by Christian M. » Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:50 pm
Hello,
I tghink some feedback is welcome for manufactures about their sets, so I will do from time to time here.
Because I finished aft mast now, I must for the first say that this was very well done again to do by Pontos with that brass and PE parts. Only brass parts 09 and 11 (2x), as wel PE part 321 (2x) should other way made as instruction tells, because more complicated as necessary in my opinion. If you glue these 5 parts for it's own together first and then complete construction under upper platform it is more easy, too, because PE 321 connection can be bended when sticking, means brass part 11 beams can be put in correct angle without any problem then.
Here a picture of what I mean.
Further, as told in my construction thread of model at work in progress area here, there is anything missing with what crew can climb up to both platforms on mast. As far as DariusP and I found out, there were rungs on the back of mast (innerside) of Gangut class, but these are missing completly at Zvezda's mast too, but also as PE part here by Pontos to stick on brass mast.
Parts fit all well together, only PE part 299 (connection of the 2 mast main parts brass 05 and 07) is a problem, because holes are not correct in diameter ... means bigger hole is too large for brass 05 (not a real problem) and smaller hole is too small for brass 07 (a real problem) at my set I have. I changed hole for brass 07 (upper mast part) by opening that it is more a "U" shap and then it fits.
However, because this is first brass mast I ever made now at ships, I can not make comparison, but I can say that Set made it at least easy to make a very good mast, which is for light years better as any plastic mast.
Hello,
I tghink some feedback is welcome for manufactures about their sets, so I will do from time to time here. :wave_1:
Because I finished aft mast now, I must for the first say that this was very well done again to do by Pontos with that brass and PE parts. Only brass parts 09 and 11 (2x), as wel PE part 321 (2x) should other way made as instruction tells, because more complicated as necessary in my opinion. If you glue these 5 parts for it's own together first and then complete construction under upper platform it is more easy, too, because PE 321 connection can be bended when sticking, means brass part 11 beams can be put in correct angle without any problem then.
Here a picture of what I mean.
[url=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/341/aftmast.jpg/][img]http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/4930/aftmast.jpg[/img][/url]
Further, as told in my construction thread of model at work in progress area here, there is anything missing with what crew can climb up to both platforms on mast. As far as DariusP and I found out, there were rungs on the back of mast (innerside) of Gangut class, but these are missing completly at Zvezda's mast too, but also as PE part here by Pontos to stick on brass mast.
Parts fit all well together, only PE part 299 (connection of the 2 mast main parts brass 05 and 07) is a problem, because holes are not correct in diameter ... means bigger hole is too large for brass 05 (not a real problem) and smaller hole is too small for brass 07 (a real problem) at my set I have. I changed hole for brass 07 (upper mast part) by opening that it is more a "U" shap and then it fits.
However, because this is first brass mast I ever made now at ships, I can not make comparison, but I can say that Set made it at least easy to make a very good mast, which is for light years better as any plastic mast. :thumbs_up_1: