boatman's 1/72 HMS Tiger C20 build

[Mark1]

Excellent Chris, going the extra with the consoles and lighting will set it off a treat.

[boatman]

Chris

Love the bridge consoles with the LEDs. A very nice little touch indeed. Very well done.

Andrew

HI Andrew yes the bridge consoles hopefully with the leds in an goin should make the bridges but i dont want to go into over kill an if them lights flash to bright in the bridge then i'll darken them down with some clear smoked liquid
chris

[boatman]

Excellent Chris, going the extra with the consoles and lighting will set it off a treat.

YES Mark i certainly hope so but the trick is gettin all the glass in an them bridges an fitting in the consoles an makin the bridges still be able to lift off so i can fit in the crew figures boy will i be glad if this all works out ok
ATB chris

[Mickc1440]

Had another catch up with this amazing build, more superb detailing work

[outrunner]

Great detail work Chris.

Andy.

[monica]

this is an epic build hear,very nice work with the lleads and detailing

[boatman]

Had another catch up with this amazing build, more superb detailing work

HIYA Mick yes its comin on an im pleased with how its goin i think im heading in the right direction cheers
chris

[boatman]

Great detail work Chris.

Andy.

MANY THANKS Andy an plenty of detail still to come as she's only about halfway in the build
chris

[boatman]

this is an epic build hear,very nice work with the lleads and detailing

AN HI Moni yes it is turning into a bit of an epic is'nt it what with the leds now bein fitted in but a lot more still to be fitted an im worryied about fitting this bridge glass in as when gluein it i will have only one try to get it right an if i get it wrong it will be a disarter as the bridge area is on a ship the most looked at area ive found when its bein veiwed by the general public in shows so finger crossed an i will have to have a few practice trys on fitting this glass in
ATB to you an thanks for lookin in on the build Moni as im pleased you are intrested in it
chris

[Jim R]

Hi Chris
Superb work. This really is an amazing build. So much planning and time. I'm very impressed indeed.
Jim

[Tim Marlow]

Great stuff Chris. Bridge is looking splendid.

[Airborne01]

AN HI Moni yes it is turning into a bit of an epic is'nt it what with the leds now bein fitted in but a lot more still to be fitted an im worryied about fitting this bridge glass in as when gluein it i will have only one try to get it right an if i get it wrong it will be a disarter as the bridge area is on a ship the most looked at area ive found when its bein veiwed by the general public in shows so finger crossed an i will have to have a few practice trys on fitting this glass in
ATB to you an thanks for lookin in on the build Moni as im pleased you are intrested in it
chris

... what's not to be interested in Tim - it's a riveting blend of imagination, planning, preparation and execution! I love the detail work!
Steve

[Steve Brodie]

unreal !

[boatman]

Hi Chris
Superb work. This really is an amazing build. So much planning and time. I'm very impressed indeed.
Jim

HI Jim cheers for your kind comments an yes there is a lot of planning involded in this build as what to do next an how that will effect on what i want to do in the future an yes a bit of planning i missed out on has come back to bite me on the bottom an thats fitting in the window glass in the bridges as when i built the bridges i had to fit a lip on the bottom section of the bridges for the top section with the windows to butted up against it an glue them

but now ive found that when i fit the glass in due to the lip the glass will not be a tight fit an snug against the window bars its only about a half a mm but still will be a gap so ive had to go inside the bridges an try an file the lips down an then sand them smooth an now i think ive done it thank goodness as i will be fittin in the glass in the next few days but a few trail fits first
cheers for lookin in
ATB chris

[boatman]

Great stuff Chris. Bridge is looking splendid.

HI Tim yes im pleased with that bridge an how its turned out just got to hope the glass will fit ok an i get no glue smuges as i was thinking of usein that clear glue to fix the glass in but i dont think it will be any good as when it gets damp or wet which it may then the glue lose adheshion an goes all white so no good as i found this out when i was trying to fit glass in my first lot of portholes for the hull an i left the glue to dry for a few days an then splashed water on them like they would get when sailing an then the glass fell out an glue went white so i had to then buy the more exspensive brass ones but a better class of portholes which ive fitted in an these are water proff just goes to show that not every idea works out an thank you for havin a look at the build
ATB Chris