The Ship Model Forum

The Ship Modelers Source
It is currently Sat Jul 05, 2025 8:26 pm

All times are UTC - 6 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 50 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2, 3  Next
Author Message
PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2025 2:55 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:30 pm
Posts: 5568
Location: Nr Southampton England
Hello all

New Year.... New Model !
With the scratch 1855 Bretagne marathon build |( 1 year! )completed

viewtopic.php?f=59&t=382477

Attachment:
zzzz P1050501.jpg
zzzz P1050501.jpg [ 1.92 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


I thought it would be fun to have a " Quick build using a kit !...."
quick build? no such thing any more! :scratch: :doh_1:

the Dryad class of 1894 consisted if 5 sister-ships

These were peculiar looking ships

( just how I like it !)
with a deep well torpedo and boat deck midships with long catwalk connecting the connecting the bow and stern




Attachment:
large.jpg
large.jpg [ 95.35 KiB | Viewed 1851 times ]



despite being somewhat gawky in appearance
--they were nimble and quick for their time, at just over 18 knots

History and background overview;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryad-cla ... do_gunboat
========================================



I acquired a 1/350 scale resin kit made by JB models eu @ Telford back in 2011
The resin has been curing in my stash ever since... :big_grin:

I chose to build HMS Halcyon in Victorian colours( because I had a few good high res images )
to look something like this

Attachment:
PhotopreWW1-19gbHalcyon1CH - Copy.jpg
PhotopreWW1-19gbHalcyon1CH - Copy.jpg [ 774.25 KiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


I have never seen a built model of this kit....

review images are sparse and mainly to be found in Polish language



Attachment:
ag2cSusfVSH7Q5rY.jpg
ag2cSusfVSH7Q5rY.jpg [ 935.15 KiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


Attachment:
vIVEUXkoKjtV2llJ.jpg
vIVEUXkoKjtV2llJ.jpg [ 276.96 KiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


Attachment:
wXEX1sr4Aa6ODDRn.jpg
wXEX1sr4Aa6ODDRn.jpg [ 295.03 KiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


Much of the kit is excellent--other parts are ' old school'
with fine detail parts being cast suboptimally......

--where these days one would expect doors to be PE

Attachment:
P1020603.jpg
P1020603.jpg [ 1.57 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


Before I did anything--I decided I wanted to ship to be at Sea--travelling at ' a clip !
something like this .... ( sistership HMS Hazard )

Attachment:
hazard5.jpg
hazard5.jpg [ 900.58 KiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


as such, after some white paint I needed to 'add ' some lower hull...

( as the displacement wave form would reveal much of her "underskirt"

Attachment:
P1050556.jpg
P1050556.jpg [ 1.81 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


Attachment:
P1050557.jpg
P1050557.jpg [ 1.51 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


and then smoothed and faired with fine automotive stopper

Attachment:
P1050571.jpg
P1050571.jpg [ 1.33 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]





Prior to that.... :wave_1: I had established I did not like the ( though nicely rendered) resin catwalk--

as it was to thick and clunky for my liking

I made a stainless steel replacement ( which will have some ' substructure' added )

Attachment:
P1020604.jpg
P1020604.jpg [ 1.99 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]

Attachment:
P1020609.jpg
P1020609.jpg [ 2.03 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


The resin funnels were the right height and diameter--but lacked surface detail, and also the ' cowl skirts at the bottom )


cowl skirts visible here

Attachment:
zzzzz  5157.jpg
zzzzz 5157.jpg [ 2.18 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]





Attachment:
P1020611.jpg
P1020611.jpg [ 1.54 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]




Attachment:
P1020620.jpg
P1020620.jpg [ 2.53 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


Attachment:
P1020622.jpg
P1020622.jpg [ 1.28 MiB | Viewed 1850 times ]


Attachment:
P1020628.jpg
P1020628.jpg [ 1.25 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


Attachment:
P1020634.jpg
P1020634.jpg [ 1.43 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]



I then turned my attention to the very prominent cowl vents--the ship is simply festooned with them!

