boatman's 1/72 HMS Tiger C20 build

[boatman]

Chris, you're doing a heck of a job with this, and the ways that you're overcoming the challenges and small setbacks, is nothing less than amazing! Beautiful work on that turret.

THANKS Gerry yes im gettin there just wish thing on this ship were a bit more easy to build as its nearly all angles
atb
chrisbmtb

[boatman]

Great stuff Chris. Turret is looking the dogs from here…….
Hope Jen is still improving as well, and give that fur ball a chuckle under the chin from me :thumb2:

HI Tim yes im pleased at how the turret has turned out after two months at it as like this small turret the angles make it so hard to get a start on build it an lastest news on jen we phoned hospital an found somehow she has been missed an no letter sent to her for plaster removeable as she is now in her 7th week so tomorrow she got an app at hos at 10.25 to have hopefully an xray on her ankle an hopefully plaster removed but we will see tomorrow an regards the fur ball lilley no way will i tickle her under her chin just treid to coach her an she maulded my hand i think she has got some of MATRON in her very nasty an instead of needles she got her long claws GAWRD sherwth like tacklin a lion
but she wil calm down when she want her nosh lol
ATB Tim
chrisbmtb

[boatman]

AN NO one liked the vid of her guns firein on the page bottom 209 ? as she is pumpin out the shell's about 40 rounds per min on the 6 inch gun an 90 to 120 rounds per min on the 3 inch gun
chrisbmtb

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Chris
Superb work on the 6” gun turret, it looks terrific! Your scratch building skills continue to astonish. It will be an awesome sight to see Tiger open up with a broadside!!!

I hope Jen is feeling better and the plaster comes off soon.

All the best mate
Paul

[boatman]

Hi Chris
Superb work on the 6” gun turret, it looks terrific! Your scratch building skills continue to astonish. It will be an awesome sight to see Tiger open up with a broadside!!!

I hope Jen is feeling better and the plaster comes off soon.

All the best mate
Paul

HI Paul cheers on your nice comments on that gun turret as ive reworked it to get rid of some bumbs that dint show till i posted the pics on here so its a lot better now an yes hope the gent can build my gunfire sound unit but havnt heard anything for a week or so an regards jens plaster well the hos just rung to say her app is now cannceled till another some week an jen is fumein as she has slept on the settee for the last nr 7 wks as she cant get up the stairs what a muck up
ATB Paul
chrisb an jen

[tr1ckey66]

an regards jens plaster well the hos just rung to say her app is now cannceled till another some week an jen is fumein as she has slept on the settee for the last nr 7 wks as she cant get up the stairs what a muck up

What a palaver! Oh well I hope the operation happens sooner rather than later and Jen can get back to bed again!
All the best
P

[boatman]

What a palaver! Oh well I hope the operation happens sooner rather than later and Jen can get back to bed again!
All the best
P

THANKS Paul never known things to be so bad hope she get another app soon as jen want to have a bath as all she can do is have a strip wash an she is not a happy bunny what a B*lls up

[boatman]

WELL as we now not goin to the hospital tomorrow i will cut off the lenghts of them 3 inch gun barrells from brass tube an try an fit in the barrels 2mm ultra bright flashin leds to work like the big gun turret hopefully will COR THERES A LOT OF HOPE IN THIS BUILD LOL

[Peter Gillson]

Very nice indeed. Great work, and congrats on working out all of the engineering which has gone into it.

Peter

[boatman]

Very nice indeed. Great work, and congrats on working out all of the engineering which has gone into it.

Peter

HI Peter many thanks for your comments on my scratch building really enjoyed it in some way but its a real job to try an get it nr right as the plans dont give every details
ATB
chrisb mtb

[outrunner]

Great work Chris, you must have the patience of a saint, and I thought tracks were a hard job but they are nothing compared to the work you are putting in on this ship.

Andy.

[JR]

Navy Gets 'tiger' (1959) - Bing video
but this was when she was a gun crusier an not the helo carrier but the guns are still the same as im building just that these ones are more realistic lol
chrisbmtb

Anyone else notice the guy in civvies watching the helmsman at 39 seconds ?

[JR]

Evening Chris Tea Maker to the Many.
What glues are you using on that turret ?

Sorry to read about the cancellation, poor Jen must be fed up with it all .

[boatman]

Great work Chris, you must have the patience of a saint, and I thought tracks were a hard job but they are nothing compared to the work you are putting in on this ship.

Andy.

WOW Andy yes ive got the patience but dont think im a saint lol an i really do enjoy this build because in my mind im thinking of what this ship will look like in the end an that what keeps me goin
cheers
chrisb mtb

[boatman]

Anyone else notice the guy in civvies watching the helmsman at 39 seconds ?

YEA John maybe a civvie contractor waiting for a cuppa lo
chrisbmtb