Another partly finished job was the installation of the 3 pdr and 12 pdr deck guns, which have been 3D printed using the new FunToDo resin blend designed for the Form1+. Due to the size of the guns extra care is required to remove them from the support material...
The Build
Turret Guns
Another job completed today was the installation of the four main turret guns.
Case Mate Guns
Today we finished fitting the rear and mid ships cast mate guns.
Press Coverage
There has been quite a lot of press interest in this build and just recently I have had ‘The Press & Journal’ from Inverness here taking photos of the build and just yesterday ‘The Orcadian’ photographer here. I have featured on our local radio station ‘BBC Radio Orkney’ with...
Wireless Cables
Today sees the final installation of the wireless cables and all the small beads to represent the insulators. This job took about 10 hours in total but now looks fantastic!
Rigging and Funnel Wires
Now the bulk of the fittings are in place for the upper and boat decks it was time to move onto installing the funnel wires that help to stabilise them in rough seas, and I used fine wire for these as it made the job neater. Once these were...
Life Raft & Winch
The building process is now really moving ahead at a fast pace and some of the new fittings include a 3D printed balsa lift raft and yet another winch.
Boat Deck Update
Today has been very productive with the completion of the boat decks main framework and the creation of the raised walkway. The walkway is from brass etch and is part of the range of N gauge accessories for detailing model railways, but to my surprise when I measured it...
Boat Deck
Great progress has been made on the boat deck, and as you can see from the photos below its taking shape quickly. The next major job for this deck is to make the raised walkway from brass etch, whilst not a complicated job the etch is very fine so...
3D Printed Guns
Whilst working on the boat deck I set the 3D printer to create the 3 pdr and 12 pdr guns, and this took a little over 4 hours. The result for that time was an identical set of guns, something even the most experienced modeller would find difficult to...