RCN H-class destroyer by cog - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC

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Carl,

Getting caught up here, so sorry to hear about your Uncle, my condolences.

I have missed a lot it appears, Map building and converting, inter-language skills, blood sacrifices.... You know how to stay busy.

It is all paying off, the build looks great.

 

Sam

[cog]

Thanks Sam, much appreciated.

 

Especially the Inca drill ritual was rather extreme so it seems ... missed the blood letting though  Stay busy ... look who's talking too!

 

Thanks for the thumbs up. It's quite a fun build, but slow thanks to bosses and customers ... ah well nothing new for you there.

[cog]

I had some time time to kill ...

 

(just a sample of the work ...)

 

So I drilled 110 stanchion holes with a 0.3mm drill ... by hand ...

Since work is taking over a lot of the after work hours too, you'll must indulge my infrequent updates ...

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, cog said:

I had some time time to kill ...

 

(just a sample of the work ...)

 

So I drilled 110 stanchion holes with a 0.3mm drill ... by hand ...

Since work is taking over a lot of the after work hours too, you'll must indulge my infrequent updates ...

Great work mate  - you'll  be a miniture drilling expert whne you finish - you will have to do some minture ships in bottles.

 

OC.

[cog]

Thanks for the likes and the visit gents

 

I finished, OC ... some damage on the sides where me drill slipped ... got a box less (10pcs) of those drills ... I'll need stocking up for the German WWI sucker ... before I get to that one ... somewhere in the (hopefully) near future ...

 

Ships in bottles ... now I leave that to Igor, he really is a master when it comes to those minute boats, and ships.

[RGL]

Well done mate, it is pure agony doing those holes, and the continuous snapping of drill bits 

[cog]

4 hours ago, RGL said:

Well done mate, it is pure agony doing those holes, and the continuous snapping of drill bits 

Thanks, it's not so much the agony as it is the constant pressure not to break a bit, or have it slip and scratch the paint, like a scraper ... the next part is agony, cutting the stanchions ... I use the metal ones from Peter Hall /Atlantic Models

Edited October 16, 2018 by cog

[RGL]

Only cut the tops, then paint with Tamiya rattle can fine primer as it sticks really well. Then you just push them off the fret and don’t lose paint. 

[cog]

Ha the painting isn't the problem, ripping them off the fret is! The metal is so much more a pain than the brass ...

[RGL]

I love the Tamiya steel as it just falls off when bent. Luckily the Seydlitz only has 2 rails 

[cog]

6 hours ago, RGL said:

I love the Tamiya steel as it just falls off when bent. Luckily the Seydlitz only has 2 rails 

Haven't found any steel Tamiya ones ...

What's the distance between stanchions on the Seydlitz ... length of the ship ... number of drills to buy ... oh golly we're going to have a drill of a time ...

[RGL]

Use the PE railings as s gauge 

[Canute]

Not a fan of steel if it needs multiple bends. High speed steel Carl. No carbide, too brittle.

[cog]

Hope to get some more time on this tribal this weekend, although, work is lurkin' ...

Started on the stanchions ... got a third on ... will need to get some eyelets on the deck for the funnel rigging before it gets to crowded ...

[Old Collingwood]

Looking great mate.

 

OC.

[cog]

It's been a while ... not much time for modelling, a lot of time wasted on work ... but ... this evening I fitted and fixated the for'ard superstructure. Guns are still loose - bit like me ... loose canon - net step will be the rigging of the funnel, after that put on the rear funnel and rigging it ... she'll be decorated for X-mas All the stanchions are mounted, so when the furniture has been rearanged on the deck, I can pull the wires for the railing ... getting somewhere ...

 

darn, nearly forgot the picsies

[Old Collingwood]

Welcome back mate  - now she is looking the business, really sharp details and very tidy paintwork.

 

OC.

[lmagna]

1 hour ago, cog said:

darn, nearly forgot the picsies

AAH....... The most important detail!

 

Good to see you get a little time from those four letter days, (work) to get some details done on the destroyer Carl. Looking forward to seeing some more progress. Hopefully you are able to get more than just the holidays before returning to the daily grind overwhelms everything again.

[cog]

thank you gents, and for the likes

 

6 hours ago, lmagna said:

AAH....... The most important detail!

 

Good to see you get a little time from those four letter days, (work) to get some details done on the destroyer Carl. Looking forward to seeing some more progress. Hopefully you are able to get more than just the holidays before returning to the daily grind overwhelms everything again.

fat chance, Lou ... today work calls again ...

Edited November 25, 2018 by cog

[cog]

7 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Welcome back mate  - now she is looking the business, really sharp details and very tidy paintwork.

 

OC.

still some touch ups on the hull ... damage contol after drillin' the holes for the stanchions ...

[jim_smits]

Only just caught this build today!

Looks really good cog, both the detail and paint job are excellent. 

 

[cog]

Thank you, Jim, and welcome to a slow moving build, this is the second one of these tribal class destroyers I am building, so painting should go a little better . Still need to do some weathering, but not as severely as the G-class I did before ... bit of an overkill that one. I have got another hull waiting (Eskimo according to Trumper), but haven't decided yet which class I'll make from her.

 

Cheers

[popeye the sailor]

she's look'in good Carl........remarkable job on the paint and camo    I see your still dogged with the same demon that I am.....we can still dream of retirement   

[cog]

Thanks Denis, I like the colour scheme too, should have done it on  Vendetta as you did. The demon ... hmmm, yes, there are still quite a few  of us struggling with that one ... I don't dream of it, it gives me nightmares , although, only when I consider it which is rarely :)  From what I saw,  you do not really have the time to dream ... to many interesting builds ... hard to keep up with you mate

[popeye the sailor]

I knew you would enjoy it........speaking of Vendetta......she's still sitting on my desk.   I really need to get back to her.......you and Greg must be disappointed  

 

....too many interesting builds..........nawwwww,  it's just my insanity showing.........does it make me look fat? 

[cog]

7 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

I knew you would enjoy it........speaking of Vendetta......she's still sitting on my desk.   I really need to get back to her.......you and Greg must be disappointed  

 

....too many interesting builds..........nawwwww,  it's just my insanity showing.........does it make me look fat? 

Yes you should  ... make an end to it ... that is: the build of Vendetta. How can I be disappointed when we get our value worth of build logS entertainment from you ...

 

Insanity ... you could put it that way ... creative is another, or psyco ...   ... you don't look fat ... at least ... no fatter than usual which is a thick as a web page can be

[popeye the sailor]

your too kind.

[cog]

Yeah, I know ... love to give compliments

[cog]

XXXL, XXL, XL, L, M, S, ........ what shall I say ... not to big would do I reccon ...

 

8 parts

20 mm Oerlikon cannons, need another four to complement the type for this build  ...

Edited November 29, 2018 by cog

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, cog said:

XXXL, XXL, XL, L, M, S, ........ what shall I say ... not to big would do I reccon ...

 

8 parts

20 mm Oerlikon cannons, need another four to complement the type for this build  ...

Hows your eyes-   still see in straight lines.

 

OC.