longshanks Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Hi Warren That hatch is a kit all by itself, the finished vessel is certainly going to be epic ! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Here's hoping my skills are up to the test Kev. I think I will be putting the deck in place next as I want to give it loads of time to dry before I start loading up all the brass that goes on it. I am actually doing a little experiment with this build as I am going to install the plastic decks unlike what it says in the instructions, as they will give far more support than the flimsy braces Revell supply. I actually discussed this with Mr Parkins himself about this and he couldn't see any problems as long as a few holes were cit for clearance of the new brass bits.I have already cut a few holes and have sanded all the details off the decks to make them as flat as possible, We shall see tomorrow. Cheers Warren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philtn Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Excellent, I'm following this one. Guess this just does not turn out great without aftermarket or scratchbuidling, or both... I'm hooked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetwin Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Lovely work with the edge, going to look amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Excellent, I'm following this one. Guess this just does not turn out great without aftermarket or scratchbuidling, or both... I'm hooked! We will see eventually Phil as I have the Premium Edition to build as well .. Lovely work with the edge, going to look amazing Thanks Mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Nice work Warren, always amazes me how much patience you have with PE. The Vosper in the "Channel Adversaries" build had me ready to chuck the whole lot out the window at times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Thanks Mr Gremlin. Coming from yourself that is high praise indeed. Oh, by the way, I started glueing the deck on this afternoon!! Cheers Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 coming on just fine there Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Sarnk you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Thanks Mr Gremlin. Coming from yourself that is high praise indeed. Oh, by the way, I started glueing the deck on this afternoon!! Cheers Warren That is an interesting experiment, hope deck stays connected to the plastic frames, (the headbone's connected to the neckbone, the neckbone's connected etc.........). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 Ah.. but that is where I am being very very sneaky Julian.. Ya see I am putting the plastic decks in position to support the brass ones better.. And I have found yet another use for tweezers.. if you shove 'em through the holes in the hull the hold the deck in position!! And the with a strategically placed clamp the fore deck is almost in position.. After that the hull has been put aside to dry and I continued with building brass details.. First up the ward room skylight hatch,, Then I went up the street to buy a scriber which I used to create some more petite rivets.. Did some bending.. And finally bent up some davit bases.. That's all until tomorrow. Cheers Warren 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 I'm baaacckk... (queue insane cackle) No it's OK, I haven't been sent mad by PE-itis, not yet anyway. Time for another update to the Snowberry Saga.. First up, I built the Hedgehog Splinter Shield for the side of the main deck, next to the hedgehog launcher actually.. Inside view.. Outside view.. No soldering to see here. Just used various CA glues for this one. Next up, another splinter shield that goes in front of the bridge.. A little soldering here.. And the other side.. Then I decided to solder this shield into position as I don't think soldering on a plastic deck is such a good idea. First up I put the shield in position and after s little experimentation I secured it with some masking tape, no wear near it will get hot.. Have you ever seen someone pick up something that is hot then drop it very quickly? It seems heat and the weight of an item are directly related. The hotter something is the heavier it gets, so heavy in fact that some one will drop it it gets so heavy. That hasn't happened to me, in this build, but it has before.. Next up the back of the shield after soldering.. And 'tother side.. I will clean it up later with the wire brush on my motor tool. I had to use my big-bottom soldering iron as my temperature controlled one just couldn't get enough heat into the huge heat-sink that is the deck and shield. I used solder paste and it worked great. Anyway. that all for now. Tomorrow I am going to the hardware store and am going to buy some nice, strong contact cement and I will glue the foredeck in position.. I hope anyway! That's it for now.. Thanks for tuning in, Cheers Warren 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 keep it going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Big brass ones there Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Ahh G Day. Good to see some progress Warren shipmate. I hope your not going to put that anywhere near water, it might sink with all that brass lol . Foxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 Big brass ones there Warren Indeed,,, Ahh G Day. Good to see some progress Warren shipmate. I hope your not going to put that anywhere near water, it might sink with all that brass lol . Foxy I am pretty sure it would topple over and sink in about 2 seconds flat mate.. Believe me when I say I will be staying well away from any water... even the bathtub.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetwin Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Great looking work on the PE Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 Thanks Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngtiger1 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Warren, you are here as well with this monster of a project....cooooollll. Now, I can follow here as well, so I'm covered from both sites Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Warren, you are here as well with this monster of a project....cooooollll. Now, I can follow here as well, so I'm covered from both sites Mike Don't get too excited mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Well, nothing exciting to show here except many pieces of diecast metal in a plastic container... Time has been taken up cleaning up the castings for the anchor winch. I have also started preparing the PE for said winch. That's it for now. Cheers Warren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Nice going Mr. Inman, very nifty work with the soldering iron :worthy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 very nice work there Warren I hope you are keeping count of all those rivets now I will be checking them Beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Nice going Mr. Inman, very nifty work with the soldering iron :worthy: Using the larger iron made it much easier than trying with the smaller temp controlled one. All that brass is a great heat sink. Cheers Julian Warren very nice work there Warren I hope you are keeping count of all those rivets now I will be checking them Beefy I can count them if you want me too, but I only have so many fingers and toes.. Cheers Warren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Me again. Well as I keep forgetting to go to the hardware shop and buy the glue I need I suppose I will continue with the Anchor Winch. First up one of the two brakes. The brakes (not breaks) are made by laminating a number of parts together to produce something with some thickness rather than PE thick. You won't see any evidence of lamination when it is all finished as I will fill the gaps with Mr Surfacer or similar and make it look like one piece. Next I started on the winch itself with the front drives and the steam cylinders.. The drives are made using metal pieces and plastic rod. DJP do supply some diecast rod but one of mine had a fault and it broke while I was trying to straighten it. No problem really as I have a good supply of styrene rod in various sizes. That's it for now, Cheers Warren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now