cog Posted July 16, 2019 Share #211 Posted July 16, 2019 not to shabby at all! mtaylor, Old Collingwood, 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...
Salty Dog Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share #212 Posted July 17, 2019 On 7/15/2019 at 10:10 PM, cog said: not to shabby at all! Thanks Carl! mtaylor, Canute, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Dog Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share #213 Posted July 17, 2019 Tonight I worked and actually completed all 5 of the launchers. They didn't have many parts and painting probably took the longest. I think they came out nice: I started on the paravanes and that's it for all the major sub-assemblies. From there I have to start thinking about the hull and placement of decks and that kinda stuff! I'm scared! When it's done, who wants to buy it from me? I have no idea where I can put it! Tigerdvr, hexnut, Haliburton and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 17, 2019 Share #214 Posted July 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Salty Dog said: I have no idea where I can put it! That's the problem with 1:200, those are big suckers ... mtaylor, Canute, Salty Dog 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...
Salty Dog Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share #215 Posted July 18, 2019 Hi people, I finished the paravanes tonight: I actually placed them on their carts and mounts and forgot to take pics. I'll do that tomorrow. I also added the cables on the funnels: Now I'm going to start looking at everything carefully to see what is needed. During the assembly, there are many very small things that I don't install because they are so fragile. I will start to add them now. Some I can add before I start working on the hull. I also want to look at what I'm going to do with the rigging, since it will be much easier to install before everything is on the hull. Obviously that won't be possible with all the rigging. Anyway, nite! amateur, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted July 18, 2019 Share #216 Posted July 18, 2019 really nice job on the guns and launchers..........must be nutz working with all those tiny parts. the level of detail though is amazing CDW, cog, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 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...
Old Collingwood Posted July 18, 2019 Share #217 Posted July 18, 2019 Loving those funnels. OC. Canute, mtaylor and popeye the sailor 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...
Salty Dog Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share #218 Posted July 19, 2019 Thanks guys, for all the encouragement. Last night I forgot to upload a picture of something to illustrate just how fantastic this PE technology is. If you look at the paravanes up above, there are 2 tanks on each "wingtip". I didn't know how they were going to attach, and then I saw it! If you look carefully, you can see that there's an actual slot where you can slide the wing into to support the tank! Look at the size of that! And it slides right in. Not tight. Not loose. Pretty amazing. Also, tonight is the first time that I put all the big pieces together on the hull. If I may say so, it looks amazing. Not gloating. It just really looks impressive in black and gold. Can't wait to see it all decked out with all the goodies and rigging. Hope you guys like it. Also, I spend a few hours making these locker cabinet things. Each one has 18 locks you have to bend with tweezers! yvesvidal, amateur, paulsutcliffe and 14 others 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerdvr Posted July 19, 2019 Share #219 Posted July 19, 2019 Truly one of a kind, just stunning. HJM mtaylor, Canute, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Cheers, Harley<p Under Construction: USS Yorktown CV-5 1/200 by Trumpeter Completed: USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 1/200 by ILoveKit USS Atlanta CL-51 1/350 by Very Fire Liberty Ship John W. Brown 1/350 by Trumpeter HMS Spiraea K-08 1/350 USS Arizona BB-39 1/200 by Trumpeter/Mk1 Design HMS Sir Gareth 1/350 by Starling Models USS Missouri BB-63 1945 1/350 by Joy-Yard, 9/11/21 USS Indianapolis CA-35 1945 1/350 by Trumpeter USS Kidd DD-661, 1945, 1/350, on The Sullivans kit by Trumpeter USS Alaska CB-1, 1/350, Hobby Boss, Circa 2/1945 US Brig Syren 1/64 Model Shipways, Wood Started, On Hold: Frigate Confederacy 1/64 Model Shipways, Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Dog Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share #220 Posted July 19, 2019 11 hours ago, tigerdvr said: Truly one of a kind, just stunning. HJM Thank you Harley. I imagine there are some that see it as a one of a kind disaster! But I bet if it had really been painted like that, the Bismarck would have turned tail! mtaylor, Canute, Tigerdvr and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted July 19, 2019 Share #221 Posted July 19, 2019 15 hours ago, Salty Dog said: Thanks guys, for all the encouragement. Last night I forgot to upload a picture of something to illustrate just how fantastic this PE technology is. If you look at the paravanes up above, there are 2 tanks on each "wingtip". I didn't know how they were going to attach, and then I saw it! If you look carefully, you can see that there's an actual slot where you can slide the wing into to support the tank! Look at the size of that! And it slides right in. Not tight. Not loose. Pretty amazing. Also, tonight is the first time that I put all the big pieces together on the hull. If I may say so, it looks amazing. Not gloating. It just really looks impressive in black and gold. Can't wait to see it all decked out with all the goodies and rigging. Hope you guys like it. Also, I spend a few hours making these locker cabinet things. Each one has 18 locks you have to bend with tweezers! They are ammo cupboards you will no doubt find them dotted about all over the ship. OC. mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, Canute and 4 others 7 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...
