by Dan K » Sun Jul 08, 2018 9:47 am
I think the superstructure has to go in first.
Yes, there is 1.5-2mm extra material at either end, so adjustments are possible.
Well, I am a little burned out on these but, as you can see, I've started puttering again on Shinkoku Maru for now. I don't think Rich missed anything of consequence. He made a couple of smart decisions upfront about what he wanted to see in the set, parameters were set, then he/we set about fitting as much as possible into the three frets. When a sixth bridge face option turned out to be superfluous, that opened up the space for the fender bases, which I thought a very inspired choice on Rich's part. (You won't find those anywhere else.) Also using thicker brass for the bridge faces makes a very big difference in term of handling, construction, etc.
Some minor things didn't make it, like a canopy framework that goes above the engine skylights in front of the funnel. Also a large intake grill at the back of the "deck house" in front of those skylights, though one would have to scratch-build a frame for that. However, these are very minor tweaks. The idea was to work with the kit as is as much as possible. There are some recommendations within the instructions about how to improve upon some of the kit parts if the modeler wants to make the best use of the PE parts. For instance, increasing the size of the kingposts.
The set design and execution by Third Floor Annex was also very impressive.
I think the superstructure has to go in first.
Yes, there is 1.5-2mm extra material at either end, so adjustments are possible.
Well, I am a little burned out on these but, as you can see, I've started puttering again on Shinkoku Maru for now. I don't think Rich missed anything of consequence. He made a couple of smart decisions upfront about what he wanted to see in the set, parameters were set, then he/we set about fitting as much as possible into the three frets. When a sixth bridge face option turned out to be superfluous, that opened up the space for the fender bases, which I thought a very inspired choice on Rich's part. (You won't find those anywhere else.) Also using thicker brass for the bridge faces makes a very big difference in term of handling, construction, etc.
Some minor things didn't make it, like a canopy framework that goes above the engine skylights in front of the funnel. Also a large intake grill at the back of the "deck house" in front of those skylights, though one would have to scratch-build a frame for that. However, these are very minor tweaks. The idea was to work with the kit as is as much as possible. There are some recommendations within the instructions about how to improve upon some of the kit parts if the modeler wants to make the best use of the PE parts. For instance, increasing the size of the kingposts.
The set design and execution by Third Floor Annex was also very impressive.