semorebutts Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share #661 Posted March 22, 2018 I started assembling the 4 16" guns. I will try it in 3 stages plastics/PE/resin. Plastics went together nicely. but the resin is going to be a different story. They look really good, but I am hugely disappointed in the fact that the resin blast bags are solid! I have to drill them out myself and its a tapering hole. Its going to be a massive pain. Im still working on the first 1 for 2 hours and still not done. I'm thinking of just not using blast bags. Dammit..Why did MK1 have to do that?!? popeye the sailor, CDW, Cathead and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted March 22, 2018 Share #662 Posted March 22, 2018 Wow, that sucks. It would probably be easier to cut the barrels shorter and glue them to the blast bags rather than drill out each blast bag. Then again, easier than that is as you said, just toss the blast bags. popeye the sailor, Canute and mtaylor 3 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...
semorebutts Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share #663 Posted March 22, 2018 I have to try somthing, they look really good. maybe theres other aftermaket blast bags out there mtaylor, Canute, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share #664 Posted March 22, 2018 I just attached the 2 halfs on each gun. Then just for fun stuck in the barrels to get an idea what it will look like. also Im starting to get stuff for the missouri. I hope this stuff airbrushes ok. CDW, RGL, Jack12477 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 23, 2018 Share #665 Posted March 23, 2018 Could you make your own blast bags? Maybe a clay? The Bismarck is really coming together well and you're doing a great job. popeye the sailor, yvesvidal, Canute and 6 others 9 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...
CDW Posted March 23, 2018 Share #666 Posted March 23, 2018 34 minutes ago, mtaylor said: Could you make your own blast bags? Maybe a clay? The Bismarck is really coming together well and you're doing a great job. That's a good idea Mark, and might be fairly simple to do using the resin ones as a guide to shape them. I would try using some Milliput and see how it comes out. lmagna, semorebutts, 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...
cog Posted March 23, 2018 Share #667 Posted March 23, 2018 putty,, modeller's putty ... Tamiya or Milliput. I've seen someone making sandbags with the latter, and rather convincing - it's a two component type, Tamiya has an epoxy putty which might do the trick ... I've done some work with the other, the black type when you put it on the barrel you can shape it in the image of the original blast bag ... you can try it out on a plastic spruce from your build ... popeye the sailor, Canute, semorebutts 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...
popeye the sailor Posted March 23, 2018 Share #668 Posted March 23, 2018 they can also be formed by using cloth or tissue paper, painted over with diluted white glue. there are a number of choices.......and I'm sure there is something on this online harvey1847, Canute, semorebutts and 3 others 6 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...
semorebutts Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share #669 Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) I dont think i have the skill to make my own. Im not good at scratch building. So im thinking i either spend all weekend hollowing out 7 blastbags or I order more and wait a week. OR i start on the PE this weekend and hollow out 1 a day next week. But those are great ideas! Edited March 23, 2018 by semorebutts lmagna, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted March 23, 2018 Share #670 Posted March 23, 2018 Scott, Everybody can build from scratch, for some it takes a bit more time or effort to get the required result. Those blast bags aren't to difficult. Just give it a try, you can always have a change of mind ... maybe you even like doing it ... Cheers Canute, popeye the sailor, mtaylor 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...
semorebutts Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share #671 Posted March 24, 2018 Cog, I will think about it and deal with it next week. I will procrastinate and for now I will concentrate on PE. I guess ill cut out the PE one gun at a time. I cut the first guns PE out. It didnt take to long and it wasnt a pain like I thought. Usually ladder rungs and railings are a huge pain for me. egkb, mtaylor, harvey1847 and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted March 24, 2018 Share #672 Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) Not to shabby, mate Couldn't do it better meself! Edited March 24, 2018 by cog popeye the sailor, semorebutts, Old Collingwood and 5 others 8 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...
semorebutts Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share #673 Posted March 25, 2018 So basically I'm done with gun 2s PE. I always love bending PE, I will never get tired of that. but I will always dread glueing on railings. Time for gun 3. CDW, Canute, Dubz and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share #674 Posted March 25, 2018 Jeeez where'd this mess come from. harvey1847, yvesvidal, Altduck and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share #675 Posted April 2, 2018 So I broke my finger. So I haven't been able to do much lately. It's ironic that now have all this time off of work yet can't really work on the model with a broken finger. i managed to get all the PE on the big gun turrets. Now to drill out all of those blast bags I guess. harvey1847, Kevin, popeye the sailor and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted April 2, 2018 Share #676 Posted April 2, 2018 Sorry to hear about the broken finger ... you shouldn't have given the finger, though You could try the simple things - are you a right hander (as we say)? little things like prepping for the next part of your build ... or get ready for that next build ... read yourself in etc. Hope your finger heals quickly egkb, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 5 others 8 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...
mtaylor Posted April 2, 2018 Share #677 Posted April 2, 2018 What Carl said..I'll had "ouch" and it's a PITA for sure. Hopefully, you're not left handed. lmagna, Canute, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 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...
popeye the sailor Posted April 2, 2018 Share #678 Posted April 2, 2018 hope you heal up quick PE work looks good so far! mtaylor, Canute, cog and 1 other 4 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...
lmagna Posted April 3, 2018 Share #679 Posted April 3, 2018 Your work still looks fantastic so hopefully that means like others have said that you are right handed. Lou popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share #680 Posted April 3, 2018 Good morning everyone, yes thank god I'm right handed! You never realize how much you need every finger until you don't have one. Even putting on my sneakers is hard. Even with only nine fingers I managed to drill out five blast bags. There is so much oil and dirt on them from my hands. Maybe I should wipe them with alcohol before Painting. some tools of the trade, round files, drill bits and a drill. I gotta say I didn't think this was possible, I'm suprised it worked. Also resin has a very wierd smell when filing and drilling. mtaylor, Kevin, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted April 3, 2018 Share #681 Posted April 3, 2018 Nice work, despite the invalid's hand semorebutts, popeye the sailor, Canute 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...
CDW Posted April 3, 2018 Share #682 Posted April 3, 2018 Great looking job you did when drilling and filing the blast bags. Not sure if you are aware, but a modeler should take precautions with appropriate respirator/filter when sanding or filing resin. Resin dust can cause severe problems with the lungs. Lots of people actually wet sand/file resin, just to avoid the resin dust. mtaylor, Canute and popeye the sailor 3 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...
lmagna Posted April 3, 2018 Share #683 Posted April 3, 2018 First your face and glasses and then your finger. I am beginning to think you just don't want to go to work. It's OK with me though as it means more pictures of your great build, Keep it up............. The build I mean, not the breaking of personal parts! Lou Canute, egkb, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share #684 Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) CDW ya it smell really bad for me and my asthma acted up for a while after. Lou I think I'm just falling apart at the seams. I started the year with 180 sick hours im down to 32. And i took 3 vacation days and 4 personal days. Thanks for the compliments Edited April 3, 2018 by semorebutts popeye the sailor, mtaylor and lmagna 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted April 3, 2018 Share #685 Posted April 3, 2018 You like living on the edge ... So what happens after you've depleted your sick hours? It's an unknown system to us. We have no limitation on sickness, we get checked and a physician decides whether you get back to work or if the sickness period gets extended, and for what period, before you need to get back at the doc's office. 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...
semorebutts Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share #686 Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) Same here what ever the doctor says and for how long is what happens. Today he said 7 more days then see me again. I brought the note to my boss and thats that. As for sick time. If its over 5 days for an injury its considered workmans comp, the five sick days will then get put back and workmans comp takes over and gives you 72% of your gross pay tax free for how ever long. The problem this year is it was never 5 days. The face incedent was 4 sick days, then i got phnamonia and the flu which arn't injurys, AND a bunch of single days I called in sick because I am lazy and didnt want to wake up. Thats there fault though, they make it way to easy to call in sick! You dont have talk to anyone. Just leave a message saying " it's so and so can you put me in for a sick day"..click. If i had to talk to my boss and sound sick I probably wouldn't. Edited April 3, 2018 by semorebutts mtaylor, popeye the sailor and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share #687 Posted April 3, 2018 It hard to deplete sick hours. Im making a real effort though im getting close. I dont know what will happen if I run out. I do know every quarter we get more sick time added. popeye the sailor, mtaylor, cog and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted April 3, 2018 Share #688 Posted April 3, 2018 Where I worked, we were encouraged to save our sick time by them promising to pay us in full for the first 1040 hours of accumulated sick leave when we retired (30 years service). The second 1040 hours went back to the employer, but anything over 2080 hours total, they paid us half rate. I ended up with close to a year in pay as a severance from the sick leave accumulation. mtaylor, popeye the sailor and Canute 3 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...
semorebutts Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share #689 Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) Holy crap! Close to an entire year of sick time!?! WOW.! For us they will buy your sicktime when I retire for 50 cents on the dollar. Also I forgot to mention if we use 10 or more sick days( days without a Drs note) a year a letter goes into my file. How this effects me i dont know Edited April 3, 2018 by semorebutts Canute, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted April 4, 2018 Share #690 Posted April 4, 2018 I hit the like button but not sure that 182 hours of not feeling well enough to go to work is really a "Like" thing! Get well and stay well would possibly be better! Lou popeye the sailor, Canute, cog and 2 others 5 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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