Adm Kuznetzov WIP

jb · Post by jb » Sat Feb 26, 2011 9:21 pm

A project I started about 3 years ago; Pauls scratch building is getting the micro bug in me again...

av8rmongo · Post by **av8rmongo** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:53 am

John,

Is that a decal of the flight deck or just a drawing you're using for the project?

Paul

jb · Post by jb » Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:05 am

av8rmongo wrote:John,

Is that a decal of the flight deck or just a drawing you're using for the project?

Paul

Decal..yes of sorts. I produced the deck using excel and printed it on matte photo paper. I will then cut it out and paste to the real flight deck.

Steel Arrows · Post by **Steel Arrows** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:02 pm

Looks really great.

If iit is 1/2400. There is model of it out there from England.

sjolly75 H4 · Post by **sjolly75 H4** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:53 am

I've wanted to do the same thing for the Charles deGaulle. What did you use for the hull of the model?

jb · Post by jb » Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:51 pm

sjolly75 H4 wrote:I've wanted to do the same thing for the Charles deGaulle. What did you use for the hull of the model?

the hull is carved,cut,and sanded from balsa wood. The center was hollowed out somewhat to add lead weight to give it a better feel...

jb · Post by jb » Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:52 pm

sjolly75 H4 wrote:I've wanted to do the same thing for the Charles deGaulle. What did you use for the hull of the model?

the hull is carved,cut,and sanded from balsa wood. The center was hollowed out somewhat to add lead weight to give it a better feel...

sjolly75 H4 · Post by **sjolly75 H4** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:36 am

Great! I've already got the flight deck sized and cut out from thick plastic sheeting, but wasn't having much luck with my hulls.

jb · Post by jb » Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:27 pm

sjolly75 H4 wrote:Great! I've already got the flight deck sized and cut out from thick plastic sheeting, but wasn't having much luck with my hulls.

Ive found over the years that balsa is about the easiest material to work with when making hulls in this scale. The only really hard part is getting rid of the grain effect. One method I use to deter this is to paint then sand with V fine sandpaper then paint and sand etc, until you are satisfied.
You cant see it in the pictures Ive posted but the stern needs a bit of work because of the grain of the wood and a lot of right angles. For this I might use putty and grinding /sanding.
we'll see...

av8rmongo · Post by **av8rmongo** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:59 pm

jb,

Just curious, why didn't you go with the existing model of Kuznetsov?

Paul

jb · Post by jb » Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:45 am

av8rmongo wrote:jb,

Just curious, why didn't you go with the existing model of Kuznetsov?

Paul

...it wasn't around when I started

av8rmongo · Post by **av8rmongo** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:56 am

jb wrote:
av8rmongo wrote:jb,

Just curious, why didn't you go with the existing model of Kuznetsov?

Paul
...it wasn't around when I started

I know what you mean, I keep waiting for someone to do the Thai carrier before I make my own but it isn't going to happen is it.

Paul

sjolly75 H4 · Post by **sjolly75 H4** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:01 am

The lack of variety in 1/2400 scale is disappointing. The only reason I haven't shifted to 1/3000 scale is how much I have spent already! Although I do enjoy doing modifications to existing ships to make other classes! Scratchbuilding is new to me, but I'm learning.

av8rmongo · Post by **av8rmongo** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:06 am

Scratchbuilding at this scale is fine for the major pieces hull superstructure or whatever but the detail pieces kill me. Still haven't found a workable solution for my cranes on the MPS ship.

Paul

Donald M. Scheef · Post by **Donald M. Scheef** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:43 am

The deck looks very impressive but somewhat bare. Have you given any thought about aircraft?

Don S.