Daring to be different

[Gondor]

So I did a bit more in the evening. I started by working on the round-down for the VDS. This worked out better than I hoped for as the kit plastic was thick enough to take cutting back almost perfectly. I did need to use a little filler and I have used some plastic rod to fill a hole in the old deck, both will need to be cleaned up later.



I then turned my attention to the door at the back of the VDS well and came up with the idea of using a wooden clothes peg behind the plastic for the drill bit to go into rather than my fingers or the cutting mat.



A short while later as I was cutting the waste plastic from between some homes, the door came free. Then when I was finishing removing the excess plastic, the knife cut to the edge of the plastic strip so I had to glue the cut back together. I decided that was enough for the day and stopped.

Gondor

[Rick Lowe]

Sometimes you just have to listen to things saying "Enough for now..."

[Gondor]

Finally got around to sorting out the door!



It's not going to be fitted just yet as part of the surrounding structure needs to be built first, but it's the fiddliest part for now.

Talking about other structures. The stern of the hull has a step in it from the lengths of each hull half being slightly different, so I have added a section of thin plastic card onto the stern which I shall attach the starboard side of the VDS well to before I trim it to size and sand it flush with the port side of the stern.



Another step in the right direction, a small one perhaps, but a step forward.

Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

Finally got around to sorting out the door!

Ah, you couldn't find the small one then Alastair?   

That's positively MINUTE! 

[Gondor]

Yes it is quite small. It seemed like a good idea to have that door open as it connects the Limbo well to the VDS well, at least going by the drawings I have seen so I thought, why not have it open? The thought of "How difficult can it be?" did come to mind.

I seemed to have forgotten to take pictures of the Limbo and VDS wells on the Leander that I have part built. All sorted now.

A plan view of most of the walls, a couple at the forward end of the VDS well still need to be added.



Side on view, roughly showing the door I have been modelling open,



And finally looking from the VDS well towards the Limbo well



I hope that helps visualise what I am trying to do.

Gondor

[Rick Lowe]

Yes, it does.
Well done that man, carry on! 

[Gondor]

Finally got around to sorting out the door!

Ah, you couldn't find the small one then Alastair?   

That's positively MINUTE! 

It's only 1/600 scale which is 1 mm = 2 Foot roughly. You can also get 1/700 scale ships etc which is quite popular.

Gondor

[NARSES2]

You can get an idea of how big/small she is by the size of the peg holding the stern in one of the shots. 

[PR19_Kit]

You can get an idea of how big/small she is by the size of the peg holding the stern in one of the shots. 

Exactly my point, it's a CRAZY size for a door! 

[Gondor]

At some point I need to build a vertical ladder for the rear of the Limbo well, I am thinking of using clear plastic and just marking the rungs and sides on.

You can get an idea of how big/small she is by the size of the peg holding the stern in one of the shots. 

Exactly my point, it's a CRAZY size for a door! 

1/700 is smaller, no chance of me doing that small though.

Gondor

[Rick Lowe]

At some point I need to build a vertical ladder for the rear of the Limbo well, I am thinking of using clear plastic and just marking the rungs and sides on.

You can get an idea of how big/small she is by the size of the peg holding the stern in one of the shots. 

Exactly my point, it's a CRAZY size for a door! 

1/700 is smaller, no chance of me doing that small though.

Gondor

You can also get a good idea of the size (or lack of it...) from the 1cm squares behind it.

G, the clear plastic with paint sounds like a much simpler option, and should work fine.
Depending on how 3-d you want it, even a transfer could work.

[Gondor]

Right then, Pictures.

With extra time off work on Friday due to a touch of windy weather, I have managed to get far enough ahead to actually get some modelling done. First up is a picture of the forward bulkhead of the VDS well which I added the second door to. I used Gator Grip for this as being PVA-based it allows plenty of time to make positional adjustments as required.


Next up are the tools I am using for this part of the build.


In this next picture, you can see some of the square-section plastic rod I am using to act as locating points for the base of the walls rather than trying to balance the walls on their thin edges, this gives them something to stick against.


Lastly, a picture with some of the walls added. The grey section of sprue is acting as a wedge as the side wall wanted to lean outwards. The forward end of the LIMBO well has also been fitted into place.


That's it for now. I want to let the glue dry before I add any more parts


Gondor

[Gondor]

A bit more work has been done, so a few more pictures.

A lot of time has been spent trying to work out how to construct the recess. This is what I have come up with.


Glued to the side of the VDS well


And glued to the deck of the VDS well


I should add a roof to the recess, but I don't think it will be just a plain rectangle of plastic that needs to be added. I had removed from the side of the well, the side above the recess, this needs to be fitted and should be one foot in height to the deck above so I may leave the side until later once the upper deck is in place rather than apply a top to the recess which incorporates part of the side that I chopped away.

Gondor

[buzzbomb]

This is some nice work. I rather like the idea of lift up the topmast radar array, rebuilding the entire ship below and replacing the Radar Array

[Gondor]

This is some nice work. I rather like the idea of lift up the topmast radar array, rebuilding the entire ship below and replacing the Radar Array

Thanks, it's nice to get some feedback on the build 

Gondor