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…
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…
Main Deck
This past weekend has been working on the deck for the main part of the ship, cutting and sanding it until I had a clean tight fit. Following that it was then down to adding the filler and adding the edging strip all the way around before blending it in with the paintwork. All that’s…
Rear Deck
Today we made a start on the rear deck, as the flat clear lacquer had now cured, so we can now start fitting the decking and work out the placement of the two rear main guns. We also needed to start work on the super structure of the ship and part of this structure continues…
Main Guns
This weekend we started working on the main guns by cleaning up the main turret section, and filling any bubbles and flaws in the casting.The main guns were fitted to the turret section and then using epoxy putty filled and sculpted to form a neat canvas look to the base of the barrel. All that…
Test Fitting Of Rear Deck
The last few days have been working on the designs for the decking, which have been refined several times to get a good result.I am now happy with the final design and after a little resetting of the laser cutter the results look fantastic. I am looking forward to getting these fitted once the main…
Laser Tests
Today we started testing our CAD skills and then outputting the designs via our laser cutter. Two reasons for this is as follows: Firstly check our designs are the correct scales and that we are not missing items such as portholes and doors, and anything fitted directly to the walls or deck. Secondly we need…
Planning
Today saw the start of reviewing all the plans and making measurements for the superstructure and deck fittings.This semi kit was supplied by Fleetscale which includes the fibreglass hull and most the fittings so its a simpler job compared to building HMS Hampshire. Once all the measurements have been made it will be time to…
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