Tremendous work Garry, looks amazing. Sorry for my lack of comments, poor of me
1/72 HMS Iron Duke - Type 23 Frigate
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WEll done Gary! No guts, no Glory!
Steve
Steve
I got stuck in with the hairy stick and painted the white heli deck lines and the yellow and black warning markings on the foredeck, and now she is starting to liven up a bit.
I'm waiting for the transfers for the depth markings and the various stickers that I think I will need from Fox Transfers, and I have also ordered the raised letters for the name on the port and starboard stern quarters from Slaters, which will hopefully not take too very long to get here.
I'm waiting for the transfers for the depth markings and the various stickers that I think I will need from Fox Transfers, and I have also ordered the raised letters for the name on the port and starboard stern quarters from Slaters, which will hopefully not take too very long to get here.
HI Garry oh yes love your warning signs around the 4.5 inch gun lookes great
an your helo lines are a lot more easy to do than mine on norfolk as i had to do loads of lines maybe because she was the lead ship of he class but more so complex but your flightdeck markins look great this is turning into a cracker of a ship model brilliant work an i show your I/D to a boaty m8 an he was stunned that you built it in such a short time an very impresed an he said pity you dint live here as a lot of the members up the boat club have gone over to trucks why i cant understand as there is a whackin great 600 ft long pond an they do trucks
ATB
chrisb
an your helo lines are a lot more easy to do than mine on norfolk as i had to do loads of lines maybe because she was the lead ship of he class but more so complex but your flightdeck markins look great this is turning into a cracker of a ship model brilliant work an i show your I/D to a boaty m8 an he was stunned that you built it in such a short time an very impresed an he said pity you dint live here as a lot of the members up the boat club have gone over to trucks why i cant understand as there is a whackin great 600 ft long pond an they do trucks
ATB
chrisb
AN Garry ive just been studyin your prop shaft near the prop an this is not critisum just an obsevation but i may be wrong but it looks to me that your prop is no up close to the shaft tube an when the motors run you will get water ingress up the shaft tube
Chrisb
Chrisb
Thanks for your concern Chris, I actually just spun the props on for the pic.
I do have them set up so that the smooth section of the prop shaft ends is just protruding out of the tube so that the seal in the end of the tube will seal against the smooth section of the shaft, of course the tube has lube in it, which seals the ends from water ingress (hopefully).
I also still have the locking nuts to screw onto the shafts above the props.
Do I have it right, or am I missing something?
Well the tank test was a success, after about and hour in the water, and having run the motors and operated the rudders and stabilisers, I am pleased to say that there was no water ingress.
Happy days.
Happy days.
Coming on very nicely... And obviously pleased to hear she doesn't leak!
Thanks Andrew it is a big relief :thumb2: :smiling2:
They have indeed Rick, and if it keeps Chris at bay it's a good thing.Good on you Garry......the "floaty" gods have smiled on you and floaty boaty Chris wont have to keel haul you!
OH HI Garry sorry somehow i missed this post an yes it will keep me at bay lol:rolling: :smiling5: well done an no you are not missin anything well done but i find that no matter how much grease i squirt into the prop shafts after an hr of sailin i always get some water comes up the prop shafts so if you aint got none in brilliant
chrisb ps an Garry still no bits turned up in post ? an if not then you would be quicker with a rowin boat lol
:smiling5: well done an no you are not missin anything well done but i find that no matter how much grease i squirt into the prop shafts after an hr of sailin i always get some water comes up the prop shafts so if you aint got none in brilliantchrisb ps an Garry still no bits turned up in post ? an if not then you would be quicker with a rowin boat lol
That's very impressive Gary - really looks the biz!
Steve
Steve
No nothing yet mate.OH HI Garry sorry somehow i missed this post an yes it will keep me at bay lol:rolling:
chrisb ps an Garry still no bits turned up in post ? an if not then you would be quicker with a rowin boat lol
Thank you Steve, much appreciated.
Looks very professional nice one Garry
Brian
Brian
Flat and an even keel. Did you hit that first time or did you have to move things around in the hull.
She is sitting perfectly.
She is sitting perfectly.
Very kind of you to say Brian
Ian, I think it is all in the camera angle, in reality she is a little high in the bow and lists slightly to starboard, however I will make adjustments when I have all the "bits" on board, but thank you.
That's a tremendous build Gary, well done sir
Thank you kind Sir
G
Looks great sitting in that pool Garry .
Hope that parcel turns up soon
Hope that parcel turns up soon
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