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

[FriedClams]

Good grief Valeriy - such excellent modeling - you are in a class by yourself.  Love those boats (along with everything else on this model).  So inspirational!

 

Gary

[Roger Pellett]

I  just noticed the Keel Condenser in the last photo.  Every time that I look at these boats I see something new.

 

Roger

[Dr PR]

Roger,

 

Thanks for pointing that out. I had noticed those odd "bilge keels" and wasn't aware of keel condensers. A quick search brought me up to date.  l learn something new every day (at least I hope to)!

[KeithAug]

Excellent work as usual Valeriy.

[FlyingFish]

You are the Nijinsky of model making. He was born in Kyiv - (I looked him up!). 

[Ras Ambrioso]

Your work is amazing, please be careful and stay safe.

[FlyingFish]

I'd like to know how you make the cowl vents Valeriy? Were they cast?

[rookie]

Valeriy

I just started looking through this build log. 

Absolutely stunning work!   The metal working skills are amazing.

 

It must be satisfying to know people will be enjoying looking at these models decades from now. 

 

[Valeriy V]

21 hours ago, FlyingFish said:

I'd like to know how you make the cowl vents Valeriy? Were they cast?

Andy, the big deflectors are electroformed, which I have talked about before. Small deflectors are cast in bronze.

 

16 hours ago, rookie said:

Valeriy

I just started looking through this build log. 

Absolutely stunning work!   The metal working skills are amazing.

 

It must be satisfying to know people will be enjoying looking at these models decades from now. 

 

Thanks Rookie!
I hope everything works out as you say.  

[Valeriy V]

To put things in order, I made an organizer for brass wire.  

[wefalck]

на здоровье!

[Louie da fly]

Nice idea.

[Veszett Roka]

[Dmitriy1967]

Tables on the wall with the rotation speeds of the drill and milling cutter depending on the diameter and graphics for different metals, speak of a serious approach to the processing of materials! 👍

However, we are already sure of this. 🙂

[Valeriy V]

3 hours ago, Dmitriy1967 said:

Tables on the wall with the rotation speeds of the drill and milling cutter depending on the diameter and graphics for different metals, speak of a serious approach to the processing of materials! 👍

However, we are already sure of this. 🙂

Any material requires respect, and metal especially.   

[wefalck]

Experience shows, that in the modelling realm, these values are not so important. You will get a feeling for what works. It is different in the professional world, where efficiency is money.

[Valeriy V]

11 minutes ago, wefalck said:

Experience shows, that in the modelling realm, these values are not so important. 

Everything depends on the scale. And still it is necessary to make various equipment and adaptations.

[cotrecerf]

Hello Valeriy,

I fully second your point of view regarding meticulous manufacturing methods based on long established data. To me this is a way of Zen aspect: whatever you do, do it as well as ever possible and fully concentrate on what you are actually doing.

best whishes to you.

 

an absolute admirer

 

 

[Valeriy V]

Thank you all for your likes and comments!  

 

    I continue to manufacture weapons for the cruiser. Landing gun Baranovsky.

[Keith Black]

Brilliant, Valeriy.

[FlyingFish]

Oh that's just ridiculously good!

[wefalck]

I fully agree with the previous comments !

 

I have never heard of the Baranovsky landing-guns. This must be a Russian patent. Do you have more information ont them. Is it really a landing-gun, because the pedestal looks more like a ship's gun? Or is it to be dismounted and then mounted onto a landing-carriage?

[Valeriy V]

26 minutes ago, wefalck said:

I fully agree with the previous comments !

 

I have never heard of the Baranovsky landing-guns. This must be a Russian patent. Do you have more information ont them. Is it really a landing-gun, because the pedestal looks more like a ship's gun? Or is it to be dismounted and then mounted onto a landing-carriage?

This is a rapid-fire 63.5 mm gun designed by engineer Baranovsky. On the ship, it was installed on a special machine; during the landing, it was removed and placed on a wheeled collapsible gun carriage.

[wefalck]

Found a German Wikipedia-article about Baranovsky and learned something about the history of artillery  👍

[Valeriy V]

Fitting installation of the gun on the model.

[KeithAug]

Wonderful Valeriy. What sort of paint do you use on your painted brainwork?

[Ian_Grant]

brasswork?  auto-corrected again!

[KeithAug]

14 hours ago, Ian_Grant said:

brasswork?  auto-corrected again

Yep - Brasswork - I rue the day that computers decided they were cleverer than humans.

[Valeriy V]

28 minutes ago, KeithAug said:

Yep - Brasswork - I rue the day that computers decided they were cleverer than humans.

Thanks Keith.
The polished brass is painted by me with a clear lacquer - Zapon.

[Valeriy V]

Hotchkiss gun 47 mm