Missouri by semorebutts - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC - Pontos detail up & advanced add on

[semorebutts]

Hey guys a little update. 
I finished up the four reels. I cut small pieces of 1.5 mm brass rod to finish them since pontos didn’t provide anything. Now that I think about it I could have taken apart the kit reels and used them. Oh well here they are. They were  A surprising pain in the ***.  I’m not sure if I should wrap black rope around them yet or just paint the reels black. 

next I ran into a huge problem but in the end had an EASY fix.  The break water trusses were easy to glue on though I had no idea how to install those straight pieces. Pontos is 100% useless with the breakwater, zero instructions.  

but when I had three of them on there was a problem. It was very hard to have them sitting flush on a flat surface. So I tried to trim the bottoms of them but I trimmed off too much. This was going to be a major headache.  You can kind of see what I’m talking about in the next photo. 

it was time for Plan B. I grabbed the kit provided break water to see how ugly it was. To my surprise it was not bad at all. Problem solved.  I am going to sand the trusses thinner. I want to drill two holes in each truss so it looks like the Pontos kit but I have no idea how to do that when the trusses are only 3 mm apart.( well straight holes anyway) Here’s the kit piece. 

tomorrow’s a holiday here and I’m ready to airbrush. I’ll talk to you all tomorrow after I airbrush and take pictures. 

Edited February 16, 2020 by semorebutts

[semorebutts]

Hey guys.  Fun fact. Did you know because of the spring equinox you can balance a broom. I didn’t believe it till I tried it. 

anyhoo simple day, I just painted.  I like to wait 24 hrs before shading. 
before

after, I don’t know why the Break water looks dark in this photo.  The two colors are haze grey and deck blue.  I like Tamiya paints so I had to mix the colors myself. 

it still looks dark. Must be the lighting 

 

[ah100m]

Spring Equinox?

 

Today is Feb 18th.

[semorebutts]

That’s just what I read.   It’s probably wrong. But my broom balances it’s kinda freaky.  I guess it’s a fun maybe fact but probably not. 

Edited February 17, 2020 by semorebutts

[CDW]

Just now, semorebutts said:

That’s just what I read.   It’s probably wrong. But my broom balances it’s kinda freaky.  I guess it’s a fun maybe fact but probably not. 

My wife demonstrated the same thing for me with our broom. Weird.

[popeye the sailor]

I heard about it too........didn't try it though.    progress is coming along nicely.........glad your back  

[Jack12477]

1 hour ago, semorebutts said:

That’s just what I read.   It’s probably wrong. But my broom balances it’s kinda freaky.  I guess it’s a fun maybe fact but probably not. 

Not equinox, but Physics. 

 

"The broom can stand by itself because the center of gravity is directly above the edge on which it balances. And the bristles are soft enough to spread out a bit at the contact point with the floor and provide a stable base to support the handle and allow the broom to balance."

[semorebutts]

Ooooh

[lmagna]

It must be a slow news week. Just a couple of days ago they showed this on the local morning news here in the PNW. I'm afraid Jack is right, it can pretty much be done at any time of the year assuming a broom that is in good condition and a floor that is level, or close. 

[mtaylor]

You're a spoil sport, Jack. 

[semorebutts]

Hey guys. Just a small update, nothing to exciting. 
I was going to wrap thin ezline  around the tiny reels but then gave up. 

so I just painted them black.  It looks ok. 

then I could install some more deck fittings 

I think these balconies should have been deck blue.  

the deck is starting to fill in. 

with that done I can move on.  I’ll keep moving across the deck to the stern.  I ruff cut out parts for the next section. 

these have brass sticking out of the bottom that need to be filed down.   There’s about 15 in total. 

and after

thats it for now.  See I told you it was nothing too exciting.  See you soon.  

Edited February 29, 2020 by semorebutts

[Javlin]

Those gun stations look amazing!! Kevin

[semorebutts]

Hey guys, sorry there’s been no posts recently.  I’m moving back to the house where my workshop is April 1st. That means there won’t be much posts till then. But that also means I will be able to work on the MO every day once I’m there. 
 

talk too you all soon

 

 

[semorebutts]

Hey guys.  Just a quick update. I’m all moved in and spending a lot of time at home so hopefully I get a lot done. 

I painted a few more deck fittings, I’m now in the process of shading them. The close up on my new phone is amazing! So many flaws in my shoty work are now visible. 

all I literally have to do all day is work on the MO and play with this. 

more Soon, stay healthy. 