The real thing has very slight flare and a visible ring.

I chose to use this to my advantage by making the rings 'slightly ' larger than the cowl mouth
and removing the resin to the zero limit) ---after I had drilled the shafts!

this results in a very sharp and un-clunky looking cowl vent mouth



Attachment:
P1020588.jpg
P1020588.jpg [ 1.84 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


Attachment:
P1020593.jpg
P1020593.jpg [ 2.14 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


Attachment:
P1020595.jpg
P1020595.jpg [ 2.34 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


Attachment:
P1020641.jpg
P1020641.jpg [ 1.34 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]



the foredeck breakwater was a fine ( read fragile!) resin wafer-like structure-

-but lacking the top lip and flare

Attachment:
P1020636.jpg
P1020636.jpg [ 1.48 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


the lower well deck superstructure blocks were well made, sharp edges and dead square.
but the portholes--whilst the correct size -- were soft on the edges and somewhat featureless

I made port hole frames

Attachment:
P1020647.jpg
P1020647.jpg [ 1.65 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


Attachment:
P1020653.jpg
P1020653.jpg [ 1.32 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


the superstructure blocks had a bitumen (?) black stripe along the lower edges
This was surprisingly high
I measured and scaled my ' stripe off the sailors legs


Attachment:
angled bracket with cut-out.jpg
angled bracket with cut-out.jpg [ 1.63 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]



Attachment:
P1050575.jpg
P1050575.jpg [ 1.95 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


Attachment:
P1050577.jpg
P1050577.jpg [ 2.12 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


Attachment:
P1050586.jpg
P1050586.jpg [ 1.24 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]



the aft companionway was devoid of any detail--I added a roof and doors

Attachment:
P1050593.jpg
P1050593.jpg [ 1.52 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]


the PE supplied radio shack was a fine bit of work.

Attachment:
P1050599.jpg
P1050599.jpg [ 1.9 MiB | Viewed 1851 times ]



more soon with more preparation of components and some progress on the hull itself !



cheers
JB

_________________
....I buy them at three times the speed I build 'em.... will I live long enough to empty my stash...?
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

IPMS UK SIG (special interest group) www.finewaterline.com


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:21 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jun 23, 2005 3:47 pm
Posts: 436
Goodness me, Jim, you´re busy and productive and inventive as ever!

There were quite some useful hints (to me) in this first post alone - thanks for it all!

Looking forward to more creaticve enhancements

Frank

_________________
AKA "Doc Bear" (a bear of very little brain ...)
VMF'06 - German Gamblers
Veritable Modelling Friends 2006, Germany


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2025 1:10 pm 
Offline

Joined: Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:57 am
Posts: 89
What a gorgeous subject!


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2025 8:10 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:40 pm
Posts: 8348
Location: New Jersey
That is a very interesting looking craft. Will be watching with interest.

_________________
Martin

"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday." John Wayne

Ship Model Gallery


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:03 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:48 am
Posts: 555
Location: La Rochelle, France
Hello Jim,
Funny: I bought the same kit at the same place (Telford) during the same show (2011)... the very day when we met for the first time!
Unfortunately I gave-up with the various fittings which are bad designed and nearly impossible to fit on the hull.
I never saw a finished build on the web.
I'll follow your build with great attention, in the case you can find a solution.
Here is my build, put on hold in 2013:

Image

I added a custom cut wooden deck and rows of relief rivets from Archer:

Image

Image

_Bruno

_________________
A day spent without laughing is a wasted day!


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 9:24 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:46 am
Posts: 2465
Location: Hoboken, NJ
Interesting subject. I love the old torpedo and gun boats.

