Moving from one aspect (unit) to another is a welcome relief….a bit like moving on to another model, which in a way, it is.
The last pic of the casing was a bit of a lash-up just to show the positions of the main bits. It’s all progressed a bit since then.
I daren’t show a pic of the interior of this structure. Suffice it to say that it looks like the inside of the mouth of a giant metal Venus Fly Trap. The deck is now permanently fitted (screwed and glued) and faired in as well as I can manage. Two coats of white primer followed by 2 coats of “Appliance White”. Seems OK.
Being an impatient soul, Next to be fitted were the stanchions and rails. Although the stanchions are 1” tall, they still proved pretty fiddly to fit properly.
Next came the bowmans seat, with some sort of representation of the folding mechanism. The seat does take away some of the “blandness” of the forward end. Similarly at the back end….There’s a sort of cage structure to which (eventually) the compass will be fitted. Another set of things that have to be made and fitted are the “hold-back” stanchions that enable small hatches to be locked in the “open” position. These things come in many guises, but the simplest (non-automatic) system is a simple peg through an eye. The “auto” version (which really should be fitted here) involves spring loading….a task I’m unable to carry out.
Towards the forward end of the casing are 4 brackets that are small versions of the boathook brackets. I’ve got a sneaky feeling that they may be for rifle stowage. But I could be wrong. In fact, I hope I am wrong as 4 3ft long rifles (3” at this scale) may be difficult to find, and I’m certainly not going to even consider making them!
Items remaining….well, the attachment of the funnel stays for one. Some photos show bottle screws, others show cord lashings. I think I’ll go for the cord.
The 2 cowl vents shown here are just dummies to show me the positioning. These rough things only took me a half-hour or so to knock up and coat with “brass” paint. …the “real” ones are of a much higher standard (not difficult when compared to the things shown here!).I must get organised and get the real ones plated. At least 2 trips through the Tyne tunnel at £1.40 each way. More extortion.