Right then play time over. Time for the photos:
The two mounts here below the torpedo holder are not the ones that had to go, but I had already started butchering the others.
This is what I discovered once I started cutting. I didn't realise that they where also raised!
After a bit of filler pieces and some filler..
Time to put the deck reinforcement plates back. These where left in place on the real boat, only the actual brackets where removed.
As she was built, there where two pairs of two torpedo holders, under the refit, the rear ones of each pair was removed. Again some deck detail had to be cut away and the scars removed.
The Radar ariel's on the mast in the kit are in PE. and very flat! So I made some new ones up from brass rod and tube. A bit of solder and looking a lot better...The Yard arm is also replaced with a bit of rod, The Wires for the ariel's has been added using lead wire.
The IFF transponder in the kit was just wrong. Also after the Deck gun was fitted it was moved from the bow of the boat to up on the side of the bridge. So I made a new one, and the mount for it out of plastic stock and brass. Again a bit of lead wire to give it some juice.
The Cleats for all the rig and signal flag ropes and what not where also just a molded on with no posibility to attach a line. so they went to the growing pile of plastic chippings. The small white electrical out let box is built out of six bits of plastic. it measures 6x6mm. The wires from the mast ariel will be going in here.
More later when my eyes are uncrossed and I can feel my fingers again.
Ian M
The two mounts here below the torpedo holder are not the ones that had to go, but I had already started butchering the others.
This is what I discovered once I started cutting. I didn't realise that they where also raised!
After a bit of filler pieces and some filler..
Time to put the deck reinforcement plates back. These where left in place on the real boat, only the actual brackets where removed.
As she was built, there where two pairs of two torpedo holders, under the refit, the rear ones of each pair was removed. Again some deck detail had to be cut away and the scars removed.
The Radar ariel's on the mast in the kit are in PE. and very flat! So I made some new ones up from brass rod and tube. A bit of solder and looking a lot better...The Yard arm is also replaced with a bit of rod, The Wires for the ariel's has been added using lead wire.
The IFF transponder in the kit was just wrong. Also after the Deck gun was fitted it was moved from the bow of the boat to up on the side of the bridge. So I made a new one, and the mount for it out of plastic stock and brass. Again a bit of lead wire to give it some juice.
The Cleats for all the rig and signal flag ropes and what not where also just a molded on with no posibility to attach a line. so they went to the growing pile of plastic chippings. The small white electrical out let box is built out of six bits of plastic. it measures 6x6mm. The wires from the mast ariel will be going in here.
More later when my eyes are uncrossed and I can feel my fingers again.
Ian M
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