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Tsarist Battleship Andrei Pervozvanny

The ship also had a number of cable reels -all of varying sizes-some suspended from the deck head-all different sizes!

Careful study of photos established their location and comparative dimensions. I made all these by wrapping fine copper wire of various sizes around appropriate size styrene rod, sealing with CA glue and once cut to size fastening to pieces of fine handrail as the brackets--some of the larger reels had etched discs added. The photos show the small aft reel before paint and some of the vertical; and suspended reels at the aft end of the superstructure.




All of the deck detail was added using circles of wire( wound around suitable size l drill shank) for coal scuttles and deck lights, brass and styrene rod for vent pipes as well as paper and PE hatch covers etc.




The forward conning tower and platforms were next. I sanded all the platforms down to an acceptable thicknesses and then to give a crisper edge to them, wound RC Cammet, self-adhesive vinyl tape around them-this was secured permanently by running a bead of CA between the underside of the platform and the vinyl tape.