HMS DREADNOUGHT 1906

[BattleshipBob]

Rigging sounds fun, not. Bet get some CA accelerator!

[Dave Ward]

Rigging sounds fun, not. Bet get some CA accelerator!

Bob,
get some in a bottle - it's much easier to use than a spray can!
Dave

[Tim Marlow]

....and don’t get debonder by mistake :tongue-out3:

[Steve Jones]

Stunning work Carl. Beautiful attention to detail. Looking forward to seeing the next update

[Defiant911]

Stunning work Carl. Beautiful attention to detail. Looking forward to seeing the next update

Thanks Steve,
lve not had much time and when I do put in half hour or so it seems like I make the smallest progress. everything's so fiddly.
Carl

[Defiant911]

One of the little steam powered barges put together with a little Eduard cabin bit and a little sailer stood next to it..
Also a quick shot of the super structure to show that there is some progress. Some of it looks like it was put together by a 6 year old but as usual there are many things to learn to do better for next time.

And one of the big guns:-

[Tim Marlow]

That looks great Carl. Really nice job. It looks suitably busy and etch has lifted it considerably.

[Defiant911]

That looks great Carl. Really nice job. It looks suitably busy and etch has lifted it considerably.

Thanks Tim, it’s coming along but it gets quite repetitive in places so I have been rather taking my time.

[BattleshipBob]

Coming along very well!

Can i ask a ? Did the wooden deck cause any issues fitting the superstruture, and how did you glue it in place, i am worried about glue marks etc on the deck where it meets the superstructure??

Thanks bob

[Defiant911]

Coming along very well!

Can i ask a ? Did the wooden deck cause any issues fitting the superstruture, and how did you glue it in place, i am worried about glue marks etc on the deck where it meets the superstructure??

Thanks bob

Hi Bob, the wood deck itself is self adhesive and caused no issues.
the wood deck has all the holes in it for placement of super structure and other parts. The main deck has a rsised lip to which the super structure fits. rather Than stick to the wood itself I was using this raised edge to glue to. this seems to have worked ok. Of course as thin as the wood is it has raised the super structure by about 0.24mm which did cause me a few issues with little tower structures as in affect there legs were slightly short. In hind site it might of been easier long term to trim the wood around the plastic parts but this seemed like a lot of work and a higher potential of damaging the delicate wood deck.
you can always make new structure legs using some copper pipe or similar and just make them a touch longer so with some thought this might have made the fit easier.
That said, I mostly got away with it although a few areas are probably not as level as they should be.
As I say, as long as you take into account the small additional thickness then you can adapt certain parts as you go.

[BattleshipBob]

Cheers Carl, appreciated

Will start KGV in the near future. Bought a wooden deck so all new too me as well. Trying to get PE set but hard to find unless you want to pay a lot!

[Defiant911]

Cheers Carl, appreciated

Will start KGV in the near future. Bought a wooden deck so all new too me as well. Trying to get PE set but hard to find unless you want to pay a lot!

I find a lot of the pe is just too small or delicate to use. I think the biggest improvement with pe is the railings which you can buy cheaper in 1:350 to most ships.

[BattleshipBob]

I find a lot of the pe is just too small or delicate to use. I think the biggest improvement with pe is the railings which you can buy cheaper in 1:350 to most ships.

Got railings which inc the cranes, agree with small pesky parts, do my head in lol

[Jim R]

Hi Carl
Looking great. PE does add quite a bit. Well done.
Jim

[Ian M]

Coming along nicely.