discussion 1/72 HMS Iron Duke - Type 23 Frigate

[Tworrs]

Very well done! That must give you a greatly deserved rosy glow of achievement :thumb2:

It does indeed Tim, but perhaps more a sigh of relief :smiling2:

She looks good afloat Garry.......might want to hold off on addressing that "list" till you get all her superstructure in place along with any peripheral equipment as well as ballast in place.......just thinking out loud...... :thumb2:

You are of course right Rick, thank you.:smiling2:

WOW Garry great to see her on the wet stuff but i aggree with Rick wait till you have most of the fittings on before you set about any listing but very well done i commend you an in record time to an will you fit an more workin features in her as if you do then more wheight as im finding out on my tiger as i hope that this yr will be tigers launch time but here its all about the wheather an if i can park up at them ponds
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chrisb

Thanks Chris, yes I will keep an eye on the weight as I add everything to her. :thumb2:

 

[boatman]

BE Glad when you get your fittins an such then you can really get stuck in on her Garry what workin features will you have as you have a 10 cha R/C ?
CHRISB

 

[stillp]

Looks good floating.
Pete

 

[Tworrs]

BE Glad when you get your fittins an such then you can really get stuck in on her Garry what workin features will you have as you have a 10 cha R/C ?
CHRISB

Yes I will be happy once the fittings arrive, and as to operational extras, so far it is just lights and rotating radar.

Looks good floating.
Pete

Indeed Peter, much better than on my workbench

 

[scottie3158]

Garry, looking very nice mate. You will have to sail her to the UK and meet up with Chris.

 

[Tworrs]

Garry, looking very nice mate. You will have to sail her to the UK and meet up with Chris.

Thanks Paul, now there's a thought :thumb2:

 

[boatman]

Thanks Paul, now there's a thought :thumb2:

YEA Scottie that would be great an its only about 12000 mls cakewalk as these frigates are the greyhounds of the seas lol
chrisb

 

[papa 695]

She looks great sat on the water.

 

[boatman]

She looks great sat on the water.

YES i aggree with you Ian an can only hope my tiger will look as good as Garrys I/D brilliant work on a brilliant model an a record breaker on build time WOW
Chrisb

 

[Tworrs]

She looks great sat on the water.

Thank you kind sir.

 

[Jim R]

Glad you got the hull colour sorted. Good to get it right. Bet putting her on water for the first was quite a moment Looks very impressive with all the superstructure dry fitted.

 

[Tworrs]

Glad you got the hull colour sorted. Good to get it right. Bet putting her on water for the first was quite a moment Looks very impressive with all the superstructure dry fitted.

Thank you Jim, I'm happy with the result thus far, now she is starting to look like a proper ship.

 

[Tworrs]

I've spent some time working on the Harpoon launcher system, which being scratch built are not exact replicas of the real thing, however they are as close as I could reasonably get them. :smiling:

 

[boatman]

HI Garry well from what i can see of them they look ok to me :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:
chrisb ps an still no bits you ordered ? as my mag an lights glasses failed to come so i have been given a refund which was very dissappionting as i was hopein to do away with my heavy head magnifier which is now so worn up that it keeps droppin down

 

[Tworrs]

HI Garry well from what i can see of them they look ok to me :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:
chrisb ps an still no bits you ordered ? as my mag an lights glasses failed to come so i have been given a refund which was very dissappionting as i was hopein to do away with my heavy head magnifier which is now so worn up that it keeps droppin down

No still nothing, and it's really starting to P me off, but with your postal workers striking and the cyber attacks it's not too surprising is it.

 

[boatman]

NO it isnt Garry i think it would be quicker for you to hire a rowin boat an row here to get your bits lol as the world has gone crazy but i think its to do with the earth core has stopped spinning an gone into reverse lol
chrisb

 

[Bri62]

I think it looks stunning I'll have a go at most things but I draw the line at the likes of this.
Brian

 

[boatman]

I think it looks stunning :smiling3: I'll have a go at most things but I draw the line at the likes of this.
Brian

HI Brian im not tryin to belitte you at all an i appolagisues if you think i am but why could you not have a try as garry has done a crackin job on his first attempt or is it lack of space ? as the way you model Sir is a crackin pace an very very good
chrisb

 

[Tim Marlow]

but i think its to do with the earth core has stopped spinning an gone into reverse lol
chrisb

You do know that actually happens don’t you Chris….periodically the earth’s magnetic field, generated by the nickel/iron core, reverses so South becomes North and North becomes South…..be a laugh when it happens next though, us Southern softies will become Northern softies….and Northerners will have to become Southerners….

 

[Tworrs]

I think it looks stunning :smiling3: I'll have a go at most things but I draw the line at the likes of this.
Brian

Thank you Brian, I just give it a go and it sort of works out.