Topic: 1/96 scale Arleigh Burke destroyer Build log (Read 93604 times)

Capt Podge · « **Reply #400 on:** April 23, 2021, 04:42:38 pm »

So sorry to hear that Dave.

As for your Danforth anchor, it looks very accurate indeed. Is it a one-off or multi part casting, very hard to tell...

Best Regards,
Ray.

T888 · « **Reply #401 on:** April 24, 2021, 09:33:01 am »

Thanks Ray.

The Danforth is a one off and was scratched built, ive not taken a casting, may regret it later. Dont have the time at the moment.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #402 on:** May 03, 2021, 08:20:52 pm »

My condolences to you and yours. It has been a hard year or so what with COVID and Cancer amongst the other ways to pass on.

You are doing some lovely work, we will see you about here when you have time to have a whittle :)

T888 · « **Reply #403 on:** May 03, 2021, 09:08:20 pm »

Thanks Ian,

We have got the funeral Wednesday,

then a round of appointments with the solicitors.

Hope to be able to get back to modelling at some time in the future.

frogman3 · « **Reply #404 on:** May 03, 2021, 10:51:43 pm »

HI Dave please accecept jen an i condolences to you and yours .as well an hope it will long before you are back modeling
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T888 · « **Reply #405 on:** May 08, 2021, 08:01:52 pm »

Had little free time so started on the helo deck safety nets

MartinC · « **Reply #406 on:** May 08, 2021, 08:38:10 pm »

Great work Dave. The hangers are looking the business as well.

Martin

frogman3 · « **Reply #407 on:** May 09, 2021, 08:02:22 am »

Quote from: T888 on May 08, 2021, 08:01:52 pm

Had little free time so started on the helo deck safety nets

YEA Dave she's lookin very realistic what beam is she ?
chris

T888 · « **Reply #408 on:** May 09, 2021, 12:05:33 pm »

Thanks Martin your comment are appreciated

T888 · « **Reply #409 on:** May 09, 2021, 12:07:42 pm »

Chris the Burke beam is 8 1/2 inches

Like your Tiger crane.

frogman3 · « **Reply #410 on:** May 09, 2021, 05:53:57 pm »

Quote from: T888 on May 09, 2021, 12:07:42 pm

Chris the Burke beam is 8 1/2 inches

Like your Tiger crane.

HI DAVE well 8 an a half inches beam she should be fairly stable on the wet stuff then an thank you on the comment of my crane chreers
chris

T888 · « **Reply #411 on:** May 10, 2021, 09:17:18 am »

Chris,
Had a blond moment yesterday , 8 1/2 inches is the with of the stand, the models beam is 187.5mm

frogman3 · « **Reply #412 on:** May 10, 2021, 11:42:51 am »

Quote from: T888 on May 10, 2021, 09:17:18 am

Chris,
Had a blond moment yesterday , 8 1/2 inches is the with of the stand, the models beam is 187.5mm

SO Dave she about 7 an a half inches in beam but still a fair beam so she should be ok to sail in rough weather but i say this as when i was down at beale park model boat show there was a gent who had a type 22 HMS CORNWALL in 1/96 scale i think it was an it looked a lovely model an i said to him are you goin to sail it as at that time i was building a type 22 in 1/72 scale an they are a very long thin ship but the gent said to me oh no its to windy to sail it as he was worried it might roll over an sink but there was hardly any wind but i suppoce it was up to him
chris

T888 · « **Reply #413 on:** May 10, 2021, 12:00:12 pm »

Hi Chris,

Like you my 1/96 scale warships are all capable of sailing in reasonable wind, I’ve even sailed a Type42 in the Solent without any issues.

I always when building a model warship keep the top weight as low as possible. As up top requires to be twice less than that amount down below. A friend in the club has a 1/96 Type 45, up until he replaced the top radars which was made of resin with a 3D printed version, she sail very tenderly. But sense the mod she sails very well.

Until I can get Roosevelt on the water for a test ballasting I don’t know how much more ballast she will need to bring her down to the correct water line. I’ve do prelim checks in the hot tube, this showed she still requires additional ballast.

T888 · « **Reply #414 on:** May 11, 2021, 09:55:18 am »

Finished the two sides, I was going to stitch the netting but I think the thread will look out of scale.

T888 · « **Reply #415 on:** May 11, 2021, 06:19:04 pm »

Well next task, making the master and moulds for the life raft containers

T888 · « **Reply #416 on:** May 11, 2021, 06:19:51 pm »

The production line has started

ballastanksian · « **Reply #417 on:** May 11, 2021, 09:04:04 pm »

Hooray for resin! Re your nets, could you use fine fishing line or invisible thread?

T888 · « **Reply #418 on:** May 12, 2021, 12:19:06 pm »

Casting and building of the life raft racks

MartinC · « **Reply #419 on:** May 12, 2021, 12:24:08 pm »

Nice work Dave, I think I am going to have to learn how to do this myself.

T888 · « **Reply #420 on:** May 12, 2021, 12:43:08 pm »

Thanks Martin, always willing to help & share

T888 · « **Reply #421 on:** May 13, 2021, 08:15:01 am »

Production line in full progress.

Yes Ian hooray for resin, it makes have to make several fitting like this a lot easier .

frogman3 · « **Reply #422 on:** May 13, 2021, 09:39:58 am »

HI Dave liferaft containers an mountings look really good very well done
as ive got loads of them to fit on my tiger so not really looking forward to them but got to be done as thats the downside of modeling but when done its all worth it but again very nice work

chris

T888 · « **Reply #423 on:** May 13, 2021, 11:19:56 am »

Thanks Chris, I’m lucky in that Roosevelt only has 17 of them.

Tiger I assume will have a lot more than 17 containers ? If I’m correct she has that many just on one side?

frogman3 · « **Reply #424 on:** May 13, 2021, 11:48:36 am »

Quote from: T888 on May 13, 2021, 11:19:56 am

Thanks Chris, I’m lucky in that Roosevelt only has 17 of them.

Tiger I assume will have a lot more than 17 containers ? If I’m correct she has that many just on one side?

YEA Dave you are quite right she has about 80 odd L/C on her as she had a large crew
chris

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