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Re: 1/350 Tirpitz
« Reply #30 on: April 21, 2019, 11:02:15 AM »
45 minutes later, one built, only another 17 to go.
That is it for today, we are off out.
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Re: 1/350 Tirpitz
« Reply #31 on: April 23, 2019, 07:51:25 AM »
I am having a rest from guns and decided to tackle the funnel, the whole of the centre portion of the top has to be removed to make room for the etched replacements, not an easy job. the resulting plastic is quite thin.
I forgot to take a photo of the top before removing the middle, but the instruction sheet shows what has to be done.
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Re: 1/350 Tirpitz
« Reply #32 on: April 23, 2019, 08:22:03 AM »
Neat.
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Re: 1/350 Tirpitz
« Reply #33 on: April 23, 2019, 08:51:05 AM »
Should I start calling you "Mini Haddock" ???????????????????????
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Re: 1/350 Tirpitz
« Reply #34 on: April 23, 2019, 10:48:04 AM »
No thanks!
The plastic is not quite so nice, it is quite brittle and has a tendency to break easily.
I must try to stop dropping bits on the floor.
I have had to fabricate a few replacements from this and that.
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Re: 1/350 Tirpitz
« Reply #35 on: April 23, 2019, 11:11:32 AM »
Should I start calling you "Mini Haddock" ???????????????????????
Heaven forbid!!!

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Re: 1/350 Tirpitz
« Reply #36 on: April 23, 2019, 08:21:23 PM »
Hi Zak,
Wow, this is a great build. Love the detail included in this build, young 'Haddock' better watch out, the new kid on the block is getting better....!
Super stuff.
And don't worry about dropping bits on the floor, I've done that this weekend on a laminated floor, and still lost the piece? explanations on a card, please.
Cheers,
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I hope my next is always better

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Re: 1/350 Tirpitz
« Reply #37 on: April 24, 2019, 01:54:42 PM »
Hi Zak,
Wow, this is a great build. Love the detail included in this build, young 'Haddock' better watch out, the new kid on the block is getting better....!
Super stuff.
And don't worry about dropping bits on the floor, I've done that this weekend on a laminated floor, and still lost the piece? explanations on a card, please.
Cheers,
Bigkev
Something to do with the space/time continuum or the carpet monster, or just my clumsiness, or all of them.
Someone once wrote a thesis on dropping stuff.
Why do two bits never bounce the same?
Why is it when Sandra visits my modelling room I am always grovelling on the floor (be careful with your answers!)
Why does it always turn up when you have just spend 20 minutes making a new one?
Sods Law!
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Re: 1/350 Tirpitz
« Reply #38 on: April 24, 2019, 02:58:29 PM »
And why do I find stuff that I lost six months ago, usually right under my nose!!
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Re: 1/350 Tirpitz
« Reply #39 on: April 25, 2019, 10:31:39 AM »
Just how much etched stuff can you stick to one bit?
This is without the guns and searchlights, which are quite a number of etched parts each.
Here is the funnel under construction.

the lastphoto shows it undercoated with guns and searchlights attached.
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Re: 1/350 Tirpitz
« Reply #40 on: April 25, 2019, 11:55:55 AM »
Must admit, I sometimes wonder whether it's all worth the effort, but it is, it looks great.
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Re: 1/350 Tirpitz
« Reply #41 on: April 25, 2019, 12:25:16 PM »
Must admit, I sometimes wonder whether it's all worth the effort, but it is, it looks great.
Haddock.

It is, it really is -- even if it is only seen by the people on the "dark side"
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Re: 1/350 Tirpitz
« Reply #42 on: April 27, 2019, 11:03:19 AM »
Sorry, I keep forgetting to post my progress, I am too engrossed, or that could be struggling with what goes where, trying to sort out the original plastic parts and replacement etched bits is quite hard.
There are no instructions about how to lay the wooden decks, positions are shown, but not when or how to lay them.
Well trial and error will out.

Just noticed in the second picture, a bit of brass is coming loose, oooooops!
« Last Edit: April 27, 2019, 11:09:36 AM by zak »
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Re: 1/350 Tirpitz
« Reply #43 on: April 27, 2019, 11:16:29 AM »
Wooden decks.
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Re: 1/350 Tirpitz
« Reply #44 on: April 29, 2019, 07:37:34 AM »
Flag deck under construction.
Probably about 3-4 hours work here.
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