Topic: Revell Flower class corvette Snowberry 1/72 restarted (Read 59234 times)

Backerther · « **Reply #325 on:** February 28, 2022, 11:51:22 am »

Hi Lou;
Thank you very much for your correction of what I misunderstood on the depth charges.
Frankly speaking,even I felt something strange on the smoke canisters as these were larger than other true depth charges,while coloring is the same (by the kit instructions) and the shape is so similar each other....

At the same time I wondered how and where "the big depth charges"would be dropped away .....

Kiyo

Backerther · « **Reply #326 on:** February 28, 2022, 01:27:58 pm »

Hi all;
I installed the depth charge dropping rails as per the kit instructions.
And page 42 was done.!
It's March from tomorrow at last when true spring should come for my RC hobby activities.

♬～♩～♫～

lmagna · « **Reply #327 on:** February 28, 2022, 02:46:25 pm »

Looking very nice Kiyo.

There is a chance that in the case of WWII they did not paint the smoke canisters all nice and pretty to match the ship like they did with the Sackville. It was wartime and they may not have bothered! The Sackville after all is a museum ship and is all dressed up for the public. I used that picture only because it was the best that I could find that I could make work on this forum. I still have considerable problems getting pictures to work on this forum.

Looking forward to sailing day.

Lou

Backerther · « **Reply #328 on:** March 02, 2022, 10:49:59 am »

Hi all;
Handrailing work was done on the forecastle as per the kit instructions.
By this work, I am passing page 43 of whole 45 pages.
The rest of the work are mainly rigging work ,16 crew figures,appliance of decals,other flags and pennants as well as partial
camouflage painting around superstructures before the modifications of internal Rc system of the hull.
Well,this ship will never been possibly commissioned within March..unless above works should go smooth..???

1/2/3;Handrailing works done.
4;This ship has now been named Snowberry formally.!!

5/6/7;Profiles as of page 43.

Geoff · « **Reply #329 on:** March 02, 2022, 12:25:18 pm »

Looking really very good. As a suggestion you can get various thicknesses of a product called "Beadalon". Its jewelry wire and can be as thin as 0.3 mm and is seven strand wire with an incredibly thin coating so it really does look like wire rope. You need to use thin metal tubes to crimp it together but it looks like the real thing because it is the real thing in miniature.

I use it on all my models (or a similar brand) and it adds an extra dimension and is not expensive.

Cheers

Geoff

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #330 on:** March 02, 2022, 12:56:56 pm »

I've not used this myself for rigging, but several reviews say EZ Line is pretty good!

https://youtu.be/dqXVO8mZxM4

Backerther · « **Reply #331 on:** March 03, 2022, 02:15:36 pm »

Hi Geoff and Martin;
Thanks a lot for your information on the wires and EZ line,I checked the merchandises...superb !!!

I will intend to try some in the next build of a RC scale ship model which is not a plastic model ship.!!

Kiyo

Backerther · « **Reply #332 on:** March 06, 2022, 08:53:38 am »

Hi all;
A report for today on my Snowberry is the rigging works based on primarily the instruction manuals using 0.3mm colored thread contained in the kit,which I "found" by chance about 10 days or so ago.!!

In this sense,I was lucky to have found this thread as I had been searching for something suitable for the rigging work like
asking my wife if she had a good thread for the work or looking for it in my odds and ends.....
1/2/3/4;Rigging work was done.!
5/6/7;Page 44 of the instruction manuals was over with these profiles.

The rest are crew figures and decals.After that I have to modify the RC system to go for a launching sail after intensive bathtub test running the motor for ten minutes or so including ballast adjustment.

Backerther · « **Reply #333 on:** March 08, 2022, 01:50:14 pm »

Hi all;
I decided to adopt 12 crews for having them work aboard my Snowberry among 15 furnished in the kit.
And I painted them according to the instruction manuals today.
1;Before painting after shaping them up as "figures"
2;Painted
3;12 crews were selected for service aboard the ship.
4;They are naturally to be positioned as ammunition loaders and a rammer on the gun platform.!

5;I am wondering how and where the rest of crews are to be positioned properly...But this sort of imagination is pleasant
to do actually for a model ship building at the final stage ,isn't it..?

6;By adding these figures and other accessories ,another enjoyment of dioramic scenes will be created aboard the model ship...

Backerther · « **Reply #334 on:** March 09, 2022, 10:19:13 am »

General quarters !!
12 crews were quartered as in the pics below today.!!

1;....
2;Checking the gun intensively
3/4;Anchors away.!
5;Preparing for the ammunitions beside the gun....??
6;Checking the depth charges intensively.
7/8;At last page 45 was complete like this,to be followed with applying some decals and pennants...

lmagna · « **Reply #335 on:** March 09, 2022, 02:40:55 pm »

Very nicely done Kiyo

warspite · « **Reply #336 on:** March 10, 2022, 10:38:53 am »

I had images of VLAD the impaler for a second

lmagna · « **Reply #337 on:** March 10, 2022, 02:37:53 pm »

Backerther · « **Reply #338 on:** March 10, 2022, 03:02:39 pm »

Hi warspite;
I could generally understand what you mean..but to make sure it more clearly,let me know what VLAD is??
I am a foreigner here,not an European nor a native speaker of English!!

Kiyo

JimG · « **Reply #339 on:** March 10, 2022, 07:11:22 pm »

It's your photos showing the figures being painted on the ends of sticks. Vlad or as he was more properly known Vlad Dracul (dragon) was the ruler of Wallachia mid 15th century. Known as Vlad the Impaler due to the the way he punished people by impaling them on wooden posts. The probable inspiration for Dracula the vampire.
Jim

Backerther · « **Reply #340 on:** March 11, 2022, 12:09:34 pm »

Hi JimG;

A great thanks for your kind teaching the VLAD,by which I understood very much.

I enjoyed today RC boating my Najade very much.
Please enjoy the video in the Model boating column in the above if you are interested in.

Kiyo

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #341 on:** March 11, 2022, 12:54:08 pm »

Another great shot for the mayhem family album!

lmagna · « **Reply #342 on:** March 11, 2022, 02:37:00 pm »

Backerther · « **Reply #343 on:** March 12, 2022, 12:54:39 am »

Good morning everyone;

Thank you !, Martin,for your understanding my style of enjoying the RC model boating throughout a year.

Kiyo

lmagna · « **Reply #344 on:** March 12, 2022, 01:35:19 am »

Backerther · « **Reply #345 on:** March 12, 2022, 11:09:53 am »

Hi Lou and all;
Here are the pics of completed Snowberry as just a plastic model as fundamentally per the instruction manuals,not as a working model currently.!!

From next week,I will start modifying the RC gears already installed to get her sail actually on the lake from April at the latest.

Kiyo

Perkasaman2 · « **Reply #346 on:** March 12, 2022, 04:44:59 pm »

Very good. Well done.

lmagna · « **Reply #347 on:** March 12, 2022, 06:28:52 pm »

I do not understand Kiyo. I thought you had already built and tested the RC part of the ship long ago?

derekwarner · « **Reply #348 on:** March 13, 2022, 12:42:00 am »

Maybe a translation misunderstanding?

as Page 1 does confirm the R/C setup with the motor fitted etc..

Derek

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #349 on:** March 13, 2022, 02:18:48 am »

Quote from: Backerther on March 12, 2022, 11:09:53 am

...... From next week, I will start modifying the RC gears already installed to get her sail actually on the lake .....

Kiyo

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