Topic: HMS Manxman Build

[Pegasus]

My new buiid HMS Manxman was collected by my good friend Bill Mcgowan on Saturday at the Blackpool show I could not attend as I had an oppointment for my Covid and Flu Jabs. Bill brought the kit to the Club (Glasgow Richmond) on Sunday wher it drew the attention of many members. I liked the kit right away the hull detail is first class and the Laser cut parts are excellent. I finished HMS Veralum last spring and while I always planned to build the Manxman it had to wait. The garden and working on club members boats took up all of my time now I have time to concentrate on building HMS Manxman.

[Railbob]

Hi Pegasus, I thought about Manxman as my next build as well, I like her lines and triple funnels but have instead decided to go for Ron's semi kit Swiftsure. Please post plenty of build pictures as you usually do as it's great to see a build come along.
 

[Pegasus]

The Abdiel Class has always fascinated me ever since I built a kit as a Boy And since reading their exploits in the Book Very Special Ships.
               I have finally started the build. I reckon with any luck that this will last right through the winter. Having fixed out all the small parts into boxes I do this by scanning the tray Plans and cutting the into the individual parts this means I can work on one box at time.
               I started by pinning all the small parts (Lockers,Bollards etc) I found this to best way to fix then to the Deck Superstructure Etc. The kit has had an upgrade resulting in excellent detail.
               I will record every part of the build however any one building the Manxman will get an Excellent DVD showing all the parts at each stage of the build.

[Pegasus]

Railbob
           I did not know that Deans did a Semi kit of HMS Swiftsure until Bill Mcgowan told me yesterday that was his next project after a Dido Class Cruiser I think that may well be my next project after Manxman. I look forward to seeing the outcome.

[rondean]

Hi
our original prototype model, built many years ago
Regards
 Deans Marine

[Pegasus]

Excellent model another of those ships I always liked I remember many years ago building an Airfix kits using a Tiger kit and parts from a Belfast kit.

[Pegasus]

I will buils the Manxman the sameway as I built the Veralum by building and paintin all the small parts first then in order the Guns. ships boats, masts, and lastly the super structures. Fter weighing everything including servos motors etc that will help calculate the final Ballast.

[Pegasus]

The resin parts all painted

[Pegasus]

The large seartch lights

[Pegasus]

The metal parts all painted

[Pegasus]

The Quad 50s and Bridge fittings

[Pegasus]

The main armament is now complete, with added gunners.

[Pegasus]

Finished the full mount altthough the have still to be motorised nearer the final build.

[Pegasus]

I have been building all the sub assemblies however I cannot decide the colours to use. The colour on the DVD are are attractive but this was the used on the HMS Abdiel not the Manxman when she left the Builders she was overall Dark Grey she may wel have adopted the same patern as the Abdiel later on but I will not start painting the superstructure until I have nailed it.

[Pegasus]

The pom pom platform