fingers Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 I'm slowly building Tamiyas 1/350 KGV, I am about to do the funnels and on checking out other builds it seems that some people leave the funnel/s blanked even if they have upgraded the funnel caps. The Tamiya caps have what appears to fittings coming out of the funnel what are they? Should the funnels be hollow, as I presumed, or are they best capped off? Does anyone have a good photo or two to work from as I can't find any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Hi fingers, KGV had two uptakes running up each funnel and would be visible from above. These are shown in plans and photo's in the book "British Battleships of World War Two" by Raven & Roberts. The images are still copyright so I'll send you details by pm. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 Thanks bootneck. It seems to me that the funnel outer is just 'bodywork' and as a modeling answer something akin to a drinking straw would make a fair representation of the 'inner funnel' wouldn't you think? Certainly better than being simply blanked off. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Possibly, it might be a little thicker but once it has a layer of paint then that could be the thing. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 Thanks again Mike I'll have a go and see how it looks. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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