Kevin Aris Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Good evening everyone been away from the build for a couple of weeks, lol i am getting old and work has worn me out, and being tired had resulted in a few mistakes being made on the build so having taken the forecastle back to MDF, all the hawse were filled in and reset to their proper positions, the deck was relines and new breakwater made one side of the centre line is a little out in the fibre glass process, (ie both sides are not identical )so oi had to be a little creative with some of the non slip tresds to make it look the same i may do a little more of the pattern towards the front the bollards on the centre line are the incorrect size, i need to order/make some this is as much as i can do at the pointy end for now, i have to order some bits and obtain paint, most of this will be green and white made a paper template for the next section between the superstructure and the breakwater, as most of this is decked out, this allowed me to make some plank edging by getting the shape from the template onto lime sheets 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 I make mistakes with ready-made kits so, I think you're entitled to a few errors when scratch-building. Keep up the good work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 thank you for the replies and likes the one great advantage about this build, is that it is big enough to restart sections, or treat sections/modules alone without interfering with another, this section shows that example quite well. the gun deck i made a card template of the area being worked on, and covering it with lime strips, the edges to represent caulking i am using my tried and tested permanent marker, i personally dont mind a little bit of bleeding as it soaks in due to the pen being held into position for to long, i hope to have this completed this week the inner circle is steel, so i may just expose the deck below it or put a circle temple into the middle spray the same as the deck colour if for any reason this build is put onto water then it can be removed 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Thank you everyone for the replies and likes Gun deck planking done, this at present has been left of the build and will be fixed after staining and varnish to avoid any over spray when the dreaded air brush comes out i like the idea of doing the planking onto card, as i can use PVA glue, whereas if i was direct onto plastic then C/A would be needed, which interacts with the permanent marker being used to simulate the caulking the next level aft, means now that i will have to make a final decission on how the main deck is being fitted, but for today i have started to ensure the Exocet launcher and bridge are all lined up 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 build is on hold for a while as it is to warm in my mancve, but i am allowed into the cooler house to work on the SD-14 1/70 cargo ship, if anyone would like to see some photos 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I have just caught up with your build, amazing work this far! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickthebrief Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 More photos of another ship? Yes please! Great work on this one - thanks for sharing. Don't blame you for slowing down in this heat either... Nick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 An epic build, looking very smart! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 1 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Just catching on this build - wow! it has come on really well, looking impressive now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 On 21/07/2018 at 17:25, Rob 1 said: Just catching on this build - wow! it has come on really well, looking impressive now. thank you Rob the build is presently on hold as it is to warm in my man cave, so at present i am working on the forward section of the SD-14 card kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Great to see that you're getting on with the SD14 again Kev. Having seen the rest of it on your workbench, I know it is going to be a stunner when finished. I keep getting tempted to do a scratchbuild, in a more manageable 1:144 scale. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 10 hours ago, bootneck said: Great to see that you're getting on with the SD14 again Kev. Having seen the rest of it on your workbench, I know it is going to be a stunner when finished. I keep getting tempted to do a scratchbuild, in a more manageable 1:144 scale. Mike Nice to hear from you Mike, not seen or or from you in some time, hope you are both well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 A burst pipe, no wall between the toilet and kitchen but otherwise all fine here! Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 nothing like a bit of action damage, glad your all well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Yep, thought I was at HMS Phoenix for a moment! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 today marks the end of this build, as she was sold on to someone who hopefully can make a better job than myself, thank you to everyone who has followed this build, However i have plans for something else, and lol about the same size 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 I'm hoping the new owner has a build thread on here. Are they Chilean by any chance? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 57 minutes ago, Beard said: I'm hoping the new owner has a build thread on here. Are they Chilean by any chance? i will ask 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 just recd an update of the build, 95% complete and looking far better than anything i could do 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philp Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Was watching a video today showing the missiles launching and made me wonder where this build was and poof, here is an update. Coming along nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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