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Super Dave, getting better by the day

Ho-ly Moly! I wanna be as good as you when I grow up....

Hi Dave ,

I'm speechless ...

the day I'll be able to solder like that will probably never come

Laurent

Bravo l'Artiste





Jef

Sean Hert wrote:when I grow up...

Sorry Sean, you ain't ever going to grow up.

Dave, awesome work. I would love to see it up close some day.

Sean,

I am grown up (I think) and I'll never be as good as Dave. He shows me these bits and I pretend to be non commital but secretly I'm green with envy.

HAB

As everyone else has said, your work on the radars is awe-inspiring!

Do you use the same type (melting temperature) of solder for all the joints in the parts? From my very limited experience of soft-soldering metal parts, I found that melting previously-made joints with the heat from the soldering iron was a serious problem.

EPinniger wrote:As everyone else has said, your work on the radars is awe-inspiring!

Do you use the same type (melting temperature) of solder for all the joints in the parts? From my very limited experience of soft-soldering metal parts, I found that melting previously-made joints with the heat from the soldering iron was a serious problem.

Apart from using the variable temperature heat source I use a single temperature solder but make plenty of use of simple heat shunts like paper clips which really are the ace in the pack when fine soldering .Although solder with different melting points can be a distinct advantage. Equally I swear by simple jigs or third hands , so all you need is to concentrate on the job in hand and not be to concerned about soldering and holding the job in place. That's a bit like keeping three balls in the air and rubbing your midrift all at the same time?
Dave Wooley

Dave thats simply amazing! When I see, what I try to do with my two left hands...

Can you make a little photo-workshop here? How to from beginning to result?

Torpedo wrote:Dave thats simply amazing! When I see, what I try to do with my two left hands...

Can you make a little photo-workshop here? How to from beginning to result?

I've yet to make the second of the two "Head Light" radar arrays I'll compile a stage by stage build on that one.
Dave Wooley

Stunning job on those radars!. Realy top notch. Congratulations Dave!.

Pachi.

Wooooooooooow, those look great

Hi Dave!

You done an amazing work!

Martin

Bluehawk wrote:Hi Dave!

You done an amazing work!

Martin

Hi Martin I note that you are presently building a krivak at 1:72 any pictures?
Dave Wooley

Hi Dave I'm thinking about an report here in the forum, but i must translate the report first! A German report alredy exist.

Picture from the German report:
The Krivak in my dockyard



Martin

Hi Dave,

sorry i forgot to log in so the both pictures above are from me.

Martin

Hi Martin thanks for posting the pictures of your Krivak, she looks superb , please post more pictures , when you can , There are many questions we would like to ask. It would be great to see your "Krivak build" on the board
Dave Wooley

Martin-

You should start a Krivak thread! And then, you and Dave can start a line of Soviet/Russian 1/72 fittings and I can start my Slava!

The next part of the build was to follow up on the various
platforms and arrays on the centre lattice mast supporting
the "Top Knot" dome. This involved some tricky solder work
as the "V" array is in "see through" form. The construction
of this array posed a problem of how to maintain strength
and symmetry when soldering? The net result was to
make use of a solid removable core and build up the frame
around this core. The other problem was that the array
was angled in two directions , upwards and outwards so
the support arm and the centre tube had to be angled
correctly other wise the entire "V" array wouldn't fit into
place. The remainder of the upper frame works were also
splayed, which made for some taxing solder work.

Support frames for the second platform up

Part of the frame work for the upper spar

One of two support frames for the upper spars

Upper spars and their support frames in place

Support arm for the V" form array around a removable centre
core

V form array with spacers on the centre core. The idea was to try and match the distance between spacers as per the photos of the
�V� array .

Spacers removed with the lengths of .31-brass wire cut and
ready to form the outer supports frame .

The centre core removed and the outer supports of the
V array in place.

The "V" array in place on the platform. Thankfully the two
angles of the support arms were correct. A big sigh of relief
that that bit is completed .

Dave Wooley

Dave, harry would be proud of that work, looking good.