[CDW]

Is there a chance of hearing some riffs on your guitar/amp combo? Stay well.

[semorebutts]

Haha No chance sorry.😁

[Old Collingwood]

Lovely work with the close up details and shading    I know what you mean with the  camera showing up every detail  -  makes us all feel we need to detail at a more zoomed in level.

 

OC.

[semorebutts]

Good morning, 

so in case you haven’t noticed yet I’m focusing on the main deck going from front to back. 
I have mostly finished the little section I was working on minus the guns. I will build them a little later. 
I needed weights quickly

add some ammo lockers and such and that basically done without the guns. 

The next section I’ll focus on will be between these two red lines on the main deck only. 

which includes two gun tubs

and four floater baskets

I think I have everything

i will keep chugging along. 

 

Edited March 26, 2020 by semorebutts

[semorebutts]

One more thing I almost forgot to mention. Those ammo racks that go on the inside of the gun tubs. I really really really hate putting those in

[popeye the sailor]

welcome home     the PE looks amazing!   nicely done!

 

really like you amp rig.........I play bass.  I have a Trace Elliot 'boxer 30' amp w/bass boost.  fell in love with it right away    I was taking lessons at the time.........when they got them in,  I had to try it.  I started to do a blues progression and the more I played,  the more the cymbals on the wall would rattle to the beat.  so what did I do.......I turned it up!.....so much fun.  best $320.00 I ever spent.

[Javlin]

Nice Work!! You are getting wickedly good with your PE Kevin

Edited March 27, 2020 by Javlin

[CapnMac82]

On 2/5/2020 at 8:05 AM, semorebutts said:

My dad died

Ditto, week ago Wednesday.  Funerals in this time of plague are sore complicated.  So, my utterly disorganized fam still has not gotten to that step.  Or they have, and didn't bother to tell me.  C'est la vie et morte.  "It is upon us, the living to persevere, and in our efforts, consecrate those lost to us."  Adm Nimitz, 1942

[semorebutts]

I’m sorry to hear bout your dad.  It’s so awful. And to think I have to go thru that again when my mom goes.  It’s so awful, especially right now.   I can’t imagine during this pandemic. 

[CapnMac82]

On 2/29/2020 at 10:29 AM, semorebutts said:

Hey guys. Just a small update, nothing to exciting. 
I was going to wrap thin ezline  around the tiny reels but then gave up. 
 

so I just painted them black.  It looks ok. 

  Two of those reels are supposed to have manilla rope, the other two wire rope, to be used to make up tackle for various davits and the like.  Black works, though

 

Those are the lookout/leadman positions.  Boggles the mind to consider needing to have a guy with a knotted line to see how deep the water is, but, when you draw five fathoms, belt and suspenders is cheap insurance.  By Book, yes, the floor ought be 20B--this will start arguments among modelers, though.

 

The kit breakwater has the lip on the top, which the Pontos one does not (which has been reported on a number of modeling sites for this kit; the pontos braces on the back are actually too long too, by the thickness of the wood deck, notably.

Looks good.

 

[semorebutts]

I assembled the floater net baskets today.  They were a joy to do! Really fun actually. I took a 2.5 mm rod, put it into my third hand and used that for the assembly.  It worked great. 

I accidentally smooshed one before gluing the legs on. 20 minutes of feverishly bending to try to fix it kinda worked. I did the best I could to save it.   I’m sure you can notice which one it was. 

that’s it for now. If you’ll excuse me I have some guitar to play😬

Edited March 27, 2020 by semorebutts

[CDW]

They look perfect, very nicely done.

One of these days, I'll start work on my Iowa. You are giving me a primer on what I'll be up against. 

[semorebutts]

Thank you, You should do it CDW! The more the merrier. 

[popeye the sailor]

they look great  

[semorebutts]

Ugh, The dreaded ammo racks...

after thinking about it I decided to remove the tabs at the bottom of the ammo racks.  It will make my life much much easier right now. 

so now I can just rest the tub on a flat surface. Now when I insert the ammo racks they should already be in place at the bottom. 

look at that!! I’m a genius!

Just glue it up.  Now each new rack can just rest on the rack below it. 

I was done in no time

 

though I don’t like that sloppy glue blob. 

now onto paint. 

[semorebutts]

Painting is done except for the two deck plates. They are primed but have to be deck blue.