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Charles |
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![]() ![]() Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 797 | In the previous post I had shown a lack of wood at the stern. When the keel and the mount where the propeller will be install the vacuum becomes obvious (1) ![]() Photo (2) shows a shield to be put on the edge of the hull the instructions say of simulated with a strip of paper I made this with wood 4mm x 1.5mm (3) ![]() ![]() The hull must be painted his so no problem but it is not a steel hull so before putting the side shielding I sand the entire hull of an additional 0.5mm and made a plating with 5mm x 0.5 ( 4) and this resulted in me being able to easily fill the void shown in the photo (1) ![]() | ||
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Charles |
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![]() ![]() Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 797 | Tanks friend 1 mount premature was a touch an go but everything is ok Got everything plan (grand daughter 2.5y old and now grand son)lots of modelling in their future | ||
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Tim C |
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![]() ![]() Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1109 | Charles Modeling for the grandkids check out the paint and build line of ugears stuff. Looks like you did a great job with the hull so far. Later Tim [ Edited Tue Mar 19 2019, 01:44pm ] | ||
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Charles |
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![]() ![]() Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 797 | The structure! The kit should be made smooth without shielding just painted. My little research shows that 3 types of armor could have been applied on the hull. No period documents are specific about this. Railroad rail, iron plate and iron bar. Rail: The railroad was vital for communication I doubt very much that it has removed miles of rail to do the shielding. Iron Plate: Find an article that states that it was impossible to deliver the necessary plates being impossible to route them by river. Iron Bar: There is a note that 8 '' (208mm) iron bars have been routed by rail. So I decided to take the iron bar theory which I think is the most plausible. The scale of the kit is 1/16 '' at the feet or 1/192 so the bars should be + - 1.08mm So to simulate the bars on the scale would have to make them to 1.1mm which visually considering the size of the model would not be visible so I made them a 2mm Thinned structure like the shell of an additional 0.5mm Made me 2 jig cutting 1) cut boards of 0.5x5mm in length of 45mm 2) a second template to obtain 2 lengths of 2x45mm 3) here are 2 lengths + - 750 to do ![]() Test to see if visually it's good 4 ![]() At every 10mm makes a vertical line to make sure the vertical is constant and not to arrive at the end with an error 5 ![]() Here is a little sanding and rendering is not so bad 6 ![]() [ Edited Tue Mar 19 2019, 01:23pm ] | ||
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Tim C |
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![]() ![]() Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1109 | Interesting thoughts on the armor. Looks like your Grandkids are off and you are back on the model. My Grandkids will be over tomorrow. Going to try to give them some small ugears models on paint and put together and then send them home. Thanks for sharing. Later Tim | ||
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Charles |
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![]() ![]() Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 797 | Instructions say to simulate some parts using paper 6-1 A and B C It is 2 channels that must be done in the bridge to let past the rudder chains. ![]() 6-2-A From my previous construction PE left over build the 3 chains support bar ![]() 6-3 Install the 3 bars A and B build the hinges of the rudder also from my falls of PE ![]() 6-4 Finish painted still small touch of paint to do ![]() 6-5 Place the strips on the chimney replace the paper with PE ![]() 6-6, 6-7 the 2 channels for the chains that will be placed when the painting will be finished ![]() ![]() 6-8 remains the painting ![]() | ||
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Charles |
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![]() ![]() Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 797 | With the template make in step 1 trace the location of the guns Photo 1 and 2 ![]() ![]() A friend in another forum point a potential problem with the drilling of the ports and he was right was in the obligation to repair 2 vertical battens on the first piercing, the others were well p3 ![]() P4 and P5 all porthole pierced and install the chimney and other details. ![]() The bow is finished p6 just the chain anchor to install ![]() As the waterline is above the rim use something that a friend showed me. I use a compass to trace my line p7 ![]() In a nut it is + - finish painting made, a few details to do p8 ![]() | ||
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Tim C |
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![]() ![]() Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1109 | Interesting, Thanks for sharing. Later Tim | ||
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jacknastyface2 |
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![]() Registered Member #5239 Joined: Sat Apr 21 2018, 05:29pmPosts: 430 | She's fugly but functional. One can see the trend towards modern naval architecture way before the dreadnought period. What's next? Keith. | ||
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aew |
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aew![]() ![]() ![]() Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2776 | Is that cone shaped thing at the front a hatch cover? If not, there doesn't appear to be any way in or out! | ||
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