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…
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…
Conning Tower
Today saw the start of the conning tower construction, with the laser cut main tower being constructed and left to cure before filling and sanding commenced. Once complete I then moved onto the different decks with the upper two being 3D printed, as this meant I could set off the printer whilst working on other…
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