Yokosuka E-14Y ‘Glen’ with catapult

[Steve Brodie]

SWMBO has to see this as she thinks I'm weird looking in any shop department for things that can be used in modelling. Great idea Tony

Ditto ! :smiling5: :smiling5:

[Jim R]

Great work Tony. A perfect example of how non modelling stuff can be used to great effect. Your method of placing the rivets accurately certainly works better than trying to draw lines.

[yak face]

Wow, loving the rivets! What size are they Tony?

Theyre roughly about 0.75 mm balls neil , but they arent consistent in size so I had to try and pick ones that looked about the same .

[minitnkr]

Very nice result.

[rtfoe]

Rivet spacer idea is brilliant Tony.

Cheers,
Wabble

[yak face]

The hangar has had a quick coat of Halfords grey primer and this highlighted a few pinholes , which you dont want in a submarine! These have been touched up with grey acrylic , and once dry it will be getting a coat of the black primer. A thin strip of tamiya tape was stuck on at the front to represent the joint of the hangar door .

[Mini Me]

All coming along very nicely Tony. :thumb2:

[JR]

The second one was the same pink stuff as the hull john , the yellow foam I used for the first one was just too soft , more like florists oasis - you only had to look at it and it marked !

ThanksTony, did think that the yellow was a soft and more coarse insulation foam then the pink. I recently tried to cut a section while practicing with a hot wire cutter. Trying to cut it with a knife was not much better, it crumbled.

[flyjoe180]

Amazing work Tony, this is going to look A1

[yak face]

Got the hull and hangar primed now , ready to stick together and then i can finally get some paint on. Theres just the ancillaries to be made/ found now and added too.

[yak face]

Hangar section now stuck on and the join smoothed off . Ive also stuck the catapult . Its now looking more like a sub .

[Neil Merryweather]

Blimey, No More Nails?
What are you planning to do with it Tony?

[yak face]

Blimey, No More Nails?
What are you planning to do with it Tony?

Its one of the only things that works sticking the foam together . I tried superglue - melted it , pva - wouldnt stick , UHU hart - melted it , poly cement - melted it . This no more nails is a water based one , very handy for cleaning up joints and so can be used as a caulk too. Cheers tony

[Neil Merryweather]

Its one of the only things that works sticking the foam together . I tried superglue - melted it , pva - wouldnt stick , UHU hart - melted it , poly cement - melted it . This no more nails is a water based one , very handy for cleaning up joints and so can be used as a caulk too. Cheers tony

Good to know, cheers Tony

[adt70hk]

Hot glue would probably work Tony. I've used it before without issue in foam ...but as you already have No More Nails probably not worth the extra investment.....

Keep up the good work.

Andrew