ChrisSC Posted October 14, 2020 #1 Posted October 14, 2020 I originally started this ship in April. I wanted to put wood decks on her and started the process of cutting them myself. I quickly found out how difficult a proposition that is for me. After cutting a few I became aware that a laser cut set would soon become available. After looking at how much measuring and cutting the uppermost deck would requires I decided to put her on hold and wait for the professionally cut set. It's a rare model and in my preferred scale so I'm sure the laser cut decks certainly will look much better than anything I could come up with by using a ruler and scalpel! Thankfully I had a few 1/600 ships on hand to keep me occupied during the wait. Well today I am a happy man as I was just informed that my decks are in the mail. This is the progress I had made prior to shelving her. Hopefully within the week I will have some new progress and photos. I have already removed all the molded on railings with a Foredom tool and small files. I'll be replacing them all with photo etch railings. On this ship I decided to modify some PE Titanic window frames and add them as opposed to trying to paint them with a brush. They aren't perfect but they are neater than what I could do while dangerously holding a paint brush lol! The templates and wood decks I cut will be discarded. I did as much as I could without having the decks which is why a lot of the parts are already painted. I have them stored in numbered bags. When I couldn't wait any longer I built the two 1/600 liners. Old Collingwood, ccoyle and yvesvidal 3 Quote
ChrisSC Posted October 14, 2020 Author #2 Posted October 14, 2020 yvesvidal, RGL and Old Collingwood 3 Quote
ChrisSC Posted October 14, 2020 Author #3 Posted October 14, 2020 Old Collingwood and yvesvidal 2 Quote
ChrisSC Posted October 14, 2020 Author #4 Posted October 14, 2020 Old Collingwood, RGL, hof00 and 3 others 6 Quote
yvesvidal Posted October 14, 2020 #5 Posted October 14, 2020 You are not wasting any time. Your place is a real shipyard. You must be impatient to start the Trumpeter behemoth..... ;-) Yves Old Collingwood 1 Quote
ChrisSC Posted October 14, 2020 Author #6 Posted October 14, 2020 Just now, yvesvidal said: You are not wasting any time. Your place is a real shipyard. Yves Actually on this one the parts have been mostly done for a few months. I just posted the backlog of photos because I should be getting the decks soon to continue to build it. yvesvidal, lmagna and Old Collingwood 3 Quote
ChrisSC Posted October 17, 2020 Author #7 Posted October 17, 2020 I started gluing wood decks down on my 1/350 Lusitania. lmagna, yvesvidal, ccoyle and 1 other 4 Quote
Silly_me Posted October 18, 2020 #8 Posted October 18, 2020 Hey, where did you source your wood deck from? Looks good! Old Collingwood 1 Quote
ChrisSC Posted October 19, 2020 Author #9 Posted October 19, 2020 4 hours ago, Silly_me said: Hey, where did you source your wood deck from? Looks good! Thanks. It was a pre release from Scaledecks. From what I understand they will be available to order this week. Old Collingwood 1 Quote
ChrisSC Posted October 19, 2020 Author #10 Posted October 19, 2020 Working on the lower decks on my Lusitania. I'm not being too careful as you won't see them once the model is complete. Old Collingwood, lmagna and RGL 3 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted October 19, 2020 #11 Posted October 19, 2020 Keep an eye on your wood decks - mine had a habbit of trying to lift slightly around fittings - just a case of making sure its all pressed down. Looking really good. OC. 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
ChrisSC Posted October 19, 2020 Author #12 Posted October 19, 2020 Thanks OC. I use Gators Grip Glue and clamp them down for awhile. If anything pops up the next day I stick a pin with some CA glue under that spot and that usually holds them down pretty good. lmagna and Old Collingwood 2 Quote
Silly_me Posted October 19, 2020 #13 Posted October 19, 2020 I just checked and it is available to buy from scaledecks now (via Amazon), thanks for the heads up. Your build is looking great, this thread will be a great resource when I begin mine. Old Collingwood 1 Quote
ChrisSC Posted October 20, 2020 Author #14 Posted October 20, 2020 5 hours ago, Silly_me said: I just checked and it is available to buy from scaledecks now (via Amazon), thanks for the heads up. Your build is looking great, this thread will be a great resource when I begin mine. Thanks and you're welcome. Little by little she's starting to look like a Lusitania. I got a resin 1/350 Normandie, same scale as this Lusitania. It makes the Lusitania look tiny side by side. The Normandie was a huge ship! Old Collingwood, lmagna, hof00 and 1 other 4 Quote
ChrisSC Posted October 22, 2020 Author #15 Posted October 22, 2020 I fitted and glued down some more wood decking on my 1/350 Lusitania today. Canute, yvesvidal and Old Collingwood 3 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted October 23, 2020 #16 Posted October 23, 2020 Excellent work - those decks look superb. OC. ChrisSC and Canute 2 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
