Cage Aerials, second attempt.

This time no tricksy brass rod through the middle this time.

Six spreaders were set in a stretched piece of blue tack, and wires added.



five out of eight in place.



The last wire added was long enough to run from the foremast to the Jackstaff, a quick shot of black from rattlecan and it is ready for mounting.



In position.



The cage is a bit too long, slight mismeareument, and it is ins't perfect, but 1 down 3 to go.

Si

Congrats on gating the cage done.

Oy,3 more times!

A nifty bit of building there Simon, great work. Looks beautiful on the model. My compliments on a dificult job well done

Michael, Julian.

Thanks was a bit sweaty until the glue had set, but yup 1 down 3 to go. Hope to get another one on today.

Si

Big Congrats on the cage aerial Si!

Perhaps the most difficult & scariest item to build in the salty side of the hobby, but you've done it justice sir!

Brilliant piece of work on the cage there Simon the whole thing is looking real nice great detail work

Keith

Hi Simon

I never gave cage arials a try, looked always too fiddly for me.
Great work and patience from your side!

Greetings from Shanghai

Thanks Keith, Plan B worked! not 100% perfect, but I am pleased it.

Thanks Tom, The etched spiders make it a lot simpler than it looks, and keeping the method simple helps.

Not that it really shows, but the net shelves have been added on the port side.



Exactly the same process as before, and the second cage was made and fitted.



not quite identical, but close enough. the stbd one needs a lick more paint yet. 2 down and 2 to go, and the two between the fore & mainmast are shorter.

More soon.

Si

Very impressive Simon,
just one to go now. The final effect is worth the effort though,

Great job! That looked like it was tough doing the cages, but they turned out looking nice!

Thanks Julian,

Two to go, but those are shorter, so simpler (In theory)

Thanks Mike,

Not as tricky as it looks, just requires a certain amount of patience and a certain amount of

Hope to get the other two on at the weekend.

Si

Having succeeded with the forward cages I decided to get cocky and build the second pair together.



put them a bit close together, bot some progress made.



All torpedo net shelves fitted and painted.



And the fitting of tha bases for the net davits started.



3 doen 43 to go.

More soon,

Si

3 down and 43 to go:
sounds suspiciously like the airwing on Hornet, 4 down and 30 to go

Does a bit mate,

at least these only have two pieces each, and the davit arm will go on after the railings.

Si

Short update, You guys have probably seen enough of the cage aerial making process. (I've had enough of it for a while )

Last two of them build and had some TS69 "Nato black" shot at them.



And fitted!!!



Not perfect, but I am pleased with them, now for a bit of medication to restore what is left of my sanity before tackling the rest of the project

Si

Cheers Simon, great job !

Simon,
Awesome work!

I have to do something similar for an upcoming Japanese I-19.

Now I have guidance!

Cheers,
Joe

Welcome Joe,

Hope you are gong to blog that build

Si

Thanks Julian,

Glad they are done, but although not perfect, worth the effort, and overall pleased with it.

Si

Ahoy Si


Very nice work indeed.


Cheers


Sean

Hi Simon,
What great work on the aerials. I know a lot of work went into that.
Are you still going display her with the torpedo nets deployed? That might be tricky with those aerials hanging about!

cheers
Michael

Great work on those cage aerials Si-there's definitely a few beverages worth of work in those

Thanks guys, I did indeed enjoy a few pints of black beer to celebrate achieving all four cage aerials.

Ina answer to your question Michael, I am still going to do the nets extended. I had two choices either work over the nets fitting the aerials and risk dropping something on them, or fit the aerials first. Decided as the ship will have to be fixed to the base to fit the nets it would be best to do that bit last. We will see if I am right shortly...

Si

Cage aerials all painted & trimmed.



quarterdeck guns fitted, for some reason I only had 3 left, so fitted as per the kagero book.



Also found a simpler way of bending the bases of the torpedo net davits, on the fret.



More ove the weekend...

I hope

Si

Those aerials are very impressive Simon, would have had me talking to myself, using language that shouldn't be heard by children. Al