Topic: Chris' HMS TIGER (C20) - 1:72 SCALE (Read 390224 times)

frogman3 · « **Reply #700 on:** January 02, 2021, 10:14:40 pm »

Quote from: Chris Preston on January 02, 2021, 06:25:05 pm

Beautiful work Chris. I've been following this build since I joined Model Boat Mayhem a few years ago. Looking forward to more installments of your progress and completion, with sea trials.

Cheers,

Chris, in Victoria, BC, Canada

HI Chris did you get my pm about the plans an email addy ?
chris

frogman3 · « **Reply #701 on:** January 02, 2021, 10:44:00 pm »

HI AGAIN Chris sorry could you resend your email addy as i tried to send one to you but it comes up saying email address is wrong
cheers
chris

Chris Preston · « **Reply #702 on:** January 03, 2021, 01:22:29 am »

Hi Chris,

Apologies, and yes - your PM regarding the plans from Jecobin came through. PM Me! (Admin)

Cheers,

Chris

ballastanksian · « **Reply #703 on:** January 03, 2021, 08:44:40 pm »

Hey Chris, (Frogman) I am very pleased to see you are still posting up progress of your build. I think we would have been more upset if just a little bit of computer tinkering put you off keeping us abreast of your work

I am pleased you have managed to master the arcane science of uploading images, and we can see the beautiful work up close. Funnels are deceptively complicated beasts. I could not believe how many pipes and stays and brackets and cages and whistles etc ships funnels have, and that is just on Destroyer funnels! I remember a fellow Mayhemist showing off his build of Richelieu a few years back, and seeing the platforms and ladders inside

It might have been Dave Wooley's Russian aircraft carrier actually, but both ships funnels were major modelling projects in their own rights.

This was interesting as it shows the use of the framework on the funnel top as a spreader for a cover, and also hints at the complexities of the funnel structure.

Raising Steam: Naval Instructional Film A76 (1942) - YouTube

Keep up the good work Chris, and we will see loads of great progress throughout 2021

frogman3 · « **Reply #704 on:** January 04, 2021, 11:43:40 am »

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HI there im pleased you are likeing my tiger build

an yes i will keep on showin linkpics or if martin can bring up the link to pics for me an many thanks to Martin for doin so just got to hope my pc will keep goin
ATB chris

Rob47 · « **Reply #705 on:** January 06, 2021, 10:24:38 pm »

Navy Gets 'tiger' (1959) - YouTube

The above link is for a short video showing haw effective the 6" and 3" automatic guns on the three Tiger class cruisers were when they worked
Questions also asked about the early box art for the Airfix kit of Tiger when she was gun cruiser, as red and white badge was seen on the forrard funnel, this may have been a Squadron badge but if it was it did not remain long

Bob

frogman3 · « **Reply #706 on:** January 07, 2021, 07:25:31 am »

HI Bob many thanks for putting the utube tiger vid on here

chris

frogman3 · « **Reply #707 on:** January 10, 2021, 08:31:16 am »

HI GUYS another small update on this big rear funnell an now its about 80per cent built but im not happy with the the funnell pipes as they are bendy drink straws as i tried to use the right size plastic pipes but the bends are to sharp an an heating up the pipes they just split or cracked so drink straws it is but hopefully they wont be seen much as there are the missle directors in front of them on the deck an i fitted some anti /collishion lights as the big funnel is out on the deck away from the rear mast so been havin fun building these now first linkpic
https://ibb.co/rp1bJWw

frogman3 · « **Reply #708 on:** January 10, 2021, 08:32:09 am »

https://ibb.co/dKBmRCX

frogman3 · « **Reply #709 on:** January 10, 2021, 08:33:53 am »

close up shot of strb side
https://ibb.co/KFMJjvq

frogman3 · « **Reply #710 on:** January 10, 2021, 08:36:29 am »

full shot of starb side an these pipes were some little blighters to get the right anges to glue them to the funnell
https://ibb.co/BPB92cw

frogman3 · « **Reply #711 on:** January 10, 2021, 08:37:43 am »

starb angle shot
https://ibb.co/2NWhmQS

raflaunches · « **Reply #712 on:** January 10, 2021, 08:38:30 am »

