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HMCS SNOWBERRY as USS SAUCY build by Kyle Lord

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    December 2005
Posted by PTConsultingNHR on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 10:05 AM
Kyle sent me an update today, and here it is. These are his words: Decks are masked and ready for weathering deck blue which will be a mix of dark gray and field blue at half each. Bottom of the hull has been sanded though I filled the low spot again as it wasn't quite right. Stern piece is glued in and was filled though not pictured. The upper surface was sprayed with Tamiya white with a small amount of light grey added. Prop has been primed and is waiting to be painted bronze.
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  • From: Formerly Bryan, now Arlington, Texas
Posted by CapnMac82 on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 10:20 PM

The term, should you wish to google first is "finial."  These can be found among lamp parts.

For attachment, various methods can be used.

I have used stubby Molly bolts, wher you need a hole that admits the entire fastener, then tightening the fastener expands the sides of the bolt which then clamps down on the hulll.  This is very suefull if you find you need to mount and unmount the hull.  Mollys are also handy if you want to wire lighting into a kit, as you can use one for the positive and the other for the negative.

Alternately, a bolt like a hex head can be epoxied to the inside  of the hull, passing through a drilled hole.  If you have not decided ona finial (or a final display height) get longer bolts than you need so you can trim them as needed.

Another way may modelers use is to epoxy a stout piece of hard wood (nothing soft like balsa) inside the hulll.  A pilot hole is drilled from the outside of he hull and into the block, with a final diameter hole shallowly boerd only though the hull itself.  A wood screw is then passed through the base, the finials, and then into the block within the hull. 

The downside to wood screws is that they can't be backed out too often, and you have to be careful not to strip the hole, too (a possibility if you use too large a pilot hole).

The most exotic way to mount a kit is one I've not yet tried.  You glue rare-earth magnets inside the hull, and use steel bolts cut flush with the finials to attach the kit.  Rare-earth magnets have a powerful pull at close range, and thus have significant gripping power.

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  • From: Kincheloe Michigan
Posted by Mikeym_us on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 10:03 PM

Revenant

Interesting thread.  

One observation: The mouldings seem a bit "rougher" than RoG's earlier 1/144 U-boat and 1/72 S-Boat kits...

 

I believe this was a repopped older offering.

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Posted by Revenant on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:20 PM

Interesting thread.  

One observation: The mouldings seem a bit "rougher" than RoG's earlier 1/144 U-boat and 1/72 S-Boat kits...

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    December 2005
Posted by PTConsultingNHR on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:13 PM
Just go to your local hardware store or light store and look through what they have for finnels, sir. See what catches your eye. For my SAUCY, I chose very simple "tall" finnels. For my G-5 - I chose fat and squat ones. As for attachment? You need to drill (carefully) through the keel and hull and reinforce where you drill.
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  • From: Quebec, Canada
Posted by SgtDannySgt on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 7:45 PM

Thanks for these. I am thinking of getting either this kit or the 1/72 scale, still debatting. One thing, what kind of finnels are best for these models? I am looking to use some as a pedestal for a HMCS Huron model I just finished to attach to my first homemade display case. And how are they attached to the model? To the display base? Drilling holes? Thanks mate

Danny

Building 1/144 H.M.C.S. Snowberry by Revell of Germany

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Posted by Kyle Lord on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 4:02 PM

I held the prop with a clamp so I could clean flashing and hit it with a coat of primer.

It looks like many of the smaller parts have flashing but overall is still a nice kit.

It looks like my build thread has posted, if it's alright I'd like to continue with this one.

More to come soon

Kyle

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Posted by PTConsultingNHR on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 3:11 PM
Here are more photos of the build, putting the depth charges together, putting the CSA generators together, doing something to the prop, and painting the decks. Be advised, Kyle says the seams on the hull are difficult to line up and there is flash as well as seams on the depth charges, but other than that, he likes it. Oh, yeah, he did say there is warpage where the decks and hull meet. be advised, Kyle says the seams on the hull are difficult to line up and there is flash as well as seams on the depth charges, but other than that, he likes it. Oh, yeah, he did say there is warpage where the decks and hull meet.            Tim
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Posted by PTConsultingNHR on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:22 AM
He mentioned that he had issues lining up the seams. Plus, the putty was/is for when he attaches the finnels/pedestals...
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  • From: brisbane australia
Posted by surfsup on Monday, September 26, 2016 8:35 PM

I noticed a bit of Putty used. Is there any major problems with the Hull..??

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HMCS SNOWBERRY as USS SAUCY build by Kyle Lord
Posted by PTConsultingNHR on Monday, September 26, 2016 10:51 AM

Hi Guys,

 

Kyle Lord of East Providence, RI picked up my SNOWBERRY from ROG (1:144) and my G-5 from Merit (1:35) yesterday.  He and his girlfriend, Amanda are very nice people.

 

He has already started the HMCS SNOWBERRY as the USS SAUCY.  The first thing he did was to wash the kit to get the residue of the releasing agent from the molding process off.  Secondly, he put the two halves of the hull together.  I picked up some brass light finnels for him to use as pedestals (on both kits).  He mentioned in an email that he is going to be using some "generic" PE railings to replace the kit's thickish railings.  I agreed with him on that.

 

Here are some photos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He dryfitted the decks too:

 

 

Tim

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