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Graham D
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Looking good, the oerlikons with the photo etch make all the difference to the model
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John Huggins
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Looking well cool Derek, love the PE bits & the guns look the bizz.
John
John
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Caledonia
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Thanks for your support Gents
Have completed the 26 off 20mm Oerlikons.
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Next I moved onto the 8 Barrel 2 Pounders. Because I have purchase the Gold Medal PE Detail set, I have had to remove the solid guards and replace it with the PE.
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The last photo shows the finished 2 pounder, seven more to go.
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Cheers Derek
Have completed the 26 off 20mm Oerlikons.
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Next I moved onto the 8 Barrel 2 Pounders. Because I have purchase the Gold Medal PE Detail set, I have had to remove the solid guards and replace it with the PE.
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The last photo shows the finished 2 pounder, seven more to go.
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Cheers Derek
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Caledonia
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A real brain numbing week.
Finished the other 7 off 2 pounder guns. Cut off cleaned up and added scrap evergreen to represent the ammunition boxes on the 18 off Oerlikon Tubs.
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Next I made up the 4 off 5.25" Gun Range Finders, I find it easier to glue the Dipoles to the plastic before mounting the remainder of the antenna.
Made up the 2 off 40mm Quad Bofors.
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Next mind bender are the 7 off Type 282 Fire Control Radar, which I have just started.
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Hope the excitement hasn't got to you too badly. Derek
Finished the other 7 off 2 pounder guns. Cut off cleaned up and added scrap evergreen to represent the ammunition boxes on the 18 off Oerlikon Tubs.
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Next I made up the 4 off 5.25" Gun Range Finders, I find it easier to glue the Dipoles to the plastic before mounting the remainder of the antenna.
Made up the 2 off 40mm Quad Bofors.
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Next mind bender are the 7 off Type 282 Fire Control Radar, which I have just started.
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Hope the excitement hasn't got to you too badly. Derek
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Graham D
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Looking good. I found those range finders are very fiddley
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steve scan
Guest
Great work, very nice detail work.
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Caledonia
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This week I finished the remaining 7 off Type 282 Fire Control Radar and fitted them to the KGV as I don't think them will be too much of an obstruction during painting. Also finished the Aft Fire Control Director.
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I took a gamble and ordered some time ago the PE set for the POW Ships boats hoping that they would fit the KGV. They do, but it would appear that the POW has 11 boats compared to KGV's 15. So I am working on what I have and will either leave off the other 4 or use them as is provided the difference is not too stark. Will decide later.
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Have shown some photos below of the Admiral's barge as supplied with the kit, the PE parts and with the PE fitted.
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Some of the boats have rudders and propellers, for me they are just too small, so I am leaving them off.
The last photo shows 8 of the boats finished, 3 more to go.
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I took a gamble and ordered some time ago the PE set for the POW Ships boats hoping that they would fit the KGV. They do, but it would appear that the POW has 11 boats compared to KGV's 15. So I am working on what I have and will either leave off the other 4 or use them as is provided the difference is not too stark. Will decide later.
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Have shown some photos below of the Admiral's barge as supplied with the kit, the PE parts and with the PE fitted.
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Some of the boats have rudders and propellers, for me they are just too small, so I am leaving them off.
The last photo shows 8 of the boats finished, 3 more to go.
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Graham D
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The lifeboats and radars look really good, nice and clean
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Caledonia
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This week I finished off the small boats, will paint the ones mentioned earlier which has no PE, and decide if I want to fit them later. There are paddles to fit but I am leaving them on the sheet of PE for painting before removing them.
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For the Funnel Caps, as mentioned earlier rather than either leave them or hollow them out, I trimmed the internal baffles flush with the rim and fitted the brass PE.
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Next I tackled the two Cranes, I have included a shot of the plastic Jib for comparison. The Gold Medal PE is almost worth buying for the Crane Jib alone, Tamiya has let the model down badly with this detail.
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I have used the PE luffing gear rigging on the Jib rather than try to rig it myself, but this means cutting two thin slots on the winch drum, for this I used a PE fine saw, see photo.
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Finally received the North Star Portholes, will be adding these to the superstructure and Hull later on.
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Starting on the masts now. Derek
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For the Funnel Caps, as mentioned earlier rather than either leave them or hollow them out, I trimmed the internal baffles flush with the rim and fitted the brass PE.
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Next I tackled the two Cranes, I have included a shot of the plastic Jib for comparison. The Gold Medal PE is almost worth buying for the Crane Jib alone, Tamiya has let the model down badly with this detail.
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I have used the PE luffing gear rigging on the Jib rather than try to rig it myself, but this means cutting two thin slots on the winch drum, for this I used a PE fine saw, see photo.
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Finally received the North Star Portholes, will be adding these to the superstructure and Hull later on.
