Devil in the DetailAs many of you know I am a sucker for detail. Had I found a clearer picture of the joint at the bottom of the torpedo net booms I would have been content to build much simpler representative booms. However, the technical illustrations in “Anatomy of a Ship” meant I could not proceed without going the full monte, including fittings and brailing davits.
On the hull 4mm eyes with 5mm deadeyes sliced in half to form base joints. 3mm carbon fibre tube for the boom, with brass wire detail at the ends, and 3.1 I/D heat-shrink over the boom ends. Finally, some fiddly straps formed from litho-plate, plus stowage chocks carved from ABS section. A dumb move as there are 34 booms that kept me amused for weeks. I needed a large supply of disposable lighters for my micro heat-shrink gun, but when the first batch arrived they were too small so I had to order another lot.
A large pile of part completed booms
First booms being installed.
I am currently assembling the 34 booms onto the hull. There will be a lot of cables involved with their deployment, plus the roll of netting of course. The netting will not go on the shelves until after spray painting.
Yes, thoroughly O.T.T., but given the detail info it’s what I tend to do.
PS: My complex 4 Buhler motor system with four ACTion electronics units system runs sweet as a nut, as I knew it would.
Special thanks to Dave M and Component Shop for their technical advice and super prompt delivery.