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DKM Tirpitz in Norway - Deck Desaster!
- Thread starter Kreighshoer
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Kreighshoer
Active member
Re: DKM Tirpitz in Norway - Trapped In Trouble!
you know what really annoys me with this kit? that it mixes bismarck with tirpitz details and i have to figure out what to leave out and what not ... after having posted yesterday i noticed that the two antenna booms on top were a bismarck feature and that even if mounted on tirpitz (i saw pics with and without) they were considerably shorter than on bismarck ... gna!
main bridge done as far as i could get to fit the deck - everything's just fixed temporary with mr masking neo ... after the painting progress the deck will be fixed and glued together ...
Angels & Agony - Forever
you know what really annoys me with this kit? that it mixes bismarck with tirpitz details and i have to figure out what to leave out and what not ... after having posted yesterday i noticed that the two antenna booms on top were a bismarck feature and that even if mounted on tirpitz (i saw pics with and without) they were considerably shorter than on bismarck ... gna!
main bridge done as far as i could get to fit the deck - everything's just fixed temporary with mr masking neo ... after the painting progress the deck will be fixed and glued together ...
Angels & Agony - Forever
Re: DKM Tirpitz in Norway - Trapped In Trouble!
Great job so far Laura! All that PE
Great job so far Laura! All that PE
jknaus
Administrator
Re: DKM Tirpitz in Norway - Fun With Freya!
Man but thats a lot of work. Its too bad they have it all mixed up, but you are conquering it beautifully. Really enjoying watching this build.
When you put on the rails do you drill pilot holes for it? What glue do you use to attach the rails.
James
Man but thats a lot of work. Its too bad they have it all mixed up, but you are conquering it beautifully. Really enjoying watching this build.
When you put on the rails do you drill pilot holes for it? What glue do you use to attach the rails.
James
Kreighshoer
Active member
Re: DKM Tirpitz in Norway - Fun With Freya!
don't know yet!
i don't have the slightest idea! maybe white glue, maybe ca gel, maybe 2k glue ...
what i do know is that i'll have to close those ugly gaps on both sides of the battle bridge and the gap on starboard of the admiral's bridge ... yawn!
don't know yet!
i don't have the slightest idea! maybe white glue, maybe ca gel, maybe 2k glue ...
what i do know is that i'll have to close those ugly gaps on both sides of the battle bridge and the gap on starboard of the admiral's bridge ... yawn!
Re: DKM Tirpitz in Norway - Fun With Freya!
I do see some fine detail there so keep plugging away at it.
Regards,
I do see some fine detail there so keep plugging away at it.
Regards,
Re: DKM Tirpitz in Norway - Fun With Freya!
Wow Laura!
How the hell did I miss this?
I am impressed! This is really cool. What a great idea.
I love this site! There is so much to see and learn from, it's easy to miss something really cool like this!
Hang in there girl, I'll be following this closely from now on!
Bob
Wow Laura!
How the hell did I miss this?
I am impressed! This is really cool. What a great idea.
I love this site! There is so much to see and learn from, it's easy to miss something really cool like this!
Hang in there girl, I'll be following this closely from now on!
Bob
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Re: DKM Tirpitz in Norway - Fun With Freya!
That PE looks outstanding!
That PE looks outstanding!
Kreighshoer
Active member
Re: DKM Tirpitz in Norway - Main Bridge!
uff! :S
painting the main bridge was quite some challenge! not 100% accurate but close enough!
the wooden deck was painful, very painful! the academy deck is self adhesive and the carrier is stiff, the smaller the deck section the more fragile the deck itself - you may have already guessed it, the deck sections disintegrated when removing from the carrier and the smaller the section was, the more problems i had. the one on top of the bridge was put in place plank by plank - imagine my use of swearwords!
but i made it and looked forward to ... hahaaaaaa ... another run of fibre optics!
unfortunately i couldn't insert them to all opened portholes (too narrow!) so i have 1,5m left.
having used 98,5m now, i have run out of fibre optics and have to check out how much i still need before i can continue (and finish) the lighting of tirpitz ...
sorry for the bad pics but it was difficult enough to hold the part in one hand and take a photo with the other ...
