Digital Navy Fuso

barry

Active Member
Fuso armour belt

Hi

Just could not stand the wavy armour belt anymore so I resorted to more crude formers to sort out the lousy cardboard I used. Looks reasonable from above.

barry
 

Jim Krauzlis

Active Member
Barry, the more I see your photos the more I realize how complex this build is, and the more I appreciate what you have done, mate!

Really looking great!

Jim
 

Scorpio

Member
Hi, Barry,
The ship is a huge!
The artillery towers become swivelling?

As well as always really work of you Barry!

With to all best greetings
Christoph
(Scorpio)
 

barry

Active Member
Fuso Casement deck

Hi All

Finally got all the turrets in place I found that glue one turret fit in the next and glue it (not the turret just the housing around it) worked allright, a couple of them do not really like turning but basically I was a little slap happy at the rear of the turret because it would not show, it's a fairly tight margin of error. The turret should rotate but not fall out of the back.

Rob

Thanks for the encouragement.

Jim

Roman's designs are accurate and if you take your time they are no more difficult than any of the others but this one you have to think a bit before applying the glue, like lots of dry runs.

Scorpio

Thank you for the kind words again. Yes all the turrets rotate one of the casement guns is a little reluctant to turn but it is more or less in the right place anyway.

On to the rest of the hull plates. If the sun shines or even if it stops raining for a while I will try to take a decent photograph.

regards

barry
 

jrts

Active Member
Hi Barry

Thats a good dream you have come up with, stop raining I think not :lol:
Here you could have got a sun tan today if you don't mind getting soaked :lol:

First hard part over and it looks great!!
Look forward to the rest

Regards

Rob
 

Jim Krauzlis

Active Member
Barry, she's looking great, as usual.
Your photos certainly show all the effort you are putting into the build.
Looking for more photos...rain, rain go away!! :lol:
Jim
 

barry

Active Member
Fuso casements

Hi All

Rob

Well dreams some times come true the sun came out

Jim

This set is your fault (well they are better than the others)

Ajax

Thanks for the encouragement

barry
 

jrts

Active Member
Hi Barry

Looks even better in the sun.
Shows off the work done realy well:D

Keep up the great work and we look forward to a lot more :roll:

Regards

Rob
 

Jim Krauzlis

Active Member
Wow, Barry, this is one complex looking hull!
Lots of little details, indents and other things that would make me mutter and scratch my head for a month. :lol:
And it's really, REALLY looking great! :D

Just one thought...no matter what the urge, DON"T DROP HER! :lol:

Great photos!!
Yes, I'll say it...more please?? :wink:

Jim
 

barry

Active Member
Hi All

Rob

Thank you

Christoph

Tried to read the thread but kept getting an error message.

Jim

I have been scratching my head and swearing under my breath I must have dropped the turrets about 200 times.

will try a couple of photos in a while

regards

barry
 

barry

Active Member
Fuso hull sides

Hi All

Christoph

Thread was fine my computer was set wrongly unfortunately the fit is tight I do not think the extra layer will fit now. Thanks for the thought though.

Started plating the hull have to see how it turns out

barry
 

jrts

Active Member
Hi Barry

Starting to look the part now, its realy coming together well.
Nice and clean and the extra card did the trick with the decks Iam glad to see :D

Can't wait to see the superstructure go on this :roll:

Great modeling mate

Regards

Rob
 

barry

Active Member
Hi All

I think I should have said that of course there is a backing tab behind the sharp break between the bow and the gun deck I fitted this together first to get a good fit and left it too dry for a while, then the forward hull sides can be pulled tugged steamed whatever to fit. Not too difficult but there will be some tasteful patches of rust to cover a few odds and sods that are not quite right.

I shall also cheat like crazy and where my cardboard was not the right thickness :eek:ops: will be covered by the waterline and I shall put packing under the waterline plate to fix this I hope :lol: only to stop the thin sides getting bent under.

barry
 

jrts

Active Member
Hi Barry

Its not beeing a cheat its called artists interpretation :lol:
Go for it mate if it works don't knock it.

Regards

Rob
 

Jim Krauzlis

Active Member
Ah, a sunny day, I see. :lol:

Great photos, Barry!

Rob's right, it's not cheating, it's just part of the build process, and sometimes you just have to improvise to make it right. :wink:

And, my friend, it is certainly looking very right. :D

Jim
 

barry

Active Member
stern sides

Hi All

Just a quick photo more from relief that the sides fitted because the white block in the casement deck lines up with the new bit and the stern meets in the right place. I know it should, but I'm chuffed that it did.

barry
 
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