Papa Posted June 5 Share #1 Posted June 5 The Enchantress was built at the J. Brown shipyard in Great Britain. Originally designed to be a convoy escort named Bittern, her purpose was changed during construction to an Admiralty Yacht and her name changed to Enchantress. She was launched December 21, 1934 and entered service on April 8, 1935. This is a card model from JSC and comes in booklet form. The basic kit has laser cut parts to form the hull and I also purchased a laser cut detail set. I separated the pages and put them with the instructions in plastic sleeves. This keeps everything neat makes it more difficult to misplace parts. hof00, king derelict, ccoyle and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 8 Author Share #2 Posted June 8 Cabin aft and main deck in place. Canute, GrandpaPhil, druxey and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 9 Author Share #3 Posted June 9 (edited) The instructions say to apply the hull sides starting at the stern. When I did that the curve at the step in the deck didn’t line up. I had to remove the side, and ruined it in the process. Fortunately there are parts for different versions and I was able to switch to the B version (middle years, I was doing A, as launched). This time I started the sides at the step. Edited June 9 by Papa ccoyle, Canute, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 10 Author Share #4 Posted June 10 Some of the assemblies are quite small. yvesvidal, GrandpaPhil, Canute and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 12 Author Share #5 Posted June 12 I now have the front superstructure in place. This involved some very tiny structures. One card piece snapped out of my tweezers and ended up in the 4th dimension apparently. Fortunately its absence isn’t noticeable. Canute, yvesvidal, Ian_Grant and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 13 Share #6 Posted June 13 3 hours ago, Papa said: One card piece snapped out of my tweezers and ended up in the 4th dimension apparently. Should you ever find yourself in the 4th dimension, please have a look around for the various parts I have unwillingly contributed to the landscape over the years. Keith Black and Canute 1 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 13 Author Share #7 Posted June 13 I am sure that space is awash with tiny blocks, deadeyes, and other bits ccoyle, Keith Black and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 13 Author Share #8 Posted June 13 After cabin in place and the base for the funnel. Canute, yvesvidal, ccoyle and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 15 Author Share #9 Posted June 15 A lot of the work now has to be done with tweezers! The little deckhouse in the tweezers went under the overhang forward of the funnel. ccoyle, yvesvidal, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 15 Share #10 Posted June 15 This would be a very tempting kit for me if it were offered in 1/250. Sadly, as you no doubt know, JSC publish primarily in 1/400, and their few 1/250 kits are mostly either merchantmen or battleships. Papa and Canute 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 17 Author Share #11 Posted June 17 On 6/15/2024 at 6:53 PM, ccoyle said: This would be a very tempting kit for me if it were offered in 1/250. Sadly, as you no doubt know, JSC publish primarily in 1/400, and their few 1/250 kits are mostly either merchantmen or battleships. To be honest I didn't pay any attention to the scale. I seemed like an interesting ship. If I thought about what 1/400 really meant I might have hesitated. The details are at the limit of my vision! ccoyle and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 18 Author Share #12 Posted June 18 A lot of tiny boxes on this ship. Also, the instructions with the detail set stated that the main instructions indicated which parts had laser cut versions. If they did I missed them and missed a few ladders. I replaced the card ladders and marked all the part numbers that had laser cut details. The only part I can’t fix is the search light tower. The card tower is not coming off without damaging the deck. GrandpaPhil, Desertanimal, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 22 Author Share #13 Posted June 22 She is getting close to the end. Need to add the saluting guns, masts, boats and davits, and some remaining deck equipment. The kit didn’t come with railings and I am wondering if I should find some 1/400 photo etched railings for her. yvesvidal, GrandpaPhil, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 22 Share #14 Posted June 22 3 minutes ago, Papa said: I am wondering if I should find some 1/400 photo etched railings for her. I believe JSC makes generic 1/400 scale railings. Canute 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 22 Author Share #15 Posted June 22 (edited) On 6/22/2024 at 5:33 PM, ccoyle said: believe JSC makes generic 1/400 scale railings. I just looked at their site and didn’t see them. Update 6/24: JSC advised me on the proper rails and I ordered a set. Also thought I would try a paper aircraft and ordered their Spitfire. Edited June 24 by Papa Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 23 Share #16 Posted June 23 49 minutes ago, Papa said: I just looked at their site and didn’t see them. That's odd. I found them straight away. https://jsc.pl/en/search?controller=search&s=railings Canute 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 23 Author Share #17 Posted June 23 User error I guess. Thanks for the link. Canute and ccoyle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsk Posted June 23 Share #18 Posted June 23 That is a lot of small parts for a model that appear to be only 9 inches long. She's coming together really well. Canute 1 Quote --jeff In Process: Skipjack Kathryn 1/72 Card (scratch build) Completed Builds: Slavic (Viking) Longship 1/72 (Falconet), US Revenue Cutter 1/72 Card (Seahorse), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 24 Author Share #19 Posted June 24 20 hours ago, Jsk said: That is a lot of small parts for a model that appear to be only 9 inches long. She's coming together really well. Thanks. It is not an easy kit. Ian_Grant and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 24 Author Share #20 Posted June 24 Working on masts and rigging. The masts ended up a tad wonky. It must have been the heavy seas in the channel during Churchill’s last trip. Canute, GrandpaPhil and yvesvidal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 26 Author Share #21 Posted June 26 (edited) I have 4 of the ship’s boats built and installed. 2 dinghies and 2 whalers. JSC provides some tiny pieces to build the interior of each one and I tired to do that but it was just too small for me to get looking good. I used their alternative method that consisted of a flat piece with the interior of the boat printed on. The dinghies are on the deck under the whalers. In the photo on the green mat there is a tiny laser cut detail of 3 seats for the dinghy. I think one would have to work under a microscope to assemble these. Edited June 26 by Papa Canute, ccoyle, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted June 27 Share #22 Posted June 27 Your model is coming along beautifully. At first glance, I thought the ship was crossing through the Suez Canal, with the desert like background and the greenish waters. I wish they would offer that model in 1/200 scale and plastic. Yves Canute and Papa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted June 28 Author Share #23 Posted June 28 The Enchantress is finished as I can achieve except for railings, which are on order from JSC. There are a few deck fittings that are just too tiny for me to assemble so she’ll go without. A very challenging build. And I doubt I would try another card ship at 1/400 scale. Canute, ccoyle, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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