Topic: Revell Flower class corvette Snowberry 1/72 restarted (Read 56975 times)

lmagna · « **Reply #300 on:** February 13, 2022, 08:24:18 am »

That is a good practice even when sailing in smaller lakes.

Backerther · « **Reply #301 on:** February 16, 2022, 07:20:51 am »

Hi all;
The report for today is many depth charges and some are loaded in the projectors built as per the kit instructions as usual.
The depth charges are very simple and tiny to see,but it took comparatively much time to complete beyond my previous imagination.

With this work,I have come up to the page 38 of the kit instructions.
1/2/3;Depth charges set on the both sides as per the instructions.
4/5/6;Overall impressions up to page 38

My winter project appears to be likely over by late March completely if the work should go on as it is...♬～♩～(^^♪
From April is the very sailing season for my RC boats and ships now in fundamentally sleeping...??

SteamboatPhil · « **Reply #302 on:** February 16, 2022, 05:19:38 pm »

Looking really good

Backerther · « **Reply #303 on:** February 17, 2022, 11:37:30 am »

Hi SteamboatPhil;
I'm so glad to have your favorable comment on my Snowberry under construction.!!

Kiyo

tonyH · « **Reply #304 on:** February 17, 2022, 02:40:10 pm »

You shouldn't be surprised at the the comments. It really is a lovely, precise and handsome build and you should be very pleased with your work.

lmagna · « **Reply #305 on:** February 17, 2022, 02:51:28 pm »

Quote from: tonyH on February 17, 2022, 02:40:10 pm

You shouldn't be surprised at the the comments. It really is a lovely, precise and handsome build and you should be very pleased with your work.

Agreed
Lou

Backerther · « **Reply #306 on:** February 18, 2022, 11:45:35 am »

Hi tonyH;
A great thanks for your encouragement that will greatly inspire me with much more passion for completion of the ship.!

Hi Lou;
After completion of my Snowberry, I intend to see the movie" The cruel sea" again beside my Snowberry..

Kiyo

lmagna · « **Reply #307 on:** February 18, 2022, 10:53:56 pm »

Quote from: Backerther on February 18, 2022, 11:45:35 am

After completion of my Snowberry, I intend to see the movie" The cruel sea" again beside my Snowberry..

What you need to do is pick a rough weather day and take your corvette out for a REAL North Atlantic adventure! Those days were the most fun for me when I was still running my corvette. Don't forget to film it though I for one would enjoy seeing it as well. Your lake is a very nice sailing location.

Lou

Backerther · « **Reply #308 on:** February 19, 2022, 10:19:38 am »

Hi all;
Work for today is to assemble 4 sets of life raft racks and to set them on the both sides of the hull.
And I at last have come to page 40 of whole 45 pages.

1/2;Portside racks
3/4;Starboard racks
5;Both side view
6/7;General views per page 40 stage

Backerther · « **Reply #309 on:** February 20, 2022, 09:51:18 am »

Hi all;
Life rafts have been set on the racks today at the same time rigging work around the funnel was also done.

warspite · « **Reply #310 on:** February 20, 2022, 12:48:25 pm »

With the life rafts in place - how do you access the engine room space, assuming this section is removable for getting to the rudder and other items etc?

Backerther · « **Reply #311 on:** February 20, 2022, 02:11:00 pm »

Hi warspite;
You put a natural and good question on the point.!
Yes,hull side of the supports of the racks are not fixed,just snap-in to the hull side.

lmagna · « **Reply #312 on:** February 20, 2022, 08:20:49 pm »

Nicely done. The life raft platforms are one of the harder items when building for RC. Getting closer and closer to launch day!

Backerther · « **Reply #313 on:** February 21, 2022, 07:34:22 am »

Yes,I am going to the terminal stage as for the assembly of the plastic model ship,though I am scheduled to review the whole
RC system after the plastic model assembly should be fundamentally complete.
By the way,works for today are minimum and tiny add-on works to the life cutters.
As you see in the pics below, the kit furnished parts are soooo simple and humble to set on the deck that I couldn't help add keels, stringers,etc to the inside of the cutters to have them looked more realistic than the kit designed ones at least.
1;Tooo simple and humble to use as it is at least even for me..

2;I remade like this..
3;Cutters as per the kit instruction basis and modified ones.
4;Both cutters were modified.
5/6;Complete after painting.

number-1 · « **Reply #314 on:** February 21, 2022, 06:02:57 pm »

Thats a great improvement on the original lifeboats,

lmagna · « **Reply #315 on:** February 22, 2022, 06:44:26 am »

Nice work Kiyo

I was unhappy with the simplicity of my boats years ago also but just covered the tops with "canvas" as I felt that would have been the way they would have been carried much of the time anyway.

Backerther · « **Reply #316 on:** February 22, 2022, 11:27:23 am »

Hi number-1;
Thanks a lot for your comment on my remade life boats.!

Hi Lou;
As a whole,it is rather easy to assemble the plastic model ships than other styles of making model ships using other materials and experienced skills. Therefore,it is not so interesting for me not to remake and refit some humble parts which should find to be modified to get them looked more realistic....

kiyo

Backerther · « **Reply #317 on:** February 22, 2022, 12:04:53 pm »

Hi all;
I added the rudders and helms to the lifeboats today,though I have been building this Snowberry as a working model.
In this sense,I feel there is no need to detail the boats up with such small parts ,but I couldn't help modifying this
humble boat furnished in the kit.

1/2;Added furthermore tiny parts to the boats
3/4;Painted them
5;Kit parts.. terrible!!

Backerther · « **Reply #318 on:** February 23, 2022, 08:51:55 am »

Hi all;
I have finished the lifeboats up with the appearance in the pics below,as this is just a working plastic model, not a static model.!

Other details will possibly done some time in the future if I should think it necessary to do so for a RC working model.

1;Materials to add a final detailing
2;Rope latches are attached around the hull.
3;and painted roughly.
4/5/6/7/8;Final profiles attache with ropes.
9;Even I don't accept this poor boat..perhaps the worst parts as well as 40mm pompom gun in this kit.!!

lmagna · « **Reply #319 on:** February 23, 2022, 02:42:12 pm »

Very nice Kiyo

Rob47 · « **Reply #320 on:** February 23, 2022, 09:42:03 pm »

Vast improvement

Bob

Backerther · « **Reply #321 on:** February 24, 2022, 09:01:51 am »

Hi Lou;
Thank you so much for your favorable comment.!

Hi Bob;
I also have been following your build of the great aircraft carrier model with much interest.!

I do like an aircraft carrier very much.

Kiyo

Backerther · « **Reply #322 on:** February 24, 2022, 10:28:51 am »

Hi all;
Both lifeboats were loaded aboard the ship as per the kit instructions and I have come up to the page 41 of whole 45 pages at last !!

My winter project seems possibly to be over in coming March as expected.!♩～♪～♬～

Backerther · « **Reply #323 on:** February 27, 2022, 11:00:15 am »

Hi all;
Depth charge dropping rails were completed as per the kit instructions today.
36 depth charges in all were loaded on the rails.
As far as page 42 content of whole 45 was done.!

lmagna · « **Reply #324 on:** February 27, 2022, 06:36:34 pm »

Very nice Kiyo

As a reminder, you may note the six "cans" that sit in the two baskets on the rails sitting upright. These are not depth charges as indicated in the plans they are smoke canisters and would not normally actually look like or have the same color as the charges.

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