Oryol 1902 by GrandpaPhil - Orel - 1/200 - CARD - Russian Battleship

[Javelin]

Now that's dexterity and patience! 

Great job so far Phil! 

[GrandpaPhil]

On 1/31/2025 at 4:37 AM, Javelin said:

Now that's dexterity and patience! 

Great job so far Phil! 

Roel,

  Thank you very much!

 

The railings and the support structure for the top decks are now in place and awaiting some paint work:

[SaltyScot]

Wow, not only did you have to cut them out (a job well done there), then you had to take that fragile, fiddly wee thing and fit it correctly around those decks. Hat off to you, Phil, they look great!

[Glen McGuire]

Those railings are incredible (along with the rest of the ship).  Well done, Phil.

[Coyote_6]

It really is looking great Phil!  I admire your patience, but not surprised.  I remember you made like 200 belaying pins by hand one time (or something like that).  Truly a virtue you have sir.  Awesome work.

[GrandpaPhil]

16 hours ago, SaltyScot said:

Wow, not only did you have to cut them out (a job well done there), then you had to take that fragile, fiddly wee thing and fit it correctly around those decks. Hat off to you, Phil, they look great!

Mark,

  Thank you very much!  I am going to adjust my methodology and try to use my basic printer card stock and make the next set of railings from that, and make them a little more durable.

 

14 hours ago, Glen McGuire said:

Those railings are incredible (along with the rest of the ship).  Well done, Phil.

Glen,

  Thank you very much!  I’m learning quickly on this one!

 

14 hours ago, Coyote_6 said:

It really is looking great Phil!  I admire your patience, but not surprised.  I remember you made like 200 belaying pins by hand one time (or something like that).  Truly a virtue you have sir.  Awesome work.

Steve,

  Thank you very much!  To tell the truth, this hobby is how I learned and developed patience over the years.  Hopefully those 200 belaying pins will become thousands as the years progress and I build more ships.

 

The top deck of the forward tower is on:

This one just has a ladder to the next deck down, a couple winches, a couple of what I assume are deck lockers and a bunch of railings.

 

That is except for the 47mm guns and search lights that I will make in mass once the rest of the superstructure is built up.

[Jsk]

Wow! There must be a more sane method to make railings. I at least I hope so for my current project's sake!

[GrandpaPhil]

9 hours ago, Jsk said:

Wow! There must be a more sane method to make railings. I at least I hope so for my current project's sake!

I’m trying it with printer thickness card, the 110 lb sort from Walmart for the upper deck of the bow tower on the superstructure.  
 

It worked well for the railings for the railings around the ladder well on the upper deck.  
 

It gave them more rigidity and made the first railings easier to install.

 

I have used steel pins for railing posts, with string tied for the railings themselves.

 

1/200 railings in photo etch are available on EBay too for reasonable prices.

 

I just like to make parts myself.

 

That’s the fun part for me.

It’s why I tend to predominantly build card kits or build from plans.

 

Speaking of which, here is my progress for the day, with the next railing awaiting the second coat of sealant prior to shaping.

 

The forward tower is almost complete.

[SaltyScot]

You have the patience of a saint, Phil, I will give you that