warreni Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 Thanks fellas. It should speed up a bit now as I will have lots more spare time over the coming weeks. Cheers Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 He's baaaa-aaacck..Not heaps of progress but a little bit of bending etc.First up the floor of the bridge keeps getting parts added..The strip of brass you see under the planking had to be curved and attachedSorry but the piccy I took of the strip alone didn't turn out too well, but you can see it in this overall shot,Then the 'wooden' planking bit gets attached to the top of the strip. Then this little box has to be bent up and attached..I soldered the edges together. Easy to do with such a small item. Then it gets attached to the raised wooden centre bit..Like so. Then one of the plastic kit parts gets attached to the middle of the box. Havrn't seen it yet but it very unusual not to have a cast piece for the spot.And that is it for this update. Lots more to do over the weekend hopefully. Have to go and have a look at some photos to see the colours in the area as there is some painting to do before I attach that raised deck area.Cheers for nowWarren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Slow but very steady progress there Warren the planking detail looks spot on in the close up shots very neat Beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 And thus it came to pass that another day of modelling (well a few hours anyway) came to an end just before 6pm and dinner.. Mushroom, Onion and Cheese Scrambled Eggs. I concentrated on the upper bridge deck (as I did yesterday) and got quite a bit done.First up were the speaking tubes dotting the open bridge..Please also notice that the rest of the things have been attached to the bridge bulkhead, The door on the right leads into a tiny room which the window lets light into. The locker on the right needs a bit of a touch up by the look of it. Notice also that the compass stand has been painted.Then I bent and soldered the two search light decks at the rear of the bridge deck.And yes, that is supposed to be green anti-slip, aka Semtex (I thought that was an explosive).Then we have two brass coloured thingies.. parts of the compass system if I am not mistaken. Not finished yet as I am sure the squat one needs more detail painting not called out anywhere.Anyone know where I can find a colour piccy of one?Unfortunately one of the delicate pipe rail thingies didn't survive the journey. Hopefully its untimely demise will be covered by the extra set of these items I bought.And then we have a complete one being painted..Lots of rust opportunities with these which I won't be taking with this model as it is to be a museum model. I have another in the cupboard for the weathered one.. Then I started making the searchlights for the searchlight decks. You take all these parts..Glue the shutters on the lights..Then attach the brackets to the smaller lights.... using my bending blade to support the brackets while they dry..And sometime tomorrow I will glue the light to the top of its stand.And that's it for today. The cast parts normally take a bit of clean hence why the speed of the build is slow. I suppose all the details don't help.One thing that is missing is any detail in the wheelhouse.. I have no idea what goes in there, size wise, and I don't think I have the skill to build a 1/72 ships wheel... so hopefully it won't be too noticeable when it is finished.. Cheers allWarren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 You've been busy Wazza, those speaking tubes look fantastic. Very enjoyable build matey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 You seem to be having a lot of fun on this ship mate. Great stuff. 'no not the Turkey' your build . Cheers foxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) The "parts of the compass" thingy is called a pelorus. I gave no colour pics, but the two balls on either side are lumps of iron which are adjusted to make the (magnetic) compass as accurate as possible, by counteracting the magnetic distortion introduced by the magnetic field if the ship herself. They were often painted red (port ball) and green (starboard ball), though far from always. I would guess that the rest of the pelorus (the shaft) would be black if metal or varnished brown if wood, and the top would be polished brass. Hope that helps. Edited December 13, 2015 by Ex-FAAWAFU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 You've been busy Wazza, those speaking tubes look fantastic. Very enjoyable build matey! Thanks mate. Been going months now and still no end in sight yet. Cheers mate You seem to be having a lot of fun on this ship mate. Great stuff. 'no not the Turkey' your build . Cheers foxy Thanks Foxy.. I think.. The "parts of the compass" thingy is called a pelorus. I gave no colour pics, but the two balls on either side are lumps of iron which are adjusted to make the (magnetic) compass as accurate as possible, by counteracting the magnetic distortion introduced by the magnetic field if the ship herself. They were often painted red (port ball) and green (starboard ball), though far from always. I would guess that the rest of the pelorus (the shaft) would be black if metal or varnished brown if wood, and the top would be polished brass. Hope that helps. That is excellent thank you. Cheers Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Bit late to the party, what an amazing build.....Following with interest as I've always been fascinated by this kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Welcome Sgt Boxhead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 And now for a very quick update..The smaller of the two sets of search lights on their supports, and..Yes, I have installed my first pipe rails! One word of warning with these.. they are pretty delicate so make sure you buy enough to cover any breakages.That's it!Bye for nowWarren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Anyway, after a weekend of computer problems I am back on line and have a bit of an update.First up the painted compass thingy and repeater..After I finished the sticky-uppy bits on the bridge deck I started on the two wind deflectors. These were mounted on the front of the bridge either side of the part with the windscreen. The first thing I did was bend the first one the the wrong way. After moving it a few times it snapped off. Great I thought.. I then repaired it with a bracket and some solder and got it lined up really nicely, and realised it was still wrong!! I had to desolder it and try again., this time I got it right. You can see the