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    Airfix HMS-Victory-1/180 scale-With scale warship etchings

    in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Posted · Edited by longshanks

    Hi Foxy,

    Looking forward to how your going to make rope!

    I need to make some for an on going project in another life

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    I'm fascinated as to what size ropes you will be making.

    I'm sure your aware but perhaps your readers don't know that you can buy fine thread, lint free.

    There are several options available, this is one. http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/corel_rigging_thread.html

    Thread available in various sizes 0.25 to 2.0mm diameter in black or hemp colour.

    Keep up the good work

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    MAS Italian Torpedo Boat

    in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Posted · Edited by longshanks

    Bringing you right up to date

     

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    I'm well pleased with the result

    Some facts you may well find amusing..

    I have to date glued together SIX pieces of the MAS boat kit !

    The kit consists of approx. 250 pieces !

    So far I have assembled nearly SIX HUNDRED bits of wire, plastic, brass, aluminium & wood in producing the engines & engine room !

    Does this mean the kits good value or I'm nuts happy.gif happy.gif
     

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    MAS Italian Torpedo Boat

    in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Posted · Edited by longshanks

    Don't know if anyone is interested but here is how I scribed in my engine room deck

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    The key is don't try and do it all in one go....

    Use as many pieces of template as you need to follow shape and stick them together as you go

     

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    It can of course be done with hull shapes or though this simple. For a curved hull, just scribe smaller bits to the shape a keep sticking together

     

    Hope it helps :o)

    MAS Italian Torpedo Boat

    in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Posted

    Right got some questions for you lot....

    1. Does anyone know what colour torpedoes are, everyone seems to have a different idea?

    2. On the MAS boat was the hull planking double diagonal or longitudinal? Really need this for my thoughts on diorama.

    3. Anyone have any pictures of wheelhouse

    4. Confirmation of antifouling colour?

    Thanks for looking

    Unlikely but if anyone wants to question me pls feel free :D

    MAS Italian Torpedo Boat

    in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Posted · Edited by longshanks

    Now due to the coach house over the engine room , with open skylights and hatches there is some visibility into the engine room !

    Found this

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    Isotta Fraschinis W18 57 litre petrol engine.

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    Joint between W18 and small maneuvering / reversing engine

    Which led to

     

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    Cheers

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    MAS Italian Torpedo Boat

    in Work in Progress - Maritime

    Posted · Edited by longshanks

    Hi Folks,

    My first post on here and my first kit for more years than I care to remember !

    So be gentle with me :winkgrin:

    I have all the Italeri boats in my stash and I thought the MAS boat would be a simple start .

    Then I saw this blog on Model Shipwrights http://modelshipwrights.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=169007&page=1

    :banghead:

    Slippery slope...

    Started by building a launch cradle to display it on

     

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    Built out of balsa and plastic profiles.

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