mikegr Posted October 18 Author #331 Posted October 18 After a lot of experimentation I made the funnel and the bridge structure to the desired size and shape. PE parts added Canute, thibaultron, Baker and 1 other 3 1
Baker Posted October 18 #332 Posted October 18 (edited) I have zero knowledge of 20th century shipbuilding... But Funnel facing to the rear ( i think) Funnel facing forward? Taking into account the sailing direction I would think, towards the rear. Edited October 18 by Baker thibaultron and Canute 2 Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch große-jacht / Yacht D'Oro 1/50 Corel Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Cleaning the 1/72 military collection Si vis pacem, para bellum
ddp Posted October 18 #333 Posted October 18 Baker, the funnel is actually leaning out so the ship's exhaust gases do not interfere with flight operations especially for the aircraft landing on the flight deck from astern. yvesvidal, king derelict, Canute and 1 other 3 1
mikegr Posted October 19 Author #334 Posted October 19 This is my reference I Measured the angle between the front leg of the vertical tripod and the inclined funnel pipe only to find out that this is 32°. According to this I made the new funnel Baker, king derelict, Canute and 1 other 3 1
Baker Posted October 19 #335 Posted October 19 Thank you. As mentioned before, "zero" knowledge about carriers. But again, very interesting to follow this rebuild 👍 king derelict, thibaultron, Canute and 1 other 3 1 Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch große-jacht / Yacht D'Oro 1/50 Corel Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Cleaning the 1/72 military collection Si vis pacem, para bellum
mikegr Posted October 21 Author #336 Posted October 21 I made the funnel pipes with 1mm wire. Unfortunately there was room for only 7 in diagram I see 10. Gun platforms were made and more PEs added, almost ready for priming Baker, thibaultron, yvesvidal and 2 others 3 2
king derelict Posted October 22 #337 Posted October 22 Great work on the funnel details alan thibaultron, mikegr and Canute 3
mikegr Posted October 22 Author #338 Posted October 22 Some improvement on the gun platform and prime coating thibaultron, Baker, king derelict and 2 others 4 1
mikegr Posted October 28 Author #339 Posted October 28 The superstructure is done. Details like searchlight, aa guns will be added later. thibaultron, Old Collingwood, yvesvidal and 2 others 5
mikegr Posted October 30 Author #340 Posted October 30 The model is made by 3 main pieces. The flight deck, the hangar area and the lower hull section. I start working on the gun platforms around the main deck. These should be all removed and replaced by correct ones. Unfortunately these are part of the hangar deck, so I had to cut them using a low rpm rotary cutter. Then sand a lot to remove the excess plastic. The fist piece installed was the bow platform set for the rocket launchers Looks like there is a lot of work to be done. I estimate this project to be done before Christmas. Canute, Baker and thibaultron 3
mikegr Posted November 5 Author #341 Posted November 5 I made the portside platforms. Some fitted easily. In the biggest parts I was able to improve them by adding some PE parts. It will be a considerable improvement over the old model Baker, Canute and yvesvidal 3
mikegr Posted Saturday at 08:05 PM Author #342 Posted Saturday at 08:05 PM 10 days without update but no day without work. The difficulties were too many to refer, testing, missfittings, retesting etc. Finally the result was satisfying and relatively accurate, though 100% accuracy is out of question Canute and Baker 2
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