Dmitriy1967 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Nothing, I'll find a way around this obstacle ))) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Just caught up with your build John, brilliant detail Regards Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 5 hours ago, JohnWS said: The link works fine for me. The photo is visible. Here's the address - https://www.alamy.com/sep-25-1962-brave-borderer-brave-swordsmen-squirrel-image69403602.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=09271415-CCE0-42E3-9BB9-47AD3DF4110B&p=90011&n=0&orientation=0&pn=1&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3Dbar%26st%3D0%26pn%3D1%26ps%3D100%26sortby%3D2%26resultview%3DsortbyPopular%26npgs%3D0%26qt%3Dbrave%20borderer%26qt_raw%3Dbrave%20borderer%26lic%3D3%26mr%3D0%26pr%3D0%26ot%3D0%26creative%3D%26ag%3D0%26hc%3D0%26pc%3D%26blackwhite%3D%26cutout%3D%26tbar%3D1%26et%3D0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3D0%26loc%3D0%26imgt%3D0%26dtfr%3D%26dtto%3D%26size%3D0xFF%26archive%3D1%26groupid%3D%26pseudoid%3D%26a%3D%26cdid%3D%26cdsrt%3D%26name%3D%26qn%3D%26apalib%3D%26apalic%3D%26lightbox%3D%26gname%3D%26gtype%3D%26xstx%3D0%26simid%3D%26saveQry%3D%26editorial%3D1%26nu%3D%26t%3D%26edoptin%3D%26customgeoip%3D%26cap%3D1%26cbstore%3D1%26vd%3D0%26lb%3D%26fi%3D2%26edrf%3D0%26ispremium%3D1%26flip%3D0%26pl%3D Try copying the address into your search engine & see if that works. John FWIW, this URL works, too. https://www.alamy.com/sep-25-1962-brave-borderer-brave-swordsmen-squirrel-image69403602.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitriy1967 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I saw a photo with a folded mast. Thanks! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 On 2/9/2020 at 7:02 PM, JohnWS said: The bridge control panel is finished. Brilliant, a well deserved rum me thinks. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 man, that is beautiful work you are showing here... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) What, more bridge details? I'm afraid so! The Captain's folding chair & fire extinguisher are built & added to the bridge partition, as shown below. I couldn't find a photo of Brave Borderer's Captain's chair, so I used a chair drawing used on my BPB MTB build. Next, a mini scratch build project - the Type 974 Navigation Radar located aft of the bridge opening. Lots of tiny parts made using Evergreen plastic sheet, bar & rod. Here's a photo of the finished radar assembly, & ready for paint; And, a photo showing the radar assembly dry fit aft of the bridge; I read, years ago, about an accident caused by the Navigation Radar's range being set incorrectly during a boat demonstration. I seem to remember it was Brave Borderer in the 1970's. A troop of Boy Scouts was on board. The boat hit the breakwater in Alderney, significantly damaging her bow and, luckily, no one was hurt. Can anyone confirm that this incident involved Brave Borderer? EDIT: The boat involved in the collision was actually HMS Sabre. Link to photo of HMS Sabre after collision. Please see stevehnz's post, below. Next up, I'll start detailing the superstructure's exterior. As always, thanks looking in. John Edited February 22, 2020 by JohnWS 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 HMS Sabre was the culprit in the Alderney oopsie according to this page. That bridge work is looking immaculate John. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Thanks Kev & Steve! And, thanks for the link Steve. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 I keep saying this but as always amazing details 👍 beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelholic Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Is the only access to the bridge via the small door in the front port corner? I'm assuming there's a ladder somewhere in the covered walkway in the lower superstructure. That radar could be a genuine kit part rather than scratched. Outstanding! Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 hour ago, beefy66 said: I keep saying this but as always amazing details 👍 beefy Thanks beefy. It's comments like your's that keep me motivated. 13 minutes ago, Modelholic said: Is the only access to the bridge via the small door in the front port corner? I'm assuming there's a ladder somewhere in the covered walkway in the lower superstructure. That radar could be a genuine kit part rather than scratched. Outstanding! Tom Thanks Tom. A good question about the bridge access & something I've wondered about myself. Unfortunately, I don't have a definitive answer. From the information I have, there were three doors on the bridge, two opening to storage compartments and the one in the port corner. It looks like the chart room/combat intelligence centre was located directly below the bridge, with a ladder located in the same port corner as the bridge door. I'm assuming this was the ladder that accessed the bridge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Only just managed to catch up with this after a few months. Progress is amazing - I've seen shipbuilders' models that aren't as detailed as this! The radar is a work of art in itself but the one piece that really took my eye was the flag locker. How on earth did you get it lined up when each individual flag pocket can be not more than about 0.8mm square? