Author Topic: Warspite gets a few scars (Read 32018 times)

kpnuts · « **Reply #25 on:** October 30, 2014, 02:27:01 AM »

Thanks for the info will check some out
here is a bit of an update of where I am now.
I am a bit peeved now, I realise I made the mistake with not removing the plastic before I laid the decking but now i've started putting the PE on I've discovered ther are other bit which should be removed which are not on the instructions and now i've laid the wooden decking and cut it to fit whats on the deck the PE is not covering all the plastic.

as you can see from the pic the only part outlined is the gangway which is to be removed but as i've now discovered the ramps should have been removed too.

as you can see the PE ramps are too short and I can't remove the plastic ramps as I've cut the decking to fit, so I'm hoping that when painted grey it wont notice. (yes I know the middle blast shield is crooked in the pic but that has been sorted now)

led in place ready for the only direct hit on the poor old lady.

I know I swore I would never use PE again but this is all fairly simple stick it on stuff at the moment so will stick with it for now.

first start at the explosion and I thought I would try an experiment with Optic Fibres will bee using those for the tracer rounds Warspie will be firing, I have discovered if you scratch the firbre every so often light escapes at the scratches over a length of about 12 inches (it does gradually get less as it goes along but I think 12 inches will be enough for me) anyway keeping it straight at anything more than that is almost impossible

Obviously there is no smoke yet nor any debris in the explosion , I am wondering whether to put an unfortunate sailor in the smoke of the exlposion sans a limb or 2 ( the 350 scale sailors I've got I'm not sure it would notice, but might be fun to see if anyone does).

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #26 on:** October 30, 2014, 02:32:54 AM »

ChernayaAkula · « **Reply #27 on:** October 30, 2014, 03:18:43 AM »

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Old Wombat · « **Reply #28 on:** October 30, 2014, 11:24:21 PM »

Looks pretty good! :)

2 points of note, though;

1.) In every piece of footage of aerial combat & bombing raids I recall seeing, when a wing comes off the end piece flips up & back while the stub connected to the fuselage drops down - physics: the broken off piece of wing still generates lift for a moment until it flips up & catches the air flat-on, while the aircraft loses lift on that side so the wing stub drops (the off side wing is also, now, generating much more lift than the damaged stub & accentuates the wing drop);

2.) Your tracer rounds should not travel in a straight line - physics (again): bullets travel in a parabolic arc as gravity acts on them, also the gunners will be swinging their weapons to follow their targets, so they will also arc sideways.

kpnuts · « **Reply #29 on:** October 31, 2014, 04:22:10 AM »

Thanks for the info Wombat I was calling this finished will have to review now.
Hi all I think I've got too many balls in the air at once, at the moment so I am going to finish some of the planes before I get too involved with Warspite, so got on with the FW 190 and apart from painting the canopy and matt coating it I was calling the 190 done, need to make a slight alteration .

I've done the all the decals on one side of the JU 87 so I recon that will be ready for matt coating tomorrow.

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FAAMAN · « **Reply #30 on:** October 31, 2014, 10:13:31 AM »

Nice Stuka!

kpnuts · « **Reply #31 on:** November 01, 2014, 04:43:56 AM »

Hi all here is an update, and a querey I have used humbrol matt varnish for the first time, But I have an unusual effect the varnish has white patches (which in this instance is great I was going to add something like this anyway, and think it works ok) but what if I didn't want it, whats gone wrong ( I stirred it thourgherly)

FAAMAN · « **Reply #32 on:** November 01, 2014, 05:37:42 AM »

I used to get this 'cloudy effect with Humbrol matt varnish brushed on. It is unstirred medium and is very hard to deal with as it only needs a bit lurking under the lip to produce what you have
and the only ways around it I know of is to stir it vigorously before each brush load it or thin it and spray it. It is the main reason I changed to Testors Dull Coat in the spray can.

