Well, it's the start of the build season and here it goes. I figured I would start with rebuilding of the beat up turrets. the old ones are made of aluminum sheet and bondo so now it's time to build out of something more durable. I use rubber bars that I get out of printing press folders. We have to change these every week so I have an unlimited supply for my needs. It is light, durable and grinds/ shapes ok. I am not making scale models here, just combat models. here is the comparison between the old and new new ones all painted up quads being made gun tubs made out of aluminum covered jug caps finished quad And the finished turrets. I now go back and pretty them a bit, all pieces are glued together with "GOOP" it works wonderful and holds up well.
nice rob, good to see you start out the build season with a bang. im hoping to really kick mine into high gear soon. right now the subdeck is being straightened after some slight warping.
alright, now time for decking. first up, the gun decks now a couple shots of the deck after detail removal (thanks to the yammers at Nats mostly) then sanded down to wood first coat of fiberglass resin and spot putty applied armor belt windows cut out and finally primed waiting for details
Thanks Guys, I will post more as work progresses. The details ought to make the ship come to life again.
Sodak had received her full complement of 20mm and splinter shielding, All deck details are being installed and primed, more to follow...
Balsa is on the way and so is the speed controller. Motors are now direct drive with gears removed. Pictures as soon as I can get to them.
WOW She looks gooood man now I have to reach for the stars your setting the bar high my friend [] Whats on your barrels
She actually looks better in real life, The pictures make her look "lumpy" I have 1/4 id clear rubber hose on my barrels. I always have that to protect against bb dings from hit barrels. I just painted them black to match. I'm not sure if I'm sold on it yet though...
Looks good rob, is it going to stay gray? But yeah, looks really good. Better then my ship for sure : )
The black does look different, how does it look sitting out in the sun? It may not standout so much then.
The pictures are more stark because of the camera flash. I like it in the light. The boat may return to grey but I am painting it white and black this year to celebrate my last year as a Allied captain. I am Iceman and this is the "Ice Princess", my Norwegian cruise ship []
