Bertie McBoatface Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 On 5/8/2023 at 12:00 PM, johndon said: Comparing the last photo I took of the deck a few posts ago to this one... ...it looks like a completely different ship! Well done, excellent save. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) Apart from a couple of bumps I'm yet to take care of, the deck is back to the way it should be. I'm relieved as, if I'm honest, I'd lost a lot of motivation on this one when the deck bubbled up and I really didn't want to work on her but I'm pleased I finally bit the bullet... Edited May 10, 2023 by johndon 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 7 minutes ago, johndon said: but I'm pleased I finally bit the bullet on this one... 16-inch, 11/4 ton bullets in this case. 😁 I'm glad things seem to be working out with the deck. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 Much as I love photo etch for the extra detail it provides, I do sometimes question the sanity of it - this is a part from the Pontos set that makes up one of the boat booms which you are supposed to slot in to another piece... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich75 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 18 minutes ago, johndon said: Much as I love photo etch for the extra detail it provides, I do sometimes question the sanity of it - this is a part from the Pontos set that makes up one of the boat booms which you are supposed to slot in to another piece... Nice! How many do you have to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 There are 2 that size and then another 6 that get bigger but even the largest is only around 2mm * 1mm then repeat the whole thing for the other side of the ship. As it happens, since I took that photo, the part in question pinged out of the tweezers never to be seen again so it needs replacing... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted June 6, 2023 Author Share Posted June 6, 2023 Perhaps, rather obviously, I've decided that the way forward for this project is to break down the whole in to a number of small models that can be built and painted then put together. To that end, I've made a start on the two Kingfisher aircraft. They are moulded in clear plastic which I hate but at least it means that you get a clear canopy. The aircraft is split in to a top and bottom half and I'm hoping, with some test fitting to get the gap as close as possible that I can paint the two halves separately which will save trying to mask the fuselage. I've given the bottom half a coat of white as it is much easier to see what you are doing than with the clear parts and I've started adding the Pontos PE. I've also given the top a quick spray of blue which I then scraped from the canopy windows Overall length is 2 inches... John 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted June 11, 2023 Author Share Posted June 11, 2023 (edited) Almost finished the two Kingfishers, just a little touch up, the radio antennae and perhaps a wash to finish. They are unbelievably fragile and I think each of the wing floats has been re-glued at least twice. They also proved pretty much impossible to mask so the spraying was done from different angles in an effort to use the model itself as a mask, it hasn't been 100% successful but I'm happy enough with them. You'll note that I didn't spend too much time cleaning the sprue gates off the bottom of the wing floats, on the aircraft are on the ship, you'll never see the bottom of the floats. I'm going to put one on a catapult and the other on the deck so I've made up one of the trolleys that they were mounted on to move them around: John Edited June 11, 2023 by johndon 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Microscopically marvellous miniatures! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 I think they look great, they'll set the rear end off nicely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 Started work on the forecastle, dry fitting for now as I've found that a lot of locating tabs need some fine adjustment to allow them to fit in the slots in the wooden decks. The 20mm guns are from Micro Master and with 50+ on the ship are an absolute no brainer as far as I'm concerned. Yes, they are an additional cost but the time saved over trying to make that many from the Pontos set is vast. John 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Beautiful and crisp details. ⚓👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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