Is the ranting over now?
Can we all get back to normality at last.
Looks ok Tony, does it telescope?
Rant over. It doesn't telescope, it's the main-mast that may telescope. As an aside, I've found a picture of Prince Eugen's main-mast. Even allowing for the perspective, the two crows nests are very close together, suggesting that the middle portion of the mast has been lowered. I can only assume that this was a feature of all ships in the class.
HOWEVER.
I'm now building the cranes.
Pic No 1 shows the port side crane roughly in position, note the end of the jib resting on the ships boat.
Pic No 2 shows the starboard side crane roughly in position, note how the jib neatly stows between the ships boat and the edge of the hull.
Pic No 3 shows the port side with the crane removed, note the huge gap between the two ships boats and the mounting position of the cab ( about 10mm too far forward ). The gap isn't there on the starboard side boats!!
Pic No 4 shows the starboard crane with the jib jacked up a little to clear the rails. Both sides should look like this according to my reference pictures.
How Trumpeter manage to get it so wrong is beyond me.
Now I need to decide what to do with the portside crane, now ain't a good time to be attempting any major surgery!!
Haddock.
