It'sAllGoneHorriblyWrong Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) Gentlemen I think the title says it all; I intend to build one of our finest ships of the line, the Duke of York. Although the Winan's cigar ships have, of course, been around for more than a hundred years and have been adopted by all of the world's navies, I have been unable to find a mass produced injection moulded kit of any of them. So I have borrowed Bastable's Epochimetapodia machine to hop over to a parallel universe I know of and acquire the following: I now propose to cut these chaps up and stick them back together again in more appropriate form. Wish me luck Your servant Andy Edited June 20, 2012 by It'sAllGoneHorriblyWrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 What what, I say top drawer that man! Bastable's Epochimetapodia machine eh - I thought that had been outlawed and consigned to a Chinese Launderette in Limehouse! Rum cove that Bastable chappy, always thought he was a wrong 'un... Look forward to witnessing your engineering prowess! Yrs Prof Marmaduke Kallisti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deon Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Sirs, The Limehouse Laundry is a well known opium den in which I suspect Bastable spent too much time chasing the dragon when he devised the Epochmetapod thingummy. If you happen to run into Chan please ask after his health and remind him I'll be back with more special packages by Christmas. Sincerely A Woolley-Cardigan Ps nice boat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It'sAllGoneHorriblyWrong Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 Gentlemen Thank you very much for your kind comments. In order to depict the correct DoY, some surgery is required. Here is the main deck as supplied in the kit: Parted: and trimmed/narrowed to fit: Next step; extracting the main hull from the submersibles. TTFN Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 A most excellent start Sir - I look forward to further updates in due course... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Are you pondering what I'm pondering? If you are it's going to be brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It'sAllGoneHorriblyWrong Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Gentlemen Thank you once again. Don - I hope not to disappoint. Modelling has been occurring and some photography, but updating of this log has been sadly remiss. However fret no more, for I have news. Firstly, I can show you how I mean to represent the mighty screw that this vessel possesses: yes, it is a humble cooling fan. Here it is divested of its cage and here it is as part of a test fit of the main parts Hoping I have not disappointed, I shall make my exit Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Love it! Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Don - I hope not to disappoint. Andy Splendid idea! Never seen anything quite like that before. Please turn the fan round though. Lack of torque compensation I can ignore but reversed air(hydro)foils are somehow abhorrent! The mind is a strange thing. Well, mine is anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) I say, that is an impressive bit of screw engineering! Harumph! Edited June 17, 2012 by Kallisti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deon Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It'sAllGoneHorriblyWrong Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 Gentlemen Thank you for your comments. Don you are quite right about the screw, which will definitely be the right way round on the final version, though it may appear both ways in mock-ups. I can report that the hulls are now assembled and primed ready for their final finish: and the same is true for the main superstructure components Until next time Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It'sAllGoneHorriblyWrong Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Gentlemen Exciting news! HMS Duke of York is complete. I thought I had been undone by the 5 minute epoxy that took 50 minutes to cure, but not so. I'm sorry that there have been no interim progress reports, but I have been beavering away to get this finished in time and it has come right down to the wire. I shall post this picture here and in the Gallery, but will take better tomorrow when I have some light. until tomorrow Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deon Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 FORMIDABLE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It'sAllGoneHorriblyWrong Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 A little later than promised, here are a few better pictures: I think I'll leave it a while before doing another 700th battleship! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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