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Stefan,

Nice work on the tower, especially with the gusset plates!

Did the ship have any diagonals internal to the lattice box - horizontal beams diagonal across each level? I know some ship's towers are built this way. These diagonals do not show on the profile drawings. You need to look closely at photos.

I know that's the last thing you want to deal with now that you have the structure "complete" - more stuff jammed into each corner!

On my CLG-5 model one tower has 15 different pipes and gusset plates coming together at one junction! I have no idea how I will model this!

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Phil

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Thanks everybody for your kind appreciation.

Phil, you were right. I forgot the diagonals.
After intense picture research (I didn't find any real close-ups) I found out the correct assembly.
There is only one diagonal in the first and in the second level but they are in different directions.
I already applied them.
Thanks a lot!
Stefan

I recently completed the ladders, the "crowsnest" and the Type 272 Radar Lantern.
The Ladders are glued together of 0,7mm styrene rods.
(I'm still puzzling over that triangle inside the lattice which can be seen on the lower foto in the background.
On other pics I recognized a small platform on the lower end of it but still have no idea what it's good for...)

Regards
Stefan

... just finished the windshields around the Navigation Bridge:

Hello everybody, here is you can see my latest proceedings:

The engine room vents (they really were of that edgy-shape type)
Of course they look a bit rough and will be smoothened afterwards:



The ASDIC hut...



including sliding door...



and interieur (which certainly nobody will see afterwards beside me)



finally I prepared those circulars platforms for the A/A-guns in the bridge wings:



best regards
Stefan

I puttied and sanded the ventilators and put them in position now.
The upper part is sticked on the lower one thus being rotatable:



here is the original configuration:



rgds
Stefan

Great work. Looks tremendous

Thanks Sandy!

Meanwhile I built the 27' whaler...








and the 16' dinghy, all from 1mm Styrene sheet

Hi,
I didn't make too much progress since my last post.
First I had to extend the keel of both boats because they were almost level with the planking:




...and then I prepared the davits.





That's all for today.

rgds Stefan

That is fantastic detailing,Stefan!

Scott

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Royal Canadian Navy

This is excellent work. Fantastic use of styrene.
I will keep watching.
Keep the pictures coming please.

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PICKETBOAT

www.chyldshallmodelshipyard.com

Hello, thanks again for your kind comments.

In the meantime I've worked on the anchor windlass which unfortunately is not the same model as in the flower class corvettes so that I mainly had to keep to fotos (also very rare):





Second I completed the bollards (standard type):



...and those "Bean" bollards for the boat painters:



Best regards
Stefan

Last week I was busy building all sorts of mushroom vents (such things are not my favorite subject):





and carpentered a makeshift stand so working on the modell will be much easier from now on.



Best regards
Stefan

... nearly forgot that "panama lead" (which I think was mainly used for the fuel hose when bunkering was done at sea).

Stefan

Some nice neat resin casting here. Imagine having to produce all those mushroom vents one at a time

Keep the posts coming.

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PICKETBOAT

www.chyldshallmodelshipyard.com

Thank's a lot and I would seriously consider resin casting if there were further items for mass production.
Fortunately I'm building a corvette and not battleship, otherwise I'd have to revise my technique.

Best regards
Stefan

Stefan

Just looked a bit closer and realised that you have manufacture all the mushroom vents. Sorry I saw the colour of the ones next to the coin and assumed they had been resin cast. It must be the lighting. Well done.
Seriously it might be worth trying some simple resin casting for fittings like this on your next project.

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PICKETBOAT

www.chyldshallmodelshipyard.com

... Absolutely, the more so because I don't like this sort of assembly-line work.

On the other hand: Until my next project starts it will probably take a little while.
So maybe 3-D printing will improve in the meantime being more effective and affordable.

Best regards
Stefan

Hut ab!

most excellently sharp and precise modelmaking of an attractive ship type

Bravo!

Jim Baumann

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