Gentlemen, you are all too kind! I really appreciate the comments
Tonight’s instalment then...making fenders.
I always loved watching SimonT knocking up new fenders with his signature pewter sheet. I substituted my trusty purée tube, and flattened some out to replace the horribly over-thick kit offerings. I used a steel rule to make a lip that runs along the outer edge, and also scored them for the bend at the front of the fenders:
Next, I sanded some plastic rod into half-rounds to make the stiffening ribs, and glued a couple to each fender, and attached them to the hull:
Then I used a load of punched out rivets left over from another part of the build (more on that next time) and stuck them on with varnish (less messy) to match the pattern on the kit fenders:
I also added the tow-rope holding brackets made from folded PE fret to both sides:
A quick word on how I made those hinges for the hatches- I had a load of spare PE triangular handles, that if you cut & fold them just so, they made the hinges you can see on the model:
Simply cut them at the apex of the triangle, and fold them out. I used a short length of brass tube to make the hinge shaft in between the arms, and added a couple of PE discs at each end to finish them off. Nothing gets wasted!
More tomorrow chaps,
Alistair☠️