Re: WW1 Royal Navy paddle steamer mine-sweeper in 1/350
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 3:12 am
Thank you gentleman for your encouragement!
The model is now about as complete ( I think so--maybe more fiddling still)
I will- in the next couple of weeks -shoot some " Proper " photos with the 'proper ' camera
In the meantime-- here are some workbench point-and-shoot snaps-- no depth of field sharpness etc,,,
but one can get the flavour!
I managed to complete the rigging with only a few breakages of previous installed rig;
but I have spent quite some time on the sea.
Paddle steamers produce vast amounts froth, foam and disturbed water which often extends a long way behind the ship when running at speed,
though-- as there is no propeller-- the 'central' wake is pretty undisturbed, bar a small bit of turbulence from the rudder
I this image, I think the ship is accelerating away from a pier - hence the ' kick-up' of the water as the paddles really dig in
cleaner once running at speed...
The sea colour was based on( colour!) Ariel photo views of the North Sea trawled on the net
What is nowadays the A flag ( diver down / underwater operations)
was in WW1 the U flag which had the meaning of :
Disposing of ( underwater) ordnance.
These flags --in real life were quite huge-- bigger than the Ensign !
The dan-buoys for temporary marking of the swept areas--
( -made of wire,small brass ring and a load of white glue to make the floats were carried on the aft -and sometimes also fwd shrouds
These can be seen in this snap shot--- as well as the tan coloured straps for the outboard swung sea-boat along with one of the liferings
Overall--despite the initial stumbling blocks presented by the starting point, ( complete lack of sheer / excess portholes etc etc
I am now fairly pleased with it--certainly --especially from the overhead viewpoint-- a very different kind of vessel.
and a few general views.
The model is now about as complete ( I think so--maybe more fiddling still)
I will- in the next couple of weeks -shoot some " Proper " photos with the 'proper ' camera
In the meantime-- here are some workbench point-and-shoot snaps-- no depth of field sharpness etc,,,
but one can get the flavour!
I managed to complete the rigging with only a few breakages of previous installed rig;
but I have spent quite some time on the sea.
Paddle steamers produce vast amounts froth, foam and disturbed water which often extends a long way behind the ship when running at speed,
though-- as there is no propeller-- the 'central' wake is pretty undisturbed, bar a small bit of turbulence from the rudder
What is nowadays the A flag ( diver down / underwater operations)
was in WW1 the U flag which had the meaning of :
Disposing of ( underwater) ordnance.
These flags --in real life were quite huge-- bigger than the Ensign !
( -made of wire,small brass ring and a load of white glue to make the floats were carried on the aft -and sometimes also fwd shrouds
Overall--despite the initial stumbling blocks presented by the starting point, ( complete lack of sheer / excess portholes etc etc
I am now fairly pleased with it--certainly --especially from the overhead viewpoint-- a very different kind of vessel.
and a few general views.
