discussion HMS DREADNOUGHT 1906

[BattleshipBob]

Cheers Carl, appreciated

Will start KGV in the near future. Bought a wooden deck so all new too me as well. Trying to get PE set but hard to find unless you want to pay a lot!

 

[Defiant911]

Cheers Carl, appreciated

Will start KGV in the near future. Bought a wooden deck so all new too me as well. Trying to get PE set but hard to find unless you want to pay a lot!

I find a lot of the pe is just too small or delicate to use. I think the biggest improvement with pe is the railings which you can buy cheaper in 1:350 to most ships.

 

[BattleshipBob]

I find a lot of the pe is just too small or delicate to use. I think the biggest improvement with pe is the railings which you can buy cheaper in 1:350 to most ships.

Got railings which inc the cranes, agree with small pesky parts, do my head in lol

 

[Jim R]

Hi Carl
Looking great. PE does add quite a bit. Well done.
Jim

 

[Ian M]

Coming along nicely.

 

[spanner570]

Nice progress Carl.

A good while ago, my one attempt at P.E. railings ended up in the bin as I could never, no matter what I tried, get the railings running straight and true. They looked awful and just not good enough.

 

[Defiant911]

Nice progress Carl.

A good while ago, my one attempt at P.E. railings ended up in the bin as I could never, no matter what I tried, get the railings running straight and true. They looked awful and just not good enough.

The key is not to look too
Closely and definitely no Macro shots..

 

[boatman]

LOOKS really good Carl this will look wonderfull when finished
CHRIS

 

[Defiant911]

A bit of rigging on the main mask

 

[Guest]

Wow that rigging is brill Carl, you must be pleased.

 

[spanner570]

Excellent!

 

[Tim Marlow]

Looks great...nice complex array.

 

[Defiant911]

Looks great...nice complex array.

Yes, it’s not gone too bad. I just have to watch my gorilla like arms from breaking other parts whilst doing it. Plenty more rigging to do mind and then a bunch of repetitive deck bits to finish and then place main guns. I’m on the home run now.

 

[Defiant911]

Does anyone know what the measurement of a chain link in mm’s would be for 1:350 scale ships. I have several chains but can’t decide which looks the correct scale.

 

[Dave Ward]

I reckon about 1.5 to 2mm should be about right. Most warships use studded chain

It prevents kinking & fouling & adds weight - it's a lot more expensive than normal chain!
Dave

 

[Defiant911]

I reckon about 1.5 to 2mm should be about right. Most warships use studded chain

It prevents kinking & fouling & adds weight - it's a lot more expensive than normal chain!
Dave

Thanks Dave, I have a few chains in my box which vary slightly in size so I’ll use the closest match and try to blacken it slightly with the MIG etch burnishing fluid.

 

[scottie3158]

Carl,
Lovely work on the rigging.

 

[Defiant911]

Carl,
Lovely work on the rigging.

Thanks.

 

[Defiant911]

I’ve decided to fit the many coal grates which there are roughly 58 in total over the deck. Because I fitted the wood deck that additional thickness meant these sank a little too deep into the deck holes. As luck would have it the wood deck also come with its own set of etched coal grates so I basically fitted the original 58 first as a packer and then fitted the 58 more to bring the grates to the correct level, give or take. So a tedious task was twice as tedious.
All part of the fun of shop building.
Some of them will need some grey paint touching up.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Tedious but necessary Carl.