discussion BOATMANS HMS NORFOLK BUILD in 1/72 SCALE

[boatman]

HI all well im starting the build an its only a small one this time the ship is only 6ft long an 9"beam an it was only a three an a half yr build so a quick build for me
A SHOT firstly of a real sister ship to Norfolk an please exscuse pics are a bit whitetish as I could not turn off the flash on my new camera

 

[boatman]

ANYWAY I said this was a quick build an that's due to the fact that this time I bought a GRP hull so that saved havin to hull build

 

[boatman]

Cuttin out the qauter deck apertures

 

[boatman]

Makin the hull jiont

 

[boatman]

An fittin it to the hull

 

[boatman]

An sweatin bucket's cutting the hull

 

[BattleshipBob]

Small one! My god what would you call big lol.

 

[boatman]

AN CUT

 

[boatman]

Small one! My god what would you call big lol.

HI Bob big would be Nimitz or tiger size :smiling:

 

[boatman]

NXT getting her ready for the deck to be fitted

 

[BattleshipBob]

I assume you can buy the hulls of the shelf but have to make the rest??

All new to me!

 

[boatman]

DECK fitted an main S/S STARTED

 

[BattleshipBob]

Thats going some !!

 

[boatman]

I assume you can buy the hulls of the shelf but have to make the rest??

All new to me!

Yes Bob you are correct this hull comes from fleetscale

 

[boatman]

Thats going some !!

YES Bob I like to get stuck in when I start to build as like I said It will be yrs afore she is finished an sailing

 

[boatman]

A closer shot of the MAIN bridge S/S an the holes cut in are ways of savin top wheight

 

[boatman]

AN if you notice that the sides are leanin inwards that's because this is a semi stealth ship an it was a devil to make as every bit I made had two measurerments wider at the bottom an small at the top
an just fitted the running gear in this pic

 

[boatman]

Fittin the main electric plug 's to feed the motors

 

[boatman]

AN the 25 pin eletrics plugs to feed servos an such

 

[boatman]

E Plugs fit ok so ok to push on