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    Revell 1/700th, CMS Osaka Express, large container ship.

    in Ready for Inspection - Maritime

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    9 hours ago, PF Naughton said:

    Hi,

    Something to consider when talking about container ship capacity is that it is often typically statd in terms of 20 ft Equivalent Units (TEUs), eventhough a large percentage (though not all) of the containers shown onboard, in the OPs original images) are 40ft Equivalent Units (FEUs), where 1 FEU is considered equal to 2 TEUs.

     

    For instance, as highlighted in the marked up image below, the FEU container stacks are ID'd in Red, and the TEU stacks are ID'd in green.

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    The original concept was that everything would be the same to facilitate easy handling. Your typical TEU, 8X8X20 is now probably the rarest "standard" unit!

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    Revell 1/700th, CMS Osaka Express, large container ship.

    in Ready for Inspection - Maritime

    Posted

    22 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said:

    Gidday General, what always amazes me is that these ships don't tip over when fully loaded with containers. To me the always look top-heavy. Do they carry containers internally, or a lot of ballast?

     

    This is a very neat model, well presented. Regards, Jeff.

    @ArnoldAmbrose Jeff, internally too, 8 on deck, 10 or so stacked under deck. All organised with heaviest on the bottom. Ballast can also be loaded, and huge amounts of fuel also carried, bear in mind these beasts are burning 200 tonnes or more every day, we would often load 12,000t heavy fuel at a time.

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    Submarine deck weapons

    in Maritime WWII

    Posted

    Can anyone please advise. When a submarine submerged, were the small arms unshipped and taken below, I'm assuming that would be the case to protect the finer workings of the weapons. The muzzles of big deck guns would then be plugged?

     

    Thanks.

    F6F-3 Hellcat. Eduard 1/48

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

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    12 hours ago, Grey Beema said:

    Last Hellcat I built was the MkI weekend edition.  I found the instructions from my dual combi MkI & MkII (built previously) very useful for the items that I scratched together.  So if you have the instructions - don't throw them away...

    There is a very good build series on youtube. MM Scale Models

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    F6F-3 Hellcat. Eduard 1/48

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted

    4 hours ago, MarkH206 said:

    Looking good so far.

     

    I have the Eduard Dual Combo boxing which has a Mk I and a Mk II in the box with all the goodies - great value.   I've built the Mk I which is a great kit and I'm looking forward to the Mk II.  Next year maybe.

    Mark

    Didn't even realise I had a Hellcat addiction until I think about it now, couple of the duel boxings, (well such great value around £25), a couple of the old Royal boxings, (maybe NOT such great value!) and probably about every other Eduard release of them. I even started on the weekend Hellcat 'plumbing' up the engine since it hasn't any of the nice bits lol

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    1/32 Spitfire Cockpit Brassin - fitting.

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Stealthman said:

    I imagine it certainly means removing all the moulded detail as I believe the Brassin sets are effectively fully enclosed resin cockpits that literally sit between the fuselage halves. A few people I know use Dremels for removing moulded items and thinning the walls. 

    Much easier to use the Tamiya kit along with a few Barracuda bits.

    Thanks. Must dig the box out again.

     

    Have a couple of variants of the Tamiya spit too.

    1/32 Spitfire Cockpit Brassin - fitting.

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted

    My first time using one of these set. Little query. In the instructions it shows to remove some of the kits sidewall before installing the resin part.

    What is the best way to get this done so that it is  removed equally so the resin sits in well? Is it simply trial and error? Should the outline of the area to be thinned be marked and only this worked, or the larger part of the fuselage regardless?


    TIA

     

    Simon

    Bismarck and Tirpitz 1:350

    in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Posted

    On 12/14/2018 at 3:46 PM, Reddo said:

    Fabulous build Bernd. Since my father was on Victorious, I had been looking at buying a 1:350 of these two ships, but seeing your work and the big difference the additional parts make, has challenged me, not so much in the build but the cost. I would have thought for the price of the base Revell kit, at least the PE parts would be included

     

    I am also wondering if the Tamiya versions would be better value

    One question - what tool do you use for the PE bending?

    Looking forward to more pictures of your build

     

    Paul

    @Reddo paul the Revell Platinum edition comes with wooden deck, etch and metal gun barrels https://www.revell.de/en/products/modelmaking/ships/military-ships/tirpitz-platinum-edition.html  , it can be expensive but look around, I got mine for less than £100 which is great value with everything thrown in as it were.

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    My nemesis, acrylic varnish.

    in Paint

    Posted

    So just completed my little Revell F-16 MLU 100th Anniversary 1st squadron. Surprised how well it turned out considering I used the decals. Yesterday had to face my hated clearcoat. Used Klear but have the same issue with proper clear coats. I seem to end up with either a rough dry finish or flooded with puddles left everywhere. This morning spent sanding back and polishing along with snapping off all those little bits and pieces to feed the carpet monster.

    Would welcom any advice on methods, airbrush pressures, thinning and brands of clear favoured by others.

     

    Cheers folks.

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