Topic: HMS Enchantress 1934 - 1952 (Read 11344 times)

colin-d · « **Reply #25 on:** August 01, 2020, 08:30:39 am »

Thanks nick...

Working on some of the fittings for the bridge..
Next instalment, hopefully Monday

ballastanksian · « **Reply #26 on:** August 01, 2020, 04:14:25 pm »

I do like how this is coming together Colin. From the lovely decking to the superb turret and funnel

It does not look like a vac formed kit.

colin-d · « **Reply #27 on:** August 02, 2020, 09:05:19 am »

Thanks a lot Ian... a big moral booster there..

As you see in the photos, the funnel is definitely a vac form...
been working on a little detailing of the funnel..

colin-d · « **Reply #28 on:** August 03, 2020, 11:37:10 am »

Being as all the parts that are required in the Hull, eclectics and the such likes have been completed, I can think about gluing the decks down, but before I do that, one last thing to glue in place are the Anker tubes… or maybe better known as the anchor hawse pipe…

In the kit, there are white metal fittings for the opening on the Deck (hawse pipe cover), I have opted for a different approach, out of scrap 0.5mm Plastic I have made my own plus were the Anker chain would pass over, this info has been taken from the NMM Plans..

Once I was happy, the decks where then glued in place, around the top edge of the hull and infringing onto the deck I have glued an edging strip of 0.5mm, this also brings the top of the Hull up to the same height as the wooden decks. In the kit there is some 1mm micro square, to finish the foredeck, I have opted for some 0.5mm micro square, (found in my spares box) and also altered the amount of space between them..

And while I have the micro square in my hands, I have also added a bit of detail to the blast plate from the lower part of the bridge or the upper turret, whichever way you look at it..

colin-d · « **Reply #29 on:** August 03, 2020, 11:55:03 am »

As per normal, while one assembly has been worked on, it’s onto the next, there for a few assemblies can be completed in a rather reasonable time scale…

The Funnel has had a bit of its detail added, as I think I have already mentioned, I have opted for the single stanchions that are also available from Deansmarine these have been threaded with 0.2mm nickel silver from Albion alloys also available from Deansmarine..

The two direction and range finders plus the searchlight platform have managed their way through my sticky fingers.. All quit easy to assemble.. Plus I have started on the railing for the rear superstructures.. Again here are the single stanchions and 0.2mm nickel silver, I mesure the complete length required, start on one of the longer sides, place the stanchions, then pass the nickel silver through, line it all up, so I have the right amount if wire in the right place, a pinhead of superglue in the corners, then with a pair of flat long nose pliers holing all three wires bend them round the corner… thread the next stanchion onto the wire.. so on and so forth..

colin-d · « **Reply #30 on:** August 11, 2020, 05:43:43 am »

Over the past week, I have been a little busy…
In the kit there are watertight shutters for the windows, these are lasered in 0.5mm plastic.. I had a little ponder over whether to use them or not.. and in the end I drew up some window frames, and go them etched, I think they turned out very nice..

While I had the Soldering iron out, I made up the two depth charge racks, still to be filled with depth charges, but for a first time build they look the part..

I have also had time to start on the paint work, to upper bridge in now nearly complete, the window panels have been slid into “U” channel plastic that has been glued to the top edge of the bridge coming.. the only fittings missing are the two semaphores..

Dreadnought · « **Reply #31 on:** August 11, 2020, 01:35:22 pm »

Very nice!

colin-d · « **Reply #32 on:** August 12, 2020, 07:18:25 am »

thanks..

i have been contemplating over the Masts... and considering that this ship is rather skinny.. i would prefer to Keep to top weight down..

normally there are dowels in the deans kits for masts, this one has brass, that sounds to me as if there would be to much weight up top..

so i have gone for Carbon Fiber tubes 4,3 and 2 mm, they are available in good modelshops or kite Workshops..
they have been glued together with superglue..
the yellow paint is purely an undercoat, and by the way, i Hand (brush) paint all my models..

colin-d · « **Reply #33 on:** August 17, 2020, 06:27:49 am »

So far so good…. All the main assemblies are complete, so i can start on the paintwork…

You might have noticed that I have not applied all of the wooden decks… I have opted to leave off the upper forward turret deck, and the stern lower deck.. Purely because I do not think these areas would have seen the upper crust of the navy, and more of a work area for the Crew..

