Today is a little more relaxing as I started test printing some of the 3D parts, mainly the main gun turrets and barrels along with all the fittings for the the rear deck. After some parts needing minor modification I can see we are getting closer to highly detailed...
The Build
Portholes are finished!
Today sees the completion of around 100 portholes being fixed to the hull, which took over 20 hours as every one had an individual eyebrow. In addition some of the portholes needed grills or bars to be added, as these were in areas that needed protection such as the...
Port Hole Update
After a little bit of finishing work to the paintwork on the hull I then moved to the next job which is the fitting of 100 port holes. The brass etch is 0.2mm thick and very soft so extra care is needed not to damage these small parts, as...
Port holes… How many?
A good day today with around 100 portholes marked up along the hull, which just leaves the ones on the other decks and the watertight doors to do. However these will have to wait for a while as the next part of the build is to spray the hull...
Decking – Test Fitting
Today was a rather slow day as it took most of the day to create all the decking sections from the 4 sheets of wood veneer, both for accuracy and to ensure we are able to do all the deck with this material. Now all four sets of decking...
3D Printed Parts
Today is mainly computer based work designing the parts to be 3D printed, which include capstans, bollards, the main deck guns with sighting hatch and the main funnels. The next job on the list is to start drawing up the hatches and various vents used by the stoves on...
Propshaft Update
Today saw the completion of the propshaft install with the epoxy putty sanded and filled as needed, then the area was given a coat of primer to help identifiy any flaws in the finishing. I have added a screen shot of the CAD drawing showing the two propeller shafts...
Propshaft and Stabilisers
Today has been very productive firstly making two stabilising bars and then fitting them, with a little bit of filling and finishing they now look the part. The next job for the day was to fit the two propeller shafts and make the epoxy putty hull fittings, and after...
Structure Update
Today was another long day of about 10 hours and whilst not a lot seems to show for the work I have managed to complete the filling and sanding of the plastic where it meets the hull. This extra time spent allows me to get a good blend, and...
Deck Structure Starts
Its been a long day working on the making of templates for the wooden decking and test fitting it before we even think of marking it up, due to the fact it took three days of research to find the last 4 packs in the UK. Once the templates...