bryceck Posted August 5, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 5, 2020 Hi All, I am new top this forum so I'm trying to get the hang of it. I am at the final stages of competing Missouri battle ship. A big job and very fiddly in places and I am at the stage of fitting hand rails to the main deck. I have the pontos photo etch kit and it supplies stanchions for hand rails. I have been using Pontos web site a lot and it has been very helpful but with the stanchions I cant make out if the stanchion is folded and hand rail fits inside the folded stanchion or if stanchion is just folded and glued and hand rail glued on the side of stanchion. Has anyone had experience with this. Thanks Chris. Louie da fly, Ryland Craze, ccoyle and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 6, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 6, 2020 Photos mate! Canute, mtaylor and Louie da fly 3 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted August 6, 2020 Share #3 Posted August 6, 2020 26 minutes ago, RGL said: Photos mate! Yep, we need photos. Even just so we can see your Mighty Mo ! mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler FINISHED Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36379-mistydeefer-by-louie-da-fly-finished-restoration-decor-yacht/#comment-1040663 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryceck Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted August 13, 2020 Hi guy's I have been away for 5 days, very busy. I have attached a few picks of Missouri I am building, she is 1.4 mtr long. I will take a few picks of the hand rails and stanchions I was asking about and post them. Chris. Canute, mtaylor, yvesvidal and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryceck Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted August 13, 2020 I took a couple of picks of hand rails and stanchions for Missouri. Not sure about fitting stanchions to hand rails. Chris mtaylor, Louie da fly, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 13, 2020 Share #6 Posted August 13, 2020 Probably an either or option. At 1/200 individual stanchions will look much nicer. I just checked in instructions and they’re quite simple. mtaylor, Louie da fly, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted August 13, 2020 Share #7 Posted August 13, 2020 Mighty Mo, indeed! About 30 years ago I almost got on board Missouri when she was berthed in Sydney. It would have been good to stand on the actual ship where the final surrender was signed and the end of World War Two. But the crowds were so huge and thick that they closed off visiting before I got to the head of the queue and I missed out. Still regret it a little. lmagna, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler FINISHED Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36379-mistydeefer-by-louie-da-fly-finished-restoration-decor-yacht/#comment-1040663 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted August 14, 2020 Share #8 Posted August 14, 2020 Years ago the Missouri was bearthed here in Washington and parts were open to the public. Almost no one knew she was here and there was never a wait to get on board. I was able to go through the open areas several times over the years. Then they took her to Hawaii and I am certain that much more of her is open these days to see. But the crowds are probably larger as well. Looks like you have done a very nice job on your Missouri so far Chris, congradulations. Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 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...
bryceck Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted August 15, 2020 Hi Lou, Thanks for your comment much appreciated. I am a retired Marine engineer and I went on Missouri in Hawaii and just being on that ship did something to me, I cant explain it but I wanted to get down below but it was all closed off to public. Anyway regarding stanchions, I might do a test either way and see what looks the best. Thanks Chris mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryceck Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted August 15, 2020 On 8/13/2020 at 5:50 PM, RGL said: Probably an either or option. At 1/200 individual stanchions will look much nicer. I just checked in instructions and they’re quite simple. Hi Greg, what instructions did you look at? I have been using Pontos web site where I can enlarge items but I found on page 2 it is very hard to identify which way stanchions are mounted. Could you tell me what instructions you looked at. Thanks Chris Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 15, 2020 Share #11 Posted August 15, 2020 http://www.hobbydecal.com/detail.cgi?number=23002f1 you can download the instructions as a PDF then blow them up mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryceck Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share #12 Posted August 16, 2020 Hi Greg, I got that site thanks, I have been using it all the way through the building of Missouri. Chris mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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