White_Wolf
Master at Arms
Incridible!...hope to see an excelent work...good lucky
Luiz.
I hope so too
Thanks Luiz
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Colossus-Building the Bismarck-Trumpeter 1/200th
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I hope so too
Thanks Luiz
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
Moving right along, a few photos of what is in the Super Detail Kit from MK1 - worth around $300 down here.
Everything is in plastic bags, stapled at the end or fixed to the cardboard base with sticky tape
Also included, a plastic box with many turned parts and other bits and pieces
MK1 were kind enough to provide all of these in a microwave reheatable container ....just in case. I am NOT suggesting anyone should microwave this one
Content of the box
And then there was the PE ..... for some reason this springs to mind " I WANT THE PE!!!!!" "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE PE!!!!" .....how lame was that
and a little bit more
And finally, the wooden deck - I think it has some soort of adhesive on the opposite side, we shall see when the time comes.
Well, that's it for now, I am trying to photograph everything used for this build.
Thanks for watching,
Laurence
Everything is in plastic bags, stapled at the end or fixed to the cardboard base with sticky tape
Also included, a plastic box with many turned parts and other bits and pieces
MK1 were kind enough to provide all of these in a microwave reheatable container ....just in case. I am NOT suggesting anyone should microwave this one
Content of the box
And then there was the PE ..... for some reason this springs to mind " I WANT THE PE!!!!!" "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE PE!!!!" .....how lame was that
and a little bit more
And finally, the wooden deck - I think it has some soort of adhesive on the opposite side, we shall see when the time comes.
Well, that's it for now, I am trying to photograph everything used for this build.
Thanks for watching,
Laurence
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Right on! I do know that in my case, you're right: I can't handle the P/E!
And then there was the PE ..... for some reason this springs to mind " I WANT THE PE!!!!!" "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE PE!!!!" .....how lame was that
No question about it, photo-etch is a pain in the rear, but, nothing else can equal the detail it provides. I hate working with it, but..... I just grin and bear it! Not any alternative!
At least to me, it's no worse than individual; track links!
Bob
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
Yes working with small PE is a whole other level of fine eye/hand coordination. While I should be able to handle any of it being a watchmaker, there has been some that gave me some real challenges. I had to use special tweezers and a low power stereo microscope for a couple of sets and can understand why some folks just shake their heads and pass on it.
The other thing I have discovered is that just because they made PE for it doesn't mean the PE is correct or better than the kit. Double check your references. The crane PE with my Arizona was as incorrect as the kit itself. When done correctly the cranes were amazingly different and much more interesting.
While it can add some wonderful detail, don't assume that it is correct. (especially Trumpeter
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White_Wolf
Master at Arms
No question about it, photo-etch is a pain in the rear, but, nothing else can equal the detail it provides. I hate working with it, but..... I just grin and bear it! Not any alternative!
At least to me, it's no worse than individual; track links!
Bob
Very true, the level of detail is unparalleled, and that is exactly what I am after - detail, detail and more detail. Then detail the detail where possible, endless possibilities
I have used Friul tracks before, great stuff, sag a bit too as they are metal, but man oh man, they are so fiddly. I love building tracked things, it's the tracks that make it challenging.
For this one, I think I am going to either start loving PE (the sooner the better) or I will end up hating it for the rest of my modeling life. I decided to start loving it, I hate being a hater :evil:
Laurence
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
Yes working with small PE is a whole other level of fine eye/hand coordination. While I should be able to handle any of it being a watchmaker, there has been some that gave me some real challenges. I had to use special tweezers and a low power stereo microscope for a couple of sets and can understand why some folks just shake their heads and pass on it.
The other thing I have discovered is that just because they made PE for it doesn't mean the PE is correct or better than the kit. Double check your references. The crane PE with my Arizona was as incorrect as the kit itself. When done correctly the cranes were amazingly different and much more interesting.
While it can add some wonderful detail, don't assume that it is correct. (especially Trumpeter
Agree - simply because it's PE doesn't mean it's the historically accurate thing. I will check it thoroughly, thanks for the advice Paul. So far, from the little I have had the chance to look at, it's correct, but there's a lot of it to examine still.
Now, that you are a watchmaker, can I ask you a question? Are you familiar with Universal Geneve watches? AeroCompax in particular?
Laurence
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
Right, here we go, the first steps along a journey that I hope will be nothing short of amazing.
Thought of building something that would help with handling this huge thing, a stand that allows holding it at an angle, due to so much work that needs to be done on the hull.
This contraption took half an hour, made of wood. The pieces of thin wood that will hold the hull were glued and secured with screws to the base. Then, to protect the hull from scratches, I wrapped those in something that is a cloth-like material, very soft, used to wrap all sorts of electronics in. I saved a lot of that stuff from when we bought our TVs, surround systems etc.
Putting it on the stand for the first time - looks scary, but I kind of like it :love
Portholes astern. 31 of them on each side, that's 62, plus 17 on each side at the bow, makes it 34 for a grand total of 96 portholes that must be drilled open.
The ship's mascot, Jasper, taking his role seriously. This cat loves models
Gotta go, many holes to drill :smack
Thanks for watching,
Laurence
Thought of building something that would help with handling this huge thing, a stand that allows holding it at an angle, due to so much work that needs to be done on the hull.
This contraption took half an hour, made of wood. The pieces of thin wood that will hold the hull were glued and secured with screws to the base. Then, to protect the hull from scratches, I wrapped those in something that is a cloth-like material, very soft, used to wrap all sorts of electronics in. I saved a lot of that stuff from when we bought our TVs, surround systems etc.
Putting it on the stand for the first time - looks scary, but I kind of like it :love
Portholes astern. 31 of them on each side, that's 62, plus 17 on each side at the bow, makes it 34 for a grand total of 96 portholes that must be drilled open.
The ship's mascot, Jasper, taking his role seriously. This cat loves models
Gotta go, many holes to drill :smack
Thanks for watching,
Laurence
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Brilliant idea Lawrence! That looks like it'll be very helpful. And Jasper is such a cool cat!
Cool!
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
Yes, he is cool and very placid too - his brother is a little bit of a crazy cat, but we love them both the same
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
Cool!
Thanks Bob, I hope you have a pile of popcorn handy, this is going to be one long journey
Laurence
