Kevin Aris Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) Good evening everyone some of you know i was building a cold war destroyer HMS Fife in 1/72 scale, but i was approached and ask if i would be interested in parting with her, which after a couple of months i sold her on, with the funds from that i have put them towards my next build before i do that i must complete or show willing to the wife that i will complete HMS Victory, which has been on and off the work bench for 7 years now so i have started this thread to use as a testing ground for ideas and research the new build is 1/32 scale - 66 inches long, made by a UK company Mountfllet models BUT there is more (more i hear you say) yes i will be opening up one side and displaying here as a static cutaway here is my first picture of the kit, which will be ordered after the Warwick show which i believe to be early next month http://www.mountfleetmodels.co.uk/st-nectan.html Edited June 16, 2019 by Kevin Aris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Like the idea !! I've seen several of these built and they make into a nice model Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 Good evening everyone well until i have a weeks holiday, when i will have the opportunity to build the dock diorama to finish the Victory, i was left with the decision of what to do next, and for the same reasons i will delay the start of the Amerigo Vepucci (the mess) so yesterday i made a start on the trawler Grimsby UK has a museum dedicated to the builders of all hulls made by the company, and they reckon they will have some plans available for me this summer, so that i can sort out the internal details, but that leaves me plenty to do Wheel house LOL i cut out the the bridge window panel (took hours and then snapped it in 1/2 as i tried to fit it so made another in plastic card the radar tower is just some bits of wood from my stash 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 Good evening everyone i put quite a bit of thought into the bridge roof last night and eventually fell asleep with no solution, then whilst walking the dog came up with this, now i have a way ahead (small steps) other than that today has been spent on the hull with the bilge keels, will cover that this week so now i have a removable roof panel which will allow access after the interior is fitted out 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted June 4, 2019 Author Share Posted June 4, 2019 wheel house with radar tower this was then changed again and the railings left of for now HULL Bilge keel and foredeck several options to fit this i went for the drastic one and drilled the hull with a 2mm bit the length required and pushed the over sized keel into position, set it with 2 part epoxy and when set took it down the the correct size, it is now solid as a rock Sream Winch about 50 pieces make this up, but hours spent cleaning up, so much detail, but needs to be found, even i was impressed 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 That winch looks fantastic and intricate. I've got to scratch a 1/100 winch for my tug and this gives me a few ideas, thanks. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 Good evening everyone having asked a few people i have decided to change the way i post my updates for this build. i so wanted to keep it clean and tidy, but as it is quite a big build there are lots of little projects that can be progressed Wheel house continues to hide the wiring i am trying to put it behind panels, the three lights under the bridge are in a position of my choosing as it is being built for my wife, and thats where she wanted them MAIN DECK so far i have used 50m of lime strip 1x5mm and need about the same again to completed the fordeck the hatched took me a while, as the kit just reuired them to be fixed the the lined deck, so i had to plank around them paint used for the hatches is MIG IDF green i bought for the D9R that i never finished they will later on fit like this 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 i need to get on with the wheelhouse, and although i have a couple of general phots the rest is artistic licience, But the divider between the chart house and radio room is removable so i could do it all again, to many light i know but it is all wireless remote so i have all different brightness and solid or flashing mode, also with different speeds 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 good evening everyone i have a weeks holiday, so have put the Corvette away and got the steam trawler back out, here is a brief update of what i have done since the last update 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Hugely impressive - as ever! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Yep no mistaking where the bin lives on your bin day cracking build as usual beefy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Looking very impressive, Kevin. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 LOL on all my builds, the wheely bin gets mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Wicked! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) Good evening everyone the steam winch has now been completed, still needs a lot of weathering Edited October 17, 2019 by Kevin Aris 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Great stuff. I've got to scratch a 1/72 winch for my tug, it has a footprint of approx 12mm x 12mm . Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 42 minutes ago, Courageous said: Great stuff. I've got to scratch a 1/72 winch for my tug, it has a footprint of approx 12mm x 12mm . Stuart only just smaller than this lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Good evening everyone, a apologies to everyone for not posting more often on here a lot has happened in 4 months, but the biggest change was over Christmas was the decision to retire, which happened at the end of January after a few weeks i am getting into a routine that is something that im not used to having been working since the late 60's aged 11 anyway for me life is good, my self the wife and dog, are getting used to it St Nectan i put the Snowberry/Bluebell build to one side, and it will be completed one day, I went back to the stern of the boat and did some work around the Cod Liver house, these are the rudder chains that run alongside the superstructure fitting the Whale Back this is one of those jobs where i could have done with being outside with plenty of space and another set of hands, but it was pouring with wain and on me own lol thank god for superglue and activator/accelerator i had earlier fitted a sheet roughly the right shape to the underside and strip wood on the inside of the hull to double the amount of contact area i spread ca on the white plasticard and held it against the hull and bonded it with a quick spay, 1/2 hour later all done, the sanding down has revealed a gap at the bow, other than that im very happy with it Bulkhead Braces stern light then boat deck supports, these are now ready to be fitted much later in the build photo taken and then removed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Hi Kevin, Congratulations on your retirement. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Excellent work there Kevin. Glad to see you back into swing of things again. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Otter Boards i loved this project, but they needed a lot of work to make them presentable two halves with a wooden filling stain shades paint used was IDF Green set aside for the D9R dozer i have a a rough position where they go the Gallows there to take the weight of the otter boards again a lot of flash clean up but make lovely kits and quite weighty as well the funnel i was not able to find out if these trawlers had any funnel top protection, so i decided it would have, just scratched a few bits of plastic together and mesh from a washing bag, that i used to take to sea, then sprayed black so at Christmas, she looked like this booms are just dowling with a few brackets attached hand rails roughly in place winch drums, awaiting a decision what to do with them and a temp mast hand rails going in ash chutes more work on the rails, still not completed and then to do some toning down, using a Flory grime wash, the difference is much better. to me nothing is fixed into position tomorrow i will bring you up to date with the work on the boat deck including the completion of the davits and life boats 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 That is coming along brilliantly! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 Good morning everyone to bring you up to date lining up the Davits with a bit of weathering the reels were in position as per the plans, but as i have found on other builds they are to far aft, and have since been re-positioned . a piece of wire to stop any sagging, then covered in cling film to protect the boat, and held in place with elastic bands instead of tissue paper i used some sail material from and old kit again held in place painted with a pva/water solution with a few creases deliberately in place i have used lifecolour grey paint for this (left over from the Bismarck build) after letting the paint dry overnight, i then masked around the boat to get a cutting line after trimming the cover fell away from the hull and allowed me to remove the bands and cling film i have cut a few tabs from the off cuts to make a few securing positions next will be to paint it again to cover the cut line and put a different colour on the tabs, then do it all over again on the other boat this was my first attempt at the handle lines MK1 and MK2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Excellent details in this one Kevin nice to see you back and enjoy the retirement lots of modelling time planned I bet beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, beefy66 said: Excellent details in this one Kevin nice to see you back and enjoy the retirement lots of modelling time planned I bet beefy and lots of hubby do's as well 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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