The Ship Model Forum

Looks fantastic mate.

Rob

Glad you like it guys

The jack staff along with a cable reel are missing as i think some kind soul put their fingers where they
shouldn't have, whilst it was at a show last Sunday. Why do people have to get so close, it really annoys me.
the Case i have is only a dust cover so will have to see about getting a glass one made.

The loa is roughly 150mm if memory serves me right but i'd rather not put a ruler near it, now she is mounted.

weathering is my favourite part of modelling, i could do it for hours on end.
and yes i'll take her to Telford.

Will start my next scratch build in the new year same scale just a bigger ship.


Roy

Hi Roy congratulation on a model well done . A nice piece of weathering , not an easy task .
Telford bound ,yes ?
Dave Wooley

Very cool mate!
What is the loa of the model in 1/350...?

and query... no fwd jackstaff?

Look forward to seeing it in 1:1 at Telford!!

tara

JB

Roy

No mine exsplosion just me

Have finally finished her so here are a few pics for you to look at Roy

You mean a mine blew up ?!?!

Ok i know i said i'd be back in about ten days but some
thing cropped up so have been side lined.
Does any boby have any pics of dan buoys to hand as i need to build a couple and cant find any.

Roy

Cheers for that Don
Have not done any more on her yet as i've been side tracked a little but will return to the build in about ten days.
I have two very well stocked gardens that take up my time, but as July starts it's feet up time

Roy

Hi Roy

I came across this set of photos from an album of 1927 on display in the Maritime Museum in Malta on a recent visit. Sorry about the quality but it was the best I could do copying old photos with flash behind glass. Cheers

Don

Roy

Get it easy, with all these mines don't blow your model before it reaches the shelves

I decided it was time to finish off the mines before i do anything else.
locating each one individualy onto the rails was asking for trouble, so i
decided to mount them onto a piece of wire, this way i can fix all 26 down as one.
They look a bit uneven in the picture, but this is just the silicon paper underneath
that has bowed slightly due to the undercoat spray.
Roy

Ye grey just like our weather, but with a bit of TLC i think i can make her come to life---well thats the plan.
Roy

Its looking kind of... grey!!

Nice looking wee modelship!



JIM B

Have managed to make a start on the painting my next job is to flat coat the model then attach all the davits and boats

Roy

A shot of the mine loading/buoy recovery hoists, post made from plastic rod
and 0.3 brass rod. Now two shots both showing the use of L'Arsenal eyelets,these have turned out very usefull I'll make a start on the painting next


Roy

Glad you like it Bob.

It was time to start the boats, but my camera started to play up.
So as not to stop the build i have drawn up how i did it as a series of sketches
Oh ye i cant draw very well, Just had my camera back so a shot of the boats.
The small one is a plastic kit boat that i've sanded to shape, the larger one was made
as per the sketch. I have used cigarrete paper as canvas covers, as Medusa in very grey
i will use the covers to add a splash of colour. Roy

Beautiful work Roy!






Bob Pink.

Cheers Rob,
starting the boats now, which is always a sign that says the end is near

Roy