Castles of Steel, 1880 - 1914 *Group Build* (pg 17)...

The deck is MK1 design by KA-Models.

 I also have the Chih Yuen that may join in as well.

Excellent and welcome aboard fermis!!

Manny, are we going to start an official groupbuild thread on this or are we just waiting for the badge?

Maybe someday I'll get a model....

Must have been shipped on the boat with only left handed oars Bondo. I bet if you used Google Earth, you could find that sucker doing circles out in the middle of the Pacific. Did they give you an estimated time of delivery?? Everytime I have ordered from them, it has taken about 2 weeks.

Jester75

Excellent and welcome aboard fermis!!

Manny, are we going to start an official groupbuild thread on this or are we just waiting for the badge?

...contest runs from 9-19-2011 thru 3-31-2012...get to freakin' work...

Bondo, quit your crying about the Battlecruiser and build a Protected Cruiser, lke Jester, in the meantime..those MOJO's are to be found all over the place...

I guess so. The picture of the gun barbette was great, thanks. Time to line up the paint, I guess.

And finish the Emden...

bondoman

I guess so. The picture of the gun barbette was great, thanks. Time to line up the paint, I guess.

And finish the Emden...

Vance?  Badge?

Thnaks to Vance for the badge:

Get to building!!!

...that badge is nice enough I may want to build one of these things... but all of my "alternate building materials" are spoken for now.

Great work on the badge Vance!! Thanks for taking the time to do it!

Always a pleasure to mix work & pleasure, especially when AT the office!

VanceCrozier

Always a pleasure to mix work & pleasure, especially when AT the office!

Great badge. I may go back to wearing them.

bondoman

Great badge.

Jester---you are welcome to join the GB in here even though you have started yours...and cross-post if you like...

that answers that question on why ii haven't seen it in group build yet.

looks like ICM KONIGs also fit the 1914 end date (or given the way i build 2014)

waynec

that answers that question on why ii haven't seen it in group build yet.

looks like ICM KONIGs also fit the 1914 end date (or given the way i build 2014)

Looks like the batlteship Chen Yuenand Ting Yuen are back in stock at Freetime and it looks like they ordered a bunch of them. Seems there are over 20 in stock, lol. I really think some of these vendors are going to have to start paying Manny commision...

Jester75

Looks like the batlteship Chen Yuenand Ting Yuen are back in stock at Freetime and it looks like they ordered a bunch of them. Seems there are over 20 in stock, lol. I really think some of these vendors are going to have to start paying Manny commision...

You hear that, Bondo? Quit yer crying and order already...

There are up to five important dates in the history of a ship:

Laid down, launched, commissioned, decommissioned and struck. And variations for civil vessels.

Kind of like the Catholic sacraments, come to think of it, which puts "marriage" in the same category as "decommissioned", but I digress. OBTW I'm RC and up to sacrament #4.

Our group build bracket fits which? Mikasa is still around, although it's been sunk at least once. I vote for launched.

I'm off tomorrow on a slow boat to China. The plan is that we'll pass some huge thing with "YAO MING LINES" painted on it, I'll jump in, swim across and grab my kit.

bondoman

I vote for launched.

Ships launched between 1-1-1880 and 12-31-1914...

fermis

The deck is MK1 design by KA-Models.

 I also have the Chih Yuen that may join in as well.

Just to clarify, is the build is for any ships built in the time frame AS BUILT? For example, the Warspite was launched in 1913 but her WW2 appearance would not count. FWIW, I would keep it to original fit.

The Navigator

Just to clarify, is the build is for any ships built in the time frame AS BUILT? For example, the Warspite was launched in 1913 but her WW2 appearance would not count. FWIW, I would keep it to original fit.

What do you think Bondo?

Yeah, I agree. We all seem to be interested in stuff that's either pre-WW1 or up to Jutland. Not one to impose rules on others, but I'd encourage everyone to show projects that we haven't seen much of.

Open compass platforms, coal smoke and big wireless arrays are cool. So are black hulls, sail rigging.

Here's a link for SMS fans.

http://www.cityofart.net/bship/sms_radetzky.html

Well, here goes an update to my Chih Yuen. Its not a big one, but with my limited build time, all I can give are small updates, lol. Got some painting done  on the photoetch that came with the kit. Everything in the photos is just sitting in place, no glue yet as I have a few odds and ends to do to it before it gets glued.

For all of my earlier build pics, please visit my original Chih Yuen thread here. Looking forward to seeing some more WIP pics from the rest of you dudes.

Jester75

Well, here goes an update to my Chih Yuen. Its not a big one, but with my limited build time, all I can give are small updates, lol. Got some painting done  on the photoetch that came with the kit. Everything in the photos is just sitting in place, no glue yet as I have a few odds and ends to do to it before it gets glued.

For all of my earlier build pics, please visit my original Chih Yuen thread here. Looking forward to seeing some more WIP pics from the rest of you dudes.

As I said earlier, I'm building Bronco's "Chen Yuen" w/ MK1 wood deck (may sneak in the "Chih Yuen" as well).

With ships, I like to get the base knocked out early. To size the base, I add about-ish 3/8th" to the length and width, compared to the hull. I first cut the length.

Then rip it down on a table saw for the width.

Then on the the router table.

After sanding (320 grit) off the burrs and knocking down the sharp edges, I use "Golden Oak" stain. When the is dry, it'll get a few coats of gloss laquer.

My PC is being a dik, so I have to do multiple posts, so I don't have to retype the whole damm post AGAIN, POS

Moving on to securing the model to the base.

 I find the center of the hull, and measure out even amounts in both direction, in this case, I went 1 1/2" from center. I drilled small pilot holes, then drilled out the same diameter as the bolts that I'll be using.

After drilling through the hull and center "deck", I center the hull on the base, and drill into the wood. this insures a perfect line-up.

I further open up the inner deck to allow room for the bolts, which are CAed into place.

I use a 1" paddle bit to drill out a recess for the nuts.........hehe, I said nuts!!!

Three brass pressure fittings slip over each bolt for the spindles.

The fittings are removed for the rest of the build, and the bolts make a handy handle while painting.

Tis all for now.