Ex-FAAWAFU Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 46 minutes ago, Bigdave22014 said: I've got the Tamiya Yamato in the stash. I don't want to think how many guns she has..... Edit: 24 AA guns 😮 That’s one of the things that really daunts me about battleship models. At least I only have to build 4 of these. Plus 8 of the quad 0.5” Vickers. And 15 Swordfish. Oops. 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 33 minutes ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: That’s one of the things that really daunts me about battleship models. Or from Crisp's point of view: a target ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 My Dad’s maybe. My targets were submarines, mostly! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 And there's me whinging about the etch on my 1/48Lynx! Humbled of Mars 👽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) OK - the next bit is actually where the sub-assemblies start to come together; the frame on which everything hangs is folded: There is an unfeasibly tiny channel thing to fit in those slots at the front: You then fit the block into the middle, so it starts to resemble a Pom-Pom mounting, like this: Back to the ammo feeds. I’ve part-built the set for the opposite end of the mounting (seen on the left). The circular plate is what holds the ammo feed trays in position - you can see the near-side one fitted. At the moment I have left the upper tray off, because I think it will help me to paint it. I’ll do the same on the other side later. All that’s left from the array of parts I started with (see post #875 - and none lost so far...) are 4 sets of railings and the sight. Nearly there with No. 1 (of 4). More soon Crispi Edited April 4, 2020 by Ex-FAAWAFU 22 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Absolutely stunning Crisp 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I can almost hear them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 absolutely and utterly insane. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 That’s nuts! 😳 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Gidday Crisp, I might have said this before, but those guns are waaaaay out of my league. Does each individual shell have a fuse and primer? 😁 Regards, Jeff. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) Thank you to everyone for the nice comments, but any one of you could do this - you really could. The real praise should be aimed at Tetra’s engineers, because if you do what they say, this fits together perfectly. Take your time, use an Optivisor & really good tweezers, don’t try to do too much in one session... A lot of this build (the Swordfish, for instance) has taxed my problem-solving & lateral thinking - often the bits of modelling that give me the most satisfaction. But these wee guns, though they do undeniably look fabulous... they’re careful assembly, nothing more. Don’t get me wrong; I love how they look & they’ll enhance the model massively. But I’ve seen your models; you could all do this if you put your minds to it Edited April 5, 2020 by Ex-FAAWAFU 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: Does each individual shell have a fuse and primer? Well yes, but don’t worry; they’ve all been made safe. My Swordfish crews are in no danger of being shot because of an negligent discharge. Edited April 5, 2020 by Ex-FAAWAFU 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Optivisor? Hah! We all know you've got an electron microscope! (Thinks: must get an Optivisor) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Well yes, but don’t worry; they’ve all been made safe. Gidday, good to hear. Those aircrew had enough hostile shells thrown at them in the mission, without having to cope with 'friendly' fire as well. Your praise of Tetra's engineers is commendable, but I think you are being somewhat modest. I speak in ignorance of assembling PE but I think your skill in assembling these parts gets the best out of them. 🙂 And like you I enjoy a bit of problem solving also in making models. I find it keeps the grey matter ticking over, and enhances the satisfaction of a completed model a little. Please carry on, sir. Regards, Jeff. Edited April 5, 2020 by ArnoldAmbrose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) The briefest of updates this evening. Primer (my habitual Alclad Black Primer & Microfiller). Edited April 5, 2020 by Ex-FAAWAFU 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Classy work Crisp. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 W o w ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 41 minutes ago, perdu said: W o w ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Sorry for silence; work has been silly. When I picked things up again I was feeling a bit pom-pom’d out, so today’s game has been building her starboard seaplane crane [though could equally be port; they’re identical]. Completely Tetra OOB, except for the hinge on which the jib sits. Tetra would have you build that from a laminate of two flat pieces, but I wasn’t convinced so replaced it with a section of 0.3mm Nickel Silver rod (Albion Alloys). More soon Crisp 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 That's another rather impressive bit of PE engineering Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Wow. Looks like there are even rivets around the base part, which I assume is some sort of cab for the operator. Very nice indeed. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 The Brass Menagerie continues continues to grow in quality and abundance. 👏 That Tetra stuff is all completely knew to me (unsurprisingly) but the quality of observational detail it embodies is just stunning at this scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I do like the cut of your jib sir very impressive piece of not messing up there. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisbod Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 That’s really inspiring PE Crisp.. I may have missed it, but what do you use for glue? I’m always on a quest with PE to get the ‘magic’ solution... Guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Superb Crisp, again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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