Author Topic: HMS Inflexible (Read 322323 times)

colin · « **Reply #105 on:** 31 January 2011, 05:33:10 »

extremely Interesting... and mind boggling... Robin...

they were all drilled out ("a very Interesting Job") before the sides were glued to the base.

hotjava · « **Reply #106 on:** 01 February 2011, 06:35:06 »

Hi Colin,

Beautiful build!

With regard to the gangway, how did you manage to bend the styrene to make the "curves"? Did you use thin styrene sheets?

Thank you for sharing!
Oliver

colin · « **Reply #107 on:** 01 February 2011, 07:03:32 »

jup Oliver, very thin plastic (Styrene)

0,5mm think are the side elements, and if you warm them a little (hair dryer) then its easier to bend

or pass the parts through your fingers, the friction produces heat which enables you to bend the plastic relatively easy.

colin · « **Reply #108 on:** 19 February 2011, 17:31:21 »

Slowly but surely things are taking shape.

I have been working on the Hull again, or even for that matter Still

so the torpedo Nett booms have been applied, I have made them removable so the hull can be painted a lot easier, in the Kit the booms already have pins on them so all you have to do is drill the hull and apply the booms, not a bad idea if your painting everything one colour, but I have decided to paint them a very dark brown, being as the Hull is black I had work out a way to remove the booms, so with a load of self-made hooks and eyes the booms are now removable.

The steps on the side of the Hull are not shown in the Kit plans, but on photos that I have they are, so I made my self 4 sets out of Micro strips, the top part is 1mm x 0.2mm and the bar below is 0.5 x 0.5mm, these parts were glued together first of all, then they were applied to the Hull.

The wooden decks still have there protective coating, that will all come of once the Hull as been completely painted.

I have also been marking the deck for all the drill holes for the stanchions.

And I still have to enlarge the drilled out portholes and square them of to make square windows, were once the Hull has been painted the holes will be filled with clear drying epoxy.

Mark · « **Reply #109 on:** 20 February 2011, 09:01:00 »

She is certainly starting to take shape now Colin.

Do you know why the steps have that joggle in?

Mark

colin · « **Reply #110 on:** 20 February 2011, 10:27:33 »

no idea at all, i just build what i see and ask no question....

being as the steps were like that on John Haynes plans and on the Photo's that i have i did not think about why they were like that, but if i look in one of my Victorian books i sure it would be explained there

the only thing i can think of is to let two sailors overtake each other on the steps, or that one sailor would sand on one side and hold the Shipsboat for loading unloading, that way the remainder of the step would be free to use.

colin · « **Reply #111 on:** 24 March 2011, 16:05:48 »

just over a month of waiting for me to post in here..!!

the waiting is over here another couple of photo's showing the Hull nearly complete.

most of the painting is finished, the railings have been fitted on both sides, and most of the deck fittings have been painted and the parts fixed in there respective places.

apart from that i don't think theres much to say, apart from enjoy the photo's

Mark · « **Reply #112 on:** 24 March 2011, 19:18:09 »

Enjoyed, enjoyed, more more more

karlgalster · « **Reply #113 on:** 25 March 2011, 16:50:48 »

Looking very impressive - nice paint job Colin. When do you overpaint it in grey?

colin · « **Reply #114 on:** 25 March 2011, 17:10:24 »

This version of the HMS Inflexible was scraped before the Gray paint arrived in the stores... well maybe not quite right, she was scrapped in 1903 which is roughly when Gray paint arrived in the stores.

HMS Inflexible 1876 (ironclad battleship) Victorian

HMS Inflexible 1907 ( Invincible-class battlecruiser) Gray

Tommydean · « **Reply #115 on:** 25 March 2011, 18:42:05 »

wow Colin nice job

colin · « **Reply #116 on:** 03 April 2011, 18:14:55 »

thanks Tommy for the complement...

i have been putting in a few hours in the past few weeks, so as to get some more major parts compleated.

here we have the compleated Gangway and Signals Office, that stretches over the glacisplate from the forward flyingdeck to the rear flyingdeck.

all the parts taken out of the kit, with some slight modifications, the railings are of the same material that i have used throughout this model, 0.2 nickelsilver rod from Albion and Stanchions from RB fittings, all thees items are available from Deans, and are also mentioned in the Upgrade packages.

Mark · « **Reply #117 on:** 03 April 2011, 18:48:55 »

Avery impressive structure on it's own.

Keep up the good work

hotjava · « **Reply #118 on:** 08 April 2011, 16:10:26 »

Colin,

If I could only make mine look half as good... beautiful!
Thanks for sharing!

Oliver

Belgium Crazy Team · « **Reply #119 on:** 26 April 2011, 09:52:52 »

I've seen her in "real life" and only 1 word comes in my mind: WOW!!