king derelict Posted April 26 Author #61 Posted April 26 The elephant sitting in the corner of the room couldn’t be ignored any longer. I’m not sure what the proper name is for this element. Upper bridge? Anyway it is made up of several bits of PE, mostly small and with several bends. I used a small amount of epoxy to secure it to the top of the tripod. There is a mast to add yet which has the potential to be a fiddle so I wanted this piece to stay put. It actually went on quite well. A plastic mast is provided but i elected to make one out of brass rod which looks a bit better and I think it will be easier to install. Thanks for looking in and for the likes and helpful comments. alan Canute, Old Collingwood, Landlubber Mike and 3 others 6
Landlubber Mike Posted April 26 #62 Posted April 26 That came out great Alan - definitely a tricky looking part to build but you pulled it off magnificently. Your detail work is fantastic! AJohnson, Canute and Old Collingwood 3 Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger CLC Annapolis Wherry Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
king derelict Posted April 28 Author #63 Posted April 28 On 4/26/2025 at 6:55 PM, Landlubber Mike said: That came out great Alan - definitely a tricky looking part to build but you pulled it off magnificently. Your detail work is fantastic! Thank you very much Mike, the tiny braces on the underside gave me fits and I was not confident that everything was going to line up well. The mast passes up against the back of the platform, hopefully vertically. We shall see. Alan Landlubber Mike, Old Collingwood, Canute and 1 other 4
king derelict Posted April 28 Author #64 Posted April 28 A rather mixed day for progress. I had made a brass mast to replace the kit plastic one. I painted it and set it aside to dry and now I can’t find it anywhere. I stripped the work bench, crawled around the floor with a flashlight, even vacuumed through the house and nothing! It’s not that tiny so I should be able to see it I would have thought. The cats are looking innocent, it’s gone! I made another one this morning and I made a better job of the soldering so maybe there are some positives. It’s had a coat of Mr Metal primer and it will get the grey paint tomorrow. I added the railings to the structure at the top of the tripod and bent up the admirals walk and fitted it. It actually fitted well and I placed the name boards on each side. The photo shows I got them the right side out and the right way up😁 once the mast is added I need to add a bit more of a black wash and a bit of rust. Thanks for looking in and the likes and comments. alan mikegr, Nirvana, Jack12477 and 5 others 8
Nirvana Posted April 29 #65 Posted April 29 Alan, I but the mast will appear once it is time to mount the second one to the ship. Murphy's Law (had a dog with that name, but he is not to be blamed) Jack12477, AJohnson, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry
AJohnson Posted April 29 #66 Posted April 29 (edited) It is so annoying when parts disappear! It happens nearly every build I do, I use little tubs with lids to store small and completed parts in, but still stuff goes missing! Indeed Murphy's law will prevail, you will find it one day when Iron Duke has been finished! 😆 Your Duke does look very good, so intricate! Edited April 29 by AJohnson Landlubber Mike, Jack12477, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight
king derelict Posted Tuesday at 11:30 PM Author #67 Posted Tuesday at 11:30 PM 18 hours ago, Nirvana said: Alan, I but the mast will appear once it is time to mount the second one to the ship. Murphy's Law (had a dog with that name, but he is not to be blamed) I can’t believe that I can’t find the stupid thing. It’s not really tiny. Oh well Canute, Old Collingwood, AJohnson and 1 other 4
king derelict Posted Tuesday at 11:35 PM Author #68 Posted Tuesday at 11:35 PM 15 hours ago, AJohnson said: It is so annoying when parts disappear! It happens nearly every build I do, I use little tubs with lids to store small and completed parts in, but still stuff goes missing! Indeed Murphy's law will prevail, you will find it one day when Iron Duke has been finished! 😆 Your Duke does look very good, so intricate! Thank you very much Andrew. This is a bit more complicated than I expected but we need challenges. Thankfully the mast was a scratch built part so could be repeated. I get annoyed when it’s something that doesn’t lend itself to being easily copied and is visible. I use the trays from the cats treats to hold bits in various stages of paint and assembly but I still mislay stuff. alan AJohnson, Old Collingwood, Canute and 1 other 4
Old Collingwood Posted Wednesday at 09:22 PM #69 Posted Wednesday at 09:22 PM More excellent progress in little land - loving it mate. OC. AJohnson, Jack12477 and Canute 3 Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
king derelict Posted Friday at 03:59 PM Author #70 Posted Friday at 03:59 PM On 4/30/2025 at 5:22 PM, Old Collingwood said: More excellent progress in little land - loving it mate. OC. Many thanks OC. Tougher than expected but mostly still fun. alan Old Collingwood and AJohnson 2
