HI BOYO gun turrets lookin good ar you goin to drill out the gun barrels for that extra bit of realism ?
chrisb
chrisb
Ironclad IJN NACHI 1943
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Already done Chris
WOW well done my freind lets see a frontal shot of lookin down the gun barrels then ?
chrisb
Something tells me with all the rice and tofu consumed, the number of air vents help to prevent internal implosion.:tears-of-joy:
Cheers,
Wabble
Should have gone to spec savers Chris. I can see them in the first photo.
WELL Ian i only had an eye test last wk an the young lady said ive very good eyesight an lookin back at Bob's gun turret pic to me on my laptop the gun ends are a bit fuzzy but really studyin them yes i can just see the black drill out so need for spec savers lol
chrisb
I could use a 3mm drill lol
In between getting mums house ready for sale and de cluttering ours, found a bit more time at the bench
Main turrets finished, built the 4 torpedo tube launchers and started on the bridge
Bit more done
Main turrets finished, built the 4 torpedo tube launchers and started on the bridge
Bit more done
Coming on a treat Bob. It may be just a trick of the camera but the turret on the right centre in the first photo looks to have gun barrels of different lengths :rolling:
YES Jim the chappie is doin well isnt he an i think the reson the gun barrels look differnt lenghts is due to one gun barrel is pointin downwards so the barrel looks longer well done my freind keep the pics comin Bob mate an them guns look very detailed for their size
ATB my freind
chrisb
Looking again Chris, I think that's right. Sorry Bob - your barrels do match :smiling3:
Looking good Bob.
Thanks Jim, appreciated
The turret detail is very good and adding the covers over the range finders on two of the turrets was fiddly with cleaning up fun. So did the cleaning over a plastic box which did a good job of stopping them from escaping!
Phew got me worried lol
Thanks Ian
You may have noticed the seams on the curve of the bridge. Now I was planning to just do a no messing about build but that seam sure stands out, so might scrape seam and try filler
Any opinions or suggestions
Bob
Must admit i can't see them. Are they so bad?
Its the big line as the bridge curves around
Oh! That one. I thought it was a panel detail LOL.
Yep. you might want to fil that. Sorry for not seeing that for what it was. I really thought that something else, a conduit or a vent of some kind would be placed there.
Yep. you might want to fil that. Sorry for not seeing that for what it was. I really thought that something else, a conduit or a vent of some kind would be placed there.
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Could not build a ship to save my life, got two in the stash and they will be there 'till my bones turn to dust...
BUT, I do love to watch you guys turn plastic into masterpieces, and this will be another.
BUT, I do love to watch you guys turn plastic into masterpieces, and this will be another.
Not a problem Ian, sadly nothing covers it, bugger! Have made a small Starr
Masterpiece I think not lol. Others not me! Go on give it a go!
Made a start on that seam, was originally going to leave but it's a bit obvious and nothing covers it! So going to do it small stages, starting at the bottom on starboard
So using tape to protect the hand rail
Left to dry and made a start on the hull and decks, dry fitted and the fit looks OK. Surprised how big it's about 28cm! Going to be fiddly to assemble.
The box is to keep it all together lol
Mind you it looks impressive
So using tape to protect the hand rail
Left to dry and made a start on the hull and decks, dry fitted and the fit looks OK. Surprised how big it's about 28cm! Going to be fiddly to assemble.
The box is to keep it all together lol
Mind you it looks impressive
Built the hull today and first fit issues. The hull is in two parts and has 7 internal bracing pieces, i fitted them nice and tight otherwise the decks would have large gaps around the edge! After fitting them I noticed that lower hull is not the best fit, so might need a bit of filler. On the plus side the decks fit well. Also drilled the hull to fit the kit supplied plastic pedestals, wish all kits came with these!
Seriously thinking of painting the decks before fitting. The middle section really has to be painted first, it contains the torpedo tubes but has another deck on top
Bob
Seriously thinking of painting the decks before fitting. The middle section really has to be painted first, it contains the torpedo tubes but has another deck on top
Bob
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