boatman's 1/72 HMS Tiger C20 build

[outrunner]

A bad kit? looks very good to me Chris.

Andy.

[boatman]

A bad kit? looks very good to me Chris.

Andy.

AN HI Andy yes the kit was a terrible fit as i bought it at a car boot sale for 50p an all the bits were in a plastic bag no instrucs but had some so no problem but hardly anything fitted without a battle an was worst than the first blue chopper an who ever started the kit soon gave up but i dont like to let a little thing like a bad fittin kit beat me an took on the challenge of knockin it into shape an thank goodness it all came togeather ok in the end an yes im pleased at how it turned out an thank you for your nice comment Andy but still got two more to make but shant put much on them as they will be in the hanger bay bein worked on by the mainternece guys
ATB to you Sir
chrisb
ps i'll be glad when i can assemble the whole ship to see what ive got as its gettin intresting now after a 3 yr build
Chrisb

[Lee Drennen]

Very nice whirlybird there Chris.

[scottie3158]

Chris,
Top work my friend.

[scottie3158]

Top work my friend

[boatman]

Very nice whirlybird there Chris.

CHEERS Lee as i dint think it was goin to be up to much how it fitted togeather but as they say a little bit of thought an patieince an i surprised myself
ATB Lee
chrisb

[boatman]

Chris,
Top work my friend.

AN THANKS Scottie yes i think it will look pretty good on the tigers flight deck with the woking blue seaking should make tiger petty coulourfull
cheers chrisb

[boatman]

HI ALL just a small update today on that gun fire an gun flash unit an i wired it up right how the diogram shows an volay it all works ok even though to me it was all back to front but like everyone im still learning on this eletronics its a crazy layout bit its all ok

[Jim R]

Well Chris, that's another hurdle you've overcome. I'm glad it's sorted. You're another step closer to sailing this masterpiece of a model.

[minitnkr]

A beauty. Good luck w/the 'tronics'.

[scottie3158]

Who's a clever old stick then.

[Mini Me]

And you did it on the first go around.......how 'bout a live fire demonstration? :thumb2:

[boatman]

Well Chris, that's another hurdle you've overcome. I'm glad it's sorted. You're another step closer to sailing this masterpiece of a model.

HI Jim yes im very happy at get that goin but it was only a breadboard wireung layout getting it to fit in the ship is goin to be another thing but ive looked in both hulls an yes i have enough wires goin through the hull jiont to make it all go as ive been studyin how all this will happen but dint take it too seirous till i got it working ATB
Chrisb

[boatman]

A beauty. Good luck w/the 'tronics'.

AN Cheers PaulE yes im goin to need it as the bits with the leds was the bit that was confusein me but the gent who made it for me told me something i dint know at when i first got this unit but had a good read of his email an i now understand a bit thats it the unit that flashes the leds by negative Aaaaaacccchh
as a neg is normally just a return wire to the unit
CHEERS for stoppin
chrisb

[boatman]

Who's a clever old stick then.

HI Scottie i'll think im clever when its all in the ship an goin but the clever person is not me but the gent who built it for me now he's the one with the brains not me but as i said above its that unit i think its got a CPU unit ( centrall proccoser unit ) in it as that what looks like to me an its the blue unit an that the clever bit an thats what was confusein me as it is the unit to work the leds guns flash leftan right guns an i dont think i will have the small guns in the small turret working as one has broken down as the wires are as thin as human hairs an they brake very easy soit will be just the big guns that will flash min you the small turret will still train an guns elevate so all is not lost AN A SHOT inside the gun unit an i havnt the foggeist whats in there exscept for the CPU
AN I SPOT a heat sink an a 500 mlampfuse but the rest well ..............
ATB
CHRISB