ChrisSC Posted October 23, 2020 Author #17 Posted October 23, 2020 Thanks OC. The top deck was a bit of a task to fit but I think it's worth the effort. lmagna and Canute 2 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted October 24, 2020 #18 Posted October 24, 2020 11 hours ago, ChrisSC said: Thanks OC. The top deck was a bit of a task to fit but I think it's worth the effort. Definatley👍 OC. Canute and ChrisSC 2 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
ChrisSC Posted October 24, 2020 Author #19 Posted October 24, 2020 Some progress on my Lusitania. That big deck is giving me lots of trouble to install as the hull is a bit warped. Just making things worse trying to fix it after it's glued. Best to just leave it be. Canute, Ryland Craze, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote
yvesvidal Posted October 25, 2020 #20 Posted October 25, 2020 Sometimes, "perfection" is the ennemy of "great". From a foot away, your model looks terrific. Yves ChrisSC, Canute, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote
ChrisSC Posted October 25, 2020 Author #21 Posted October 25, 2020 3 hours ago, yvesvidal said: Sometimes, "perfection" is the ennemy of "great". From a foot away, your model looks terrific. Yves Thanks Yves. Yes, you're right. I just don't like making simple errors. I've been so distracted with cutting and sanding the wood to fit that I am making errors I normally wouldn't make. Like I put glue on a piece of plastic I know is exposed and as soon as I did it I was like what am I thinking lol. The kit itself without the wood is a bit of a pain to get together when it comes to that big deck that sits on top of the stanchions. The stanchions don't fit well and the top deck is a big one to glue on a not so solid surface.....everything moves around until that deck solidifies things. Plus I am trying to keep all the rigging away from the glue, it's like juggling lol. Old Collingwood, yvesvidal, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote
ChrisSC Posted October 26, 2020 Author #22 Posted October 26, 2020 Adding some of the easier details to Lusitania. It's much more enjoyable than wrestling with gluing decks! oneslim, lmagna, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote
yvesvidal Posted October 26, 2020 #23 Posted October 26, 2020 This is going to be another masterpiece. Yves Old Collingwood, Canute, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote
ChrisSC Posted October 27, 2020 Author #24 Posted October 27, 2020 6 hours ago, yvesvidal said: This is going to be another masterpiece. Yves Thanks Yves. She's getting there! lmagna, yvesvidal, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted October 27, 2020 #25 Posted October 27, 2020 Now that is looking Nice - sharp details and you was so right to do the decks with the wood - it really sets the ship off against your excellent painting. OC. lmagna and Canute 2 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
ChrisSC Posted October 27, 2020 Author #26 Posted October 27, 2020 Thanks OC Old Collingwood and Canute 2 Quote
ChrisSC Posted October 31, 2020 Author #27 Posted October 31, 2020 Lusitania is getting some rear end work. yvesvidal, Canute, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote
hof00 Posted October 31, 2020 #28 Posted October 31, 2020 One word, NICE!! Watch out for that dog of yours.... (I have three Abyssinian cats who like to assist.... 🙂) Cheers....HOF. Canute, lmagna, ChrisSC and 1 other 4 Quote Completed Builds: A/L Bluenose II A/L Mare Nostrum Sergal/Mantua Cutty Sark A/L Pen Duick A/L Fulgaro Amati/Partworks 1/200 Bismarck A/L Sanson
ChrisSC Posted November 1, 2020 Author #29 Posted November 1, 2020 18 hours ago, hof00 said: One word, NICE!! Watch out for that dog of yours.... (I have three Abyssinian cats who like to assist.... 🙂) Cheers....HOF. Thanks HOF. He already got me when I was building my France. He nudged me and my elbow crushed the bow railing. He's a good boy though despite that incident lol. Canute, Old Collingwood, hof00 and 1 other 4 Quote
ChrisSC Posted November 1, 2020 Author #30 Posted November 1, 2020 Lusitania Funnels are up and rigged. The ventilator covers are also installed. The funnel caps are not glued yet, just stuck on there crooked. Two of the ventilator covers had to be skewed as the rigging was hitting them. The funnels also wouldn't sit straight on their platforms, they rocked side to side so I used a slower setting epoxy to give me some time to get them to sit straight. The covers were tedious and so was threading the funnel cables but I'm glad I now have at least some of those lines out of my way. It was becoming a tangled mess with EZ Line laying everywhere. That's it for today!! Canute, lmagna, yvesvidal and 5 others 8 Quote
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