Axel Thorsen 1810 in scale 1/72

[Dubz]

And another kits nightmare ... haha ... PE Part is not matching. Wohhooo ... So WHAT is wrong? PE or Part?





B6 defines the wide of the front gunport. At least it should as there are no drawings of such a complex part.

And it seems the gunport part is too wide now


Otherwise when comparing the instructions drawing and what I built it looks quite similar in size.

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Gunport has the exact same size as the stern ones. Coincidence?




I checked everything again, and the way I did it, it "must" be correct. You can see in the picture the angle I had to saw for the part; I didn't saw away too much, just what the angle required.



If I had done it so that the etched part would fit, there would be a huge gap because the 3D-printed hull would be "wrong". Basically, however, according to the original plans, it seems that the gunport is a little too wide even it is now the exact shape as the gunport at the stern. F*** it, nothing I am willing to chance, it tells the story. I will split the PE part ;-)

Anyway another example for not testing kit designs. It's frustrating ...  I feel like an alpha tester though ... haha

cheers

Dirk

[Dubz]

Deconstruction time :-P No, I were not happy with the stern .. It looked wrong, it was wrong, it had to go :-)












Looks like a phatt Japanse Cars Spoiler :-D





cheers

Dirk

[Dubz]

And the result. Much much better :-)













cheers

Dirk

[Dubz]

Again filler and airbrushing :-D

















cheers

Dirk

[Dubz]

I started some smaller parts like the guns. I also added the scuppers. (unfortunately one went to "high" ... hmpf)

It almost goes without saying that some parts were not listed in the instructions or are completely missing. The entire cannon mechanism still needs a lot of attention. I will also try to build the ball bearing (once I have suitable balls).

And don't trust lasered lines ... I got four identical side panels instead of two pairs facing each other... great... deconstruction ...

Not sure about colring yet but have a tendency to do the gun carriages ochre.




















The scuppers








I like the shape of the hull :-)





cheers

Dirk

[Dubz]

Working on the guns. Also blackend them. First PE Parts used.











cheers

Dirk