1/72 HMS Iron Duke - Type 23 Frigate

[Tworrs]

Wow ! Like the way you set about this build Garry , she's certainly a size alright .
Nice work with the ply base frame and covering . Chris is going to be in his element with this .
Will follow along please .

Thank you John, you are welcome to pull up a chair.

[Tworrs]

Today I made a start on the Sea Wolf SAM silo.

[Allen Dewire]

I am fashionably late to your build Noah Garry. I apologize for that. When I first saw this and the first few pictures, I thought you knew something that we didn't. Like maybe it was going to rain for 40 days and 40 nights or the like. I then thought about how you were going to collect all the animals 2 by 2. Reality stepped in, as I know there are no Grizzly Bears in NZ and you hadn't made compartments for them all to live in...What a relief!!!...

All kidding aside Sir, this is going to be one heck of a build and I will be watching. I only hope you drive a station wagon as it looks massive and won't fit in VW Polo for transport. Have fun and watch out for splinters........

Prost
Allen

[Tworrs]

I am fashionably late to your build Noah Garry. I apologize for that. When I first saw this and the first few pictures, I thought you knew something that we didn't. Like maybe it was going to rain for 40 days and 40 nights or the like. I then thought about how you were going to collect all the animals 2 by 2. Reality stepped in, as I know there are no Grizzly Bears in NZ and you hadn't made compartments for them all to live in...What a relief!!!...

All kidding aside Sir, this is going to be one heck of a build and I will be watching. I only hope you drive a station wagon as it looks massive and won't fit in VW Polo for transport. Have fun and watch out for splinters........

Prost
Allen

Haha Allen, we have just had our rainy season, and the associated floods, so I'm a bit late in that regard.
You are right it will be quite a build, and I aim to have lots of fun on the journey.
Not to worry I have a Land Cruiser to carry her in, so should be fine.
Garry

[Tworrs]

A little more work on the missile silo and some shopping for a battery, fuse holder, fuses, spade connectors, strip connectors and wire.

[boatman]

HI Garry looking good yes you got the right batt 12v 9amp hr but now i dont want to confuse you on this but to get her to float right i have a two batt system the 12v 9amp hr is fitted amidships to work just the ESC an motors as they will be hungry on power at some 30 amps or more

so i have another 12v 3amp hr smaller batt fitted in the hull just below the hanger bay an this batt runs all the lights an ive also fitted in a 6v reducuer unit that takes 12v an cuts the power down to 6v to power the R/X so no small batts to work the R/X if you see what i mean so all in a two batt system workin through two switches fitted on the deck if this is not clear to you i'll try an post a wirein diogram for you but if you not happy with that idea then you go with how you understand it ok
ATB Garry an you are doin fine on this model brilliant Sir an have a nice day
chrisb

ps Garry if you want to get one of the 12v down to 6v reducers then look on your ebay an they sell them at about a fiver ago so not exspensive as they do all sorts of reducers power cuts down eg. 12v to 5.3 v an 12v down to 3v AN i find them very handy to use an they are not very big about an inch or so sqaure an i have in my norfolk the whole range to work things that are low power ok an if you want some pics of these units i will post some pics for you ?

[Tworrs]

HI Garry looking good yes you got the right batt 12v 9amp hr but now i dont want to confuse you on this but to get her to float right i have a two batt system the 12v 9amp hr is fitted amidships to work just the ESC an motors as they will be hungry on power at some 30 amps or more

so i have another 12v 3amp hr smaller batt fitted in the hull just below the hanger bay an this batt runs all the lights an ive also fitted in a 6v reducuer unit that takes 12v an cuts the power down to 6v to power the R/X so no small batts to work the R/X if you see what i mean so all in a two batt system workin through two switches fitted on the deck if this is not clear to you i'll try an post a wirein diogram for you but if you not happy with that idea then you go with how you understand it ok
ATB Garry an you are doin fine on this model brilliant Sir an have a nice day
chrisb

ps Garry if you want to get one of the 12v down to 6v reducers then look on your ebay an they sell them at about a fiver ago so not exspensive as they do all sorts of reducers power cuts down eg. 12v to 5.3 v an 12v down to 3v AN i find them very handy to use an they are not very big about an inch or so sqaure an i have in my norfolk the whole range to work things that are low power ok an if you want some pics of these units i will post some pics for you ?

