Faraway Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 48 minutes ago, robgizlu said: Suffering for your art young'un You do take on challenging projects......... Rob Ah, but this time it was worth it....... Jon Now all I need to do, is 'persuade' the deck to fit the hull. Jon 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 It certainly was...... Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelholic Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 (edited) You might have to replace the rivets. Are they the right size? Look like 20mm instead of 19mm to me. Alright! maybe 17mm Tom What was that in old money? 5/8" Unless you were using Whitworth. But please don't start me on Whitworth! Edited March 18 by Modelholic 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 11 hours ago, Modelholic said: Alright! maybe 17mm Tom What was that in old money? 5/8" 5/8" is about 16mm (actually 15.8787mm) but seeing as Jon @Faraway is rather casual with his measurements I'd be inclined to let it go. 😁 Admittedly that hexagonal planking is rather good. (OOB I think said he would do. 😁) Regards, Jeff. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 4 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: rather casual with his measurements Casual, me ? I’ll have you know, I go to great pains to get things almost right. Jon 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 4 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: (OOB I think said he would do. 😁) Ah……well…….umm. It is, sort of, I didn’t buy the planking specifically for this build, it’s what I had to hand. Jon 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 5 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: (OOB I think said he would do. 😁) Oh Come on now Jeff you know as well as I do OOB means out of THE box and anything else you can lay your hands on. Planking looking great BTW Jon. Stay Safe beefy 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelholic Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 That OOB planking looks great. I'm very surprised there's no AM/3D for this kit. I think CMK do/did some U-Boat weapons that might work. https://www.cmkkits.com/en/ships/u-boot-vii-exterior-set-part-i-turret/ But could be a bit expensive unless your considering a 1/72 U-Boat in the future. Still, you can always tart up the weapons with some OOB plastic strip! Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 Actually, the boat bits ARE out of THE box, the planking is out of a plastic bag Jon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, Modelholic said: I'm very surprised there's no AM/3D for this kit. It’s old, 49 year old kit. I don’t think anyone did after market stuff back then, and as for 3D…….. Trouble is, there are so few of these old kits about, I doubt it’s worth producing the extras. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 17/03/2024 at 09:11, Faraway said: Also, the DC's are overscale, but I don't think I'm going to add them. HI Jon, I have my 3d model for German DC's that will print well @ 1:72nd. If you want some, I can easily add them to my next print job and post them to you, costs nothing really Nice looking model shaping up. I was tempted by the early E-boats but in the end found more information on the later type so went that route. The early boats show their luxury cruiser heritage Cheers Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 6 minutes ago, Steve D said: I have my 3d model for German DC's that will print well @ 1:72nd. If you want some, I can easily add them to my next print job and post them to you, costs nothing really That is incredibly generous of you. Yes please. I’ll PM you my address. Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 31 minutes ago, Faraway said: That is incredibly generous of you. My pleasure, PM reply sent 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 I seem to have jumped forward a bit, sorry to not post more photos. It appears the next stage will be fitting stanchions for the railings, or more correct, wires. Jon 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 I like the cut of your jib shippers ....a bit of a cynic who just gets on with it...looking good. By the way how much were you fleeced for ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javlin Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Jon I built the Revell version a boat of the later version/cabin one of the enhancements I did was making new stanchions out of hollow soft brass(.030") for the cable up top and plastic rod(.030').I made a simple jig to be sure all the rods came out the same length and cut the soft brass by eyeball with a gentle roll under a sharp blade easy peasy.I would dip the plastic rod in SG and just get close to the brass it sucked it up like a magnet.I then got some .015" guitar string and ran it for the cables. A final pic just for the results if a problem more than happy to remove just trying to show what can be done. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 @javlin nice result. But I’m going to use what there is. Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Dave Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Looks good I have been looking for the kit but not at the crazy Ebay prices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 13 minutes ago, Fisherman Dave said: Looks good I have been looking for the kit but not at the crazy Ebay prices. I picked one up in the kit swap at Perth Scot Nat's last year for £20 think it is a re-box with the red labels. You have to grab them when you can. beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 On 19/03/2024 at 11:00, Steve D said: I have my 3d model for German DC's that will print well @ 1:72nd. If you want some, I can easily add them to my next print job and post them to you, costs nothing really As you know, I took Steve up on his more than kind offer, for DC's that are actually the right size. Here is what I've just received........ Even got the lifting eyes. As you can see, these are far and away more accurate than the Airfix offering. My VERY grateful thanks to Steve for his generosity. Jon 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Goodness what a difference in appearance! That should improve things nicely. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 47 minutes ago, neilh said: Goodness what a difference in appearance! That should improve things nicely. Superb, aren’t they ! Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Been doing other things lately, so work has slowed a bit here, but I've added a few more bits. Paint will need touching up in places, but its coming on quite well. Jon 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 Railing stanchions on and I've added some thread between them. Mast next then the DC rails and finally, the rigging. Jon 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 I thought I'd give the DC rails a go. Compared to a photo of the real thing, these are a bit too long, so I'll give them a trim before I glue them down. And fill the slots where the original ones should have gone. But with @Steve D 3D depth charges, I think they look much better than the Airfix offering. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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