Iceman 29 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Yes it's his position on your picture, paint in white like this others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Behind the small white mast: Behind the letter Y: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 Useful images Pascal, showing all sorts of extra detail, thanks. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Nice to see this one back up and running Stuart keep it coming. 👍 Stay Safe beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Great model Stuart, excellent work, what you guys can do with plastic sheet always amazes me Now we just have to get your head around wood and aluminium, plating so much better in 4 thou ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 2 hours ago, beefy66 said: keep it coming. I'll try my best Mr B. 4 minutes ago, Steve D said: Now we just have to get your head around wood and aluminium, plating so much better in 4 thou ali Thanks for you comments Steve, much appreciated. I'm afraid the closest I'll be getting to your world with be brass/aluminium sheet/tubing, nice try though. With the posting of better images, thought I'd better take stock and start to make a list of things to do. The first thing was the remaking of the bollards as the previous ones were too skinny, happy now. Not sure what these crossed posts are actually called but I noticed that old tyres were hung from some sort of post, so I knocked-up a few, just got to crop the horizontals when dry. After the help with Nav lights recently, I decided to get these done. In the front we have the port/stbd lights and although the lens colours will be red/green, I'm not sure as to what the colour of their box mounts are, sort that later. The stern light was mounted on the rear of the chimney. The masthead lights were fitted together with the thinner top section that the aerial hangs from. To end the session I decided to mark and drill the locations for the five horizontal bars that run athwartships, presumably these bars are to protect the tug's topside when it's towing(?) The next area for some attention is the bow that has a few bits on it; a smaller/taller cowl vent, an anchor windless, an anchor, a davit for the anchor, another big post on the pointy bit. When they are done, I can them painted and fitted before looking at the cabin and stuff. Stuart 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Cracking clean work - all that tinkering with 1/72 is paying off Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 17 hours ago, Courageous said: another big post on the pointy bit. Gidday, I simply love your use of naval/marine terminology. 😁 And I like the model. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 10 hours ago, robgizlu said: Cracking clean work For the time being, after all, its a tug. The 1/72 builds were training for the eyes and fingers, this build is 1/100 and the next will be 1/350. 9 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: love your use of naval/marine terminology. I think I was doing okay until Pascal said 'back of the chimney' Hectic day getting the last of the Christmas food, so not much time at the bench. Got the easier bits done like the bow post and anchor davit. Tried a number of times to make anchor but failed. Also tried to do something about an anchor windlass using very small parts from a watch but that didn't work either, @longshanks Kev's idea of covering it with a tarpaulin was lookin' good but then a light bulb moment . Could I use some 3D printed options that I had acquired from Pascal @Iceman 29 for my 1/350 liner build? So out came the smallest anchor and that looked good. Out came the smallest anchor windlass, it had a slightly larger footprint than that of the deck plan but looked great when placed in its position. So, out came the primer everything was primed and I was very impressed with these 3D printed parts . Stuart 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Gidday Stuart, I think that anchor and windlass you've chosen look very good. Great light-bulb moment. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 With merriment been and gone, normality resumes and I can have MY time back. With what little time I did get, I turned my attention to wheelhouse painting. Floor was painted RN antifouling red from Colourcoats, bench seat lockers painted brown with some nice green covers and engine telegraphs were painted up all nice and pretty. Once I was happy with their location, they were glued down. The ships wheel, its support were painted light brown and oiled with burnt umber. The tugs binnacle was also painted up and ensuring that the right colour was in the right place, these too were stuck down. The aft wall and the window inner faces were all painted wood effect and for a preview, I placed the aft wall in its position, added a battered bookcase (minus books), you get the picture. I could mark the door frames on that aft wall section but I'm not sure that I can be bothered. And as a parting shot for the day, I parked the 'assy' in its proper place with wood effect walls...nice and cosy. I think I've already gone OTT with this wheelhouse but I've decided to add a helmsman, so he'll need painting up. Chow for now and happy New Year to you all Stuart 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Happy New Year Stuart. She's coming along nicely. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Wow that loooks good - the wood effect is spot on Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Very nice bit of Joinery there Stuart. 👍 Stay Safe beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 2 hours ago, robgizlu said: wood effect is spot on 7 minutes ago, beefy66 said: Joinery Cheers guys. My O Level in woodwork didn't help me in this task. Stuart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Before I can close up the wheelhouse, I need to do a bit of figure painting. Have selected 4 crew members; helmsman on the right, Capt 2nd right with and 2 others. None of your overweight maintenance men here @Iceman 29 . Stuart 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Happy New Year Stuart. Nice wheelhouse work there and I like that earlier winch work as well. All very convincing. Those little folk look rather splendid. I'm guessing that in 1/100, they still hold a pretty fine amount of detail? Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Terry1954 said: Happy New Year And to you and yours, hope all is getting better with the old pins. The wheelhouse was fun. Can't lay any claim to the winch, that and the anchor and loads of other stuff are Pascal's @Iceman 29 work. They were/are destined for my next build but made use of a few bits here. The 'little folk' are holding detail, especially the captain, the other dudes are a little skinnier. Can't complain, I was lucky to find figs that were close to 1/100, they being 1/96. Stuart 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 17 hours ago, Courageous said: hope all is getting better with the old pins. Thanks for that. Unfortunately hospitals full of (largely unvaccinated) Covid cases, are having a serious impact on treatment down here. I'm still waiting for a date for my Op, but I don't go on about it ............. oops I just did! Hopefully I'll be back to normal sometime soon in terms of being able to get about more. No impact on modelling though, which is the key thing. Terry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 Just a little update. Crew suitably attired and ready for work. The helmsman will be first as he obviously needs to be in the wheelhouse so that I can build around him. Stuart 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Grumpy Captain! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 5 hours ago, Iceman 29 said: Grumpy Captain! 😂 Old men are grumpy I have been told. Helmsman at his post and windows in place and drying. Wheelhouse roof fitted. Joints tidied up but primer will show more no doubt. Bits 'n' bobs painted. After priming, and sorting out any faults, it'll be time to think about painting. Stuart 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Very neat edges and angles on the superstructure - super-precise Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 8, 2022 Author Share Posted January 8, 2022 58 minutes ago, robgizlu said: Very neat edges and angles on the superstructure - super-precise Cheers Rob but you need to put glasses on . Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 After a power outage yesterday, I had a catastrophic event with the spray booth not working. It was the plug-in power supply, I paid a visit to the ex-workplace and fortunately they were able to put their hands onto another suitable PSU. What few colour photos, exist of the period I'm doing, the light areas were an off white or cream colour, so I chose a Linen colour from Colourcoats. The rest of the cabin structure was a brown colour, so opted for a red brown from Tamiya. The wheelhouse window frames and doors were natural wood and were also based with Linen before applying brunt umber oil to get the wood effect. Stuart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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