_________________
We like our history sanitized and theme-parked and self-congratulatory, not bloody and angry and unflattering. - Jonathan Yardley


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 4:52 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:30 pm
Posts: 5568
Location: Nr Southampton England
small update only today,...

the plating was arranged as I understand it so that the port holes are in the middle of each plating run

Attachment:
t3_4dwzxo.jpg
t3_4dwzxo.jpg [ 1.12 MiB | Viewed 1611 times ]





Hull was plated ( still missing the bow upsweep at waterline ) with vinyl tape-- and the ends secured with CA glue
and the tapes locked in place with paint and varnish

Attachment:
P1050617.jpg
P1050617.jpg [ 981.85 KiB | Viewed 1611 times ]


The quite poor shape doors were cut away( to be replaced )

Attachment:
P1050619.jpg
P1050619.jpg [ 1.44 MiB | Viewed 1611 times ]



Attachment:
P1050652.jpg
P1050652.jpg [ 1.06 MiB | Viewed 1611 times ]




Most of the ( vast amount! ) of vents have had a first coat of paint inside and out

Attachment:
P1050623.jpg
P1050623.jpg [ 1.12 MiB | Viewed 1611 times ]


Attachment:
P1050624.jpg
P1050624.jpg [ 1.21 MiB | Viewed 1611 times ]


as have the funnels

Attachment:
P1050629.jpg
P1050629.jpg [ 1.54 MiB | Viewed 1611 times ]


The wooden ' radio' ? navigation? shack ) has in some images the hint of wooden panelling

to make this I used and butchered this PE along with some old ladderstock

Attachment:
P1050632.jpg
P1050632.jpg [ 1.84 MiB | Viewed 1611 times ]


Attachment:
P1050631.jpg
P1050631.jpg [ 1.88 MiB | Viewed 1611 times ]


Attachment:
P1050636.jpg
P1050636.jpg [ 1.46 MiB | Viewed 1611 times ]


Attachment:
P1050638.jpg
P1050638.jpg [ 1.22 MiB | Viewed 1611 times ]


When moored when under-way at sea but not actually engaged in battle per se,
the conning-tower had flaps to cover the viewing slits
and these were deployed ( and not ) at various times

Attachment:
t3_4dwzxo.jpg
t3_4dwzxo.jpg [ 1.17 MiB | Viewed 1611 times ]


These were made of old PE

Attachment:
P1050647.jpg
P1050647.jpg [ 1.74 MiB | Viewed 1611 times ]


and installed with water-thinned white glue

Attachment:
P1050649.jpg
P1050649.jpg [ 1.34 MiB | Viewed 1611 times ]


More soon

Jim B :wave_1:

_________________
....I buy them at three times the speed I build 'em.... will I live long enough to empty my stash...?
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

IPMS UK SIG (special interest group) www.finewaterline.com


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 7:00 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:30 pm
Posts: 5568
Location: Nr Southampton England
Hi Bruno :wave_1:

You identified the weaknesses of the kit, the soft casting , the lack if surface detail
and the questionable shapes and items. We bought the kit a short 14 years ago--

and in the meantime my resilience and willingness
to overcoming shortcomings has grown about x 5 :scratch: :doh_1:

( I managed to complete the Vulkan !)

--I started that in 2012--had a 10 year gap and carried on!
So I am determined to overcome the issues--inaccuracies and guess-work to produce
a fine model of the ship-not least because they are unusual and odd looking!

--it is not helped that all 5 of the ship class differ in detail ,
and were much modified over time.
the ship class is not all that well documented or photographed in Victorian days;

the nearest thing to a builders model is a half block;

Attachment:
large.jpg
large.jpg [ 95.35 KiB | Viewed 1600 times ]



I cite as an example... Steam pipes on Halcyon..!

The as fitted plan shows pipes fore and aft of the funnel;
Attachment:
steam pipes ..jpg
steam pipes ..jpg [ 272.75 KiB | Viewed 1600 times ]


some photos--even when the ship is in ' Victorian ' colours and labelled Hms Halcyon
show differences;

fwd funnel no steam pipe
Attachment:
s-l1600.jpg
s-l1600.jpg [ 548.29 KiB | Viewed 1600 times ]





Attachment:
steam pipes.jpg
steam pipes.jpg [ 545.06 KiB | Viewed 1600 times ]




and when in grey appear to sometimes more and sometimes less steam pipes

no pipe aft of funnel( but in the Victorian image above--pipe aft of aft funnel! )

Attachment:
angled bracket with cut-out 2.jpg
angled bracket with cut-out 2.jpg [ 1.4 MiB | Viewed 1600 times ]

and with aft pipes!

