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excellent work herbieham , wheres the 25mm guns from mate.

thomas

Hi Thomas

Sratchbuilt, 80 odd individual pieces, per gun.............................

herbieham wrote:Hi Thomas

Sratchbuilt, 80 odd individual pieces, per gun.............................

Wow mate I could do with a few of them too I thought you bought them from a company ! .
Thomas

not much posting, but building continues, a few hours every week

One of the biggest issues I have is this
Some parts of the beast are now 5 years old, and being built where its being built, dust and grime is becoming a real issue. Any suggestions on how to clean styrene?

Also, all sydney modellers, i have found a place that will sell .5 mm 1 metre square sheets of styrene for 8 bucks!, 1 mm for 10 bucks!

whooooooooooooooooot!

I would suggest a fine soft brush (like a womans makeup brush) about 1" wide and use an air hose or if your feeling brave take the superstructure outside on some concrete and use a garden hose on low pressure!

I assume you are refering to unpainted styrene.... I have been known to take the garden hose to USS California as it is very dusty in my shed!
Cheers Bruce

herbieham

This is a huge project!!!

The soft brush is a very good suggestion for dislodging accumulated dust and dirt. I found a very soft one, about 25mm wide, in an art shop. Keep it just for this job and do not be tempted to use it for any painting. Cut a piece off the finger of an old rubber glove and stretch it over the metal ferrule of the brush. This will stop you scratching any fittings/surfaces when you are using it.
If using water (garden hose) is not an option and old type vacuum cleaner, plumbed in so that it blows rather than sucks, is a reasonable option. Compressor air lines can be a bit too powerful. Or try an old hair dryer (TURN THE HEAT OFF). Work systematically from top to bottom.

Good luck.

Get some tacky tape and make a circle out so that your hand fits in it. Rolling it on the model might get what the brush won't.

work on details continues, I have not given up !

ignore the wear and tear, it will be fixed!

and as you can see, nearly 7 years of dust and crap!

It's indeed a massive project! I don't know how well degreaser goes with styrene but i'd spray some right after u get rid of some of the dust with a fine brush like the guys suggested or how about blowing all that nastiness away using the airbrush compressor..




Jose

Thanks for comments Jose!

plugging on, no secrets here, really going to be interesting I think to see before and after paint, which (OH goody) is getting so much closer!

lots of effort for a little progress.Only have railings, the ladders at the back of the bridge, and the gun limiting bars for the AA guns, and the main superstructure is finished.

Next, the main mast, aft turret details, and the quarterdeck detailing.
A lot to do, but the finish, i think, can be seen dimly in the distance.............its only been 7 years I think!!!

(theres a lot more done since the last photos.........)

OK, really must learn now how to do this spray painting lark................

the ladders, tricky