Building Combrigs HMS Indefatigable in

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December 20, 2013
I use 2 compound filler for the gap between waterline and casting runner.
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December 20, 2013
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December 20, 2013
I drilled open the hawse pipes and tried to soften the opening by sanding it.
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December 20, 2013
The superstructure parts were fixed with some drops of acrylic gel which can be removed by alcohol later.
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December 20, 2013
Then I drilled holes of 1mm diameter for metal rods.
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December 20, 2013
The rods are glued into the superstructure parts. Now I can work on them separatly and position them again exactly on the hull.
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December 20, 2013
Some misfit on the end of the aft superstructure.
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December 22, 2013
With a chisel I corrected the misfit on the aft superstructure.
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December 22, 2013
After sanding I dilled missing windows and added doors to the sides.
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December 22, 2013
With a marking gauge I simulated the joints on the funnel sides by engraving them.
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December 22, 2013
Next step were the main gun turrets in which I drilled the holes for the turned brass barrels.
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December 22, 2013
Another addition was the little hatch on top of the turret which I took from a Fletcher PE set.

Comments

20 December 2013, 16:07

Christian Bruer
Hi Sven, that looks like a good start mate! Well I'm looking forward to some more progress;) Cheers, Christian

20 December 2013, 16:24

Mathias Carl
Interesting start.

20 December 2013, 16:27

Sven Schönyan
Thank you guys for the interest. Today saw some small progress mostly on the aft superstructure.

22 December 2013, 16:15

Larry E
Sven, Looking forward to this build...

22 December 2013, 16:44

Christian Bruer
nice progress, but why do you modify the lower part of the aft superstructure? It seems to me it is easier to modify the upper part by adding a piece od flat styrene and shape it to fit to the lower part! Cheers, Christian

22 December 2013, 17:00

Sven Schönyan
@ Christian: now it´s done 🙂 on top of the upper part will be added another level with a very thin wall around it. This level fits very well to the one below. So it was easier for me to adjust the hull superstructure than the upper levels.

22 December 2013, 19:44

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With the beginning of my Christmas holiday I started a new project. I want to build HMS Indeaftigable during her time in the Mediteranean in the end of 1914. Thought the Combrig kit is done very well there are still some lacks in detail I try to modify or scratch.
Additional parts I will use are gun barrel and mast sets from BMK, Royal Navy railing from Alliance Model Works, cage areal spacers from WEM and finallyIJN doors and hatches also from WEM which not exactly fit to RN WWI appearance but are very similar.

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