Mach71: A bit drastic but sometimes that's what you need. Good luck, crossing my fingers it works out. Looks great so far. 

Steve: Your usual nice work! 

as an outsider looking in , I must say how impressed I am with everyone's effort's so far , really enjoying this thread . 

steve5

Looking forward to that weathering Nick.

I'm intrested to see how that truns out Mach.

I finished filling and sanding the join of the deck and hull and ready to start attaching the small bits and PE.

Things are drying now.

It was a bit messy, there will be clean up to do.

modelcrazy

That looks like an excelent solution

 

Time will tell.....

GMorrison

Awesome. Hull destruction seems to be the OOD.

 

The order is published!

Very pretty PT boat crown!

That looks like an excelent solution

thank you guy's .

the boat is clear gloss coated and waiting weathering process.

Awesome. Hull destruction seems to be the OOD.

Well, I think I'm crazy.

Here is how the Blueback looks today:

You can clearly see the flat deck and the flatish upper sides above the limber vents.

Neither is molded on the Skipjack kit. It's an ovalish shape, nothing flat.

I got to thinking (never a good thing). How can I fix this. 

I could sand things flat, but I've already had issues with the bow.

So adding flatness is whats needed.

I have a lot of sheet styrene, so thats the route I took.

I've either ruined the kit or made a lot of work for myself. Probably both.

.010 plastic decking added:

Then paper thin plastic was cut for the sides.

I've glued the top section of the sides to the new decking. Once dry I'll pull it down then glue the sides and bottom. I plan on leaving the bottom a ridge to create the limber vent and fair the rest to the hull.

I was wondering about the CA also. I put some more tenex on it and taped it down agian this morning. I'll go see how it is in a bit. I do find it odd that the tenex is not "hot" on this plastic. 

So far the scratch building has been not too bad, I hope it keeps going that way.

EDIT:

Hey I just realized, the sub in the "Submarine group build" badge I took is the USS Blueback!

Thats from "The Hunt for Red October". The Dallas emergency surfacing. Which was the Blueback! She was used in the movie as a stand in for the Dallas.

I wonder if you could get some CA in the bow somehow to help give it some support and backing  That hydrophone is looking the bomb.

You have a whole lot more guts than I do it try something like this. Anybody that does extensive scratch building does.

I can scratch build a wreck just fine though, everything's broken. 

Thanks Gamera, 

I think the sub would look great with an eagle CM on it!

Some morning sanding and more filling. The port sink holes just dont want to go away!

I've rough cut the sonar hydrophones for the horizontal stabilizers. I'll have to think about opening up the bridge a bit for 1/200 scale.

While I sanding this morning the bow split at the seam, its getting a bit thin so I think I'm done with the it. The shape I have is what I will live with.

One oddity it niether the MM or Tenex seem to really want to glue. The reaction with the plastic is very slow, and much less than I've seen in the past. It feels like polystyrene.

Nick: That looks really cool, great job on the hull! 

GH: Good luck there, I don't know what to do if it's the packaging. 

Thanks Steve, I should have thought about shapeways.

Kentucky Colonel

Man, for a group build that lasts until the ends of time you guys are moving along. Am I missing something? Is the world ending sooner than I thought?

LOL, ya never know

Man, for a group build that lasts until the ends of time you guys are moving along. Am I missing something? Is the world ending sooner than I thought?? Heck, I don't ever have all my PE in yet and with the mess going on at the Hong Kong airport I don't know if they ever were able to ship it out or not.

Love that mottling Nick

MC sir thankyou sir.

Gamera thanks bud.

hogfants it all experimental.

mach71 that sub is taking shape.

GM you have a regular ship yard there.

the latest pt pics.

Mach71,

Being an airline pilot, thinking and planning are exactly in your wheelhouse 

It's looking good, you'll have that thing whiped into shape in no time.

This is what I found for general 1/200 PE parts.

http://www.loyalhannadockyard.com/PE%20LIST.htm

Or you can get lost in Shapeways.

https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace?type=product&q=1%2F200+ship+fittings

Bill: Neat, the kit-bashing looks good.

Mach71: Looks rough, looking forward to seeing you whip her into shape. Although now I'm wondering if she's going to be kit-bashed with the Space 1999 Eagle...  

GMorrison thats quite a bit of surgury you have going! Looks like its all fitting well.

MC, The Hunley was pretty much out of the box. This is requireing me to actually think and plan! 2 things that are not in my wheelhouse.

I started sanding the hull today. I took off all the details, they were crude and badly molded. 

Ah the joys of a 50 year old kit.

Then I started sanding the bow down. Its an improvement, but not perfect. 

The hull has sink holes everywhere!

But work continues. I started some putty work.

Does anyone know if there are aftermarket 1/200 ship details available?

I need the tie downs. I could make them if I need to.

GH, well now you have spares to try to streighten.

FrankenMorison, That is looking like it's going to work just fine.

Mach71, I saw what you did with the Hunley, this should be a walk in the park.

Bakster

 

 

goldhammer

My replacement 20's arrived today.  Still warped, but not as bad as the first order.  They didn't request them back, so I'm playing with straightening what I have.  Broke off one barrel, so now have 5 to get 3 good ones.  Think it'll work out.  After I get rid of the shields on them they will be ready to go.

 

 

 

 

That is a bummer, GH. I hope you can straighten them. Kind of sad they sent you replacements that are bad too. It reminds me of some issues I had with deadeyes that were molded poorly. The second set set were no better than the first. Eventually they hand sorted the batch for me and I was good. Let us know how you do on these.

 

 

Not the process, more the packing.  They put them in a folded bubble wrap bag and it bends the thin portions of the barrels.  Then they shove them in a zip lock.  Folds over the shields on either side too, but those aren't needed, so no big deal with those.

Nice progress Mach and looking good.

GMorrison

Frankenship is coming along better than I would have expected.

Btw...I see your Morrison rule of one square foot applies. I know I butchered it, but you get my drift.

Shapeways is very good about replacements, glad to hear you have options with the extras.

The hull on the my sub is having some issues. With fit and molding voids. Nothing that can't be worked and kind of par for such an old kit.

The hull is glued together and the sail modifications have started.

Frankenship is coming along better than I would have expected.

The Saratoga hull really is a pretty close fit, with the Midway just a little bit shorter and a little narrower in the bows.

goldhammer

My replacement 20's arrived today.  Still warped, but not as bad as the first order.  They didn't request them back, so I'm playing with straightening what I have.  Broke off one barrel, so now have 5 to get 3 good ones.  Think it'll work out.  After I get rid of the shields on them they will be ready to go.