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

[GrandpaPhil]

The railings and other small pieces are made and installed on the mine launches:

The rudder structure shown in the instructions/plans won’t fit on the boat in the cradle.

 

I cut that structure off once I realized.

 

Once the boats dry I will paint and seal them.

 

Then, I’ll make the flag masts for them and lay them down in a storage configuration.

 

After that it’ll be time for the rowed ship’s boats.

 

Then I’ll finish painting the cradles and get the rest of the yards and running rigging installed.

Edited Saturday at 02:52 PM by GrandpaPhil

[Glen McGuire]

Nice use of Legos, Phil!

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work Phil.

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

15 hours ago, Glen McGuire said:

Nice use of Legos, Phil!

Glen,

  Thank you very much!  I found out about that trick on this forum.  Legos make excellent quick customizable jigs and temporary cradles.  I bought a box of 1000 bricks and then a couple of those small suitcase type starter sets from Walmart when they went on various pre-Christmas/Easter sales.  They have been immensely useful on several different projects.

 

Also, they make a great square for traditional POB construction.  They are 90 degrees, especially when built into a block and can be clamped into place, thus ensuring square construction of a POB hull.

 

11 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent work Phil.

 

OC.

OC,

  Thank you very much!

Edited Sunday at 01:05 PM by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

Here are the 40’ mine launches ready for installation:

Here are the first of the rowed launches in progress:

[Coyote_6]

Those launches look great Phil!  Wow.  Very impressive and nice finishes.

[Jsk]

Looks like you're getting down to last steps. She looks great!