Attachment:
steam ppipes....jpg
steam ppipes....jpg [ 459.43 KiB | Viewed 1600 times ]


Attachment:
steam  pipes ...jpg
steam pipes ...jpg [ 419.73 KiB | Viewed 1600 times ]



But all this just adds to the challenge ! :big_grin:

cheers JIM B

_________________
....I buy them at three times the speed I build 'em.... will I live long enough to empty my stash...?
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

IPMS UK SIG (special interest group) www.finewaterline.com


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 10:59 am 
Offline

Joined: Tue Jun 14, 2005 6:23 am
Posts: 3851
Location: Bonn
Ah, interesting. I am looking forward to your model!

Torpedo gunboats are not very common as kits, especially the British ones.

_________________
Image


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:37 am 
Offline

Joined: Sat Jul 30, 2016 5:33 pm
Posts: 1959
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Love the new Subject Jim, hopefully a bit smoother sailing after Bretagne!

_________________
- @Shipific on IG
my gallery


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:10 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:30 pm
Posts: 5568
Location: Nr Southampton England
Thank you gents for your encouragement

Progress is steady-... ( but 1/350 is soooo big ! ).... :big_grin:

after plating the hull--I needed to think how to replicate the sharpness of the colour demarcation lines
I used the same method as I did as on my 1/700 Normandie

http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/sh ... /index.htm



Both ships have a black hull / white upper ) and the sharpness of demarcation is important

Attachment:
NH 60289-2.jpg
NH 60289-2.jpg [ 1.48 MiB | Viewed 1484 times ]


I have found that ( for me- !!) masking tape is not always successful when there are curves and uneven surfaces

as on Normandie I applied a black decal strip as the edge of the demarcation ( which is also the upper plating run edge )

I painted up to and including the black decal stripe in black,
then applied further lines x 2


Attachment:
P1050663.jpg
P1050663.jpg [ 1.34 MiB | Viewed 1484 times ]


Attachment:
P1050664.jpg
P1050664.jpg [ 1.63 MiB | Viewed 1484 times ]





The white decal strip at the bottom serves as the ' First Layer '
after varnishing the white

( so as to go soft when more water is applied )

red decal stripe was 'cut and shut' and applied on top

Attachment:
P1050674.jpg
P1050674.jpg [ 1.29 MiB | Viewed 1484 times ]


This was arduous...! as decal by nature is slippery--and sighting up, moving and adjusting the 'line' takes time


all whilst keeping it wet and mobile... :Mad_5:

decal by nature is fragile and brittle-- the loss of decal stripe was considerable

Its an easy way of getting sharp, very thin and even lines ( Works even better in 1/700 !! )

Attachment:
P1050681.jpg
P1050681.jpg [ 1.04 MiB | Viewed 1484 times ]


Attachment:
P1050662.jpg
P1050662.jpg [ 1.36 MiB | Viewed 1484 times ]



after all the effort....
should have I painted it after all--squiggles and all :big_grin: ??

Attachment:
t3_4dwzxo.jpg
t3_4dwzxo.jpg [ 885.18 KiB | Viewed 1484 times ]





The Torpdeo tubes on these ship were splayed

Attachment:
TT .jpg
TT .jpg [ 1.12 MiB | Viewed 1484 times ]


and the ' carriage 'as in above drawing had pierced sides with an triangular apertures

as seen in below photo

Attachment:
Img_5157.jpg
Img_5157.jpg [ 1.61 MiB | Viewed 1484 times ]


Recreating these is tricky....

but after some racking of brains , searching through the PE eventually
furnished HMS Hood PE from back in 1997 as image below

Attachment:
P1050684.jpg
P1050684.jpg [ 2.63 MiB | Viewed 1484 times ]


Attachment:
P1050687.jpg
P1050687.jpg [ 2.13 MiB | Viewed 1484 times ]


more soon when I have assembled the Torpedo tube sets...

