HMHS Britannic by Kevin - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC - from Titanic kit - Started September 2022

[realworkingsailor]

Looks great Kevin! Those gantries really turned out nice.

 

I wonder if you might get a good effect by lighting your crosses indirectly. Say for  example making them out of acrylic and gluing a red LED externally at the base, or behind, and letting the internal refraction do the work.

 

It’s just a thought, I’m sure you’ll figure it out and it will be as spectacular as the rest of your build so far.

 

Andy

[Kevin]

23 hours ago, realworkingsailor said:

Looks great Kevin! Those gantries really turned out nice.

 

I wonder if you might get a good effect by lighting your crosses indirectly. Say for  example making them out of acrylic and gluing a red LED externally at the base, or behind, and letting the internal refraction do the work.

 

It’s just a thought, I’m sure you’ll figure it out and it will be as spectacular as the rest of your build so far.

 

Andy

 

kevinaris3 minutes ago

Thank you Andy for your comments, very much appreciated
i have spent the day reworking the lighted red crosses, after posting last night i looked around and found a pile of poo where the cross had been, the heat from the lamp melted the plastic, so using a low heat led i have kept the size the same but thinned out the side frames accommodate the different lamps 
i now have four units, and will post photos tomorrow

providing i can get power from the after stack where i left some power lines for this purpose i think i will get a reasonable result

 

[Canute]

This build keeps getting better and better. 👍

[Kevin]

On 12/1/2022 at 1:29 PM, Canute said:

This build keeps getting better and better. 👍

thank you, Ken,

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

thank you for comments and likes

 

this build keeps getting ideas way above my skill levels, i now seem to have a representation of the Britannic, as a steppingstone for someone to come along and show how it should be done, perhaps thats the way the hobby is but if someone was to spend a few more coins than i wish to they could make it look quite nice

 

things that i should have done

 

planned electrics before the build started

obtained at least one extra full deck set

found a better source for the deck machinery (pumps, vents fans etc

after working out how to wire the after red cross i moved midships and looked at the floodlighting of the midships cross, yet again the first attempt melted, even though the lamp had more room

Edited December 4, 2022 by Kevin

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

thank you for comments and likes

 

i have now moved to the front end working around the bridge and the forward stack, but even at this stage i am moving bits of titanic as they dont appear on this hull

most of the lighting is now done, i will try and get nav light to work, but doubt i will be doing any mast lights 

[chris watton]

Looks fantastic, well done, Kevin!

[Kevin]

9 minutes ago, chris watton said:

Looks fantastic, well done, Kevin!

Thank you 

[Kevin]

build progress is going to slow down for a while now (not stop), the cold weather is making it more difficult to handle very small PE, meanwhile i am going back to wood in preparation for my next big build in Feb,  

took her out into the winter sunshine and tried to get a few better  photos

[realworkingsailor]

Looks great Kevin! You should be proud, you’re doing an awesome job!

 

Andy

[Old Collingwood]

Loooking  superb  Kevin   -    you  are   a  braver  man than me  taking pics  outdoors   during  our   cold  snap.

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

Britannic is looking really good!  Amazing work!

 

 

Edited December 15, 2022 by GrandpaPhil

[yvesvidal]

Beautiful model Kevin. Once rigged, this will look amazing.

 

Yves

[Kevin]

i would like to wish everyone Merry Christmas, and hope everyone has a safe new year

[Canute]

And Merry Christmas to you and yours, Kevin.

[Old Collingwood]

And to  you  Kevin,     hope  you  and  the family  have a  lovely  Chrsitmas.

 

OC.