Topic: My build log of the Tamiya 1/350th scale USS Enterprise.. (Read 19951 times)

Patrick Henry · « **Reply #25 on:** April 12, 2010, 10:18:48 pm »

Magic mate, looks really good on the water. Mine should be back by Friday, everything lower and lighter now...no gel cells, just a pack of those high output AA sized cells laid on the hull floor, three servos taken out, bow thruster taken out....she's really been on a diet!!

I'll get some pics Friday and return the compliment...

Cheers Grant,

Rich

uboatbuilder · « **Reply #26 on:** April 26, 2010, 08:05:05 am »

soooo, how'd it go?

Patrick Henry · « **Reply #27 on:** April 26, 2010, 08:38:19 am »

Pm en route...

Mankster · « **Reply #28 on:** April 26, 2010, 10:59:27 am »

Interested to hear if lowering the CofG with the AA cells means your able to get away without fitting her with some sort of keel to help stablility.

uboatbuilder · « **Reply #29 on:** April 26, 2010, 02:43:50 pm »

this remind you of anything rich

http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/cvn68.jpg

Patrick Henry · « **Reply #30 on:** April 26, 2010, 02:46:23 pm »

Ha bloody ha....

uboatbuilder · « **Reply #31 on:** April 26, 2010, 02:47:55 pm »

got me thinking firstly this could be photoshopped

but i remembered i have heard a story of a carrier capt. turning hard at high speed and the deck tilted to nigh on 45 degrees. so there's nothing wrong with ours its as it should be just scaled down

uboatbuilder · « **Reply #32 on:** April 26, 2010, 02:50:01 pm »

also my nimitz appears to have a narrower deck, do you think this would make it handle worse, better, or the same, in theory. though that link is a pic of nimitz so possibly the same

Patrick Henry · « **Reply #33 on:** April 26, 2010, 02:51:12 pm »

True, but mine didn't want to come back upright again!! I've loads of pics of carriers in similar leans during their pre-commissioning trials, it's amazing just how far they can lean without falling over....bloody glad I wasn't onboard during these trials!!!

Patrick Henry · « **Reply #34 on:** April 26, 2010, 02:54:39 pm »

I wouldn't have thought that there would be a great deal of difference really mate, it's down to the top weight isn't it? I guess the answer is an external keel, but I don't really want to go down that road unless I really have to. I did think of using a keel made of steel bar and attaching it to the hull using magnets, so when the boat is on display or in transit the keel could be simply popped off, if it comes to it that's probably what I'll do.

Patrick Henry · « **Reply #35 on:** April 26, 2010, 02:56:46 pm »

Here's one for you...

uboatbuilder · « **Reply #36 on:** April 26, 2010, 03:18:25 pm »

was this taken at black park 3 weeks ago? thats very familiar

Patrick Henry · « **Reply #37 on:** April 26, 2010, 04:15:37 pm »

Princes Park Lake, Eastbourne last weekend...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWpQ_0fqJOM&feature=related

uboatbuilder · « **Reply #38 on:** May 12, 2010, 11:59:11 am »

hows painting it goin?

Patrick Henry · « **Reply #39 on:** May 12, 2010, 04:05:57 pm »

mutter mutter...everything is so bl**dy small, I can't see some of the bits to paint some of the bits!!!

Should have gone to Specsavers...

uboatbuilder · « **Reply #40 on:** May 13, 2010, 09:53:03 am »

how far have you got? and are you going to do all of those tiny little white dots on the deck? there is an easier way of doing them

DickyD · « **Reply #41 on:** May 23, 2010, 04:43:52 pm »

What's up Rich, you given up on this build ?

Patrick Henry · « **Reply #42 on:** May 23, 2010, 07:40:36 pm »

Not given up, but until the nerve damage in my hand repairs itself, I'm leaving it on stand by. I'm only going to make a cock of things if I carry on with the build with no feeling in my fingers, so it's best to leave it until things improve.

PMK · « **Reply #43 on:** May 24, 2010, 02:33:50 am »

Quote from: U33 on May 23, 2010, 07:40:36 pm

...but until the nerve damage in my hand repairs itself...

Been there, done that. Don't wish to be the bearer of bad news but you're in for a looooong wait. (And even after that, things'll never be the same again).
Rx'ed your PM, btw. Thanks for that, but I don't think they'll have have me because......... nah, it's a long story.

uboatbuilder · « **Reply #44 on:** June 08, 2010, 11:18:34 am »

We're in the same

BOAT

now rich i recently split open one of my fingers so im kinda out of action and itching to get started again

dont know what to do with myself

herby · « **Reply #45 on:** July 19, 2010, 08:01:27 pm »

Hi shipmates.

I'm also building this marvellous ship kit. I have also bought White ensign models photo etch's and alot more aftermarket parts.
But i have huge problem. My ships instructions are at china or japan or some mumbojumbo that i cant understand.

Can someone help me at little problem. I need to know what paint i need to use and where. :) Gray, red, etc, etc of course but what gray, and what red? I planned to use Vallejo model air paints. Is there any on line color chart that let me know the real colors?

Thanks
-Herkko

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