Scharnhorst 1940 by CDW - Flyhawk - 1:700 Scale - PLASTIC

[Landlubber Mike]

I feel your pain - those small support triangles are crazy.  I had a few on my destroyer build.  Somehow I didn’t find those too bad but had problems with other similarly sized parts.

 

Sometimes I think that the PE maker feels like they can scale the things down so why not include them and see what the builders want to do with them.  

[lmagna]

2 hours ago, CDW said:

Mosquito eyelashes. 🤥

Well I suppose that is smaller than ant legs. That is what I called the barrels on the quad Veteran Models 1.1" guns I bought for use on my 1/350 Houston. 

[Old Collingwood]

AmaZing work with all those  tiny little parts  bet your admiral will be looking at you strange when you glance across  cockeyed.

 

OC.

[CDW]

Superstructure parts being readied for paint.

 

[CDW]

The small size of the details are forcing me to work in shorter durations to give my eyes time to rest. Parts fit are very good so far. Well engineered kit, but as it always is with detail sets, cross referencing between the main instruction sheets and the detail set instruction sheet proves to be a hassle to say the least.

 

 

[CDW]

I should have mentioned above but forgot...on some of these extremely fine brass detail parts such as the rails that go around the funnel, I am using Mr Color clear lacquer as the "glue" to attach the parts to the plastic. I think that CA glue or acrylic glue tends to obliterate the details too much and I want to keep the molded details intact as much as possible. I believe they will stand out nicely once it's all painted and pin washed. 

[Landlubber Mike]

I’ve seen folks use Tamiya Clear for the same purpose (X-20 I think?).  I haven’t tried that yet, but seems like a great idea.  I haven’t had too many issues with CA though - I apply it to the part via a pin, and then use either a toothpick or folded paper towel to pick up any of the excess.

[popeye the sailor]

I had the same problems with the Vendetta........   in regards to the lost part department,  put a nylon stocking over the nozzle of your vacuum cleaner and go around your table........you might even find parts you lost eons ago  

 

look'in really good there .....captain   

[CDW]

Just now, popeye the sailor said:

in regards to the lost part department,  put a nylon stocking over the nozzle of your vacuum cleaner and go around your table........you might even find parts you lost eons ago  

 

look'in really good there .....captain   

 

Thanks Denis. Good idea with the stocking and vacuum cleaner.

I made four tiny hose reels this morning, dropped two of them and lost them. I guess the brass color is too close to the tan color of my floor tiles and makes it difficult to see. Camouflaged. 

[CDW]

It's hard to believe Flyhawk has found a way to cast even the smallest parts in styrene plastic in great detail that once was only found in machined brass, photo etch, and resin. Take a look at the ridiculously small binoculars, rangefinders, and anti aircraft guns, straight off the tree, out of the box. Sheesh. Man, this thing has the detail.

 

[Canute]

That is sick.

[Old Collingwood]

Amazing detail  - loving it mate.

 

OC.

[CDW]

I haven't yet found a way to remove all the remnants of the attachment locations when parts are cut from the sprue. As seen on one of the AA gun barrels, some excess remains but the barrel is so small and fragile, I am afraid I will break it if I were to try to sand or cut that away, even with a brand new scalpel blade. 

As for those binoculars, if one goes flying off the tweezers, it's game over. Too small to be found it it ever goes on the floor, or maybe even the desk top for that matter.

[Old Collingwood]

49 minutes ago, CDW said:

I haven't yet found a way to remove all the remnants of the attachment locations when parts are cut from the sprue. As seen on one of the AA gun barrels, some excess remains but the barrel is so small and fragile, I am afraid I will break it if I were to try to sand or cut that away, even with a brand new scalpel blade. 

As for those binoculars, if one goes flying off the tweezers, it's game over. Too small to be found it it ever goes on the floor, or maybe even the desk top for that matter.

You need to do "the inredible shrinking man"

 

OC.

[CDW]

I glanced down at the floor and the light that reflected off a gold colored part caught my attention. When I got down close to examine, sure enough it was one of the hose reels I lost a couple of days ago. Unfortunately, it was smashed flatter than a pancake. That's a tooth pick laying there beside the flattened reel for reference.

 

 

Meanwhile I am working to add the brass details to the superstructure. Everything being so small, it feels like my feet are stuck in the mud and am moving ever so slowly to get the little things done. Every now and then, it feels good to dry fit it together to remind myself what is at the end of the rainbow.

 

[Old Collingwood]

You are doing amazing work my friend   - just keep reminding  yourself   - its 1/700  scale  thats 700 times smaller,   you desrve to pat yourself on the back doing this.

 

OC.

[CDW]

Just now, Old Collingwood said:

You are doing amazing work my friend   - just keep reminding  yourself   - its 1/700  scale  thats 700 times smaller,   you desrve to pat yourself on the back doing this.

 

OC.

I need to get my head examined (and my eyes, too). 😄

[Canute]

Scharnhorst was a good looking ship and your model represents it so well.

[Landlubber Mike]

Beautiful work there Craig.  Can I ask - I wasn't sure if you went with the wooden deck or just painted the kit deck, but if  you did use the wooden deck, did you use any additional adhesive?

[CDW]

4 hours ago, Canute said:

Scharnhorst was a good looking ship and your model represents it so well.

 

I truly love the sleek lines if the Scharnhorst and it's sister ship the Gneisenau. I also think the Italian battleships were particularly sleek looking.

[CDW]

2 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Beautiful work there Craig.  Can I ask - I wasn't sure if you went with the wooden deck or just painted the kit deck, but if  you did use the wooden deck, did you use any additional adhesive?

 

I did not use additional adhesive but I may regret that later. If it does raise later on, use a piece of scrap photo etch runner to slide some thin superglue underneath the raised areas. I've had to do this on a couple of other ship models once they got a couple of years old when the deck raised up in places.

[Landlubber Mike]

Thanks.  I had seen concerns about wood deck adhesives but didn’t know if they were borne out or not.  Good to know, thanks!

 

[Spooky spoon]

Great work so far.  It looks amazing

[popeye the sailor]

you certainly have a lot of parts there,  as I pointed out earlier........this is going to be one hellasiously detailed model    nicely done!

[CDW]

Just a few more photos, not much.

 

[lmagna]

Some of the details I see are amazing and I have to keep reminding myself that this is 1/700 scale NOT 1/200!

[CDW]

15 minutes ago, lmagna said:

Some of the details I see are amazing and I have to keep reminding myself that this is 1/700 scale NOT 1/200!

 

In the last photo, those four dome shaped range finders / targeting units each consist of five individual pieces. What's amazing to me is they have found a way to cast or inject plastic into that precise detail at this scale. Have never seen anything else like it at this scale. 

[RGL]

Looking really good. Well done. 

[Old Collingwood]

And ladders at this scale ........amazing work.

 

OC.

[CDW]

Had to run up a dry fit before I put her to bed tonight. Gives me encouragement for tomorrow. The wood deck tightens up the fit of the superstructure pieces to the deck, maybe a little too much for my liking.

Got to be real careful about ham fisting these component parts as it's so easy to accidentally break stuff and even lose it if it falls off.