:wave_1: JB


Attachments:
P1050681.jpg
P1050681.jpg [ 1.04 MiB | Viewed 1484 times ]

_________________
....I buy them at three times the speed I build 'em.... will I live long enough to empty my stash...?
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

IPMS UK SIG (special interest group) www.finewaterline.com
Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 4:11 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jun 23, 2005 3:47 pm
Posts: 436
Awesome.

_________________
AKA "Doc Bear" (a bear of very little brain ...)
VMF'06 - German Gamblers
Veritable Modelling Friends 2006, Germany


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 8:41 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:42 pm
Posts: 398
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
That was fast, Jim!

As usual, excellent craftsmanship, skills, out-of-the ordinary way of solving issues (all that we love or hate in ship scale modelling)!
Following with interest :)

Cheers,
Rui

_________________
Ship Modelers of the World UNITE


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 6:49 am 
Offline

Joined: Wed Jul 17, 2019 4:03 am
Posts: 1
Very skillful and inspiring work.

I usually model AFV's and aircraft, but I am trying me hand at a tiny 1/700 Minesweeper. Your work is excellent to watch and learn from!

Terry


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 6:01 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:30 pm
Posts: 5568
Location: Nr Southampton England
:welcome: to modelwarships.com Fluco54 !

Lots to see and learn-- every day is a school-day ! :cool_2:

continuing on with this model.... :wave_1:

I wanted to mount the model on her waterbase--as the decal striping is fragile when handled,
ergo--don't handle!

Usual method of water colour paper over formers- as described step-by-step at this link right here at MW.com

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=37223




but in summation-- this is the base of the display case with the wavelets glued on cocktail sticks

( did not want to make the water tooo rough ! )

Attachment:
P1050747.jpg
P1050747.jpg [ 1.26 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]



with the paper glued over it and the entire surface covered with CA to stabilise
upon offering my ship into the aperture-- I felt she was riding to high...


:Mad_6: I had to remove material from the base to allow the ship to sink in

Attachment:
P1050751.jpg
P1050751.jpg [ 2.08 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]




But before then.... I wanted to make the torpdeo tube set carriages,
The real thing was designed to look like this;

Attachment:
45,7 cm Torpedorohr Mk VIIB Zwilling.jpg
45,7 cm Torpedorohr Mk VIIB Zwilling.jpg [ 1.12 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]






and it sort of does- but many small detail changes

Attachment:
angled bracket with cut-out 2.jpg
angled bracket with cut-out 2.jpg [ 1.4 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]


on the real thing; the side members of the carriage had a triangular slot in them

I found the MK 1 version here

( WEM Hood 1/350 1998 ( starfish platform )

Attachment:
P1050684.jpg
P1050684.jpg [ 2.63 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]


and cut like this
Attachment:
P1050687.jpg
P1050687.jpg [ 2.13 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]


I was making the Torpedo base and race / carriage -like this

Attachment:
P1050753.jpg
P1050753.jpg [ 1.56 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]


and the found that my nice side-members ex Hood starfish were too long

after pondering-- I found this

WEM 1/350 KGV ... and I had two of them !

Attachment:
P1050755.jpg
P1050755.jpg [ 2.53 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]



cut again like this

Attachment:
P1050757.jpg
P1050757.jpg [ 1.79 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]


It allowed me to make the carriage to hold the tubes

I used a spacer at the base to have something to glue the sides onto;

fore and aft cross members pieces were separate pieces of brass fret waste

Attachment:
P1050763.jpg
P1050763.jpg [ 1.48 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]


with the resin tubes on and some refinement (!) they look quite agreeable :smallsmile:

Attachment:
P1050775.jpg
P1050775.jpg [ 1.21 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]


with some paint -more so

Attachment:
P1050821.jpg
P1050821.jpg [ 998.28 KiB | Viewed 1349 times ]



The wooden radio shack structure-- which had its roof flooded to the edge of the roof beading
was now painted--and the effect is more pleasing ( photo next time )

I knew that the kit hulls cast portholes were not in a straight line...( :doh_1: )