Hi Chris

Fantastic as always-on your lower black straw that goes to the square vent you’ve got some rings going around it- are they wire or plastic card? If it’s plastic card it’s incredibly fine workmanship to get it to fit so nicely.

frogman3 · « **Reply #713 on:** January 10, 2021, 08:39:37 am »

rear shot
https://ibb.co/k9WxpB4
https://ibb.co/k9WxpB4

frogman3 · « **Reply #714 on:** January 10, 2021, 08:45:37 am »

Quote from: raflaunches on January 10, 2021, 08:38:30 am

Hi Chris

Fantastic as always-on your lower black straw that goes to the square vent you’ve got some rings going around it- are they wire or plastic card? If it’s plastic card it’s incredibly fine workmanship to get it to fit so nicely.

HI Nick its very thin wire just pulled arond the tube an glued should have put some on the big pipes but got ahead of my self an fitted them to the funnell but the pipe that goes straight down will unclip so i can still fit the wire around it later an thanks for lookin in
cheers
chris

raflaunches · « **Reply #715 on:** January 10, 2021, 08:51:47 am »

Thanks Chris

It’s very good, because the wire looked white in colour I thought it could be plastic card. Looks brilliant- keep up the excellent work.

frogman3 · « **Reply #716 on:** January 10, 2021, 08:52:58 am »

HERE port side angle shot an again the straight up big pipe is just clipped in so i can fit the wire rings that will teach me to get ahead of myself

but there is only about two wire rings to fit so a later job on that

https://ibb.co/26Svgvb
https://ibb.co/26Svgvb

frogman3 · « **Reply #717 on:** January 10, 2021, 08:55:07 am »

Quote from: raflaunches on January 10, 2021, 08:51:47 am

Thanks Chris

It’s very good, because the wire looked white in colour I thought it could be plastic card. Looks brilliant- keep up the excellent work.

yea will do Nick thanks for havin a look see an i hope you are well
chris

frogman3 · « **Reply #718 on:** January 10, 2021, 08:57:11 am »

an fullport side shot here
https://ibb.co/kHHL8HL

frogman3 · « **Reply #719 on:** January 10, 2021, 09:03:38 am »

an lastly for today the gantry platform on the funnell front an this was a little devil to fit as it was so fiddley an its only a quater of an inch wide took me three hrs to make an fit this an i got the shakes doin this so jen had to come an hold the funnell for me to fit it Aaaaaagghhh but thank goodness it went on ok so now all that needs doin is all the ladders fitting an spraying grey
https://ibb.co/7twtyRg

frogman3 · « **Reply #720 on:** January 10, 2021, 09:21:37 am »

NEXT UP is fitting the front funnell now this one will be the hardest as this will be a steamer from the smoke or steam unit but to get this all fitted an workin i will have to do some surgery on the main S/S as the steam pipe must fit exctact to the steam unit so when i lift off the main bridge S/S to put in the main drive batt its got to drop dead on the steam unit so the steam pipe will have to be built in dead on for a fit OH THIS WILL BE A CHALLANGE

chris

Chris Preston · « **Reply #721 on:** January 10, 2021, 06:35:50 pm »

Excellent work chris - she's really stating to look like TIGER now.

Cheers,

Chris
In Victoria, Canada

frogman3 · « **Reply #722 on:** January 10, 2021, 08:56:43 pm »

Quote from: Chris Preston on January 10, 2021, 06:35:50 pm

Excellent work chris - she's really stating to look like TIGER now.

Cheers,

Chris
In Victoria, Canada

HI Chris yes she comin on but still a lot to do on her i'll be glad when i can get doin the eletrics but not yet im afraid as ive still got to fit this front steaming funnell an make it so that it all works an cheers for lookin in on the build
ATB
Chris

T888 · « **Reply #723 on:** January 14, 2021, 03:40:45 pm »

Hi Chris,
Tigers coming along nicely

be nice to see her all painted.

frogman3 · « **Reply #724 on:** January 14, 2021, 05:20:41 pm »

Quote from: T888 on January 14, 2021, 03:40:45 pm

Hi Chris,
Tigers coming along nicely be nice to see her all painted.

HI Dave nice to hear from you an yes it will be nice to spray paint her but cant till the summer time as need warmer wheather an im about 70 per cent built on her but still a fair bit to build
cheers for lookin in
chris ps be nice to see your burke bill goin again

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