Tamiya 1/350 KGV plus extras

[Jim R]

Definitely looks as if you are well on the way to beating your PE demons.
Like Tim I use 2 part epoxy in some situations. I have some which cures in 5 mins.

[BattleshipBob]

Bob you like me might find CA a pain but your photo of that part is top notch .
Hope you are feeling better.

Hi John, ta very much. Feeling better thanks

Looking good Bob nothing wrong there ,you've hit the nail on the head for all of us ,you have to get on and do it to learn from it ,if you can't learn from it how are you going to improve ,I always think its a learning circle than a learning curve. Dave

Very true David. Finally know the meaning of patience and pray lol

HI Bob mate hope you are feeling better after your M/E flare up an well done on that radar looks good keep up the good work my freind ready for them big ships
CHRISB

Hi Chris, getting there ta, not ready for the biggies yet!

Great work Bob!!

ATB

Andrew

Thanks Andrews, appreciated

Definitely looks as if you are well on the way to beating your PE demons.
Like Tim I use 2 part epoxy in some situations. I have some which cures in 5 mins.

Hi Jim, big shiny demons lol

[BattleshipBob]

Bit more today, attached the kit arms to the radar array but the arms were too dam short to fit the grove on top of the director. So fitted some plastic rod onto the groove and attached the arms with locktite to the rod.

It's actually level lol

Now the problem i should filled in the groove first bugger, bugger

[BattleshipBob]

More fun, added small walkways

Cannot get to grips with the ladders and bending the very small nubs 90°. Tried various methods but just ruined the ladder. Going to have buy some for practice

Started on other bits
not great, the plans are poor and broke the frame it sits on. Bent the PE to much and it quickly broke, must be more gentle! Will try to tidy it up more.

However getting better, slowly lol

[scottie3158]

Your getting rather good at this bling lark matey.

[BattleshipBob]

Your getting rather good at this bling lark matey.

Kind of you Scottie but a long way to go! However getting better, piece by piece!

Been watching a guy on YouTube, called modelshed.He's building the 1/200 Bismarck and the huge Pontos PE set. He kindly told me he use Vitalbond CA glue and long nozzles to pinpoint the glue. So ordered some to try.

[Tim Marlow]

Bob mate, there is no secret sauce……you are doing fine with what you are using at the moment. Stick with it (deliberate :tongue-out3 and develop the depth of experience needed to generate the best technique you can for your current glue. Once you can get it to do what you expect it to do, every time, then think about how it could be improved and look for what you want. If you keep chopping and changing you won’t know if issues are down to you or down to the glue

[BattleshipBob]

Bob mate, there is no secret sauce……you are doing fine with what you are using at the moment. Stick with it (deliberate :tongue-out3 and develop the depth of experience needed to generate the best technique you can for your current glue. Once you can get it to do what you expect it to do, every time, then think about how it could be improved and look for what you want. If you keep chopping and changing you won’t know if issues are down to you or down to the glue

Thanks Tim, the locktite works very well but is of course a jel so thicker. The mig CA says slow grab but it grabs quick so giving almost no time to move the part. So for the moment back to PVA then adding a drop of ca.

[Guest]

From the photos I'd have thought you were doing very well Bob, don't get despondent over a piece of PE .

[boatman]

Bob mate, there is no secret sauce……you are doing fine with what you are using at the moment. Stick with it (deliberate :tongue-out3 and develop the depth of experience needed to generate the best technique you can for your current glue. Once you can get it to do what you expect it to do, every time, then think about how it could be improved and look for what you want. If you keep chopping and changing you won’t know if issues are down to you or down to the glue

Tim is right Bob listen to what he's sayin as he is spot on all the money you keep spending on different glues to get the same effect could go to another model so have some confidence in your self as you are a good moddeler so think what you are goin to do before you do it an plan ahead ok
chrisb

[BattleshipBob]

From the photos I'd have thought you were doing very well Bob, don't get despondent over a piece of PE .

Cheers John, making progress slowly buy importantly in the right direction

Tim is right Bob listen to what he's sayin as he is spot on all the money you keep spending on different glues to get the same effect could go to another model so have some confidence in your self as you are a good moddeler so think what you are goin to do before you do it an plan ahead ok
chrisb

Good point Chris nut like normal plastic glue everybody's git there favourite. I tried a lot and finally found AK, so for me will try vitalbond and nozzles, not a lot of loot. Whatever I will use up the others

[BattleshipBob]

Thanks all for the great advice and comments, so today, started on the 14" twin turret. First bash at fitting metal barrels. Plus PE hatches

Needs tidying up, tried to show the barrels not being level, a bit of filler needed where the metal joins the plastic. Barrels temp in place with pva

[Airborne01]

Don't put yourself down matw, if I could deal with PE like that I'd be a very happy Bunny!
Steve

[BattleshipBob]

Don't put yourself down matw, if I could deal with PE like that I'd be a very happy Bunny!
Steve

Thanks Steve, my god its taken a long time and 4 wigs, 24 headache tablet box's, 18 sets of false nails and a swearbox the size of a land rover!!

[Airborne01]

Thanks Steve, my god its taken a long time and 4 wigs, 24 headache tablet box's, 18 sets of false nails and a swearbox the size of a land rover!!

I do that in a weekend when I'm suckered into bending PE....
Steve