RGL Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share #31 Posted May 5, 2019 Steven, I think it was around .6mm? the ship’s davits are actually quite a nice bit of PE. The cable drums are also part of the davits. You have the option of having them in or out (Out is a bit better so as to display the interior details). Next I’ll do up the ship’s boats. None of these will be added until the hull is completed. The booms arms you can see in the drawing for the long boats forward of the davits? The kit does not provide them, there is a photo on the MK1 instructions but no number and I just cannot find them on the frets so I scratch built them. GrandpaPhil, popeye the sailor, CDW and 13 others 16 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share #32 Posted May 8, 2019 Boat decks painted and enclosed. I’ll have to mask these sections off when I join the hull. I’ll now finish the davits and ship’s boats that will be added upon completion. hexnut, CDW, lmagna and 14 others 17 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted May 8, 2019 Share #33 Posted May 8, 2019 The effort you put into the detail of the flight decks has paid off. Looks very convincing and busy as it would on a real carrier. Canute, popeye the sailor, lmagna and 3 others 6 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...
knightyo Posted May 8, 2019 Share #34 Posted May 8, 2019 Nice flight decks! I hadn't realized how long this was. You might need a new bookshelf! mtaylor, lmagna, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Alan's POB Build Log HMS Triton 1/64 Alan's POB Build Log USS Syren 1/64 Alan's Build Log Nina 1/106 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted May 8, 2019 Share #35 Posted May 8, 2019 All those details make one wonder what it was like being stationed on the Graf. She only had a custodial crew of forty according to some information. One would think it would be like wandering a ghost ship. mtaylor, popeye the sailor, 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...
RGL Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share #36 Posted May 10, 2019 Ships boats done and placed into storage. Canute, Dubz, yvesvidal and 13 others 16 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGION 12 Posted May 10, 2019 Share #37 Posted May 10, 2019 12 minutes ago, RGL said: Ships boats done and placed into storage. Wow ! reklein, Canute, Haliburton and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted May 10, 2019 Share #38 Posted May 10, 2019 Nice mini-fleet - quite detailed for their size. cheers Pat Old Collingwood, Canute, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted May 10, 2019 Share #39 Posted May 10, 2019 I wonder if there are any of the major WW2 warship's ship boats still in existence. They had some nice looking boats. Old Collingwood, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 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...
RGL Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share #40 Posted May 10, 2019 (edited) They’d be some around somewhere I imagine. Hull glued and joined up. Wooden blocked bedded down for the stands. I’ll let it sit and harden now. Edited May 10, 2019 by RGL GrandpaPhil, hexnut, CDW and 10 others 13 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 10, 2019 Share #41 Posted May 10, 2019 wow! some really superb progress......the bays look great! well done on the ship's boats too is it possible to paint the hull before stuffing the lower deck in there? Canute, CDW, Old Collingwood 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...
RGL Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share #42 Posted May 10, 2019 I’m not sure yet, I need to consider scribing the plates in first. popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and mtaylor 3 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 10, 2019 Share #43 Posted May 10, 2019 Started without me Gawd a shaggin ship instead of a wagon! You could prime the hull, scribe your plates, add the lowerdeck, and if required add another thin layer of primer ... Why should you add the deck before priming anyways...? Old Collingwood, 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...
RGL Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share #44 Posted May 10, 2019 The platforms on the sides need lots of triangular gussets to be added (which are not included) and I think I’ll have to add the deck first as it will never align properly unless I do it then BUT! The lattice support wort under the deck at the bow and stern will have to be pre painted and weathered. So many chickens and so many eggs. Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 10, 2019 Share #45 Posted May 10, 2019 Right-o, at least you've got plenty to eat Canute, Old Collingwood, mtaylor 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...
Old Collingwood Posted May 10, 2019 Share #46 Posted May 10, 2019 10 hours ago, cog said: Right-o, at least you've got plenty to eat "Did someone mention - food" OC. popeye the sailor, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share #47 Posted May 10, 2019 Well you know what happens if you don’t eat.... Canute, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 10, 2019 Share #48 Posted May 10, 2019 You build ships ... popeye the sailor, Canute, mtaylor 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...
RGL Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share #49 Posted May 11, 2019 Then you throw your back out.... mtaylor, Canute and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 12, 2019 Share #50 Posted May 12, 2019 no....then you become movers.......... Canute, mtaylor and Old Collingwood 3 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...
RGL Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share #51 Posted May 12, 2019 So that’s how @cog threw his back out then.... Canute, popeye the sailor and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share #52 Posted May 12, 2019 Hull taped up ready for the first layer of primer Canute, BenF89, GrandpaPhil and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 12, 2019 Share #53 Posted May 12, 2019 (edited) Quote So that’s how @cog threw his back out then.... How did you know ... Edited May 12, 2019 by cog Jack12477, 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...
cog Posted May 12, 2019 Share #54 Posted May 12, 2019 (edited) No masking tape left after this one ... I leave the tape at the bow and the stern of, we do exactly oposite Edited May 12, 2019 by cog Jack12477, popeye the sailor, mtaylor 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...
RGL Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share #55 Posted May 12, 2019 I’m going to do it a bit different this time as I want the hull plates to be a bit more defined. It will more or less just give me a guide when I airbrush and weather. popeye the sailor, Canute, cog and 3 others 6 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share #56 Posted May 13, 2019 So the panel lines are done. I can now etch in the vertical lines and try and understand the engineering as there are platform that run alongside the deck for guns and spotlights that will need a heap of gussets added. Once I’ve gotten my head around that I can give her another primer coat to cover up all the raw areas. mtaylor, Canute, hexnut and 8 others 11 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share #57 Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) When the GZ was being built, they had to replace the bow as it was rubbish in rough weather and placed a large cap on top of the funnel as the smoke obscured the island. By adding the cap it became top heavy thus the bulges added on the hull for stability. I have etched in the panels which are’nt too obvious on the existing photos, but I think after some time at sea it would beat it up a bit and oilcan it. Next are the gantries that will have spotlights and guns. These will all need gusssets which are after after market. Edited May 14, 2019 by RGL GrandpaPhil, BenF89, yvesvidal and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share #58 Posted May 14, 2019 So the real thing looked like this. Remember it rusted a lot and never went to sea. In this timeline ah will be a bit more active. ccoyle, yvesvidal, Tom E and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 14, 2019 Share #59 Posted May 14, 2019 good pictures.........the hull's com'in along nicely! cog, Canute, mtaylor 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...
ESF Posted May 14, 2019 Share #60 Posted May 14, 2019 Another masterwork in the making. Jeez, I wish I had your speed (and skill, and painting ability, and research.....) Steve RGL, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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