Salty Dog Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share #222 Posted July 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: They are ammo cupboards you will no doubt find them dotted about all over the ship. OC. Thanks OC. No wonder they have so many locking devices. mtaylor, Old Collingwood and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Dog Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share #223 Posted July 20, 2019 Hello, She's taking shape. Tonight I did some major populating of the main deck. Made LOTS of lockers, started installing sub-assemblies, adding details and touching up paint. So much to do. Hard to decide what goes on first, what goes last: By the way, in case you haven't noticed the obvious, my work area is a total mess! It gets like that within a few minutes of working. I will COMPLETELY clear it up, and put tools and materials on a table next to me to leave the work area clean, and before I know it, all the tools and glues and everything else, is up on the work area! Sorry for the messy pictures. mtaylor, yvesvidal, popeye the sailor and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Dog Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share #224 Posted July 24, 2019 Hey everybody, Just a quick update. I've been slowly placing all the assemblies onto the main deck. Had lots of tiny plastic parts that had to be painted and placed. Also place all the main deck guns, and stuff like the searchlights. Now it's getting very hazardous to work on without snagging something by accident. popeye the sailor, Ryland Craze, hexnut and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted July 24, 2019 Share #225 Posted July 24, 2019 10 hours ago, Salty Dog said: Wow...I need my sunglasses to look at that little marvel. A true advertisement for Photo-Etched kits. Yves popeye the sailor, mtaylor, hexnut and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted July 24, 2019 Share #226 Posted July 24, 2019 I hope you have a plan for when you cement this on the model...........be very careful! looks really good I have the 1:350 Eduard PE set.......amazing how many similarities........seeing your set is larger than mine. I like the way the detail stands out. Canute, mtaylor, cog 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...
Salty Dog Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share #227 Posted July 24, 2019 4 hours ago, popeye the sailor said: I hope you have a plan for when you cement this on the model...........be very careful! looks really good I have the 1:350 Eduard PE set.......amazing how many similarities........seeing your set is larger than mine. I like the way the detail stands out. No plan. Life's too short! haha. mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock2000 Posted July 25, 2019 Share #228 Posted July 25, 2019 Started to assemble the Pom Poms on the Rodney, there are 6 of them with over 60 parts each. I noticed the Hood had only 3 on your model. The hardest part is keeping everything squared. Canute, Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Dog Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share #229 Posted July 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, jock2000 said: Started to assemble the Pom Poms on the Rodney, there are 6 of them with over 60 parts each. I noticed the Hood had only 3 on your model. The hardest part is keeping everything squared. First time I've been happy that less was better! 3 was bad enough. Have fun! popeye the sailor, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Dog Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share #230 Posted July 25, 2019 Hey Jock2000, I looked at the Rodney and you are very lucky you don't have to go through this: I rigged them tonight and I can't tell you what a nightmare it is. If you look at the picture above, you have to be EXTREMELY precise as to where you start to roll that PE. Unfortunately, the PE is ridiculously rigid. Forget rolling it. I showed my wife what I tried. First I tried your conventional rolling and that didn't touch the PE. I then took a long socket, just a bit smaller than the funnel. I placed the PE on top of a rubber garage mat, and then I put the socket on top of the PE and I STOOD on it. All 200 pounds of me had no effect whatsoever on the PE. And I mean nothing. Remained as flat as new. I had to slowly glue it, around the plastic funnel, which didn't allow for the PE to tightly mate with the plastic so this changed the position of some very tiny holes where the cables attach to. Which also changed the position of where the vent pipes go. I didn't know how much this would affect the assembly later on and it did. Tiny holes that should have been right next to a vent pipe, ended up behind the vent pipe. Stuff like that. Really annoying. And now I have to keep my fingers crossed that the glue doesn't come loose and the PE goes bouncing back like a spring. MAJOR disaster! Don't know why the chose such tough brass. But we're having fun....right? Landlubber Mike, Canute, hexnut and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock2000 Posted July 25, 2019 Share #231 Posted July 25, 2019 If it was fun it wouldn’t be a hobby 🙂 Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Landlubber Mike and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted July 25, 2019 Share #232 Posted July 25, 2019 Very very nice work - this could potentially become a museum piece - I bet a museum would be interested some where, its building onto something so nice. OC. Canute, popeye the sailor and mtaylor 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...
mtaylor Posted July 26, 2019 Share #233 Posted July 26, 2019 Salty Dog, try annealing the brass before bending it. I would think that annealing would soften the brass and make it easier to roll. But by all means test on some scrap first. Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and Canute 3 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Dog Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share #234 Posted July 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, mtaylor said: Salty Dog, try annealing the brass before bending it. I would think that annealing would soften the brass and make it easier to roll. But by all means test on some scrap first. Hi Mark, Since I'm not painting the PE, I didn't want to discolor it. But what you suggest is what should be done if you were to paint the PE. popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Dog Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share #235 Posted July 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: Very very nice work - this could potentially become a museum piece - I bet a museum would be interested some where, its building onto something so nice. OC. That's very nice of you OC. Don't know if it would qualify for a museum, but it looks good in my room. Can't wait to see it all finished up. Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 26, 2019 Share #236 Posted July 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Salty Dog said: Hi Mark, Since I'm not painting the PE, I didn't want to discolor it. But what you suggest is what should be done if you were to paint the PE. You can polish it back to it's former lustre Canute, Old Collingwood, 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...
Salty Dog Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share #237 Posted July 27, 2019 19 hours ago, cog said: You can polish it back to it's former lustre Hey Carl, You might be right, but I don't know how much polishing these PE part can take. In the case of the funnel covers, they have raised bumps that are pretty rough, and lots of tiny holes where other parts go. Too late for anything now. I just hope they hold. Canute, lmagna, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Dog Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share #238 Posted July 27, 2019 Tonight I completed one of the derricks. Very detailed. I am going to paint the cables like the other cables on the funnels. Old Collingwood, Canute, pjofc4 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 27, 2019 Share #239 Posted July 27, 2019 It's of no importance now, but you can store it for later use, if ever The black cables will make it come out definitely. Now it fades away slightly against the brass in the background. Lovely job on the derrick. Hope the ones I have to build will turn out just as good lmagna, mtaylor, Old Collingwood 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...
Javlin Posted July 27, 2019 Share #240 Posted July 27, 2019 SD that second pic in #238 is absolutely beautiful in color and work and yes I could see a naval museum(s) somewhere taking this in:Lovely Work! Kevin lmagna, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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