I think you will agree that these photos show off all the details and work involved in making this model.
Detailing
Today is all about the fine details to make the ship look realistic, by adding flags and all the small touches that most will not see but from my point it helps to complete the model. Union Flag
The Crane
The main crane has taken a few evenings work to design on CAD,and the final files made ready for 3D printing. The main jib took around 9 hours to print and the control section only took 3 hours, but I am always amazed with the results from the printer. As you will see the image…
Main Deck Fittings
I had a fair amount of work on the main deck to fit the anchors and relevant lockers and other vents, but the final result is fantastic. I added the main anchor chains and the locking chains which are in black, and all thats left to do in this area is to add the flag…
Stanchions
Today has been a day of working on getting the last of the stanchions in place, painted, and then the slow but rewarding process of adding the cord to all the stanchions. Some of the decks have two rows of cord and the two largest decks have three rows, so to help get the spacing…
Detailing Work
Once the rear mast was finished and fitted it was time to start the detailing work, and to drill and fit all the stanchions.I started by fitting all the lockers, vent pipes and mushroom vents before moving onto the finer details such as the guns.The final step was to start fitting all the cord to…
Rear Mast
The past weekend was spent working on the rear mast and fitting it out with the platforms and mast stays. I set this aside to dry while I made all the copper wire ladder rings, of which there were over 60 required and then it was only the drilling to do all 120 plus holes.I…
Onward and Upwards
The last few days have been all about the main structure and getting all the detailing done and correct.I have now started to add items such as the search lights, water tanks and vents, with a mass of brass etch items added such as ladders and steps. Below are a couple of photos showing the…
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…
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