Attachment:
P1050718.jpg
P1050718.jpg [ 1.75 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]


but reckoned I could cure them ..---with a small bit of subterfuge :thumbs_up_1:

by off-setting the new porthole rings and eyebrows over the cast uneven holes
to obtain a acceptable straight line

on the white parts as well as the black parts


The real thing, when looking along the hull , had visible eye-brows ( rigoles)

Attachment:
aaporthole.jpg
aaporthole.jpg [ 493.02 KiB | Viewed 1349 times ]



Attachment:
aaapaorthole.jpg
aaapaorthole.jpg [ 426.56 KiB | Viewed 1349 times ]



Now I knew that my new wire porthole surrounds would be over-scale per se;
so I countersunk-bored them very slightly with a ball head burr tool mounted in a hand-twisted pinchuck!

then I made porthole rings (as before )

Attachment:
P1020647.jpg
P1020647.jpg [ 1.65 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]


and these were installed with a touch of matt varnish on the hull

The rigoles were made using again a spiral of wire formed on a larger drill shank ,
cut into rings , then the rings just slightly less than half diameter

Attachment:
P1050813.jpg
P1050813.jpg [ 1.79 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]


and these were installed again onto a touch of matt varnish on the hull
--with the ( pretty small!) eyebrows transported on the end of a wetted cocktail stick
and placed on the matt varnish and moved with a small brush that had been dipped into thinners
to give a longer adjustment time-span

the not-yet-final painted result looks preferable to the wonky drill holes as before

Attachment:
P1050807 - Copy.JPG
P1050807 - Copy.JPG [ 1.48 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]


The 4.7 inch Q/F guns x 2 were assembled from the brass barrels and small resin parts and detailed--as far as I could now

using these handy drawings

Attachment:
4.7 in guna.jpg
4.7 in guna.jpg [ 222.64 KiB | Viewed 1349 times ]


Attachment:
4.7 in gunb.jpg
4.7 in gunb.jpg [ 125.09 KiB | Viewed 1349 times ]


and this useful image

Attachment:
4.7 in gun.jpg
4.7 in gun.jpg [ 170.76 KiB | Viewed 1349 times ]



Attachment:
P1050823 - Copy.JPG
P1050823 - Copy.JPG [ 1.17 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]


Once the shields are fastened to the guns pedestal mounting --
and with the barrel buried in blue tack

further detailing can be done (..... attempted! )

Attachment:
P1050831 - Copy.JPG
P1050831 - Copy.JPG [ 1.47 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]





The ship is now mounted on her base and I awaiting the ( Evostick green )white glue to set ....( 2 days till hard!)

Attachment:
P1050817.jpg
P1050817.jpg [ 2.33 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]


more soon

JB


Attachments:
P1050823 - Copy.JPG
P1050823 - Copy.JPG [ 1.17 MiB | Viewed 1349 times ]

_________________
....I buy them at three times the speed I build 'em.... will I live long enough to empty my stash...?
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

IPMS UK SIG (special interest group) www.finewaterline.com
Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 3:14 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:30 pm
Posts: 5568
Location: Nr Southampton England
a short 10 days later--progress has been afoot --testament to the indifferent cold January weather...
( though last Sunday 02 February was a beautiful-if cold day--and I popped out to get some fresh air!)

not on foot.... :big_grin: :heh:

Attachment:
zzz--Model T.jpg
zzz--Model T.jpg [ 3.78 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


But I digress - back to the model ship

with the model firmly glued to its base I set to filling the gaps allround using the my trusty modelling paste from Windsor and Newton

Attachment:
P1050843.jpg
P1050843.jpg [ 1.29 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


I made little 'bridges ' from water to hull

once these had partially set--I used wetted paintbrushes to apply more paste to infill between the paste ' bridges '
same principle as a soap bubble ( and white glue when making awnings and canvas dodgers on models )

Attachment:
P1050852.jpg
P1050852.jpg [ 1.07 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


the ship is now surrounded by gap free water


Attachment:
P1050846.jpg
P1050846.jpg [ 1.37 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


