BRAN
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It's wonderful to realize a dream, I wish you the best for this project and maximum pleasure.
WIP 1/35 Scale D-Day Diorama
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Hi Neil
Just a massive
....and a WOW!! ....what a amazing project really looking the business ...great pics ( should be up to 35 in each thread ....I asked Alan ( Tech ] to change it )
All the pics are showing with no issues for me
Following this really closely ,very clever research and modelling ...liking the worn look on the LC
Looking forward to seeing more
Have fun @ the bench
Nap
Just a massive
....and a WOW!! ....what a amazing project really looking the business ...great pics ( should be up to 35 in each thread ....I asked Alan ( Tech ] to change it )All the pics are showing with no issues for me
Following this really closely ,very clever research and modelling ...liking the worn look on the LC
Looking forward to seeing more
Have fun @ the bench
Nap
Merryweather
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Bran, Nap and Nigel ,many thanks for your interest.
I know it is hugely ambitious, but you must remember I was a professional model-builder for architects before I retired so a big project is not exactly unknown territory for me- in fact at least with this the design won't change halfway through ,but still have to be finished for the same deadline!!!
And there will NOT be lights!
....hmmm
But anyway, after ten or more years of thinking about it, I have finally cut foamboard on this project. I’ve started at the bottom, naturally, with the hull and main deck, which I am going to clad in some way, as yet undecided. For the hull side there is a slight curve in the vertical plane so I need to create some identical ribs to attach my skin to (whatever it turns out to be). Having transferred the profile I pinned them all together with the ends and sanded them on the only bit of workshop kit I possess, which is a disc- and belt-sander.
Then I could go ahead and build the basic box.
It’s so bloody big I had to build it on the kitchen worktop, and it’s only the first level!
An that, my friends, is a jumbo tube of UHU, not the normal size. And then I had to get it back through the loft hatch….Oh dear what HAVE I done?
that's all for now folks
cheers
Neil
I know it is hugely ambitious, but you must remember I was a professional model-builder for architects before I retired so a big project is not exactly unknown territory for me- in fact at least with this the design won't change halfway through ,but still have to be finished for the same deadline!!!
And there will NOT be lights!
....hmmm
But anyway, after ten or more years of thinking about it, I have finally cut foamboard on this project. I’ve started at the bottom, naturally, with the hull and main deck, which I am going to clad in some way, as yet undecided. For the hull side there is a slight curve in the vertical plane so I need to create some identical ribs to attach my skin to (whatever it turns out to be). Having transferred the profile I pinned them all together with the ends and sanded them on the only bit of workshop kit I possess, which is a disc- and belt-sander.
Then I could go ahead and build the basic box.
It’s so bloody big I had to build it on the kitchen worktop, and it’s only the first level!
An that, my friends, is a jumbo tube of UHU, not the normal size. And then I had to get it back through the loft hatch….Oh dear what HAVE I done?
that's all for now folks
cheers
Neil
Briggsy
PlanetFigure Supporter
Bloody hell Neil that's a monster, going to look awesome though. The foam board is good stuff as it keeps the weight down, which if that is only the lower section is probably a good job.
More power to you mate.
Cheers Simon
More power to you mate.
Cheers Simon
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