Duke Maddog
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I'm at a loss for words to express how incredible this is. Way to go and I wouldn't change a thing. That is very smart of you to keep it as is.
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Colossus-Building the Bismarck-Trumpeter 1/200th
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White_Wolf
Master at Arms
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
Moving right along - captain's gig and some other gigs - 4 in total that must be done.
Thinking of some variation, I made a start on the masts....yeah ...100% PE that is as opposed to plastic and PE.
That would be the catapult, all of it and two masts - one called Foremast and the other one Main mast. The main mast is the smaller one, just one segment of it for now.
One of the gigs in question.
Decks and stuff of some other gigs.
The squares on the mat are 1 cm each - that's a bit less than half an inch.
Thanks for looking
Laurence
Thinking of some variation, I made a start on the masts....yeah ...100% PE that is as opposed to plastic and PE.
That would be the catapult, all of it and two masts - one called Foremast and the other one Main mast. The main mast is the smaller one, just one segment of it for now.
One of the gigs in question.
Decks and stuff of some other gigs.
The squares on the mat are 1 cm each - that's a bit less than half an inch.
Thanks for looking
Laurence
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Man, I'm overwhelmed! This is far and away higher quality and skill than I could ever dream of doing!
You are the Master!
You are the Master!
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
Man, I'm overwhelmed! This is far and away higher quality and skill than I could ever dream of doing!
You are the Master!
Thanks Mark, once I got to stop not liking PE, it all became a lot easier
Now, for some more main mast. What a beast this thing is, a ton of PE and only one plastic part from the kit. Yep, only ONE plastic part.
This is one of the tiny platforms along the mast, 10 PE pieces in total.
This is the portion that sits at an angle - alignment and fiddly bits - 9 pieces in total :vmad
Trying to attach the bits and pieces with CA - I intend to have a few of them soldered for extra strength - ton of rigging coming up.
Thanks for watching,
Laurence
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
Wow, that is amazing, Laurence!
Thanks Mike - that is half the main mast so far ....
Laurence
Man, soldering thin brass on thick can be tricky, right Eric? 
Good luck, looking sharp so far.
Good luck, looking sharp so far.
Man, soldering thin brass on thick can be tricky, right Eric?
That it is!!...
...man Laurence that mast is off the hook!!!
Fantastic Laurence!
This is such a really cool build! It makes me want to build one!
Bob
This is such a really cool build! It makes me want to build one!
Bob
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
The trick to soldering tiny parts to each other is to pre-tin both parts. Then all you have to do is hold them together and heat them till the pre-tin flows and bonds. There are quite a number of soldering units available for around $100 that have the capability to solder with hot air. That will work with pre-tinning and solder paste.
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
This is just freaking amazing Lawrence! Nice work.
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
Man, soldering thin brass on thick can be tricky, right Eric?
Good luck, looking sharp so far.
Thanks MP, looking at some possible options - I don't have a soldering iron with a fine sharp tip, that's one problem. I don't want to make the joints too thick, sticking out ugly - that's another problem.
I am inclined to use two parts epoxy resin - a very small amount, around the joint, for that extra strength that is always good to have.
Laurence
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
Man, soldering thin brass on thick can be tricky, right Eric?
That it is!!...
...man Laurence that mast is off the hook!!!
Thanks Eric, that's only half of it :frantic
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
Fantastic Laurence!
This is such a really cool build! It makes me want to build one!
Bob
Thanks Bob - do it
Won't be a huge dio either - Blohm & Voss shipyard, getting her fitted, late 1939 or something ....
Imagine all the cranes, trains, trucks, cars, little people doing all sorts of things, buildings and all - I get carried away easily :geek
Laurence
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
Thanks Paul - that's what I am trying to avoid, actually. It has to be a very realistic looking joint, have seen quite a few builds where they just dropped a lot of CA or tried soldering with not so good looking results. The more I think about it, the more I think that the epoxy resin might do the trick.
Laurence
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
White_Wolf
Master at Arms
Moving right along - more work on the main mast - actually it's done, except for priming - painting - weathering of course.
Not the best photo either, will take some more later. 43 PE pieces on the fret, plus another 10 or so turned pieces. Room for improvement - there are some very small parts that appear to be much better in their plastic form, as the PE is too flat. Will see what it looks like when painted and weathered.
Once the main mast was done, I resumed working on the launches - here's three of them that will go on top of one hangar.
Each launch requires 20 PE parts, plus the plastic hull from the main kit.
Thanks for watching,
Laurence
Not the best photo either, will take some more later. 43 PE pieces on the fret, plus another 10 or so turned pieces. Room for improvement - there are some very small parts that appear to be much better in their plastic form, as the PE is too flat. Will see what it looks like when painted and weathered.
Once the main mast was done, I resumed working on the launches - here's three of them that will go on top of one hangar.
Each launch requires 20 PE parts, plus the plastic hull from the main kit.
Thanks for watching,
Laurence