Hi Chris, I have 3 other battery packs which will be used to power anything else that I want to, so I'm pretty happy with that arrangement.
I have a power converter, input from 6-18v and output to 3v,5v,6v,9v,12v or 15v on hand if I need to use it.
I will be installing inline fuses and isolations switches to all the circuits, as well as a main fuse on the 12v positive side.
The 12v battery weighs in at 2.5kg and the 3 battery packs together about 1kg, so I may need to add some more ballast somewhere, but I'll see at testing stage.
You have a nice day too.

[Tworrs]

The basic structure of the missile silos is pretty much done now.
Then a pic of The Duke, with all the superstructure loosely fitted.
Now I need to get into filling and sanding of all of it, before I can start on the next phase.
I ordered some bits from Fleetscale a month ago, but with Peter being ill, Justin has been battling to keep up, so I'm not sure when that order might arrive.

[boatman]

LOOKIN very good Garry you are on the right track an that seawolf missle silo looks spot on an how are you goin to uplink the eletrics to the S/S ? JUST long wires with a plug at the bottom or like i use the COMPUTER D CONNECTERS ? as i find they are very good but up to you on that an you say a person is ill at fleetscale well i hope the person gets better soon an you get your parts soon as it annoyin if you cant do that bit an you have to make a fresh start on some other bit but your I/D is comin on very well please keep the updates comin as we are enjoyin this build
ATB
chrisb

[Tworrs]

LOOKIN very good Garry you are on the right track an that seawolf missle silo looks spot on an how are you goin to uplink the eletrics to the S/S ? JUST long wires with a plug at the bottom or like i use the COMPUTER D CONNECTERS ? as i find they are very good but up to you on that an you say a person is ill at fleetscale well i hope the person gets better soon an you get your parts soon as it annoyin if you cant do that bit an you have to make a fresh start on some other bit but your I/D is comin on very well please keep the updates comin as we are enjoyin this build
ATB
chrisb

I have both RS232 D connectors, as well as JST connectors, so it will end up a combination of them both, with a few terminal strips as well.
Yes, it would be nice to get the bits from Fleetscale, but I have plenty to get on with in the meantime.

[Jim R]

All coming on a treat Garry. I don't understand any of the electrics involved but it sounds as if you have it all in hand.

[Tworrs]

Thanks Jim, when I started I didn't have a clue about the electronics either, so got stuck in and started reading, and slowly I'm starting to understand, I will no doubt make some mistakes, but hey, every day is a school day.

[boatman]

YES Garry its learn learn an more learning = fun an enjoyment to see somthing that you have wired up an then to your amazemant it all works as thats how it is for me as

basically the wireing is all circuts an jump circuts to the actual unit thats to be got working an you will pick it up ok when concidering how fast an accrute you have built her so far as im amazed VERY WELL DONE INDEED
chrisb

[Tworrs]

I've been busy with the mast sections, and some fiddly bits
I added the top section to the main mast, and made 8 little pyramids that fit onto the sides of said section.
Then I started on the smaller hanger deck mast, and have managed to get the main body of that done, now I need to make 4 little inverted triangles to close up the holes.
Then it's back to filling and sanding.

[boatman]

HI Garry great to see you settin about them masts as they are fairly awkward to build as there are so many angles on them an glad you managded to make them tiny pyramids as i took an easy route on them as i found them already made on jens plastic chain what fits around the garden as they were the exact size it was just a case of cut them off an sand down an glue them in place on the mast so that saved a lot of work but its all the fun of the build isnt it yours are lookin good keep the updates comin
ATB
Chrisb