BOATMAN's USS NIMITZ CVN 68 BUILD IN 1/144 SCALE

[boatman]

[boatman]

Good idea on the mooring and buffers.

Are you using photo etch for the railings?.

HI again Ralph thanks for your kind comments on moorin an buffers
AN no Ralph they are thin steel railings from fleetscale models an cheers for your intrest in the model
anyway that will do for today on pics im pooped (phew) more pics tomorrow
chris

[Steven000]

Amazing :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:

[boatman]

Amazing :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:

Thanks Steven

[boatman]

Morning all well it to wet an cold to go out to work on tiger in garage so I thought id put some more build pics on
An started on the bridge an main mast pics an here you can see the shafts an gears what work all 5 radars from one motor to save on power.

The main shaft on the radar gearbox has a 1/4" plastic box section an the main shaft which runs up the mast has a little smaller box section so that it fits inside the main gearbox section so that the whole bridge can be lifted off the deck without any trouble as to fittin it back on again

[boatman]

The bridge an main mast

[boatman]

[boatman]

IN this pic if you look at the top of the mast you will see a pulley wheel quite small about 4mm now this as it spins on the main sharft will turn 2 small radars by belt drive you will see them in the commin pics

[boatman]

[Guest]

I was wondering where the top of the mast was and then it appears :smiling3:.

[boatman]

two small radar's an these radars are made from a womens false finger nail

[Guest]

Great idea for the Radars :smiling3:.

[boatman]

I was wondering where the top of the mast was and then it appears :smiling3:.

Good morning Ralph yes all good things come a bit at a time
chris

[boatman]

Great idea for the Radars :smiling3:.

Well Ralph my missus don't wear them as she says they catch an break off easy so I asked her to get me some from the chemist but she forgot so I had to go into the chemist an ask for them an it was a women servin an boy did she do a double take at me:cold-sweat: lord knows whats she thought of me an I treid to exsplain what I wanted them for :flushed::flushed: LOL I'LL never forget her look as long as I live:anguished::anguished: LOL

[boatman]

Any way more pics mast mounting for said radars