M643 Andromede - Tripartite Minehunter 3D - 1/100 & 1/144

[JIM BAUMANN]

excellent progress-

- amazing how a photo can distort the dimensions...
Bravo !

JB

[Iceman 29]

Thanks Jim.

A delicate stack to draw, it looks simple, but it's not. Beautiful design work by the designer.

It's not finished.

[Iceman 29]

The Stack is finished, all that remains is to connect the spray pipes, used in the event of fire, chemical or nuclear attack to decontaminate the ship. These spray nozzles run along almost the entire length of the ship.

[Iceman 29]

Today's progress: I'm still working on the turbo generator room.

[Iceman 29]

Progress made in previous days:

[Iceman 29]

I started drawing the bridge.

[Silenoz]

Splendid work on this beauty... and many thanks to elaborate on the history, very interesting. As a Belgian, once found this kit to build once in 1/350, and when I come around to it, this will be a very nice reference...

[Iceman 29]

Merci!

The bridge wings, gyro repeaters, and a few accessories are still missing.

I'm going to redo the stack; the plan I had isn't accurate.

Plus, I found a photo in my extensive documentation that shows the layout and shape of the exhaust pipes.









Lots of details in Xavier's video:

[Amphion]

I'm going to redo the stack; the plan I had isn't accurate.

I'ts an intricate shape for sure. To me it looks like the aft corners of the stack should be just as rounded as the front corners.

[Iceman 29]

Indeed.

But that's not the most important thing:

My first schematic plan:



The real shape:





New pictures from a Dutch publication.







Then, there is another one.

[Iceman 29]

Today's progress:

[Michel.fr]

Formidable !

[Iceman 29]

Merci Michel, c'est gentil!

Work on windshield wipers, other details, and modifications.

[Iceman 29]

Drawing of the walkway sprinkler pipes, cable ducts, etc.

[Iceman 29]

I haven't made much progress this past week, as I was away.

I added a few details today.

[Iceman 29]

Today's progress on the forefront.

[Iceman 29]

Design of the Nexter/Giat M693 20F2 / 20 mm (Navy) 3D cannon at 1/100 scale, which will equip the ship:

viewtopic.php?f=59&t=405541&p=1080365#p1080365

[Iceman 29]

The cannon is finished.

More here: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=405541

[Iceman 29]

I began drawing the mast, which is often laden with equipment and antennas on a warship.

Each hunter has its own characteristics.

[Iceman 29]

For the past few days, I have been continuing to draw the mast, which is taking a long time to complete.


The shapes are unusual if you want to stay true to the original, and there are lots of devices and details to draw. It's still not finished, but it's almost there! Just a few antennas are missing.