kpnuts · « **Reply #33 on:** November 02, 2014, 01:27:07 AM »

doing some work on the base today
as you can see not a lot of room in my man cave for it

drilled the holes for all the leds and put and wired the leds into the board

not wired the explosion in the stern of warspite cant do that till Warspite hull is permanently atattched same for the FW 190
the 2 blue leds are for the water plumes for the near misses.

kpnuts · « **Reply #34 on:** November 03, 2014, 03:57:41 AM »

Hi all been doing some experimenting with the base, my choice of using blue leds was a terrible mistake, now Ive gone and hot glued them all up to make the water plumes I am stuck with them (pun intended) hopefully loads of white paint will cure that problem, initially I was getting carried away and started making them too big, till it suddenly dawned on me an inch high plume of water at 1/350 scale would be 29 feet tall in real life so scaled them back a bit.

kpnuts · « **Reply #35 on:** November 04, 2014, 03:53:24 AM »

Hi all here is tonights update, dulled the blue leds down (more glue and white paint )
and added a couple more planes.

kpnuts · « **Reply #36 on:** November 07, 2014, 02:13:25 AM »

hello all I am sure you are getting bored by now, unfortunately here is another visual onslaught for you nhahahahaha(insert evil laugh)

Old Wombat · « **Reply #37 on:** November 07, 2014, 10:25:06 AM »

"Bored" isn't a word I'd use, mate.

"Intriguing" & "inspirational" are a couple I would use, though! :)

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #38 on:** November 08, 2014, 04:40:46 AM »

I very much like the LED effects, makes for great explosions!

Nice work, looking forward to more.

Brian da Basher

kpnuts · « **Reply #39 on:** November 09, 2014, 01:59:00 AM »

Hi all here is todays bit

kpnuts · « **Reply #40 on:** November 09, 2014, 02:01:36 AM »

Hi all here is todays bit

kpnuts · « **Reply #41 on:** November 10, 2014, 03:54:11 AM »

Hi all my first attempt at water effect using clear bathroom sealant

and i've done a bit more to the superstructure

FAAMAN · « **Reply #42 on:** November 10, 2014, 05:00:29 AM »

Coming along nicely ............

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #43 on:** November 10, 2014, 05:52:01 AM »

The lighting effects are terrific

kpnuts · « **Reply #44 on:** November 11, 2014, 03:50:36 AM »

Hi all had a go at weathering some of the superstructure (never weathered a ship before) is this enough or should I go further ?

also did some more of that pesky PE

Old Wombat · « **Reply #45 on:** November 11, 2014, 09:09:28 AM »

That's probably a little excessive for a battlewagon.

Battleships are the domain of Admirals &, as such, are kept pretty close to spotless. After a long cruise you may find some rust & oil streaking from the anchors, scuppers, port holes & drains around the hull, but not much more.

FAAMAN · « **Reply #46 on:** November 11, 2014, 12:05:15 PM »

As Wombat said, a little bit excessive, should be cleaner as the superstructure doesn't get as weathered as the hull, I've pics of Warspite and she really never got this weathered. You never know unless you try and then ask questions.

Try looking up "Jim Bauman" and his model ship builds, they are very realistic and should give you an indication of how your Warspite should look.

finsrin · « **Reply #47 on:** November 11, 2014, 01:04:19 PM »

Thatz a grand multi model & diorama project :)
Quality build and cool special effects

Congrats.

Old Wombat · « **Reply #48 on:** November 12, 2014, 05:03:22 PM »

Just as an example;

This is a RAN warship (HMAS Warramunga);

This isn't (Australian Customs & Border Protection Vessel, ACV Triton);

Especially with Triton, a very hard-worked ship, note now clean the superstructure is compared to the hull.

Hope this helps.

:)

kpnuts · « **Reply #49 on:** November 13, 2014, 05:26:19 AM »

thanks very helpful.
Hi all here is tonights update


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