Varyag 1901 by Valeriy V - FINISHED - scale 1:75 - Russian Cruiser

[wefalck]

Excellent rendering ! Only two things are missing: the trigger and the finger-guard at the pistol-grip 🤪 

[bruce d]

32 minutes ago, wefalck said:

Only two things are missing: the trigger and the finger-guard at the pistol-grip

Modern rules: the guns must be de-commissioned. 🤐

[Valeriy V]

17 hours ago, wefalck said:

Excellent rendering ! Only two things are missing: the trigger and the finger-guard at the pistol-grip 🤪 

There are a lot more details missing, but they are too small for a scale of 1:75.  

 

[Ras Ambrioso]

Beautiful guns. They look nicer than my Amapa’s and mine is at 1/64. And, by the way, I also missed the firing pistol. 

[Keith Black]

Gobsmacked.......again. 

[Dr PR]

Valeriy,

 

I just spent the day re-reading your log from start to here to refresh my memory of your building techniques. I wanted to see how you get such beautiful finishes on your metal parts.

 

You said you used Zapon varnish on the brass parts, and you nickle plate a lot of the metal.

 

How do you polish the metal before paining or plating it?

 

Does the metal plating just naturally produce a smooth shiny surface?

[Valeriy V]

Phil, polishing brass is not a very difficult process.

 

1)  If I make a part on a lathe and the forosho cutter is sharpened, then the surface of the part already becomes smooth.
After that, I sand the part with sandpaper of various sizes from about # 320 to # 1200 until I get the desired shiny surface. This part of polishing is easier to do immediately on a lathe, but if the part is complex, then you have to work manually and with a drill.

[Valeriy V]

2) The next operation allows you to get a mirror surface of the metal.
To do this, I use felts of various roughness and polishing pastes for metal.

[Valeriy V]

3) The final operation is the coating of the zapon part with varnish. This transparent varnish will close the surface of the metal from the access of oxygen and the brass part will retain its mirror shine for a long time.

If the detail is small, you can apply varnish with a brush, if it is large, you can cover it with a balloon.

[Dr PR]

Valeriy,

 

Thanks. I have used some rouges for polishing but I was interested in how you do it. Your results are beautiful!

 

I have also puzzled over what to do when a bit of solder flows over visible areas on brass parts. The tin in the solder dissolves into the brass leaving a tin colored stain. Careful positioning of the solder areas to inside or non-visible places helps, but sometimes a visible solder fillet is necessary. Blackening and other coloring agents don't work evenly over these exposed high tin areas.

 

But it seems you solve this problem by nickle plating the parts. The plating covers the brass and solder areas evenly. Looks like I will have to set up plating equipment. I already have power supplies and I was an undergraduate chemistry major so that part will be simple.

[KeithAug]

Valeriy, wonderful guns - no one will miss the detail.

[Valeriy V]

33 minutes ago, Dr PR said:

 

But it seems you solve this problem by nickle plating the parts. The plating covers the brass and solder areas evenly. Looks like I will have to set up plating equipment. I already have power supplies and I was an undergraduate chemistry major so that part will be simple.

Phil, nickel plating won't solve your problem. On top of the tin, the nickel will be darker than in the adjacent brass area.

To solve this problem, it is necessary to open the part with copper before nickel plating.

[Dr PR]

Valeriy,

 

Thanks. I did notice that you plated some parts with copper before nickle plating, and wondered if that was to get a more uniform nickle plating.

 

But the real solution is to just be careful with the soldering. Using a minimum amount of solder helps, and a good liquid flux (I like citrus based fluxes) helps promote solder flow between pieces.

 

I also have a resistance soldering machine and have experimented some with it. It has the advantage that heat is generated at the contact/solder point, reducing heating of adjacent parts and previous solder joints.

[Ras Ambrioso]

This last session feels like I am attending a class with the best professors sharing their knowledge. Thanks

Valeriy, tell me what is forosho cutter. 

[Dr PR]

Ras,

Valeriy is the Professor, I am the student.

[Valeriy V]

9 hours ago, Ras Ambrioso said:

Valeriy, tell me what is forosho cutter. 

Ras, this is a translation error - " well sharpened cutter for a lathe ".   

[Valeriy V]

3 hours ago, Dr PR said:

Ras,

Valeriy is the Professor, I am the student.

Phil, you're embarrassing me and I should blush.        

[Ras Ambrioso]

Wishing you the best Stay safe

[Valeriy V]

I continue to move towards the completion of my project.

 

Details of the Kane 152 mm gun.

 

 

[wefalck]

I am impressed by both, your impeccable workmanship (as usual) and your perseverance in those difficult times.

[Valeriy V]

The details are collected.

[Wreck1919]

Good to hear from you Valeriy. Outstanding work (as usual)👍🏻😎

sascha

 

[Ras Ambrioso]

Ditto on Sasha's comments. Beautiful work. What is amazing to me is how you can duplicate pieces so accurately at such a small scale.

[Roger Pellett]

Valeriy,

 

Beautiful work!

 

In addition to enjoying your progress on this beautiful model, just hearing from you in these difficult times is even better.  

 

Roger

[rookie]

Great to see you are OK. 

Incredible work as usual.  

[Valeriy V]

Thanks to everyone who follows my work for your likes and comments!  

 

Judging by my life, I can say that difficult times exist all the time, they sometimes become less difficult, and sometimes very difficult. But both will have to be lived to the fullest.

 

16 hours ago, Ras Ambrioso said:

 What is amazing to me is how you can duplicate pieces so accurately at such a small scale.

Ras, this duplication is helped by the use of turning and milling machines.

[Valeriy V]

Cannon machine.

[cotrecerf]

Hello Valeriy,

happy to hear from you.

Your philosophic view of difficult times in life pleases me very well, and I am sure you have not forgotten to live to the fullest your easy, beautiful and happy times, too.

Your work is breathtaking as usual.

Best wishes and greetings

 

Joachim

 

 

[GrandpaPhil]

Valeriy,

  Glad you are doing okay!  Those guns are amazing!

 

Phil

[Valeriy V]

6 hours ago, cotrecerf said:

Hello Valeriy,

happy to hear from you.

Your philosophic view of difficult times in life pleases me very well, and I am sure you have not forgotten to live to the fullest your easy, beautiful and happy times, too.

Your work is breathtaking as usual.

Best wishes and greetings

 

Joachim

 

 

Thanks Joachim!

I hope that my happiest times are still ahead of me.