I don't mind if you post them on my build log David. Thank you.
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David that is EXACTLY what I meant 
If you Guys look at photo 042 that David has posted and compare that with the kit hull, you can immediately see what I touched on the article I stumbled across a few years ago now. Trumpeter have far too much meat in the bow and it should be more slender. Trumpeter were also guilty of this on Scharnhorst. Check out Nigel's modelling bench on Youtube for all the hull errors on that kit, there are LOTS
If you Guys look at photo 042 that David has posted and compare that with the kit hull, you can immediately see what I touched on the article I stumbled across a few years ago now. Trumpeter have far too much meat in the bow and it should be more slender. Trumpeter were also guilty of this on Scharnhorst. Check out Nigel's modelling bench on Youtube for all the hull errors on that kit, there are LOTS
David, you're a legend, thank you for posting these images.
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no problem. my ships folder is 76.8Gb & 53,050 files. it has plans, drawings & pictures of real ships & of model ships including my own.
Nigel, most model ship have that bow thickness problem. some people will leave that alone but i don't as i fix them to as real as possible.
Nigel, most model ship have that bow thickness problem. some people will leave that alone but i don't as i fix them to as real as possible.
David, is there any other photo of the torpedo bulge modification ? I am presently marking out the lines on my hull.
Yes indeed. I'm marking out the lines.
I have some Evergreen strip styrene round profile thats .8 mm diameter.
Just been modifying the propeller shaft housing to a more tapered profile. I have marked out and removed the bulge on the hull with my Dremel.
I still have more sandpapering and filler to get things looking right.
I still have more sandpapering and filler to get things looking right.
O.K , yes you are probably correct about the thickness. I will trim them down. Rudder has been glued so I am good with how it is.
Did the model builder above add docking keels to his model ? I would like to see how he did that modification.
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do you have strips or can make that is .010" thick & they are flat not round or semi-round?
the reason for about the rudder was glued or not was to round over the edges of the skeg which is the section of the hull from the keel(flat bottom part of hull) to the rudder.
i don't think he did the docking keels but not certain.
looking at the last drawing in this post, the docking keel at it's thinnest part(vertical) at 1/200 scale is .44mm.
the reason for about the rudder was glued or not was to round over the edges of the skeg which is the section of the hull from the keel(flat bottom part of hull) to the rudder.
i don't think he did the docking keels but not certain.
looking at the last drawing in this post, the docking keel at it's thinnest part(vertical) at 1/200 scale is .44mm.
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Hi Brian,
I initially used 1.0mm strips to create the blister detail in this photo and straight away I wasn't happy with it.
I'll be redoing the blisters with a thinner strip. I have some 0.5 x 0.5 mm so will see how that looks first. David's reference to scale is spot on and something I need to keep revisiting when scratching up details.
Brian,
How did you modify the prop shaft exit points? Just sanding and putty and mucho sanding?
Steve, I used a Dremel to grind away the plastic, then sandpaper and Tamiya modelling putty.
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Steve & Bryian, do you both have or can acquire both scotch tape & masking tape to do an experiment. the experiment involves cutting narrow width strips of tape to simulate the strips on the real ship's blisters to see which tape appears to have the right thickness at the approximate scale sight distance. if still to thick then can use paint done in layers to get the approximate correct thickness.
Bryian, don't do anymore painting of the kit til you get all the corrections that you want to do.
Bryian, don't do anymore painting of the kit til you get all the corrections that you want to do.
I have seen that method used by other modellers to replicate the strips, but I feel it was on smaller scale models (1/350 perhaps). Not sure it would work on 1/200 scale without quite a few paint layers were applied; however, I stand to be corrected.