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Models => Modelling Projects => Topic started by: Haddock on June 22, 2021, 04:58:05 PM
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Next project folks, started a few days ago.
Water-lined and lots of dry-fitting done. It's a nice kit but there are a few fit issues,
nothing that can't be sorted.
I've invested in some Eduard etched brass, you have to hack off lumps of plastic to
get it to fit, bit of a mystery really, hey ho!
The paint job will be the lighter of the two.
Haddock.
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Moving on at a rate of knots there Mr Haddock. Looks good.
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Looking forward to seeing this progress.
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Hi Haddock,
Looks good as usual.
Was it sunk in the Indian Ocean by the Japanese?
Bigkev
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Looking good, you must have more than the Navy and that’s just your Covid builds.
Bob c
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Hi Haddock,
Looks good as usual.
Was it sunk in the Indian Ocean by the Japanese?
Bigkev
Yes Kevin, it's depicted just before the sinking.
Haddock.
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Thought you might like to see some 3D printed stuff, 2pdr pom-poms on an octuple mount. Some may think it's cheating but they're not easy to work with. They're produces in a resin which is very brittle and fragile, great care is needed to avoid breaking off the finer detail.
As for the rest of it, I don't have a rigging diagram, just pictures of the real thing so some of it is a figment of my imagination. Now is a good time to plan the rigging but it's a slow process. There are forty individual stays on the funnels, each one needs a fixing point at each end so the stays don't interfere with anything else. The masts need a bit more work, getting the correct rake(8 degrees) took a bit of thought. The hangar doors are open at one side. The crutches for the crane jibs needed moving aft 3mm so they actually support the jibs.
The rest probably speaks for its self.
Haddock.
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They're produces in a resin which is very brittle and fragile, great care is needed to avoid breaking off the finer detail.
Good luck with this - as its FRAGILE i best not try this - just think how long it would take me to break it ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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In your hand it will be another stunning ship to add to the ever growing Naval Dockyard.
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Really excellent there Mr Haddock.
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I'm interested to see the 3d printed stuff. To me it's no different than adding any other aftermarket parts to enhance the kit. Did you print them yourself?
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The 3D printed stuff comes from Starling models and is produced by Black Cat Models, a French company. There are others, look for
Shapeways Models, they sell products from many manufacturers.
As for fitting to models, 3D stuff is just another method of producing stuff which can't be done by injection moulding along with resin, etched brass and turned brass, the difference id that the detail achievable can be as fine as etched brass (but not as strong). I think it's known as progress.
It's not cheap!
Haddock.
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More excellent shipping!
3D printing is starting to appear in the figure world now.
Surprisingly, it is not expensive for what I have seen so far.
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Progress seems painfully slow, the small detail seems endless. ( stop whinging lad and get on with it ).
Still trying to find a way of taking decent photo's without having to build something complicated.
Still a way to go but I can see light at the end of the tunnel.
The pictures should speak for themselves.
Haddock.
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Looking nice.
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I think nice is an under statement - I just don't know how you do it
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Excellent Mr Haddock. The rigging is magnificent!
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Fantastic work, as ever. I'm still not skilled enough to attempt joining two wires together then drawing them down to another point. How do you do it?
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Fantastic work, as ever. I'm still not skilled enough to attempt joining two wires together then drawing them down to another point. How do you do it?
Bloody-mindedness|
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I've developed a deep hatred of Trumpeter's 1:350 scale method of producing aircraft, in particular, the Walrus.
They're moulded in a clear plastic which seems quite brittle and doesn't respond to glue all that well, the worst thing
is, seeing what you are doing is quite difficult.
To use the etched brass inter-plane struts, you have to remove the solid plastic struts.
Once this is done, it becomes obvious that the brass offerings are far too long (0.75mm aprox) and won't stand
shortening. I tried sinking the ends into drilled dimples to lose some of the length but of no avail.
The engine is located on the upper wing but "floats" above the lower wing so no help there.
I did come up with a solution as you can see but its a bit on the scruffy side.
Now I know what works, I may do another, we'll see.I usually model these things out on patrol or in the hangar.
Tamiya supply one moulded in grey plastic, including the inter-plane struts, it looks fine to me, there's one fitted on HMS Prince of Wales.
Haddock.
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It may have been a pain to do but a quality model at the end and in 1/350 scale as well
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That's excellent for the scale you're using Tony. Hats off to you.
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Looks nice as usual.
Bob c
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Is that top wing 1 degree out?
Only Joking Haddock!
Fantastic work, and in 1/350 almost impossible....!
Admiration for everything on this build.
Cheers,
Bigkev
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Job jobbed, waiting for a base and water, then some touching up.
Haddock.
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Speechless - well almost.
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Another excellent ship that impresses greatly. One very very small eenie weenie point and I accept 1:350 in an incredibly small scale for aircraft models, but I think the propeller on the Walrus is a tad on the heavy side.
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I hoped nobody would notice!!
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Hello Mr Haddock,
Superb skills... ..somethings never change.
Ive been looking at 3D printers myself. The resin ones seem better for small parts.
Cheers all.
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Sorry Cap'in Haddock. i'll keep it to myself next time.
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Hi Haddock,
Like Francis, as an Aircraft Modeller, I too could say the blades look a tad heavy, but remember it is 'Your' model and you portray it as best you can in such a small scale.
Your skills at 1/350 could knock our efforts at 1/72, 1/48, 1/32 into a cocked hat...!
An excellent model Sir,
Now, what's next on the 'Haddock Slipway'.
Cheers,
Bigkev
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Another Master Class in modelling, well done.
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Magnificent Tony.
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Absolutely amazing!