discussion boatman's 1/72 HMS Tiger C20 build

[boatman]

an as Bob is having a hard time glueing this P/E here is the super glue i use an if i remember it came from a shop called screwfix

 

[boatman]

an here i am just working out where the collets have got to go to hold the scanner on its shaft

 

[boatman]

here i have super gluded some sqaure 1 mm plastic strip for the P/E TO GLUE the scanner togeather with the main shaft fitted to line the collects for glueing

 

[boatman]

an sharft removed

 

[boatman]

an now spayed grey so i can begin to assemble it an its gonna need a steady hand as i will do this tomorrow

 

[boatman]

an inside an thankfully the spray hasnt blocked all the tiny holes on the P/E

 

[boatman]

now for the tricky task of building it tomorrow
chris

 

[Mini Me]

Have fun with the P.E. Chris.........glad it's you and not me LOL :tongue-out3: ........been having a catchup on this and you are moving along at a good pace.........the hangar is sweet and the lighting will be the bomb when you get the brightness sorted. Rick H.

 

[boatman]

Have fun with the P.E. Chris.........glad it's you and not me LOL :tongue-out3: ........been having a catchup on this and you are moving along at a good pace.........the hangar is sweet and the lighting will be the bomb when you get the brightness sorted. Rick H.

HI Rick yea i must admit im not lookin forward to tryin to fit this P/E togeather especially if i get the shakes so a nerve tab is the first order of the day to keep calm an yea the hanger lights look bright but when i get two seakings fitted in there they will cut the light power down as the leds are not that bright its the camera showin to much glare cheers for lookin in
chris

 

[Jim R]

Hi Christopher
Every time I look in on one of your updates I am more and more impressed. You have great patience and skill.
Jim

 

[boatman]

Hi Christopher
Every time I look in on one of your updates I am more and more impressed. You have great patience and skill.
Jim

HI Jim many thanks you are too kind an nice comments that helps to keep up my mojo no end an to keep pressing on with this build as i must admit its getting a bit complex an we will find out today just how much patience and skill i have on this radar scanner as its very fragile so i plan to build this in stages as its so eye straining even with my head magnifier as so far its taken me three days to get to where i am now so work on this scanner will be slow an hope i dont make a mistake as once its glued there will be no goin back to undo the mistake an yes im armed with the anti super glue to release it but it does not always work so:thinking: by tonight i just hope im not a nervous wreck lol :rolling::smiling:

an thank you Jim for havin a look in
chris

 

[wotan]

Chris

Best of luck with all that PE. This looks like a big challenge but seeing your skills I am sure it will come out looking great. BTW when you are dealing with the mechanical aspects of your build where to you buy your axles, and gears from?

John

 

[boatman]

Chris

Best of luck with all that PE. This looks like a big challenge but seeing your skills I am sure it will come out looking great. BTW when you are dealing with the mechanical aspects of your build where to you buy your axles, and gears from?

John

HI John yes im gonna need all the luck i can get as the shakes have set in as i think im concentrateting to hard so had a rest for a bit an come on here but im now goin back up to the shipyard to do battle with the P/E an where do i get the axles an gears from well it was model shows an jen looks on car boot sale for anything that maybe be usefull for me to pull to bits to get the gears out of them how's that
ALL BEST TO YOU John an cheers for lookin in
chris

 

[scottie3158]

Chris,
Another great update, your skills show no limits. Good luck with all the PE.

 

[ozdell]

now for the tricky task of building it tomorrow
chris

Hi chris yourTiger build is coming along nicely , I intend to stay clear of that stuff , will be soldering the brass parts together , to do with the radar or platforms on the main mask. I am gald I don't have that to deal with on my build, not much to the main radar only two . Take care Tony, sent you an email.

 

[boatman]

Chris,
Another great update, your skills show no limits. Good luck with all the PE.

AN Hello Scottie yes im gonna need all my luck i can get doin the P/E as its so fragile so gently does it an i'll have to work in slow motion so i dont cause damage to it AN THANK YOU for your comments Scottie
chris

 

[boatman]

Hi chris yourTiger build is coming along nicely , I intend to stay clear of that stuff , will be soldering the brass parts together , to do with the radar or platforms on the main mask. I am gald I don't have that to deal with on my build, not much to the main radar only two . Take care Tony, sent you an email.

HI TONY will have a look see
chris

 

[mrtintheweb]

OMG that looks fiddly and easy to get wrong! Boatman I expect can do this in his sleep though

 

[boatman]

OMG that looks fiddly and easy to get wrong! Boatman I expect can do this in his sleep though

HI Toby well im still at it an its proveing a right S*D to build as the P/E is so fragile an so far been building it for a week now but the instructiions are not easy to under stand an it even gives parts that are not shown in the destructions so ive got to guess where the parts go an ive looked at the pics of the real radar till im blue in the face an still no wiser as its so complex struckure but im gettin there
all best chris ps thanks for lookin in

 

[Ian M]

I'm sure you'll get that nailed together no problems.