanger door panel

 

 

the hanger roof got some attention today some evergreen (other makes are available) and a bit of brass rod 

spray painted grey then white 

 

then the helo got some attention

masked primed and coated in yellow 

 

 

Edited September 22, 2017 by Kevin

[Old Collingwood]

Looking really good kevin, the detail in the hanger is First Rate, I know sometimes getting the scale right between a kit model (that is often out by a few mm - cm's) and trying to work around it can be a trial.

Its sure is coming along really nicely.

 

Glad you doggy is recovering also.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

OC i had nothing to go on, I just wanted to show anything thing other than a blank canvas, lol it gives at least something to discuss when the rivet counters pull it apart on FB

[popeye the sailor]

looks super Kevin........WOw!

[Kevin]

good morning everyone

 

well the helo could have turned out better, but for now it will do, I have plans to change it towards the end of the build, the tail will have to be repainted as the masking did not work very well and again a picture of what I am trying to achieve

 

also the rotor blade holder is not in place yet

 

 

[Kevin]

Led Lights arrived today, intentions are to use these where possible to simulate internal lighting only, like the hanger, Bridge, and passage ways I need to think ahead as to how they are going to fit, but they can be cut down to lengths of 3 leds, 

the last phot was just to see what they will look like, and how easy it will be to hide any wiring, I have a remote control for them on its way, so lol i hope they do the job

Edited September 24, 2017 by Kevin

[Piet]

Great improvement with the hangar Kevin and those LED's will surely be an eye catcher .

 

Cheers,

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

i was happy with the hanger, but last weekend i ripped the after block off (director gear office) and did it again

this was because at the end of the hanger roof  where it drops down would not sit square (sorted)

i am even putting in access points, in case i need them 

everything is removable at this time

 

 

 

 

[Kevin]

this weekend has been working forward of the hanger, and the big question, (could i do better), lets find out

not turning back as it all went in the bin, even the dog ate some

back to the idea of building with 3mm MDF

 

using the plans to keep the centre line correct, i made a spacers to keep it all lines up, these eventually become vents and exhausts

 

this is not my photo, but you can see what I mean towards the end of the hanger

 

 

when happy 1mm plasticard was added to the roof, and more access points added 

also stared to add 0.5mm skim to the bulkheads, as ot flows around the corners i created

 

 

[KeithAug]

Kevin, I think the MDF will give you much greater rigidity. Have you considered 1/8" ply and rejected it? The build is looking good.

Edited October 8, 2017 by KeithAug

[Heinrich der Seefahrer]

That amazing work you do. The idea with the heli fits in such a lovley detail.

 

The kit offers a plenty of possibilitys to you to show amaising details. The hangar is a good example. If you look for the signs all over the, walls and thethe yellow-black spriping you need,: you can download a plenty from the web, arrange and resize them with MS paint ad after saving them ashalf pdf print them in your local copyshop. To get the right screw/rivet effect in this little scale pin in from backside with a needle first to imitate the screw then soak the hole sign with superglue to pick it on the wallright so you'll get a special surface a bit differing from the wall behind.

Here I tryed the technic on a box scaled in 1/56 to imitare riviting.

 

Oh I'm starting to share more time today with reading and leaving through threads han building my own  little lugger.

I'm looking forward to see more in here.

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

By the way

“Mark“ is in German a pice of land like the old mark near Hamburg, but the ship Bismarck is baptisted  after Duke Otto von Bismarck who united the several German King,-, Duke- and Townstates to the German Empire on 18.Jan.1871

[Kevin]

9 hours ago, KeithAug said:

Kevin, I think the MDF will give you much greater rigidity. Have you considered 1/8" ply and rejected it? The build is looking good.

keith yes i have considered lots,but keep going back to MDF, i still have no intentions of putting her into water, infact I am still thinking of opening sections of the hull up to show internal details, I just wish I had access top better references

[Kevin]

9 hours ago, Heinrich der Seefahrer said:

That amazing work you do. The idea with the heli fits in such a lovley detail.

 

The kit offers a plenty of possibilitys to you to show amaising details. The hangar is a good example. If you look for the signs all over the, walls and thethe yellow-black spriping you need,: you can download a plenty from the web, arrange and resize them with MS paint ad after saving them ashalf pdf print them in your local copyshop. To get the right screw/rivet effect in this little scale pin in from backside with a needle first to imitate the screw then soak the hole sign with superglue to pick it on the wallright so you'll get a special surface a bit differing from the wall behind.

Here I tryed the technic on a box scaled in 1/56 to imitare riviting.

 

Oh I'm starting to share more time today with reading and leaving through threads han building my own  little lugger.

I'm looking forward to see more in here.

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

By the way

“Mark“ is in German a pice of land like the old mark near Hamburg, but the ship Bismarck is baptisted  after Duke Otto von Bismarck who united the several German King,-, Duke- and Townstates to the German Empire on 18.Jan.1871

good morning, thankyou for your comments yes i have amble scope for the extra detailing, but at present i just want to get the superstructure built up and then go around adding all the nice little bits, the helicopter/hanger idea was just to see if i had what (skill levels) it needs for the build

[Piet]

Doesn't look like you have to worry about your skill level Kevin, you are "blazing" through this build pretty good. Looking great from here, ummm, Palm Coast, Florida.

 

Cheers,

[Kevin]

20 hours ago, Piet said:

Doesn't look like you have to worry about your skill level Kevin, you are "blazing" through this build pretty good. Looking great from here, ummm, Palm Coast, Florida.

 

Cheers,

Piet thank you for your comments, im enjoying this build  a lot, i managed to get some more covering of the MDF last night, but realised that perhaps this is not the best time to do it, as there is lots more bits of superstructure to be added which means i will have to adapt what is in place to fit it, i will update as I move on

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

I forgot to post build progress last weekend

 

I moved to the forward superstructure, as i want to keep the project at or around the same amount of progress, 

so with my modified light box a set of plans and a piece of plasticard, off I jolly well went

at the efter end of the fwd section there is a split level deck, there is access doors and ladders down the main deck

this is not my photo 

but you can see behind the boat the area i am on about

 

 

to finish the weekend off I made the support area for the fwd mast

 

 

this weekend the Bridge area's turn

 

as of last Sunday she looks like this, slowly beginning to look like something

 

 

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

this weekend the bridge module was made

 

took three attempt to get it looking right, 

im quite pleased how it is coming together now

the awkward bit was putting the skin on as it splits, the upper part around the bridge winds, where as the lower part wraps around the base

[Piet]

Ah yes, that superstructure is coming along quite nicely Kevin. She's beginning to look like a war ship, outstanding.

 

Cheers,