AN too make sure I have enough rainbow ribbin wire I bought 5 mertes of it this will be soldered to two 44 pins electric plugs that will be fitted in the hull joint so that when I part the model in to two bits it will slide back nicely in each other an this will power all the servo's in the model (I hope if I can get it all in )
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Hope your not colour blind!!
You might need a decent forklift:flushed:
Not to bad Chris, no change. Got docs Monday to see whats next, hoping he will support my hope for early retirement on ill health
Thanks ChrisComment
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well that's enough of that for now back to the build I have spent all last wk making up all 8 bilge keel's these are fitted to ships to reduce rolling an it was a devil of a job to try an measure around the hull to get the all at the right angle as when I fit the 6 stabilizers 3 on each side of the ship an these will be all workingComment
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Your better half must be really understanding to have something that big around the house lol
Coming along nicely ChrisComment
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HI AL yes jen knows how much it means to me as im retired an I don't like gardening so got to do some mini engineering on this ship an at times she helps me on it so I don't vegetate as id go crazy just sittin around an she don't mind me doin this as long as I clear up after Ive finished for the dayComment
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A close up shot of the bildge keelsComment
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HERE if you look closely ive cut out two slots for the prop sharfts at the stern end but just done two in case they are not in the correct position if they are then i'll cut out the other side :cold-sweat:an it seems to me its goin to be a devil of a job to fit in all 4 sharfts an get them right but im enjoyin the challengeComment
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You could always build dry dock in the garden! Really admire the hard work Chris
How many ships have you built???Comment
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ANYWAY here in this pic ive fitted two starboard side prop sharfts in loosely to see if I have got the length of the sharft's right an they must not be angled down but they must be faceing straight backwards if not it wont sail correctlyComment
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Blimey that's a fair amount of expenditure and a lot of work(mighty fine work I might add)Comment
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HI again Bob I have a wet dock in the garden its a 9ft long cattle trough where I do all the balance testing a testing for leaks in the hull an tiger will be in it in about 2yrs time an how many ships have I built well
no 1. was hms amazon in 1/64 scale
no. 2 was hms York in the same scale an boy were they big
no. 3 was hms campbeltown type 22 frigate in 1/72 scale but still over 7ft long
no. 4 was another big 1/64 scale type 42 stretched again over 7ft long hms Edinburgh which my m8 has now an he sails her at times
no . 5 was uss nimitz that big aircraft carrier 7yr build at nr 9 ft long
no . 6 was hms kellington in 1/96 scale an its was the smallest i ever built an that was about 2ft long as i had a lady freind of the wife asked me if i would build it for her an it was a kit an it took about 3months as she was flabbergasted that it was built in that time but there was not much too it i was on it as much as my bad back would allow me as i could when I came home from work as i wanted to start my nxt build
no 7. was hms Norfolk in 1/72 which I have now an im still sailin her
no. 8 is tiger which you are lookin at now (phew im pooped)Comment
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You have been busy!!!!!! Thats.one hell of a build history Chris and fantastic dedication to the art.Comment
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Anyway on with the build pics I thought this was goin to be a small update but blimey im wrong on that an a angle shot of sharfts in the hull an the whole rear sectioncan be seen as well the rear bigle keels
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