Nocturnal Emissions - Don't Give Up (i know i have used this video earlier but it fits my mood at this stage of the build! :zen )
uff! :S
painting the main bridge was quite some challenge! not 100% accurate but close enough!
the wooden deck was painful, very painful! the academy deck is self adhesive and the carrier is stiff, the smaller the deck section the more fragile the deck itself - you may have already guessed it, the deck sections disintegrated when removing from the carrier and the smaller the section was, the more problems i had. the one on top of the bridge was put in place plank by plank - imagine my use of swearwords!
but i made it and looked forward to ... hahaaaaaa ... another run of fibre optics!
unfortunately i couldn't insert them to all opened portholes (too narrow!) so i have 1,5m left.
having used 98,5m now, i have run out of fibre optics and have to check out how much i still need before i can continue (and finish) the lighting of tirpitz ...
sorry for the bad pics but it was difficult enough to hold the part in one hand and take a photo with the other ...
Nocturnal Emissions - Don't Give Up (i know i have used this video earlier but it fits my mood at this stage of the build! :zen )
Re: DKM Tirpitz in Norway - Main Bridge!
I feel your pain Laura! But it just looks fantabulous!!
All that work and the unrestricted use of profanity does have it's rewards.
If you need some more fibre optic let me know.... I have a stash of it here at home and several hundred meters of it at work. I'd be happen to send you some....FREE!!
PM me with your info if you want to go that route.....I'm happy to help. :drinks
Greg
I feel your pain Laura! But it just looks fantabulous!!
All that work and the unrestricted use of profanity does have it's rewards.
If you need some more fibre optic let me know.... I have a stash of it here at home and several hundred meters of it at work. I'd be happen to send you some....FREE!!
PM me with your info if you want to go that route.....I'm happy to help. :drinks
Greg
kryptosdaddy
Active member
Re: DKM Tirpitz in Norway - Main Bridge!
Wow- Laura your fingers must be tiny like pencil sized to work in all that PE and fiber optic gear. Amazing.
Wow- Laura your fingers must be tiny like pencil sized to work in all that PE and fiber optic gear. Amazing.
Re: DKM Tirpitz in Norway - Main Bridge!
Laura, Lookin' good!
A question. You have probably mentioned it before in this thread, but what scale is this? From the photos it looks really large for a model ship.
Modeling being a challenge is what keeps us interested.
The greater the challenge, the greater the reward, Right? :yipee
Bob :laugh:
Laura, Lookin' good!
A question. You have probably mentioned it before in this thread, but what scale is this? From the photos it looks really large for a model ship.
Modeling being a challenge is what keeps us interested.
The greater the challenge, the greater the reward, Right? :yipee Bob :laugh:
Kreighshoer
Active member
Re: DKM Tirpitz in Norway - Main Bridge!
1/350
glad you like it ... i just hope to do your and all the other's expectations justice!
greg - thanks for your generous offer, much appreciated - but i started that mess and i will pay for that mess ... some sort of self punishing! (and support your local dealer!)
everybody please ignore my bench-mess ... i have about 10cm² working space left and really should clean up the bench! :S
1/350
glad you like it ... i just hope to do your and all the other's expectations justice!
greg - thanks for your generous offer, much appreciated - but i started that mess and i will pay for that mess ... some sort of self punishing! (and support your local dealer!)
everybody please ignore my bench-mess ... i have about 10cm² working space left and really should clean up the bench! :S
Re: DKM Tirpitz in Norway - Main Bridge!
That's easy Laura, believe you will and you will! :yipee
Bob
That's easy Laura, believe you will and you will! :yipee
Bob
Gunfighter45
Member
Re: DKM Tirpitz in Norway - Main Bridge!
Fantastic job. Don't beat yourself up, you're doing great.
Leave the bench as is. I have a 2'x8' bench with one square foot of work space.
Mike
Fantastic job. Don't beat yourself up, you're doing great.
Leave the bench as is. I have a 2'x8' bench with one square foot of work space.
Mike