HMS Lion by Ian_Grant - 1/150 - RADIO - RESTORATION - WW1 Battlecruiser

[Keith Black]

Great work, great story, Ian. 

[Ian_Grant]

Just a quick pic or two.

 

Printed the magnetic and gyro compasses for the bridge. Came out pretty good for such diminutive parts.

 

I can't find any info as to equipment present in the spotting top. I felt certain there must at least have been one of those gadgets with a circle graduated in degrees, and an eye-scope one points at a distant object to read off its bearing. Here's my rendition, in the top. As it turns out, with the overlapping cover in place over the top, one can hardly see into it but I'll know it's there as well as those few who peer into it.

Edited Monday at 02:13 AM by Ian_Grant

[Javelin]

13 hours ago, Ian_Grant said:

one of those gadgets with a circle graduated in degrees, and an eye-scope one points at a distant object to read off its bearing.

For what it's worth, the bearing device is called a pelorus. 

 

The stand itself is called a binnacle or compass/gyro repeater. I'm however not certain if in that time they actually had repeaters or if it was a fixed rose that would give relative bearings (relative to ship's bow that is)  rather than compass bearings.

Nowadays we take gyro bearings with these things. 

 

Sorry for interrupting. You're doing an excellent job. Quite an improvement over your original version!

[Ian_Grant]

I was thinking fixed relative to the bow 🤔.  I later thought, "Wasn't it just v-sights rather than an optical tube?". Oh well.

 

Thanks for your comments and encouragement!

[ddp]

the Princess Royal outboard/inboard drawing i have on my computer as fitted does not show anything in the spotting top.