old solder on the deflector on the left.And a few more shots of these complex items..And upside down..Then I took a bit of break and soldered and glued a couple of lockers for the bridge..Then the instructions asked for the running lanterns to be installed. I used Araldite for these.Oh and look it looks like it has drooped a little. Marvellous. And here is a look at the front of the bridge with its first coat of paint, and sans the wind deflectors.That's it for now. More progress over the Christmas Holidays!! CheersWarren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 Ho ho bloody ho... Merry Christmas to all and hope you have a great 2016.Now that's out of the way it is down to business. Having a very quiet Christmas means I got a few hours at 'The Bench' today, and here are the results of my labours..First up I painted the front of the bridge again, with the airbrush this time, and a few bits and bobs..A flag locker which WAS one of the most difficult things I have built. . Then I built this like raft jacket rack which turned out to be even more difficult..Uprights still need to be painted. Then I painted the following bits..Then it was time for the direction finder on the front of the bridge..I had a couple more of the DF but they were not too good so I didn't bother with them.That's it for today.Cheers Warren 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Looks like you are making great progress Warren, in between the roast platypus sandwiches washed down with Fosters The PE is looking grand, a Herculean task you chose but you are getting there, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 Sometimes I deel like putting it aside for a while, but I am afraid it will become the first denizen of the shelf of doom... Thanks again Julian. Cheers Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Great work Warren, don't let all the folding put you off. you are doing a fine job.....Mebbe build some subassemblies or work on the crew if the main parts prove too tedious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybert Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) Salute Sir, great work! have a flowerclass lying in wait, great to see that PE work, and all the resources! happy new year, happy modelling Bert Edited January 2, 2016 by Skybert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 Thanks Sarg and Bert. Happy New Year to one and all and welcome to my first update for 2016. If you had told me back in June I would still be building this thing I would have laughed at you. I believe I am past half-way with the building bit, but have lots of other stuff to do after that is finished.Be that as it may lets get on with the update, which will be in two parts as it is a bit big.First up was the bridge wing supports. These consisted of quite a few parts, one support I super glued the pieces on whereas the other one I soldered , just to see which turned out to be easier.A couple of pics of the glued one..Then the soldered one..Glued one may look a bit cleaner but the soldered on is much stronger, and you can clean it up with a rotary wire brush.Then the other sides of the supports with the centre brackets in place..Both have since been painted and put aside.Next up was the shed under the radar antenna. This started as a flat piece of brass which required a few rivets to be pressed into..After that I bent it up and attached the top plate for mounting the antenna to..Then the bracing brackets were attached..Then one of the few kit parts used as the mount for the antenna..Then I started on the antenna itself. First up the brass was heated to make bensing easier..Then curved it..Then soldered it up to form the outside of the antenna..Then the centre part was glued in place..And that is all for the moment. Next update should be up in an hour or so.CheersWarren 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Happy New Year mate, excellent work as we are accustomed to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 Welcome to Part 2!Had to eat my dinner and rather than risk losing it all I saved it. Next up I glued the antenna to the base..Then I laminated together two parts of the stanchions to form one thicker one and glued them in place..To date, three have been knocked off.. Remember what I said about sticky uppy things? Then a coat of paint..And that was put aside to be attached to the deck later. Next up was the lantern part of the radar. Two flat pieces of etch trimmed and soldered together to form the inner and outer parts..As it turned out the outer would not even go close to goinfg over the inner so I de-soldered the outer nd cut it into a number of smaller pieces I then soldered to the inner to form this assembly..Sorry it is a bit blurry. After cleaning it up with my little wire brush I test fitted it to the platform..After that I took it off and sprayed it WA White...Does anyone know what colour it is supposed to be inside?Then we have a couple of smaller than 1 mm brackets for the platform..Then to glaze the lantern I found some clear plastic my toothbrush came in and cut it to the correct width.Using Window Glue I put two pieces in place and clamped them with tweezers. We will see if they stuff tomorrow..Then I went and grabbed all the voice-tubes I had been fiddling with and glued them in place on the deck..And that is it for now. Next up is glueing the deck in place and the wing supports.CheersWarren Happy New Year mate, excellent work as we are accustomed to You snuck in there Julian!! Happy New Year to you and Mrs Gremlin. PS the Russian PT Boat came today.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 You've been a busy boy then mate, lots of nice stuff going on there. The bridge equipment looks really good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aginvicta Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Your metalworking is very neat and tidy, is there any plastic left on this ship Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 You've been a busy boy then mate, lots of nice stuff going on there. The bridge equipment looks really good! Thanks mate! Your metalworking is very neat and tidy, is there any plastic left on this ship Andy Hmmm.. there was that mount for the radar aerial.. Cheers mate Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 This is great modelling. Each part is a 1/72 model in itself. Great narration too, very entertaining! I've used up my day's quota of likes on your thread so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 Thanks Alan. Welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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