NICE job so far.

Hi Kev,
great work with the floats and welcome back, wondered what had happened to you

Thanks guys.

Making some progress with the bridge wind deflectors (which was the catalyst for scratch building the bridge).







The wings are not for flight They are so I can tie in the side deflectors.

Thanks for looking

Cheers Kev

Looking really great Kev, especially like the work on the rafts. Light-years ahead of the kit parts. This is going to be a terrific looking boat by the time you're done. Al

Hi Kev,

Great start on the wind deflector, following with interest.

Si

Hi guys, thanks for your intrest and comments

Update on wind deflectors

I've managed to get the side deflectors in position, waiting for glue to set before I trim and clean up








I reckon it will clean up ok and be alot better than the orignal solid blob, see above

One for you lot now any (polite) suggestions as to how I mask the interior of the wheelhouse so I can spray the outside?????

Second question - I might as well push my luck ;o) . Does any one know of a source for miniature clamps????

Cheers Kev

I would mask this with bog standard Tamiya tape.
You can find all sorts of small bulldog clamps in electro stores, that's where I buy most of mine.
www.micromark.com in the US of A also stocks mini clamps.

Thanks Julian for your suggestions

Well all but finished - just a fine clean up before painting.







Not perfect but 100 times better than the original . . . I'm happy

Cheers Kev

Hi Kev,

I would say, that wind deflector is excellent, an incalculable improvement on the kit. I would reckon the hard life those boats got it would not be perfect either.

Great stuff.

Si

Cheers Si

A small (very) update, though they took most of the afternoon

Halyard cleats




Here's how they were done


Thanks for looking

Cheers Kev

Gorgeous Kev, the Devil is in the details................

Great job Kev, those halyard cleats really look the part. I too seem to spend way too much time trying to get details like that right... but in the final analysis, you won't even care how much time you spent on them - just that they look right. Keep up the good work!

Julian and Tim,
Thanks for the encouragement. I will admit that I'm really enjoying myself detailing the Vosper, greatly helped by the Coastal Craft weapons etc.. Time consuming? Yes but I would only building another boat so I will plod up the steep learning curve, must admit I'm not looking forward to the painting/masking

Some more detail for you. Handrails, wiring, ducting and canvas roll over the windows




and here I've actually used one of the kits although it has of course been detailed

The wiring has been left long to tie in with the mast

Thanks for looking

Cheers Kev

I have to keep reminding myself that you are doing this in 1/72 scale Kev.
Great job,

Hi Kev,

Excellent job, really breathing life into the old kit. Attention to detail is brilliant.

Si

Just found this thread...

Fantastic scratch building, Kev!

Thanks guys for your kind words

Cheers Kev

Last night toys left pram at very high velocity

Since the start of this project I had been attempting to scratch build the frames that support the torpedo tubes



This is what I was trying to achieve




Just some of the various attempts


It was all to precise (not) and frail and last night trying to sand an almost complete frame it all bent and toys left the pram! Faced with the thought that I had to do four the same I've called it a day.

So now its use the kit part




and keep my sanity . . . .

Thanks for looking

Cheers Kev

I have had some minor successes

Aldis (signal) lamp


Kit lifebuoys cleaned up, rope added and brackets made up




Cheers Kev

Keep it together there Kev it is coming together real good don,t stop on us now looking forward to more of your great detail work.

Keith

Thanks Keith for the support.

Thinking I will take a break . . .

Kev

Right here we go with the latest step forward. In typical style I've gone arse about face . . .

I wanted to protray the Vosper in its natural enviroment and I wanted to get the hull bedded in before I started painting it so












Thanks for looking, I look forward to your comments

Cheers Kev

That is turning into another cracker of a build Kev. I just love the "sit" of the ship in the water. How did you make the wake?

Hi Julian,
Thanks for your comments, here's how I achieved it

Started with close grained insulation foam as used in house building. Lovely to work with can be cut/sanded to any shape.


Basic wake shape made and siliconed on

Note the cut out for the rear of the hull to squat in.

Sea and wake built up with Acrylic Modelling Paste (Artist supplies). Basically slapped on and shaped with a flat brush.


To build up the foam/spray I used kitchen towl torn into strips, glued with diluted pva glue.






Colour was built up with several shades including the wake as I didnt want a completely white wake. I then built up the white of the wake using airbrush and brush. Looking at it today wake needs further white highlights.

Hope I've given people some ideas

Cheers Kev

You certainly have Kev, looks very realistic.
I like it very much,