Rob 1 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Excellent building work, always good to see that extra detail being scratch made and added. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Very smart & original work. Good effort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 Rob and Phil - Thanks - appreciate the comments. Went out with some friends on a RIB from Saxon Quay up the Itchen river yesterday. I was pretty delighted to find this on a pontoon just across the way It's fab to see something in the flesh that you've been building from line drawn plans and black and white photos..... The original winch is till in place! We formated with my mates friends who were sea-trialling a vintage US harbour tug, and very pleasant she looked too Before going onto Cowes and stumbling across HDML 1387 HMS Medusa. I felt it really was my day - these little ships are my absolute fave amongst Coastal Forces Complete with a visit from the ice-cream boat..... We followed her out into the eastern Solent on her return back to Portsmouth. It was extremely evocative... There's one of these on the build schedule after ML196 is completed. Short of a Spitfire flypast (seen one twice low over the Solent) or bumping into MGB 80, it couldn't have been a better day. (Modelling resumes shortly) Rob 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Wow! Great day out.................... Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 @robgizlu, where are you...running out of ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Terrific build. Love the photos of the 'B' & HDML. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 On 1/16/2018 at 12:19 PM, Courageous said: @robgizlu, where are you...running out of ? Guilty as charged - I'd like several other builds to be taken into consideration Sorry for the tardy reply - I've been away. Courageous, this was meant o be a long term build and foolishly I've started a Nagmachon over on AFV and I STILL have my MGB 40 to finish and then there's HMCS Eyebright ...... (and a 1/350 HMS Anchusa somehow appeared in the post this week) oh you know how it is. If I mange to get more than 3 hrs modelling a week I'm lucky On 1/16/2018 at 4:45 PM, JohnWS said: Terrific build. Love the photos of the 'B' & HDML. Thanks John I have a 1/72 HDML hull that will get built in the medium to long term. Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 21 minutes ago, robgizlu said: I have a 1/72 HDML hull that will get built in the medium to long term. Am I going to live long enough I ask myself? I feel you're just teasing us Rob Kev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Look - I keep taking the pills......you keep taking your pills Rob (Reference my comment re 3 hrs per week!!!!!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 7 minutes ago, robgizlu said: (Reference my comment re 3 hrs per week!!!!!) and I bet you just sleep in the middle of the night. Kev 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Should we cut Rob some slack ...how's the progress on your Fairmile D Kev. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Courageous said: Should we cut Rob some slack ...how's the progress on your Fairmile D Kev. First off Rob knows I'm teasing .... Second can you point me towards your builds ?? Kev 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 "Fair cop guv" In my defence Your Honour, I do build as indicated by my signature below but I'm not the best at doing WiPs...as my Buccaneer thread shows. And as my school reports of years gone have said... 'room for improvement'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Courageous - Well nudged - you've shamed me into starting I can hardly believe that the last work on this was June 17 I can only plead an Airfix Spit and a half built Nagmachon in my defence - woeful really. I find scratchbuilding slightly taxing - I'm envious of the experts here Any hows - the next step was to build an anchor winch - I obsessed about finding gears which in reality are barely visible (there's a lesson in life here) I put this together in a single session Work begins on detailing the bridge I pondered how to do the bow reinforcement below the water line - I tried lead foil but the curve was so great I had to "pleat" it which didn't work. I finally tried some Green Duro putty which is overly thick but at least is fairly smooth. It doesn't sand easily so there's some happy scraping time left Good to be back on 196 Rob 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 After a nudge he's back, Rob is back! For somebody that finds scratch-building taxing, that's a very nice looking winch, and with a lick of paint that will the biz. Now Rob, no slacking Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Nice re-start mate the winch looks cracking beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I hope you never get serious about scratch building Some nice pieces of work there matey, welcome back to the real world. The least said about where you've been spending your time the better ..... Kev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 That winch is a wicked bit of scratchbuilding! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 3 hours ago, robgizlu said: ... I pondered how to do the bow reinforcement below the water line - I tried lead foil but the curve was so great I had to "pleat" it which didn't work. I finally tried some Green Duro putty which is overly thick but at least is fairly smooth. It doesn't sand easily so there's some happy scraping time left ... Rob; Glad to see your back at this build. Here's something else to try if the putty doesn't work out. I've used Tamiya masking tape for the hull metal reinforcements, with reasonable success. Masking Tape applied; After painting; Any "pleats" in the masking tape can be smoothed out with a little pressure using a smooth piece of plastic or wood as a swaging tool. The tape stretches a bit so it conforms to the curve of the hull. There is a down side, though. Paint doesn't adhere very well to the tape & chips easily. But, with a little experimenting & care, you can get a relatively good result. John 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Oh bloody hell is that something else I will have to add to my hull beefy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 7 hours ago, JohnWS said: Paint doesn't adhere very well to the tape & chips easily ...adds to the weathering effect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 22 hours ago, JohnWS said: Rob; Glad to see your back at this build. Here's something else to try if the putty doesn't work out. I've used Tamiya masking tape for the hull metal reinforcements, with reasonable success. Masking Tape applied; After painting; Any "pleats" in the masking tape can be smoothed out with a little pressure using a smooth piece of plastic or wood as a swaging tool. The tape stretches a bit so it conforms to the curve of the hull. There is a down side, though. Paint doesn't adhere very well to the tape & chips easily. But, with a little experimenting & care, you can get a relatively good result. John Hi John - I tried it but the curve was too great, I'm a fan of Tamiya tape for planking etc. In terms of preventing chipping and hardening it up - I "paint" it with Klear/Future which hardens and makes it stick even better. you've done a nice job there which looks very effective Rob 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 (edited) I applied Coastal Craft Scuttles which brings the hull alive and then worked on the bridge... I have found the INCRA tool as suggested by Kev (Longshanks) absolutely invaluable. They're not cheap but worth every penny. Whilst this is setting - I used some brass to round off the stern strong points The forward gun platform was "wedged" to raise it - as it sits on an angle and finally I've been building some deck hatches which are fiddly little things! I'll get the prop shafts done next and then start fitting out the deck. Thanks for looking Rob Edited March 9, 2018 by robgizlu 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Nice to see that you're back on the job Rob...looking good. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Some cracking work here Rob. I know just how difficult it can be to cut repeat lengths the same size, looks like a master class All the bits starting to come together ..... Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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