Author Topic: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine  (Read 45265 times)

Offline LemonJello

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #25 on: March 06, 2015, 11:54:28 PM »
That sound? Oh, just my jaw hitting the floor. 

Amazing.

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #26 on: March 07, 2015, 12:27:40 AM »
It's looking good! Is that small space to the left the pilot's "cockpit"?

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #27 on: March 07, 2015, 12:18:13 PM »
Coming along nicely 8) 8)
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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #28 on: March 10, 2015, 09:44:40 AM »
Thanks, gents! :icon_alabanza:

There has been some movement but not much, as the new job involves shift work Which reduces modelling time.

Butt shots;





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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #29 on: March 10, 2015, 10:13:49 AM »
Nice butt ;)

This has been a terrific ride so far from initial concept to something that has very little of your intial kit shape (OK the entire hull, but you get where I am coming from I hope) prominent.
Great work, shonky cutting and all. Just hide like the rest of us do.


Offline Kerick

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #30 on: March 10, 2015, 10:39:13 AM »
I like big sterns and I cannot lie....... 8)

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #31 on: March 10, 2015, 08:33:49 PM »
Definitely gives an impression of size and solidity to this project.  I like it alot!  Gives one plenty of ideas for future boat projects.

Watching with rapt attention.  Please, sir, can I have some more?

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #32 on: March 11, 2015, 12:55:39 AM »
Noice.

Are you going to go full on Hickman and use a surface drive? 

Maybe with super-cavitating propellers. ;D

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #33 on: March 12, 2015, 09:43:42 PM »
I like the amount of white plastic, very inspiring.
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #34 on: March 13, 2015, 11:59:51 AM »
Thanks, guys!

I'm trying to keep this VietNam era & I've decided to go the waterjet route (unless I start to go further insane trying to scratch build them).

White plastic! :o

;)

Here are the latest images. I've put the Tamiya PBR hull next to it to give a size comparison. Hope you enjoy them.





















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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #35 on: March 13, 2015, 06:05:53 PM »
Fantastic!! :D 8)
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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #36 on: March 13, 2015, 08:18:10 PM »
My chin is getting sore from hitting the floor after each of these updates. 

Wow...just, wow.  Really like the additions to the superstructure. 

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #37 on: March 23, 2015, 09:22:45 PM »
Thank you, both! :icon_alabanza:

Doing fiddly bits right now. :-\
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #38 on: April 14, 2015, 10:06:45 AM »
Hi, guys!

Thanks for your support but this ain't going to be finished in time - by a long way.

I'm currently downloading photo's to t'Bucket of progress so far, which I'll post later.

As my sig line elsewhere says "Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!"

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #39 on: April 14, 2015, 08:04:17 PM »
Bummer on this not making the closing date, but don't put it on a shelf! I, for one, want to see this beauty finished.

I was fortunate enough to enjoy a week of evenings with zero obligations on my time (taxi-dad, soccer games, etc) in order to wrap up my floaty build, so I know how life can interfere with the "important" things (time at the bench). 

Can't wait to see this one progress to the finish line.

Offline Kerick

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #40 on: April 14, 2015, 09:18:12 PM »
I'll be checking in on this project to what's going on. Keep up the great work!

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #41 on: April 14, 2015, 10:50:27 PM »
Well, here she is, as is.

Overview shots:







Fore Deck:





Stern:







Waterjets (note: these are only loose-fitted for the photo's & wont be fixed into place until after painting):











Bridge/Cockpit:













Mid Deck:



I hope it doesn't look like I've been slacking off! :-[

I went through about 4 different jet arrangements before settling on these & a similar number of reversing cans. Then there was the pondering & thinking about how to use various original box parts in the build (I'm trying to use as many as possible as a personal challenge, without going stupid about it).

@LemonJello: Not a hope in Hell than I'm stopping now, I'm having far too much fun - even if it is slow going! ;D

@kerick: Thanks, mate! :)
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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #42 on: April 14, 2015, 11:22:40 PM »
O.W. that is looking damn fine! So many really well executed details.  I may be stealing your waterjet reverser design to mod my boat's system.

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #43 on: April 14, 2015, 11:37:09 PM »
O.W. that is looking damn fine! So many really well executed details.  I may be stealing your waterjet reverser design to mod my boat's system.

Thank you, good sir! :icon_alabanza:

And go for it! :)

I may take some shots of the jets separately, so you can see just how complicated the little buggers are.
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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #44 on: April 15, 2015, 12:07:53 AM »
I may take some shots of the jets separately, so you can see just how complicated the little buggers are.

I would appreciate any detailed pics you could provide.  Thanks!

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #45 on: April 15, 2015, 04:54:28 AM »
Fantastic! The scratch built jets look really good. Where did the gray detail bits in the rest of the ship (the wheel, etc.) come from? The instrument bezels look good. Did you just cut squares and drill/punch through the stack?

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #46 on: April 15, 2015, 05:29:49 AM »
So many detail touches, they add realistic character.
Not diminish rest of build; bridge details and mid cabin extension with windows are attention getters :)
Front deck hatches are also nice touch.

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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #47 on: April 15, 2015, 08:57:23 AM »
Thank you, gentlemen! :icon_alabanza:

Frank, as mentioned in the write-up, I've given myself a personal challenge to fit as many pieces from the original Airfix S-Boat kit as I can, without going overboard about it. So far that's what all of the grey pieces are. The instrument bezels are, indeed, drilled styrene sheet, although the larger ones (with the lip) had pieces of plastic tube glued on first. The reason they are greyish in the middle is because I glued them in before I remembered to drill them out, so I had to do it in situ & fill the resulting over-drill with putty.
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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #48 on: April 15, 2015, 10:44:34 AM »
For LemonJello & anyone else who may be interested.

























Hope you find them useful. :)
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Re: 1/35th FSBR - Fire Support Boat, Riverine
« Reply #49 on: April 15, 2015, 10:46:22 AM »
 There is so much ingenuity in this build. I'll be studying up. Well done, friend, well done.
 ( Like Lemon, I'd like to see some detail shots of the jets. )