Month: <span>July 2019</span>

Fitting Out.

Over the past few months our aim was to design and create all the modules that make up the ships structure, and whilst this post may seem to jump ahead in a big way its just now that the modules are being added together to create the model. The following image shows the main structure…


Search Light Platforms

I have had some great fun in the designing and creation of these two large search light platforms.The first process was to convert the 2D plans into a 3D CAD file, which was done by breaking down one platform into smaller modules as this improved the design and when all sections were brought together I…


Completed Parts

Today was a day of painting all the 3D printed parts, either by brush but mainly with the use of an airbrush.As you can see from the image below there is a growing number of parts all ready for being installed onto the model as each stage progresses. There are only two main parts to…


Conning Tower Update

After many hours of work the conning tower is getting close to completion, with all the 3D printed parts added, and all the filling and sanding done it was time for a primer coat of paint. I like to do this with a medium grey colour as this allows me to see the flaws on…


Conning Tower

Now I have all the parts for the conning tower its time to start the test fitting them to ensure its a tight fit. A challenge I have is that all 3D printed parts can have slight differences in size, which can be down to the resin curing at different rates which becomes more noticeable…


Quick Overview Of The Ship

I thought that today I would give you all a quick overview of the models progress, having been asked several times about the model. So here we are with a image showing most of the fittings in place, which has given me a chance to check the measurements and placement of the parts. All I…


4 inch Guns

Today has been about building these resin cast guns.I needed to clean up the main resin parts and fill all the air bubble gaps due to the casting process, and this can be a challenge due to the complex nature of the parts. Once this was complete I could then move onto sanding down the…


Shelter Deck

The build process is now moving quite fast with the main structures near complete in smaller modules, and they are starting to be fixed to the ship. My first part was to install the wooden decking for the shelter deck, and once the glue had fully cured I could then add the shelter deck frame…