Revelle 1/72 corvette

[Deleted member 3568]

Look what came today

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I put the warspite on her just to show how big she is. I am going to be a good boy though not starting it till I've finished my warspite dio. well Im going to try and be good, well almost certainly be good--ish,,,,, sort of.

 

[monica]

oh Lol, do you think you can be good i dont, :P :D

looks nice and so meny meany little bits,

cannot wait to see what you do with this one :rolleyes:

 

[papa 695]

That looks a like a very nice kit Ken.

In that scale I think it would be better with a full hull so anyone could turn it into an RC build

 

[BarryW]

That is the old Matchbox kit, I had it once when I went through a 'boat' stage way back in the late 70's early 80's. It really is a nice impressive kit but the detail needs some work, the main gun is rather crude for instance. I will keep an eye on this, I am sure you will do a much better job than I did way back then....

 

[Graham D]

I will watch this, with interest

 

[Deleted member 3568]

well made a start today

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[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all well the hull halves are together.

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as you can see will need a fair amount of sealant to waterproof it, even though I used a vise the gaps are still quite large. just waiting for the brass rod and tube for the prop shaft to come then I will seal it all.

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[papa 695]

Lots of daylight Ken it would make a good sub at the moment

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is the next stage.

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[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all got the radio gear in it now.

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[Ian M]

I bet you will have this finished and in the water before I have finished mine and she's a static!

Ian M

 

[papa 695]

Very nice work so far Ken

 

[Deleted member 3568]

well did some filling and glued some deck parts on and added the wooden decking to the rear.View attachment 97288

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[Dave Garrett]

I have just ordered the standard version of the same kit so i will be watching this build closely. The photo etch in this scale will be a dream to work with rather than the 1:350 scale that i am working with at the moment.

I am going to be plastic welding the hull together then using epoxy filler to eliminate any gaps and use the filler to hold the stuffing tube in place.

 

[james pithouse]

well ken it needs a deck before it hits the water or it will sink Ha! Ha! :D :p. But very nicely done. by the way on Ebay they got the clipper off the Cutty Sark at 1/75 scale for £329.99 the size that dad built in penge before I was born, well I'm hoping to get that one next to do when I can save some money up for it. which works out to be 3ft in length ruffly give or take a few inches.

 

[Graham D]

I've just got this kit so I will be watching this build for tips.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all I'd completely forgotten this (had it ferrited away in the spare room ) must start it again sometime, thanks for reminding me.

 

[eddiesolo]

Missed this, nice flower class Ken, glad to see you RC. I had one a long time ago...it sank.

 

[Dave Jay]

Missed this, nice flower class Ken, glad to see you RC. I had one a long time ago...it sank.

Same here!!!!

 

[eddiesolo]

Same here!!!!

I know they rolled about in real life...must have been the swells created by the other boats. That's my excuse and i'm sticking with it.