king derelict Posted Friday at 04:16 PM Author #71 Posted Friday at 04:16 PM In amongst too much real life interference I painted the new mast and installed it. Much to my surprise it fitted nicely and is correctly oriented. The way it’s fitted between two different parts of the structure means that there is little wiggle room. That completed the adding of bits. I tidied up paint and some PE that needed finessing then moved onto weathering. I didn’t go wild with the rust. Just the usual areas around the anchor hawse and portholes. In 1/700 I think it’s too easy to overdo the rust and get a result that looks garish. If it bothers me later I can add a bit more. There should be a third flag on the bow Jack stay, a tiny Union flag, but I could not get it to look anything other than toy like so it was abandoned. And the final photos This was a harder kit than I expected, the tripod and bridge superstructure was finicky although it was quite robust once in place. Lots and lots of railings and some needing some tricky bending. Generally I enjoyed the build, I have Dreadnaught as well which is going to be very similar so hopefully some lessons have been learned. Thanks for looking in and the likes and supportive comments Alan Landlubber Mike, yvesvidal, madtatt and 6 others 2 7
king derelict Posted Friday at 04:18 PM Author #72 Posted Friday at 04:18 PM Oh, and the missing mast. Very much as everyone predicted, it turned up just after I finished the model. I made a celebratory cup of tea and sat down on the sofa in the lounge (at the other end of the house from the workbench) and sat on something sharp. Lo and behold, the mast. alan Jack12477, AJohnson, Nirvana and 3 others 6
AJohnson Posted Friday at 04:38 PM #73 Posted Friday at 04:38 PM That has come out very well Alan, I have some small ww2 ship models with loads of P.E. and I keep looking in the boxes and putting them away again! 😆 You might have inspired me to take the plunge with one! And as for that missing mast, isn’t that just so typical, we have all been there! 🤣 Old Collingwood, Nirvana and Paul Le Wol 3 Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight
Old Collingwood Posted Friday at 05:08 PM #74 Posted Friday at 05:08 PM Excellent finish Alan - looks Superb. OC. Jack12477, Paul Le Wol, Nirvana and 1 other 4 Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
Nirvana Posted Friday at 09:57 PM #75 Posted Friday at 09:57 PM Alan, you have a beautiful and an extra mast. Nice pictures. AJohnson and Jack12477 2 Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry
king derelict Posted Friday at 11:28 PM Author #76 Posted Friday at 11:28 PM 6 hours ago, AJohnson said: That has come out very well Alan, I have some small ww2 ship models with loads of P.E. and I keep looking in the boxes and putting them away again! 😆 You might have inspired me to take the plunge with one! And as for that missing mast, isn’t that just so typical, we have all been there! 🤣 Thank you very much Andrew. I hope you try on of the PE heavy ships. I think nicely folded PE looks great as railings, cranes, catapults and girders but less so for more 3D objects. I’m getting a bit more fussy about which bits I use. It’s very satisfying to fold up something delicate and for me at least, there are the other days ….. I suppose resin is taking over in a lot of areas, guns etc alan Jack12477 and AJohnson 2
king derelict Posted Friday at 11:41 PM Author #77 Posted Friday at 11:41 PM 6 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: Excellent finish Alan - looks Superb. OC. Thank you very much OC. Now what’s next? I spent time today opening boxes, ship (USS Lassen), AFV (A34 Comet), figures (Pegaso Slavic warrior) and not feeling very motivated. I’m sort of gravitating towards the figures. alan Jack12477 and AJohnson 2
king derelict Posted Friday at 11:42 PM Author #78 Posted Friday at 11:42 PM 1 hour ago, Nirvana said: Alan, you have a beautiful and an extra mast. Nice pictures. Thank you very much Per, at least I got some much needed practice soldering masts😄 alan AJohnson and Jack12477 2
Landlubber Mike Posted Saturday at 01:16 AM #79 Posted Saturday at 01:16 AM That came out really great Alan! Love the colors you used - they complement each other nicely. Pretty quick build for something fairly complicated, you've become quite the expert at this scale! I chuckled when I read your part about the missing mast. Definitely has happened to us all! Jack12477 and AJohnson 2 Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger CLC Annapolis Wherry Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
king derelict Posted 14 hours ago Author #80 Posted 14 hours ago On 5/2/2025 at 9:16 PM, Landlubber Mike said: That came out really great Alan! Love the colors you used - they complement each other nicely. Pretty quick build for something fairly complicated, you've become quite the expert at this scale! I chuckled when I read your part about the missing mast. Definitely has happened to us all! Thank you very much Mike. It generally went together well. I’m thinking about starting another WW1 ship. Regarding the mast mystery, I think this might be the culprit. I think the mast might have been knocked to the floor and got caught in her fur and transferred to the couch. alan Nirvana, Landlubber Mike, AJohnson and 1 other 1 3
AJohnson Posted 13 hours ago #81 Posted 13 hours ago 50 minutes ago, king derelict said: Regarding the mast mystery, I think this might be the culprit. I think the mast might have been knocked to the floor and got caught in her fur and transferred to the couch. alan Yeah I think you have the culprit, looks a proper “Bond Villian”, but does that make you Ernst Blofeld?! 😆 king derelict, Jack12477 and Nirvana 3 Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight
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