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Cheers John yes its comin on but a lot more to fit on as this bridge S/S is very complex but im enjoyin doing it an now im starting to fit in lights it feels as though im getting somewhere an it will look a whole lot better in its top colour of grey no 4BO HERE LOL thanks John for havin a look a hope you like what you seeWow Chris she is coming on, beautiful work on the top easp the bridge.
Chris , this boat will be fab like all the other boats you have built . .Here ive traced onto the marine ply the outline of the complecaited keel stern transom an this is goin to be very difficult to build as the 1mm ply wood that forms the hull skin will have to bend two ways at once.I Might have to steam the wood to get it to comply to the the hull frames View attachment 335910
HI Scottie many thanks for the hat doffin an glad you like the build its helping me through this lockdown cheers for havin a look see an hope you are wellChris,
Outstanding Sir, my hat is well and truly doffed.
HI SUE many thanks for that an yes i hope it will be fab as you call it but still a lot can go wrong on this so got to keep on my toes on the forward planning an yes all the others turned out ok so lets hope this one follows suit lol an we hope you are well an have you started your build yet ? as jen has asked if you have ?Chris , this boat will be fab like all the other boats you have built . .
HI Neil yea plenty of scratchbuilding on this BRIDGE SUPER STRUCKURE as that why its looks a bit grubby as its due to pencil lines being rubbed out again an again as all the pics ive looked at an the reseach ive done an drawin on the lines only to find its all wrong so out comes the rubber an then start again as all the pics are so different in places thats one of the troubles tryin to scratch build a warship is that they alter them around so much like new radars bein fitted or a new weapons fit the list is some times endless an i know i should say right i'll build it in that period but lookin again its all different so ive just fitted what i think is rightSuper Stunning Scratching Chris!
HI John glad you like the model an much more detail has still to go on but im enjoying it an cheers for havin a look seeChris
This continues to impress. Just an outstanding level of skill in the details.
John
an thank you PaulE an thanks to you also for havein a lookjust amazing work. PaulE
No worries , can't keep up with your bridge again mind blowing, look forward to see the main guns under construction the guns will be just as impressive as your bridge build ..HI Tony thanks yea im pleased with the bridges but i just wish i could get more done but as this ship is so complex i spend half my time on rsearch of the plans tryin to see that what im building is right but a lot of the pics of her are all different
when i look at them so its a job to know what goes where an i get my ship fitting from fleetscale models an props from jutek i think it is an bending plastic rod just warm it up a bit then bend an same with me i cant wait to build
the gun turrerts the small one just in front of the bridges are twin 3" guns an the front big turret is a twin 6" guns but im afraid they are a fair way off yet as still a heck of a lot to fit on the S/S an i got to build both big funnels so a lot to do
chris
HI Tony glad you like the bridge build an yes its comin on an over the last two days ive built both the plessey type 903 gunnery controll systems in purple on the the ship pic below an yes i will be pleased when i can get around to building the gun turrets but im afraid still a lot of other things to be built first as some time nxt wk i hope to start to build the front funnel an fit in it the tube for the smoke to come out but first got to buy another smoke unit an then the rear oneNo worries , can't keep up with your bridge again mind blowing, look forward to see the main guns under construction the guns will be just as impressive as your bridge build ..
Tony
HI Rick yea it will be kept goin as i want to see this sail an there are a heck of a lot more ladders to fit on so far its just been a taster but if you look at the ship pic above you can get some idea of how much more has got to be built an fited on an ive built severall bits an put away as i cant fit them till this S/S is all sprayed grey an thanks for droppin inFantastic.....keep it going and yeah, there was a lot of ladder climbing while aboard Ship. Rick H.
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