I installed the previously prepared superstructure blocks with white glue,
along with the conning tower and the breakwater fwd

Attachment:
P1050861.jpg
P1050861.jpg [ 1.08 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


on the real ship--even when under way some hatches were left open

My ship is under-way at 17 knots or so --

I decided it would be prudent to keep the hatches / skylights closed fwd -
-but reckoned at the aft deck-- away from breaking water and spray-- it would be OK to depict two of the open

The skylights are cast solid--( and I should have drilled them out earlier--but I thought I could give a fair impression
by blacking the 'interior ' and adding some 'bracing'

Attachment:
P1050860.jpg
P1050860.jpg [ 1.03 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


The effect was quite pleasing

Attachment:
P1050894.jpg
P1050894.jpg [ 1.95 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


The raised Bow and Stern sections were connected by a long 'catwalk'... presumably for speed of transfer fore andaft
but also to give safe access aft in rough weather when the lower centre deck may well have been awash

In photos of the real thing-- the substructure of the catwalk shows a definite shadow inner, could the lower part have been an overhead rail for moving
munitions /or reload torpedoes?

Attachment:
AAAA   stb TT tube Halcyon- Hazrad -angled bracket with cut-out.jpg
AAAA stb TT tube Halcyon- Hazrad -angled bracket with cut-out.jpg [ 1.67 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


whatever--I wanted to depict the cat walsk to look as in the above image

I had bought some small brass channel section 1mm x 1mm ( ! )

Attachment:
P1050868.jpg
P1050868.jpg [ 1.23 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


I glued this channel slightly inset from the edge of the deck of the catwalk


Attachment:
P1050870.jpg
P1050870.jpg [ 1.87 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


and test fitted it numerous times to ensure a perfect fit

Attachment:
P1050874.jpg
P1050874.jpg [ 1.86 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


and painted it white--then found the near impossibility of rendering the inside of the channel section dark-

( no brush, fineliner pen or pencil would fit in )

-so as to appear as in the image above of the real ship

I resorted to 0.3 mm very fine tape--slipped in and secured all along by CA glue

Bingo--perfect sharp demarcation! :thumbs_up_1:

Attachment:
P1050876.jpg
P1050876.jpg [ 1.87 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


I then added the white ends of the inner structure ( its all a pastiche really!)

spaced out with tape to give regular intervals

Attachment:
P1050879.jpg
P1050879.jpg [ 1.77 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


during my test-fits I was perplexed as to why the catwalk ' hovered by approx 3/4 of a mm above the deck structures.

Checking photos on the PC and adding straight lines... it became apparent that on the real ship

the catwalk followed the sheerline of the ship and lower deck

it is subtle.... but nonetheless visible

Attachment:
zzz sheerline  and catwalk.jpg
zzz sheerline and catwalk.jpg [ 875.29 KiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


Attachment:
zzzcatwalk deflecton.jpg
zzzcatwalk deflecton.jpg [ 479.73 KiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


so I duly followed!

Attachment:
P1050883.jpg
P1050883.jpg [ 2.74 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


Attachment:
P1050888.jpg
P1050888.jpg [ 1.12 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


as a bit of light relief after all the structural works (!)

I turned attention to the fwd bridge( kit casting, painted the deck and applied the close spaced railing
from my ever helpful stash of old PE ( WEM superfine )

Attachment:
P1050889.jpg
P1050889.jpg [ 1.74 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


In some images the ship had plain rails-in other she carried canvas dodgers

In my view ( discuss! ) the ship looks more balanced with dodgers.

The railing was first painted on the inside only ( to keep it thin )

These were added by spanning the railing with thinned white glue applied by paintbrush
White glue dries clear--so one has only to paint the outside--leaving nicely defined rails on the inside


The edge of the bridge deck was redefined with 0.5 mm tape ( as the dodgers did not go below the deck !)

Attachment:
P1050909.jpg
P1050909.jpg [ 1.29 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


and the razor sharp square ends made

Attachment:
P1050917.jpg
P1050917.jpg [ 1.32 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


The time to add the vast array of cowl vents
that I had prepared earlier, that make this ship look so distinctive !!