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Starting on the masts now. Derek
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Caledonia
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Hi Graham, Can you tell me where you get your Tom's Modelworks from please. Cheers Derek\ said:
I've just caught up on this one Derek and some great work with the PE it really makes a difference. Looking forward to more
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Graham D
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Derek, I got it from Free Time Hobbies Inc\ said:
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Caledonia
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Thanks Graham, appreciate it. Cheers Derek\ said:
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Caledonia
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Posting a little early this week as SHMBO has reminded me it's Christmas, and my annual visit/pilgramage to the shops is scheduled for tomorrow, so I am told.
This week I have been concentrating on the Masts, which has been enhanced with P.E. Yardarms. Each Yardarm has two eyelets on top which are a little undersized, so have drilled these out to 0.3mm dia., checked also that all the other holes were 0.3mm, as gluing the doublers was a messy business. I put a spot of CA Gel at each end of each doubler, when secure I used the ZAP thin CA Glue's capillary action for the final bond between surfaces. I assembled the Tripod section of the mast in-situ, in order to make sure the feet were correctly positioned.
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I found a good photo of the Bow of KGV which shows the bollards for the Paravane chains: as the kit provided spare small bollards, I used two and split them in half and rotated one half so the 'horns' were pointing fwd. as the KGV photo below.
Made up a few other bits and pieces, not worth photographing.
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This ends the manufacture of the main components. I am now going to go over all of the superstructure, tidying it up, checking fits, adding portholes and handrails etc. so my next posting will be when this is finished.
I will then do the same to the Hull/Deck, which needs tidying up; portholes added and I am going to risk fitting the deck handrails before fitting the wooden deck so that I can make the paint job as tidy as possible around the deck handrails, a bit of a gamble I know. Derek
This week I have been concentrating on the Masts, which has been enhanced with P.E. Yardarms. Each Yardarm has two eyelets on top which are a little undersized, so have drilled these out to 0.3mm dia., checked also that all the other holes were 0.3mm, as gluing the doublers was a messy business. I put a spot of CA Gel at each end of each doubler, when secure I used the ZAP thin CA Glue's capillary action for the final bond between surfaces. I assembled the Tripod section of the mast in-situ, in order to make sure the feet were correctly positioned.
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I found a good photo of the Bow of KGV which shows the bollards for the Paravane chains: as the kit provided spare small bollards, I used two and split them in half and rotated one half so the 'horns' were pointing fwd. as the KGV photo below.
Made up a few other bits and pieces, not worth photographing.
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This ends the manufacture of the main components. I am now going to go over all of the superstructure, tidying it up, checking fits, adding portholes and handrails etc. so my next posting will be when this is finished.
I will then do the same to the Hull/Deck, which needs tidying up; portholes added and I am going to risk fitting the deck handrails before fitting the wooden deck so that I can make the paint job as tidy as possible around the deck handrails, a bit of a gamble I know. Derek
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Graham D
Guest
Looking good, isn't PE fun.
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Caledonia
Guest
This week have been spent fitting the portholes to the superstructure. The first photo shows the tools I used. The second and third photos show the cement splatter after fixing the viewports and after cleaning up with the fibre glass eraser. The fourth picture shows the comparison with no portholes and with portholes.
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As mentioned previously I removed the hanger doors and fitted a sheet of 0.5mm tk. Evergreen. As this looked pretty bland I added some portholes and doors. I also did this to the other end of the new boat deck bulkhead. I read somewhere that the underside of the boat deck was made into accommodation so added a door and some portholes.
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Whilst the Gold Medal PE is excellent quality, the instructions are very poor, there is no guidance as to where ladders go, and the handrail instructions leave a lot to the imagination. Consequently I have spend a good deal of time Googling to find photos.
When trying to curve the handrails the best and simplest method I use is to lay the handrail on top of an eraser and use the shaft of say a pen or screwdriver. Apply gentle pressure and begin the rolling action.
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The remainder of the photos show the progress so far with the ladder and handrail PE, lots more to go.
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Thanks for viewing Derek
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As mentioned previously I removed the hanger doors and fitted a sheet of 0.5mm tk. Evergreen. As this looked pretty bland I added some portholes and doors. I also did this to the other end of the new boat deck bulkhead. I read somewhere that the underside of the boat deck was made into accommodation so added a door and some portholes.
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Whilst the Gold Medal PE is excellent quality, the instructions are very poor, there is no guidance as to where ladders go, and the handrail instructions leave a lot to the imagination. Consequently I have spend a good deal of time Googling to find photos.
When trying to curve the handrails the best and simplest method I use is to lay the handrail on top of an eraser and use the shaft of say a pen or screwdriver. Apply gentle pressure and begin the rolling action.
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The remainder of the photos show the progress so far with the ladder and handrail PE, lots more to go.
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Thanks for viewing Derek