Hms Cornwall 1/350

[Tim Marlow]

Excellent work Mark. Great etch work, especially. Ship modelling is an art that really needs etch to get the best from it.

[Mark1]

Excellent work Mark. Great etch work, especially. Ship modelling is an art that really needs etch to get the best from it.

Thanks Tim, as much as etch is a pain a ship has gotta have railings at least or it will just look half finished.

[boatman]

Thanks Tim, as much as etch is a pain a ship has gotta have railings at least or it will just look half finished.

YES Mark thats why i have fitted all my railings on tiger as i was goin to leave them off untill she had her first vouge but now they are on as you say it looks finished an very wel done on your ship also
c/j

[Mark1]

YES Mark thats why i have fitted all my railings on tiger as i was goin to leave them off untill she had her first vouge but now they are on as you say it looks finished an very wel done on your ship also
c/j

Thanks Chris :thumb2:

[Mark1]

A quick update,so this is the first time ive really put any effort into weathering a deck and the first time ive ever used oils so im pretty happy with the outcome albeit i still need plenty of practice, think ive given it the greyish worn look and took the edge off the tan.
I mixed a reddish brown wash first to bring out the plank detail then randomly placed small blobs of neutral grey and a greyish tan colour over the deck and just sort of scrubbed it all in with a brush. Finished with a coat of vallejo matt clear,when thats nice and dry i will begin the lovely job of masking the deck leaving what needs painting grey exposed. The hull will be painted black,bootline masked over,lower hull painted red then ill fix the deck railings and paint the upper hull and deck parts grey.

[BattleshipBob]

Love the PE Mark, deck looks looks the business too!

[Mark1]

Thanks Bob :thumb2:

[Mark1]

Planking on the upper deck has been painted and masked up ,railings have been added, a few bits of etch to add to the underside and then i will give ot a coat of grey.

[boatman]

WOW Mark them p/e railins look really good as it was a bugger tryin to thread 1mm brass rod through 1mm holes on the stantinations an hard work on the ole eyeballs on my tiger but yours come complete dont they ? but very nice work n your ship indeed Sir
chrisb

[Mark1]

Cheers Chris, yes these railings just need bending to shape, my yamoto has separate stantions with 0.1mm wire to thread through them, cant say im thrilled at the thought of doing them!

[boatman]

Cheers Chris, yes these railings just need bending to shape, my yamoto has separate stantions with 0.1mm wire to thread through them, cant say im thrilled at the thought of doing them!

WELL Mark i hope you have got a good manifier as them stantions will take some doin as i thought they would be all complete like other 1/200 ships p/e so how high will your stantions be on yammy as the are about 3/4 of an inch hign in 1/72 scale but in 1/200 will be a real challange could i see a pic of them stantions please ?
chrisb

[Mark1]

WELL Mark i hope you have got a good manifier as them stantions will take some doin as i thought they would be all complete like other 1/200 ships p/e so how high will your stantions be on yammy as the are about 3/4 of an inch hign in 1/72 scale but in 1/200 will be a real challange could i see a pic of them stantions please ?
chrisb

1/200 would be a challenge Chris but mine is the tamiya new tool 1/350!
This is how many i got to do,each one needs a hole drilled to fit them.
And heres how big they are.

[Mark1]

And the small ones!

[boatman]

WOW so they are a qauter of an inch high Mark an why 1/350 th as your yammy is a 1/200 th isnt it or a 1/350 th ? as im gettin a bit mixed up here an if i was you make up a jig to hold one complete length a then drill them out with a upright mount drill as mine takes very tiny drill bit as when i bought the upright bench drill i went threough 4 chucks in B&Q before i found a chuck that was fitted with very arccute jaws in the chuck to hold these small 1mm drill bits as mine were a job to drill out at 3 times the size so better you than me wow
chrisb

[Mark1]

WOW so they are a qauter of an inch high Mark an why 1/350 th as your yammy is a 1/200 th isnt it or a 1/350 th ? as im gettin a bit mixed up here an if i was you make up a jig to hold one complete length a then drill them out with a upright mount drill as mine takes very tiny drill bit as when i bought the upright bench drill i went threough 4 chucks in B&Q before i found a chuck that was fitted with very arccute jaws in the chuck to hold these small 1mm drill bits as mine were a job to drill out at 3 times the size so better you than me wow
chrisb

Its 1/350 Chris, the holes need to be
0.3 mm By 0.5 deep so it will be a very time consuming effort by hand.