boatman's 1/72 HMS Tiger C20 build

[boatman]

HI ALL well the build is still goin on heat or no heat as here im now just putting te 6inch guns into there trinion blocks i think they are called now to cut out the sides where there will be a shaft hole on each side to take the axle bar so guns can elevate up an down but not doin this on the small 3 inch turret as not enough room top veiw

[boatman]

AN side view an the blue servo will elevate the guns barrles up an down an for the moment cant do any more as waiting for a hundred white ultra brite 3v leds to fit one in each gun barrel then i can then proceed on with the turret build but its amazein as a few day ago i had bought a hundred white leds in a brown paper padded bag an i wrote on it sayin whats in side but now i need them cant find them anywhere bloomin annoyin so sent for more

[boatman]

AN that little devil lilley (or trouble as i call her )is hot an bothered so she is streched out on our cool landin crazy cat an she is now comin into my model room more i think to listen to my 60' music lol
chrisb MTB

[GerryW]

I see that the new mistress of the house is getting well acclimatised and is getting her new subjects organised.
I've always used straight forward ant powder for wasp nests - give a good squirt down the hole and they carry it in, worst case scenario is having to do it a second time if any number of larvae hatch and have food.

[tr1ckey66]

Great work on the turret Chris. I wish I had your electronics knowledge!

for the moment cant do any more as waiting for a hundred white ultra brite 3v leds to fit one in each gun barrel then i can then proceed on with the turret build but its amazein as a few day ago i had bought a hundred white leds in a brown paper padded bag an i wrote on it sayin whats in side but now i need them cant find them anywhere

Ain’t that always the way! I swear I have (insert tool or resource) to hand and when I go to find it it’s nowhere to be found. I wish I had a quid for every time that happens!

Cheers
Paul

[boatman]

I see that the new mistress of the house is getting well acclimatised and is getting her new subjects organised.
I've always used straight forward ant powder for wasp nests - give a good squirt down the hole and they carry it in, worst case scenario is having to do it a second time if any number of larvae hatch and have food.

YEA Paul lilley or trouble as i call her has taken over we are nothin but surfs now just only there to make sure she get her nosh an water an she walks past me with her nose in the air snobby little devil an yea dne for them wasps as when out like tim said in the dark an gased them as could not get that powder he was on about but there must have been some what i dint get so they went next door to the other nest an brought over their buddies so a lot flyin about but will settle their hash by puttin down a jam jar with water in an then give them swimmin lessons lol
ATB Paul
chrisb

[boatman]

Great work on the turret Chris. I wish I had your electronics knowledge!

Ain’t that always the way! I swear I have (insert tool or resource) to hand and when I go to find it it’s nowhere to be found. I wish I had a quid for every time that happens!

Cheers
Paul

HI again Paul yes the gun turret is comin on but its gonna be tricky gettin it all to work but a gent is goin to make me a gun fire sound unit out of his spare parts box so see how that goes but im not very good at eletrics Paul you are proberly better at it than me i dont know how i do do what i have done on all the eletrics it just seems to come from my hands an works crazy ai'nt it an yes them hundred led's turned up within minutes of me puttin out the new ones so thats another fiver wasted Aaaaaaaggggghhhhh
chrisb

[boatman]

HI ALL time for an update on that 6 inch gun turret
an it been a bugger to build due to all the angles an it still not finished but here are a few pics showin how its comin into shape here got the side inner wall shapes fitted to give me a guide to overall shape

[boatman]

an srenghtening gussets fitted

[boatman]

AN HERE main outer sides bein fitted to give that weird
shape but i know the reason for it as the angled side may defleck a shell rather than penetrating the turret

[boatman]

an here the front turret plate fitted

[boatman]

[boatman]

an in this pic above ive connected the servo up to the guns so when servo pull back the guns will elevate but cant do it on the other side as the servo is now tryin to push the guns down which i dont want so a wire attement will give an not burn out the servo

[boatman]

rear shot of the turret an accece door an the sides all built in an now beggning to get that turret shape

[boatman]

an here i fitted in some hard wood to screw down the top when its fitted as i must have accese to the insides in case the wire breaks what elevates the guns