1/64 semi scale HMS EDINBURGH SCRATCHBUILD (FLOODLIT)

[boatman]

Hi all i am a newbie an this is my first build post on this forum an its HMS EDINURGH scratchbuild in 1/64 semi scale an i have used a bit of moddelers licence on the lighting as this is a working model but i hope you will like it just a few pics to start
helideck


hanger bay




chris

[Cliffy B]

Holy crap that is awesome!!!! More pictures please and step on it!

[Dave Wooley]

Hi Chris and about time to . Good to see you posting on MW . How about starting your NIMITZ build thread on here as well?
Dave Wooley

[boatman]

HI Cliffy B yes i will post more of the edinburgh floodlit pics an thank you for your comments an i will post the scrathbuild of edinburgh if anyone would like to see it
An hi dave yes i hope to post my NIMITZ build on here but its taking a lot of time to reupload the build pics to photobucket as i toatly wiped all the pics ALL 753 OF THEM of all builds from photobucket because the pics were all mixed up an different size in pixel rateings some over a 1000 pixs . An now im uploading them at 800 x 600 pixs so i can post them here but back to NIMITZ build it will be a cut down vershion as i had over 400 pics on the old site way to many for me to repost on here BUT WHEN IVE DONE IT i will go from there
chris

[boatman]

more pics of her floodlit



main radar

[boatman]

seadart launcher an missles

[boatman]

main gun


overall shot of her

an sailing underway up local pond

hope you all enjoyed these pics an i wil post the scratchbuild if anyone would like to see it ?
chris

[Wrench]

I vote to see the build posted. I would also like to see details on the lighting system and any other features such as the smoke I see in the pictures.

[Neptune]

Yep, I'm voting for it too! Very curious to see all of it! That's quite a scale, size and result!!!

[boatman]

OK Guys gimme a couple of days or so to upload the build of her to photobucket an then i will post the build on here an i will try an answer your questions about lighting an the smoke unit as best i can
chris

[Cliffy B]

Looks great man, top notch!

One thing I noticed though, the Sea Darts have lettering indicating they are AGM-84A missiles IE, Air Launched USN Harpoons. Just wondering.

[boatman]

Looks great man, top notch!

One thing I noticed though, the Sea Darts have lettering indicating they are AGM-84A missiles IE, Air Launched USN Harpoons. Just wondering.

HI Cliffy B well spotted on that she has been to numerous shows an on a web site forum over the last 3yrs or so an only one other person noticed it (DAMM I BOUGHT TO GOOD A CAMERA AN IT PICKS OUT THE DETAILS TO WELL ) Now i will tell you how that came about i scratchbuilt the seadarts missles from some harpoon missles off an old aircrarft kit an used the decall's from them
as they are so tiny an its a hard job gettin the right decall's so needs must as they say how's that
chris

[Cliffy B]

Good enough man Lord knows we've all done that now and again, its all good. I doubt too many will actually notice it.

[boatman]

hi guys well here we go on the build
keel cut out

keel laid with hull frames an screwed down to board to prevent warping

here now ive started to cover hull in 1/32nd plywood wrapround as i call it i have done this on all my builds that are in wood an then lined inside with F\G




glueing the bow

more to come
chris

[boatman]

hull sanded down an sealed with sanding sealer for a nice smooth finish

hull sprayed in grey primer to show any cracks to be filled with plastic wood filler

curved bow fitted

working stabillizers fitted these are made from large rudders an cut to shape

hull cut in half for ease of transpotation

[boatman]

fitting sharfts

both sharfts an ruddres fitted

fitting hull strenghtener

here just fitted the bullwark edinburgh was the only batch 3 that had this fitted it was put on to keep the deck dry as poss as she had a phalnx gun mounting fitted between the seadart an the main gun

detail goin on

[boatman]

S/S now started

wireing being fitted in S/S




BRIDGE S/S underway

i think its a type 909 radar dome now made (i made this model about 6yrs ago)

shot of the hull jiont

[JIM BAUMANN]

That really is very impressive!!!

sure is big...--split hull eh..!

to modelwarships.com!

Although I am right away at the other end of the scale spectrum--it is still very interesting to me to see such a 1/64 scale behemoth take shape!

BTW--the floodlighting looks just about how I see these ships at night across the water at Portsmouth!

Cool stuff!

Jim Baumann

[boatman]

painting S/S in progress

funnel build underway

a funnel uptake tube is fitted as this model will have a smoke unit fitted

beginning to build funnel in

half way there

an covered

more to come
chris

[Dave Wooley]

Hi Chris Excellent build. I do like the way you have solved the problem relating to the length of the hull. Thanks for taking the time to post up the build series . It's most appreciated .
Dave Wooley