HM Cutter Alert by VTHokiEE - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64

[PhillH]

A fine home for a lovely model Tim.

 

Phill

 

[Sea Hoss]

Beautiful job!

[drjeckl]

Very nice presentation, Tim.

 

John

[Edwardkenway]

Beautiful work and perfectly set off with the case Tim 😉

[Ras Ambrioso]

VTH, I started looking at you log because I am interested in also building the Alert. I am currently building the Fifie in 1/32.  I also noted the communications with Chris Watton, whom I admire, and whose builds have help me in my own build. I welcome his comments on the new version of the Alert.

Like you, I used to call Lakeland my home for many years. Now I am retired and live in Bradenton and perhaps one of these days we will meet. I have read your first and last logs and I am very impressed. Thanks

[VTHokiEE]

On 5/20/2021 at 5:47 PM, Ras Ambrioso said:

call Lakeland my home for many years. Now I am retired and live in Bradenton and perhaps one of these days we will meet. I have read your first and last logs and I am very impressed. Thanks

I'm glad that they have been some help! I actually live out on the Space Coast (I was vague in the location so I suppose it decided I was from Lakeland 🙂 ). Definitely would be great to meet up with some modeler's in the "general" vicinity. I'll have to hop on over and check out your Fifie build!

[allanyed]

VTH,

Great to see another beautiful piece of work from Florida!!!  The acrylic case was new for me and will be in my back pocket for future use.  Do you have pics of the jig set up that you used?  

Thanks

 

Allan

 

 

[VTHokiEE]

Thanks Allan!

 

24 minutes ago, allanyed said:

Do you have pics of the jig set up that you used?  

I do, I was embarrassed to post them though (it’s quite crude 😬) so I crossed my fingers that no one would ask 😄. I’m certain there are much better ways but it seemed to work okay for me and hopefully someone can use these pictures to inspire them to make a better jig.

 

I cut down 2x4’s to fit the top of the case and provide supports for the larger front/back.

 

 

I needed to slide some extra 2x4 scrap under the top to ensure a tight fit before welding the pieces together. If I did this over again I would probably make a flat base of some sort to prevent the top from bowing down, but the added support solved this hurdle.

Here you can see the backing ripped away near the joint so that I could apply the weld. I didn’t want to peel everything back and accidentally scratch the pieces in the process.

Next I rotated the case so that a side was now on the bottom and welded that to the existing side and top (this picture was taken after while weld fully cured). You can barely make it out, there are pictures later, but I also used plenty of tape to ensure the seams stayed tight.

 

The above picture was also removed from the jig to fully cure, but once again the case was rotated to make a new “bottom.” All my welds were done on the bottom. In the absence of a jackstand a tee-ball tee worked wonders to support the already connected side. Below is one last shot showing some of the tape that was also used.

Hope that helps some - did I mention that my methods were quite crude?

[allanyed]

Thank you very much for posting these photos.   Worth far more than a thousand words to be sure!!!

Allan

[HardeeHarHar]

Doooood, you crushed this build log, and what a beautiful ship and case and presentation.  AWESOME WORK.

[VTHokiEE]

@HardeeHarHar Thank you! 

[glbarlow]

Nice work on the model and the case. Time for you to start your Cheerful😁

[VTHokiEE]

25 minutes ago, glbarlow said:

Time for you to start your Cheerful😁

Thanks! All I can say is step one of my next project arrived today 😬:

[BobG]

Fantastic model and beautifully displayed in that elegant case! Is that the Cheerful in the box?

[VTHokiEE]

15 minutes ago, BobG said:

Fantastic model and beautifully displayed in that elegant case! Is that the Cheerful in the box?

Thank you! No, not the Cheerful. I’ll throw a log up when I get a little farther a long with my card model that I’m experimenting with.

[Peanut6]

At a loss for words (for a change).  All I can say is - WOW, what a beautiful ship and awesome build log.