Adding watertight door handles made from 0.3 mm copper wire bent in a master tools grab handle/ladder rung jig. They look a bit over scaled but better than bare doors, I hope.
Adding watertight door handles made from 0.3 mm copper wire bent in a master tools grab handle/ladder rung jig. They look a bit over scaled but better than bare doors, I hope.
Adding watertight door handles made from 0.3 mm copper wire bent in a master tools grab handle/ladder rung jig. They look a bit over scaled but better than bare doors, I hope.
Adding watertight door handles made from 0.3 mm copper wire bent in a master tools grab handle/ladder rung jig. They look a bit over scaled but better than bare doors, I hope.
Making a start on painting. Trying some preshading to make the white less uniform. It's humbrol enamel satin white. The question is how much preshade to leave showing.
Making a start on painting. Trying some preshading to make the white less uniform. It's humbrol enamel satin white. The question is how much preshade to leave showing.
Making a start on painting. Trying some preshading to make the white less uniform. It's humbrol enamel satin white. The question is how much preshade to leave showing.
I mixed 5 parts humbrol enamel 73 to 3 parts humbrol enamel 100 for the hull red. I was just going to use humbrol 73 only, but felt it was not red enough. I'll use the humbrol 73 for the stern and deck fixings.
The upper and main deck superstructure have a grey boot line along their base. Used humbrol enamel 1 for this. Should have just masked the grey then spray white rather than doing this way round.
Keeping the mded life rings. Think I will try and print some decals to go on the life rings of 'CALYPSO TOULON' as in reference images. images.app.goo.gl/xK3dLbMRDfYJutdk6
Aft hatch cover scribed to replace raised lines. I believe this hatch cover is antifoul red in colour, but in ref photos is often seen with a green tarp over it.
First ever attempt at DIY inkjet printer decals. Mainly for vessel name and home port labels on life rings but also to add colour some other details like outboards and name plates. I have sealed them with humbrol enamel gloss Varnish which seems OK so far. Test will be how they go down on the model, how they react to decal fix and how they look.
Happy with first ever attempt at DIY decals. Inkjet clear decal sheet sealed with humbrol enamel gloss varnish from tinlet. Need to make some life ring brackets still somehow, probably with plasticard.
The life ring decals worked great. The decal for the brass letters on the wood name plate was not so good due to the clear backing. Will need to rethink how best to do the name plate.
I'm going to try and hi the hughes 300 helicopter as best I can,as it is a quite a feature of the build and point of interest. So need to keep good ref images to hand.
Adding some ballast just in case I addweight to the tail boom through scratch building. Unlikely to tail sit though due to large floats, and I will probably glue it to the heli pad. Better safe than sorry though.
Replacement tail boom struts and rotor shaft support struts made of fine styrene rod and new brass tube rotor shaft, tail boom and rotor blades. Note the kits parts next to it for comparison.
Reference for satellite antenna on bridge house. Motors would change the angle and direction of the antenna based on the ship and satellite position I think. Most photos of the calypso with this fitted have the main H-part of the anntena at an elevated angle from what I can tell.
Modified satellite antenna using plastruct rod and kit truss mast. I drilled a hole through the kit truss frame to try and make it look thinner and more realistic. The thin x-shaped antenna elements are far from uniform but it looks OK and better than basic kit part.
Sea flea subs have styrene strip added to edges and water jet nozzles added which are missing from the kit. Hatch handle is made from toothbrush bristle type plastic. Observation holes drilled out. Some panel lines were also added with a scriber.
Sea flea subs have styrene strip added to edges and water jet nozzles added which are missing from the kit. Hatch handle is made from toothbrush bristle type plastic. Observation holes drilled out. Some panel lines added also with a scriber
LA TROÏKA camera sledge improvements. Poorly moulded tube details were replaced with half round and round styrene. Camera and light from 1/72 Shinkai model kit spares.