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Post by david on Jan 8, 2009 13:11:02 GMT 1
Robert, It's true that Bismarck was sunk not long after popping out of the box, however the photos of her languishing in Grimstadfjord show plenty of dirty paw marks already! On the question of rust, I'd be surprised if on her final days there wasn't a few telltale yellow streaks visible. I was in a shipyard recently and noticed such streaks even before the ship was commissioned! But yes, I'll go steady, it's very easy to overdo the 'pre-owned' look. David
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Post by northman on Feb 9, 2009 10:13:39 GMT 1
Inspirational work David absolutely fantastic, I am turning green with envy .
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Post by david on Mar 17, 2009 17:48:57 GMT 1
One of the luxuries of having my build so far behind is that I can pick and choose which bits to do next. Actually this is just a barefaced excuse to have a break from deck planking! Anyway, thought I’d have a go at glazing the Admirals bridge. Photos of the actual ship show an elongated ‘eyebrow’ over the front windows, not individual ones as Brower would have us believe. Also, the size of the windows is rather smaller than those on the model. In addition the real side windows appear to be more widely separated. The top of the bridge is also noticeably cambered. Unfortunately Amati haven’t allowed enough space above their oversized windows for an eyebrow; take a moment to raise your eyebrows at this omission! So in order to glaze the windows I decided to re-make the whole bridge façade using thin Plasticard. Having first painted the front of the façade I then glued the glazing film to the back as previously described for the brass parts, and then the whole assembly onto the bridge moulding. Filler was then used to create the roof camber. I got this a bit wrong and exaggerated the depth of the camber a bit more than I wanted to, but since most of it is hidden eventually I let that one go. Final Thought: I can’t understand why Amati/Hachette didn’t provide a brass etched part for the front of the Admirals Bridge, it would seem to be a natural for this treatment. They’ve provided PE parts for many less consequential features on the model.
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Post by markus on Mar 17, 2009 18:39:36 GMT 1
hope you still manage to affix the walkway on the roof...
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Post by david on Mar 17, 2009 18:53:17 GMT 1
Thanks for the quick heads-up on that one Markus, I did wonder if it might be a little tight. The filler on top is quite soft so it will be easy to shave it down.
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Post by eric on Mar 17, 2009 18:59:13 GMT 1
Great job David, it's all these little touches that will personalize everyones models.
What have you used as the window glazing?
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Post by david on Mar 17, 2009 22:17:50 GMT 1
Hi Eric, The windows are made from the acetate (or whatever it is) on transparency film sleeving; its thin, optically good and highly reflective - just like window glass. There's a post at the beginning of page 4 of this diary showing it fitted to a brass part.
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Post by Baz on Mar 18, 2009 6:17:17 GMT 1
Hi David Just having a bit of a think about the camber. Water runs off a slope of about 1 in 200 So say the camber is about 1 in 50, which is a nice round figure. My guess is the the highest point in the midddle should be about 0.3mm higher than the sides. So the camber will be very slight and just visible to the eye at this scale. Looking at photos of the actual ship, the front section seems to be more rounded than than what's given to us in the model. The rounded section accentuates the camber. www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/gallery/themes/gallbismportmidshipsection1.htmlTake a look at the shadowed curvature on the fourth pic down. Just a thought mind you. Love all these mods Great stuff David, keep them coming Baz I've posted and read this again, sounds a bit vague, hope you understand what I'm trying to say.
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Post by klubenin on Mar 19, 2009 7:21:42 GMT 1
What are all these constructions on top of the bridge? Nothing that might have looked like that
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Post by tigerace on Mar 19, 2009 16:56:24 GMT 1
look`s like a very good modification and it is a very nice touch how did you spot it on the photo,you must have studied hard on it the photo that is ;D tigerace
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Post by david on Mar 19, 2009 19:02:24 GMT 1
www.bismarck-I've posted and read this again, sounds a bit vague, hope you understand what I'm trying to say. Understood loud and clear Baz. It all makes very good sense and shows the benefit of the forum for keeping one on the straight and narrow. The rounded front did indeed trick me into thinking that the camber was more pronounced than it is. Fortunately this will be an easy mistake to correct. Alex, I have no idea what the 'constructions' are above the Admirals bridge, sorry! Thanks Tigerace, actually I used another photo where the eyebrows are more obvious.
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Post by klubenin on Mar 20, 2009 6:06:06 GMT 1
Oh sorry ) I was talking about Marcus's pic with some constructions that should be very noticable on the real ship: Mod is perfect, David, you definately are building your model to act in historical movies )))
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