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelholic Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 So, (thinking out loud here) if the chart room is where the two square windows are on the port side, and the door you can just see the edge of in your 'radar' post is the entrance, there would be a ladder inboard of that door leading to the bridge. Looking at your pic that would line up quite well! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 32 minutes ago, Chewbacca said: ... the one piece that really took my eye was the flag locker. How on earth did you get it lined up when each individual flag pocket can be not more than about 0.8mm square? Thanks! Good eye! The flag pockets are actually approx. .3 x .8 mm. I wish I could say I built the flag locker with very sharp tiny tools, keen eyes, & steady hands ... but I took a more simple route. The flag locker is actually a section I cut from the original Perkasa model's molded plastic bridge deck (simulating teak grate?). No assembly required. 👍 John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 25 minutes ago, Modelholic said: So, (thinking out loud here) if the chart room is where the two square windows are on the port side, and the door you can just see the edge of in your 'radar' post is the entrance, there would be a ladder inboard of that door leading to the bridge. Looking at your pic that would line up quite well! Tom I'm only guessing, but based on the drawings I've seen, the chart room appears to be the same width as the bridge The visible watertight door(s) would open to passageways that ran along each side of the chart room fore & aft. The chart room had its own bulkheads & doors inboard from the passageways, e.g. the bulkhead with the windows would be on outboard side of the passage ways. If my guess is right, the ladder to the bridge would be inside the chart room. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Great work as usual John, can't say anything more. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Pretty spectacular scratch building there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 11 hours ago, JohnWS said: I wish I could say I built the flag locker with very sharp tiny tools, keen eyes, & steady hands ... but I took a more simple route. The flag locker is actually a section I cut from the original Perkasa model's molded plastic bridge deck (simulating teak grate?). No assembly required. 👍 Excellent recycling of parts then! Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) I've had a little fun today, trying something new (for me). Brave Borderer's bridge & superstructure have a number of handrails. Although they're tiny in 1/72 scale, they are really visible in the photos of the boat. That meant I had to find a way to make the handrails & brackets look as realistic as possible, as well as keep them in scale with the rest of the model. The handrail brackets ended up being a problem. I tried to make them using plastic sheet & then foil & wire, but they just didn't look right. Then I remembered 'robgizlu' mentioned in his ML196 Fairmile B - Landing Craft Control build that he used handrail parts made for model trains (thanks Rob!). I did a web search for these parts & found they were only available from GB manufacturers. Shipping to Canada was another problem. Finally, after more web searches, I found a British model train importer close to home (about 30 minutes away). I was able to visit his store earlier this week and found the handrail parts I was looking for. I purchased a number of sizes of handrail 'knobs', shown below, to use as brackets for my handrails. Here's a photo showing Brave Borderer's bridge handrails & what my attempt to build them looks like. I needed to modify the 'knobs', drilling out the rail holes to accept larger diameter handrails, and bend some of the 'knobs' to simulate the actual handrail brackets. Not easy tasks, due to their small size. The bridge handrail brackets will be painted, as opposed to leaving them brass. To minimize having to paint the handrails, I used black plastic stretched sprue for the rails. I'm happy with the results, as the brackets look much better than anything I could scratch build. Next up, I'll be building the handrails that are located around the exterior of the bridge superstructure. Thanks for following my trials & tribulations. John Edited February 28, 2020 by JohnWS 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Man! Those handrails look superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 On 2/26/2020 at 11:56 PM, JohnWS said: I'm happy with the results Happy...happy, bit of an understatement me thinks. A good bit of lateral thinking that has turned out beautifully. You should be ecstatic with the result. Stuart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Courageous said: ... A good bit of lateral thinking that has turned out beautifully. ... Hi Stuart, Thanks! The OO scale (1/76 scale) model train handrail knobs work really well at 1/72 scale. I'm amazed at the machined detail at such a small size. Another advantage is they're shiny brass & relatively easy to find when they're dropped (a lot). John 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Brilliant modelling going on here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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