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Just for my own records
building superstructure base components, commence building first of 6 winch assemblies

6 hours

Need to order deck planking on pay day!

This is main deck above casement guns. I am steadily placing down the foundations and equipment on this deck
in preparation for deck planking.

Starting at the front
There are 6 winches on this deck

3 hours
50 dollars on more plastic and glue

for own records
ordered acrylic tubes for barrbettes 100 dollars
ordered 150 dollars timber strips

3 hours building minor deck fittings

Very nice! And huge!! Well you must have spent quite some money on a project this big...

Aop.

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On the way:
--1/350 Tamiya DKM Tirpitz Nov 1944

--1/350 scratch-build HMS Lion never built battleship (1938)

And our artworks!

You all know the feeling

4 hours...............and nothing achieved!!!


Still, you will have a hard time persuading me that that was four hours wasted.

I used to design 3D parts and didn't think of saving them when the laptop just happen to close the program by itself. It happens many times and sometimes I even cried if the project was really complex! LOL It was really a waste of time...

Aop

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On the way:
--1/350 Tamiya DKM Tirpitz Nov 1944

--1/350 scratch-build HMS Lion never built battleship (1938)

And our artworks!

and today I find that build blog by blacman , the 1/700 kirishima, with all the PE stuff
Seriously, seriously good .
And in 1/700

Its the gold standard.
Best thing though, what a fabulous guide for my build

4 hours today.

Yep.

Just a mix of the vent openings and hatches ect working on, got 6 hrs this weekend

and working on deck, readying for planking

Wow, impressive. I love it.

Jorge

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Currently working on:

USS Nimitz 1/200
http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=153310

own records

12 dollars plastic bits

2 hours fiddling.

This shows what for me was a very difficult stage.
The outside diameter of the barbettes is exactly 130 mm, try and find tube to that size!!!
Anyway, I did.
But how to cut It exactly square, and to exact size?

Anyway, I made a mitre box, bought a good new saw, and went for it
Now have begun a apart I really enjoy, the slow steady planking procedure

6 hours all up this week end
16 dollars for a saw, 10 for mitre box wood

This is looking great







Jose

for own records, only 2 hours this weekend, planking

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Hi Herbie,
Doing great! Looking forward to seeing more progress with the planking too.
I'm new to modelling so please forgive my ignorance, I just wanted to ask, do you mold parts like the winches or do you cut, shape and glue them together?
Regards,
Phil

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Completed
Bulk Carrier made of Popsicle Sticks 60cm

Drawing Board
AWD Hobart Class Destroyer (Help - looking for plans)

On the Slipways
1/136 HMAS Anzac (2015 ASMD Upgrade)

Hi friend

All scratch built, you just give yourself a big range of styrene shapes, and away you go.
A dremil is essential!!