Battleship Marat 1941

[zak]

I want to see the ladders on the bigger turret!
Come on!

[MSea]

You will just have to wait Zak - hohohhoho
Some more work done on the funnel and bridge

[MSea]

First 2 sections of the white "boot stripe" now fitted to the hull, only 9 to go.

[MSea]

Port side boot stripe and depth information all added to the ship.  When dry and solid will give a coat of pledge and then do the other side.

[MSea]

More work on the bridge and ford funnel

[MSea]

The plastic bars removed and replaced with brass rod to give some more strength when rigging is added.

[MSea]

Thought I would have to plat some copper wire to replace the chain that gives strength to the bow, but found some 32 links per inch that "she who must be obeyed" gave me a while ago and it fits the small holes in the bow plate.

[zak]

Interesting arrangement, did it work?

[MSea]

Not sure Zak, most of this class had problems with the bow and wet ford deck under rough weather..
Not found anything in my books about the chains and if they improved the ship.  Most talk about the funnel and smoke on the bridge and how the AA armament was improved. I just like this as its totally different to any other ship.

[zak]

Not sure Zak, most of this class had problems with the bow and wet ford deck under rough weather..
Not found anything in my books about the chains and if they improved the ship.  Most talk about the funnel and smoke on the bridge and how the AA armament was improved. I just like this as its totally different to any other ship.

Thanks for that, certainly odd.

[MSea]

"Odd is good" in my book as you know - hohohohoho

[MSea]

All the chains and bits and bobs fitted to the bow - next job touch up the black chain ( don't you just hate photos that show up all the problems) then its back to working on the bridge.

[MSea]

Flory wash added to the deck and the bow section has had most removed, still some still to go.

[chriswil42]

All the bits are looking very nice Martin. The chains look the part.

[Haddock]

Decks look good.
Haddock.