HMS Kent F78 by RGL - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC - Type 23 Frigate

[RGL]

So, it’s called a Transom flap for increasing top speeds and reducing stern flumes. First used 2004. 

[RGL]

Done! 

[Egilman]

On 11/30/2020 at 11:56 PM, RGL said:

So, it’s called a Transom flap for increasing top speeds and reducing stern flumes. First used 2004.

In the Royal Navy, it was used several years before that in the US Navy on the Spruance class ships....

 

Gives a 13% power reduction to achieve the same speed as without it with the resulting cost savings....

 

There are two types they had tested, the original type that was fitted to and tested on the HMS Argyll, then retrofitted to the HMS Kent & Northumberland....

And the second type that was fitted to the HMS Manchester.....

The first type was more efficient than the second type.....

 

Here is the report as posted to a ship design discussion board.....

 

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the Kent had a different Transom Flap than the Type 42 Manchester had....

 

EG

Edited December 2, 2020 by Egilman

[RGL]

I’ll get to it, it going to need some building up with putty by the look of it. 
 

I thought I’d get some little bits of PE done, the RHIB’s

[BANYAN]

Geez you have huge thumbnails Greg    Nice work, that must have involved some intricate folding (and maybe a little cursing?)?  

 

cheers

 

Pat

[RGL]

Ships winches, the little grey thing is the kit provided 

[Old Collingwood]

37 minutes ago, RGL said:

Ships winches, the little grey thing is the kit provided 

How many houses do you eat in  your diet  - this guy is Huge..........he gonna eat all our builds.

 

OC.

[RGL]

Do I look fat with this?

[Egilman]

14 minutes ago, RGL said:

Do I look fat with this?

Hard to tell on the basis of a single fingernail.......

[lmagna]

I would say something but it would just be redundant to what has already been said!

[Kevin]

to prevent this i quess

 

[RGL]

I imagine If you had a torpedo chasing you our lady of blessed acceleration would be called upon 

[Kevin]

3 minutes ago, RGL said:

I imagine If you had a torpedo chasing you our lady of blessed acceleration would be called upon 

i seam to remember it being more spectacular than that, when i was on Sheffield (type 42) back in the 70's

[Old Collingwood]

16 hours ago, Kevin said:

i seam to remember it being more spectacular than that, when i was on Sheffield (type 42) back in the 70's

On my bucket list  "Fortress of the Seas"   HMS Edinburgh.

 

OC.

[Egilman]

19 hours ago, Kevin said:

to prevent this i quess

Actually no, that ship is doing at least 37kts the roostertail will always be there when pushing that much water, the transom flap is installed to reduce the vortex drag off the sharp chined transom, same principle as winglets on the wings of 747's....

[RGL]

So, about 40 pieces each on each of the harpoons, 

 

some life raft canisters 

 

Other bits, like a ladder, refueling. I wanted to get this section done is it leaves one page of instructions done. 

[Egilman]

Those Infini parts are gorgeous aren't they.... A step up from the usual PE.....

 

Nice work...

[RGL]

He used to work for Pontos, went out alone. It a strange balance as Micromaster stuff is so damn good but no construction involved so it comes down to how good you can airbrush and weather so it’s not building. (If you design and print your own, Kudos!) 

 

theres a handful of world class modellers in this scale online (mostly on Facebook) of which @Koppalakki is right up there with the absolute best like the blokes in the scratch build forum are to us mortals. His Yamato started me on on weathering. I just detest the formats required by some of the other formats needing picture hosting sites which have robbed the world of so much research 

Edited December 5, 2020 by RGL

[RGL]

Forward missile silo 

[RGL]

Starting on the bridge superstructure, there is an enormous amount of detail to go but I’ll need to paint if first and add the PE extras afterwards painted off ship . Some of the most detailed features I’ve seen so far on a Trumpy model. 

[Old Collingwood]

Thats looking superb mate.

 

OC.

[RGL]

The main mast (dryfit), there is probably about the same amount again of detail to go on this piece. 

[RGL]

Centre superstructure 

 

Edited December 8, 2020 by RGL

[RGL]

Hangar frame done. That’s the big bits done so I might start painting after I do the deck gun. 

[RGL]

So new guns, 

[Old Collingwood]

Very very nice  - fidly  but  Sooooo.........delicate,    got to be so careful how you handle that thing.

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

your really getting along with this model Greg..........some very fine workmanship    the PE work is awesome!

[Egilman]

Zipping right along there, do you always PE before painting?

[RGL]

Depends, as I’m going to mask the deck after I paint it a dark grey plus weathering I try and break it down as everything on top of the deck is light grey plus oil canning. PE does not like to stick to anything once painted so it’s problematic but as I’ll use the PE railings on this one I’ll paint them on the fret. 
 

So I  fixed up the transom flap using Tamiya putty and lacquer thinner on my little finger to give a nice smooth finish. 

[Egilman]

2 hours ago, RGL said:

Depends, as I’m going to mask the deck after I paint it a dark grey plus weathering I try and break it down as everything on top of the deck is light grey plus oil canning. PE does not like to stick to anything once painted so it’s problematic but as I’ll use the PE railings on this one I’ll paint them on the fret. 
 

So I  fixed up the transom flap using Tamiya putty and lacquer thinner on my little finger to give a nice smooth finish. 

Interesting on the PE, I usually paint mine first, but there are so many ways to do it go with what you know....

Beautiful PE work btw.....

 

The Flap looks good..... I figured it was going to be a sculpting job given it's shape....