Bridlington & Wolds Scale Model Club Forum
Models => Modelling Projects => Topic started by: MSea on December 17, 2023, 02:48:33 PM
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Next model to start when I get back to working again - as well as finishing several ones under construction at the moment. Sorry Haddock but she will be done as a full hull model, museium style to show the ship shape
She was built in 1901 at the French yard la Seyne with normal French extreame tumblehome.
Damaged at the Battle of the Yellow Sea in 1904, Rear-Admiral Vitgeft killed and ship interned at Quingdao in China. She was renamed Grashdanin in 1917 then scrapped in 1922
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Hi Msea,
That looks like it will be an impressive model when done.
Hope your tickety-boo soon.
Cheers,
Kevin
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Keep the ships coming.
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Lots of rigging to keep you occupied here. You know the standard you have to rise to, he will be watching!!!!
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Don't mention the rigging - hohohho
Dry run fitting the port and stbd sides and aft and ford deck together :) :) :)
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Hull fastened together and some of the other small bits and deck ready for priming
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A strange shaped deck.
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Indeed, but oddly enough I find ships from this period interesting to look at with their 'waists' and turret placements.
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A coat of brass on the stand, it will not look like this when finished. The deck has also had its thinned coats of pale brown on the wood, next job to pick out individual planks in lighter and darker colour then finish with a flory wash.
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Main deck added to the hull
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But what about the rigging?
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Patience grasshopper - I will also have to fasten the rigging down with another method - I could drill holes and use brass tube BUT how would I then get my fingers inside the hull to tie them off :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
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Patience grasshopper - I will also have to fasten the rigging down with another method - I could drill holes and use brass tube BUT how would I then get my fingers inside the hull to tie them off :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
Should have water lined it!
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Keep going Martin.
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Patience grasshopper - I will also have to fasten the rigging down with another method - I could drill holes and use brass tube BUT how would I then get my fingers inside the hull to tie them off :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
Should have water lined it!
Wanted a full hull shape to show the tumbelhome - thats my excuse ??? ??? ???
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Patience grasshopper - I will also have to fasten the rigging down with another method - I could drill holes and use brass tube BUT how would I then get my fingers inside the hull to tie them off :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
Should have water lined it!
Wanted a full hull shape to show the tumbelhome - thats my excuse ??? ??? ???
Thought you naval chaps were used to putting 'ships in bottles', surely some tying of rigging inside the hull would be easy........
Ho, ho, ho, ho.
Kevin
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Planks picked out - next job paint the coal holes and other grey bits and bobs, then the flory wash
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Well after a full day out and then sitting leaning forward to paint the planks for tooooooooo long - hip giving me trouble/pain so will NOT be doing any model making today - good job the Liverpool match is on the TV :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
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Progress Martin.
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Coat of chipping fluid and then a coat of rust in the first photo. Then some rust removed and a coat of varnish then chipping fluid and coat of verdigris - when dry some of this will also be removed.
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What's a tumblehome? Is it where Mr Tumble lives?
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In my model room its were Mr Messy lives - hohhoho
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What's a tumblehome? Is it where Mr Tumble lives?
Ignorance is bliss, just wait for the definition.
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Replacing the gun barrels on the six twin 152mm (thats 6 inch for some ) the brass tube is 1mm and the holes for them to fasten into the original plastic is a pain to do, but hey-ho it must be FUN as I am enjoying it ;D ;D ;D
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Most bits fastened together, just the top turret section to add when all solid
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Meticulous work there....
Kevin
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Meticulous work there....
Kevin
Very meticulous.
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But what about the rigging!!!!!
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You know how they say to cut brass tubing without it crushing by rolling it under a blade/saw well.............
Great work there.
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Keep at it Msea.
I'm sure you'll come out on top.
Kevin
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Some work done on this lot during playday on Sunday - now all fastened together.
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Befor you ask Zak - YES I did bend the etch-brass rail on top of the turret to size and also bend out the 5 tabs to hold it the correct distance off the turret - and NO it looks no better than when the etch-brass was fitted :-[ :-[ :-[
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Ah but at least you tried as opposed to being trying, lol!!!!!
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Befor you ask Zak - YES I did bend the etch-brass rail on top of the turret to size and also bend out the 5 tabs to hold it the correct distance off the turret - and NO it looks no better than when the etch-brass was fitted :-[ :-[ :-[
What would Tony have said?
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He would have said "do it correct or don't do it at all" and then given me one of his looks
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More work with etch and the bow section getting finished, just rails to add
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Looking good,coming along nicely.
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Looking very nice Martin.
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Nice detail work, coming along nicely.
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More work done on the bridge area
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Keep at it, you will soon have it finished!
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Looking good, like Zak says, keep at it, you will get there soon.
Kevin
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Getting there Martin.
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Fastening chain onto anchor only 3 more to go and I bet at least one will fall off ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Great work Msea.
Bob c