Whilst waiting for the paint to dry, I can start on cleaning up, or making up the fittings

colin-d · « **Reply #34 on:** September 02, 2020, 06:42:51 am »

all the ships boats have now been completed… awaiting their final coat of satin varnish..
continues work on all the Fittings, cleaning them up and painting them..

was not quit too sure if anyone wanted to see my Progress..

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #35 on:** September 02, 2020, 07:20:19 am »

Great work!

warspite · « **Reply #36 on:** September 02, 2020, 09:27:21 am »

Always watching

Colin Bishop · « **Reply #37 on:** September 02, 2020, 09:51:30 am »

Very nice. Keep posting.

Colin

raflaunches · « **Reply #38 on:** September 03, 2020, 10:49:50 pm »

I’m always watching Colin.

Love the detail work as always, I admire the ships boats as it’s something I always struggle with which I chicken out of by buying resin or 3D printed items. I will try to simulate what you’ve achieved on my Manxman build.
Keep up the brilliant work

colin-d · « **Reply #39 on:** September 04, 2020, 05:12:20 am »

Thank you chaps... one tries ones best, to achieve a good result...

colin-d · « **Reply #40 on:** September 07, 2020, 06:47:46 am »

here we go with this weeks installment..

Slowly but surely, some of the finished fittings, are finding their way to their respective place on the model..

The Anker’s and Anker winch are now complete, the Anker’s are not glued into the hawse pipes they are just hanging on the Anker and retraining chains, the chains were previously painted with black paint..

All the parts were either in the Kit, or available from Deansmarine, for example the retaining chains were not in the kit..

The galley chimneys have been altered slightly, thickened up and some support legs added out of 0,2mm nickel silver

On my version of the Enchantress some of the fittings have been positioned differently in relation to the prototype model that can be seen in the Deansmarine workshops, or from the photos in this forum, mainly because of photos that I have found on other websites and from the layout that I have from the NMM..

Hope you're enjoying the photos..

colin-d · « **Reply #41 on:** September 14, 2020, 05:06:52 am »

i have managed to finish the two 4.7 turrets…

some might say that the barrals should be painted White, but as i said at the start, i like to bring a bit of Colour into a model..
and all of the photos i have are in black and White or a gray Colour..

back to finishing of a few more Fittings... which there are quite a few..

dougal99 · « **Reply #42 on:** September 14, 2020, 08:43:18 pm »

Nice work Colin
and I mean that most sincerely!!

Beagle1831 · « **Reply #43 on:** September 14, 2020, 09:14:26 pm »

Agree - very smart!!

colin-d · « **Reply #44 on:** September 15, 2020, 05:10:02 am »

thank you chaps, so kind of you..

a couple of the Davits have also found there way onto the model…
on Thing i must note, the larger Davits on the left, are not the ones out of the kit, normally These Davits are mounted on the side of the Hull, but as i noticed that when mounted in this Position they are prone to get knocked around and broken off, as in the prototype model..
so i have opted for a variation of the original Davit and mounted them on the deck..

raflaunches · « **Reply #45 on:** September 15, 2020, 10:27:46 pm »

Looks really smart Colin

She looks very elegant and some artistic license never hurts either. It looks right despite that you know otherwise but I’ve done similar with my gunboat Gnat with certain details that I know aren’t 100% accurate but it looks correct! Keep up the excellent work.

colin-d · « **Reply #46 on:** September 16, 2020, 06:52:14 am »

Exactly nick..

Artistic license, I think I use a fair bit of that..

And being that this will be a fully working (competition) model, I would prefer that parts stay were they are, and that I do not have to repair the model after every competition..

ballastanksian · « **Reply #47 on:** September 17, 2020, 10:41:07 pm »

Gorgeous work Colin. It's your model so you should do what you fancy with it. Also, you don't know what funny ideas a particular admiral might have had about finish etc while he was incumbent. I presume she housed a few of them over the years?

colin-d · « **Reply #48 on:** September 21, 2020, 06:58:18 am »

so Kind Ian..

Morning chaps..
The four 3 pounder saluting guns have been located on the model…

I have also started on the railings;
yes, they are the single stations from Deansmarine, threaded with a 0.2mm nickel silver wire..

As you will probably notice only the bottom half of the stations have been painted..
I tend to use this method when two opposite colours meet each other, that way I do not have to be so careful when brush painting the rest of the railings..

ballastanksian · « **Reply #49 on:** September 21, 2020, 04:04:39 pm »

The 3pounders are gorgeous Colin. I like a saluting gun, or any of their slightly larger QF siblings. That's a lot of saluting, even for an Admiral.

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