Sunday, December 16, 2007

A Wheel of a Tale

Here are progress shots of the wheelhouse interior I'm building from a static CR kit I am putting together. The methods developed here will be used on the r/c boat I've been describing. While a mini kit in itself, the CR wheelhouse goes together well and has been a fun diversion from some of the more involved tasks of late on the r/c boat.



I've followed the CR instructions pretty faithfully and everything has fit together nicely. While at first glance the project seemed a little daunting, in realityit has been a swift and relaxing build. I've hand brushed almost all the paint except the deck and the results have been more than satisfactory. One of the details I didn't find in the kit was a compass card for the helm's binnacle. Taking a cue from some of the build threads on disneysub.com I downloaded an actual 1:1 compass card image and shrank it in PhotoShop. The hard part was cutting the tiny thing out. But once affixed with a dab of white glue it really looked good -- in my opinion.

Here's a shot with the wheelhouse exterior in place, taken through the aft window. The rails will be added next along with some lighting to make the details easier to see. Collison speed -- full!

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About Me

The first movie I saw in a theater was Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1971 re-release). The first grown-up book I read was "War Fish" by George Grider. Built hundreds of plastic kits growing up. Saw an article on The SubCommittee in the mid 90's and joined. Began first foray into radio controlled subs in 1998.

Current Projects

1/32 scale Disney Nautilus (Custom Replicas kit).
1/96 scale USS Helena (SSN-725) (ThorDesign kit).
1/72 scale USS Permit-class (HMK kit)

Completed Boats

1/96 scale Permit-class modeled as USS Thresher (SSN-593).
1/96 scale Los Angeles-class modeled as USS Jefferson City (SSN-759).

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