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| I've given it a 25mm crew for the photos - fits well to this model.I haven't added any Nordenfelts. Thinking about it, should probably have put the wheelhouse a bit further back. Overall, very happy with the final product. |
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| The sails are card - tougher than paper - and really more representative than realistic! One problem with masts is that there is just a single point of contact between the mast and spar - adding sails strengthens the structure. Having said that, the sails are just plugged in for easy storage - so easy enough to make a second set of masts later! |
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| Masts are quite simple to make. Lie the spars flat, put the mast on top and drip superglue where they contact each other! The black marks are markers - for example, the one at the bottom of the mast tells me how deep the mast fits into the deck. I painted the masts yellow ochre rather than tan - just think it looks better. |
That looks the business Rob…
ReplyDeleteAll the best. Aly.
Thanks. I do think it has captured at least some of 'the look'.
DeleteReally looks the part. I look forward to seeing it in action…
ReplyDeleteAlan Tradgardland
Nothing planned - the whole shipbuilding thing is like Topsy - 'It growed'.
DeleteBrilliant! This looks absolutely superb.
ReplyDeleteScratch-built is always better in my book.
Regards, James
Thanks. I have to admit I like messing about like this.
DeleteLooks the thing to me and very attractive.
ReplyDeleteSwappable masts? Must remember that!
That's the thing about a balsa hull - you can pretty much just push a mast in and it stays there!
DeleteIt looks quite splendid. But is it a little over-armed?
ReplyDeletePossibly, but late 19th C cruisers coveredquite a range of armaments. Looking at about 1880-1890, HMS Iris 13 5" plus mgs and torpedo tubes, Cleopatra 2 x 7", 12 x 64pdr, etc, Curacoa 4 x 6", 8 x 5", etc. I'm not trying to give a "size" on "my" guns - sort of light/medium - but 8 guns probably a good upper end for a model, certainly if I'm doing a larger size model I wanted to get enough guns in to make it 'look' right - 2 fore, 2 aft seemed quite common, a total of 4 (2 each side) seemed about the smallest number that 'looked' right.
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