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Haddock

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Re: Building HMS Queen Elizabeth 1943
« Reply #180 on: March 19, 2015, 04:43:30 PM »
       Here's the parts for the type 279 early warning radar, plus the platform that it mounts on. There are two of these, one perched on top of each mast. Very fragile, the brass is 0.1mm thick, you only need to trump in the same room and they bend. At the moment it all seems highly improbable. At least if I screw up, it won't take long!
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Note to self. Chop the nubbins off before assembly!

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« Reply #181 on: March 20, 2015, 10:31:13 AM »
Flippin' 'eck . That's the first hurdle over. Don't think that the realistic droop is deliberate, it's just a happy accident. I can see now that the platform needs tweaking, the camera come in useful sometimes.
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Re: Building HMS Queen Elizabeth 1943
« Reply #182 on: March 24, 2015, 05:30:46 PM »
Yes, I'll be having a good look at this when it sails to Cass Hall! 
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« Reply #183 on: March 25, 2015, 08:06:54 AM »
you certainly are a glutten for punishment.......hats off to your patience!
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« Reply #184 on: March 25, 2015, 08:15:55 AM »
Railings going on.
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Re: Building HMS Queen Elizabeth 1943
« Reply #185 on: March 25, 2015, 08:41:46 AM »
Blimey, that picture puts it into perspective!
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« Reply #186 on: March 25, 2015, 08:57:32 AM »
So thats how you position them....another master secret out in the open.......nice use of scalpels!!! :)
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Re: Building HMS Queen Elizabeth 1943
« Reply #187 on: March 25, 2015, 09:02:59 AM »
Far too sharp that man!
Excellent work Tony.
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Haddock

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« Reply #188 on: March 25, 2015, 02:16:18 PM »
Thank you kind sir. I just can't bring myself to put the radar stuff in place yet, I know it's going to get a clout and bend out of shape, I'm on with the water right now.     
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« Reply #189 on: March 25, 2015, 03:57:02 PM »
          Radar in place, ( looks too white) plus other bits and pieces. I don't understand why there are no railings at the edge of the steel decks the support the secondary armament. There's non provided by WEM and I can't see any on my reference material but then there's a lot you can't anyway. It just seems strange that there's no way of preventing the crew from falling overboard while working in that area.
Now I'm confused.
Haddock.
Note the titchy R.D.F loop fore-side of the bridge structure.

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Re: Building HMS Queen Elizabeth 1943
« Reply #190 on: March 25, 2015, 04:29:06 PM »
Nice, great looking model.
Is it finished or is there still some fiddling to be done?
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Haddock

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« Reply #191 on: March 26, 2015, 09:07:27 AM »
More fiddling and the water to finish. The water is a slow process.
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Re: Building HMS Queen Elizabeth 1943
« Reply #192 on: March 26, 2015, 11:45:05 AM »
Modelling it or passing it?
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Haddock

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« Reply #193 on: March 26, 2015, 12:12:02 PM »
At my age, both!
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Kiteman

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« Reply #194 on: March 26, 2015, 12:34:08 PM »
Beautiful work Tony! Can I suggest that the railings are omitted to allow full depression of those guns when slewed over the side.
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