Attachment:
P1050926.jpg
P1050926.jpg [ 1.55 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


but I was much astonished that there was set of vents missing ....

Attachment:
P1050925.jpg
P1050925.jpg [ 1.97 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


I checked the instructions which indicated their existence...but....

( when I made all the vents previously -- did not occur to me to count them....! )

there was no sign of them--pah!

Fortunately..... I had a spare ( grey !) Airfix Mauretania kit from way back when I built Mauretania-in-Dazzle

http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/sh ... eview.html

that I have been breaking for spares for years... :big_grin:
This had a huge array of cowl vents !

with a bit of sanding and modification they matched the ones on the ship well

Attachment:
P1050937.jpg
P1050937.jpg [ 1.59 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]



albeit needing extension--I made the join at the point where the
operating gear for rotation ring was located which ( when I fit them )
will neatly cover the joint and disguise any minor imperfection .


Attachment:
P1050945.jpg
P1050945.jpg [ 1.43 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


Thereafter I added the bridge to the now more interesting looking vessel!
which was unbalanced , recalcitrant in staying where I intended...!

so I used a 'prop' to hold it until adhesive is dry

Attachment:
P1050947.jpg
P1050947.jpg [ 1.79 MiB | Viewed 1253 times ]


More soon

Jim Baumann

_________________
....I buy them at three times the speed I build 'em.... will I live long enough to empty my stash...?
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

IPMS UK SIG (special interest group) www.finewaterline.com


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 4:35 pm 
Offline

Joined: Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:19 am
Posts: 1552
My very similar looking Barham has a balanced look without dodgers. Barham was designed by White at the same time as Halcyon and had the same rather problematic locomotive boilers fitted.
Attachment:
barhamsilhouet.JPG
barhamsilhouet.JPG [ 130.62 KiB | Viewed 1249 times ]


JIM BAUMANN wrote:

In some images the ship had plain rails-in other she carried canvas dodgers

In my view ( discuss! ) the ship looks more balanced with dodgers.

T

Jim Baumann


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 5:02 am 
Offline

Joined: Mon Apr 17, 2017 2:43 am
Posts: 303
Excellent progress! the bridge is a beautiful little model per se. Great scratchbuilding work on the armament too. Following with (much) interest :thumbs_up_1:

_________________
http://www.3xblackcats.wordpress.com


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 8:48 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:30 pm
Posts: 5568
Location: Nr Southampton England
WELL this is interesting;

I often sight up ( eyeball !) up my ship models against a side elevation photo ( or plan )
on the PC screen
to check funnel and mast angles, positions of davits and boats etc

My ship model matches perfectly -/+ 5% or less this image below

Attachment:
s-l162200.jpg
s-l162200.jpg [ 59.88 KiB | Viewed 1221 times ]


which I am using as my primary re-source for the above purpose

I noticed that when I sight my model against the plan........ it really does not !

so I flipped the image and overlaid the photo and plan to correct loa

the results are are somewhat disconcerting


see below

comparison

Attachment:
zzz overlay.jpg
zzz overlay.jpg [ 1.22 MiB | Viewed 1221 times ]


and an overlay (!??)


Attachment:
zzz- over;ay 1.jpg
zzz- over;ay 1.jpg [ 789.76 KiB | Viewed 1221 times ]


waddayathink?
JB

_________________
....I buy them at three times the speed I build 'em.... will I live long enough to empty my stash...?
http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

IPMS UK SIG (special interest group) www.finewaterline.com


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 9:46 am 
Offline

Joined: Tue Jun 14, 2005 6:23 am
Posts: 3851
Location: Bonn
Hmm, my first impression was that the photo is not exactly a profile view, but the bow is closer to the photographer. But I am not sure.

But also the funnels appear to be different - if the model matches the photo, I would continue...

_________________
Image


Report this post
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 50 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2, 3  Next

All times are UTC - 6 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 13 guests


You can post new topics in this forum
You can reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group