An American Spy Ship?

[boatman]

Just missed your post Christopher...don't be surprised if one reads I'm carrying hazardous material. :tears-of-joy:

Cheers,
Richard

OK Richard i wont bother to look up the meaning of your signal as what you say sounds about right lol
chris

[rtfoe]

Knock yourself out Christopher as some of the messages for the flags are not familiar with me. :smiling6:

Looked up my shelf and found I had a bottle of Deluxe Making Waves...and all this time I've been using Gesso. I think I bought the DMW two years ago and plumb forgot about it thinking I would use it some day. So will try something with it.

Cheers,
Richard

[boatman]

OK RICHARD i will have a look for the signal flags chart if i can find them
chris

[Andy Belsey]

Fantastic model Richard. Just had a catch up.
Andy

[rtfoe]

Thanks Andy, it'll be gone by January so only pictures to remind me of it.

Cheers,
Richard

[Allen Dewire]

Hi Richard,

Absolutely outstanding work on those flags my friend!!! Doesn't matter what they stand for, your ability to paint them, at this scale, is unbelievable....

I agree with Ron about the waves, but it's your masterpiece Sir. Every time I look at the pics, I just can't fathom how you did all this in this 1/700 and all the ketchup blood, sweat and tears shed along the journey......

Truly excellent job Richard, but I do think you forgot to drill out the barrels on the .50 cal. MGs..............

Prost
Allen

[boatman]

HI Richard you asked me to post pics of signal flag well here they are what will go on my tiger but not all as there are so many different kinds but i think i can find the meaning of you signal on your mast an they go by their letters or NO.s prefix i think

[boatman]

an ive used some of these hence the cut outs

[boatman]

WELL Richard from what i can see of your flags on the port side of your mast the top one blue an white cheqered is a NEGATIVE then the next long red an white is a outer marker pentant saying ANSWER then it looks to me white flag with a blue center is I AM OPERATEING ASTERN PROPULSION an then the yellow flag with the black dot IS I AM ALTERING MY COURSE TO PORT an then your bottom flag white with a red dot is NO.2 oop: i think lol an on the starboard side of the mast cant find the white flag with a blue dot so onto the long yellow an red an is the letter 0 an the last flag is yellow an blue halves is I WISH TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU . hows that so its a right ole mish mash of signals but i take my hat off to you sir for havin a go at these signals as a lot of people have no idea what they mean an think they are bunnting lol BUT well done m8 for havin a go :thinking:but on some i may have got wrong so really its pot luck
:thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2: :rolling:

chris the signal man

[rtfoe]

Hi Chris, yup that's about right on the messages...toldja I would be zig zagging and suddenly going astern. The flag with the blue square should be the reverse with a white center.

Anyway I did the final rigging for the telecommunication wires that run between the masts....I spotted a faint image of it in one of the photos. I'm not sure of the angle and where it attaches on both sides.



Oops...just realised its supposed to be attached to the next yardarm...dammit. Needs a redo.:confounded:

Cheers,
Richard

[boatman]

Rchard that telecommunication wires is called a pantagraph i think an please leave it as that how it goes on navy ships as ive got one on my tiger but up to you on that but it looks great in my opinion
chris

[rtfoe]

You know I have itchy fingers, Christopher :smiling2: so I went ahead and fixed it and lost half an hour of oxygen to the brain.



And here's a couple of more images from a lower angle...



Now to locate some water pump spouts along the hull.

Cheers,
Richard

[adt70hk]

Brilliant. Quite simply brilliant.

[boatman]

ITS really come out well richard :thumb2:
chris

[rtfoe]

Thanks Andrew and Christopher, glad you like the corrections.

Cheers,
Richard