Hi;
Hey, you modern shipbuilders. How many of you have done the " Shell Welder" Coastal Tanker? I am in the process of doing the one that was done in Russia!. Oy, the molding WAS terrible! I wonder how old these molds actually are. I remember I think,the first time I did this ship it was by IMC. whoever that was!
Anyway after dealing with the Revell style building steps, I finally got the Bulkheads looking like they were done as one piece items. The deck Planks( yes it has a wooden deck!) were very disturbing in that they were raised lines between the planks. Not now though. I didn't have .020 plank sheet in the stash.
Now, that said, I found out the Etched Brass rails have a bottom edge that will help hide the height of the .040 I had to use. The Lifeboats are next. I am going to sand the tops off and put in a strongback and use tissue soaked in white glue to make canvas looking ones.The plastic representations are terrible! Now, that also comes to the final push. The Davits will be rigged with a bunch of blocks from Bluejacket that someone sent me years ago. Then the beautiful Port Hole brass gets put in the Hull and the Deckhouse. More later> I will try to get some photos, No Promises though !