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Nice work on that complex looking bridge Redhorse. Looks like you are planning on building the whole thing prior to installing it on the boat. Not a bad idea.
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One of the lessons I learned while building wood ships, build as much off the boat as you could, then attach. Made detailing a lot easier. Looks like you already know that fact. Look'in goooood. Rick
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Ahh, wind deflectors make sense. I thought it might be armor when I was making it, but the curves would add to the cost and be of no use that I could think of. Also, they aren't on the side - so armor didn't make sense. Thanks very much for the info, Fred.
As Rick says, it's much easier to build things as sub-assemblies and then mount them. The hardest part with wooden ships for me is the rigging, partly because it has to be built in place...
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Heh, rigging. I love how they look when it's finished, but until it's done....
Not sure how much I'll be able to work on Isuzu now that the weekend's over, so here's today's progress.
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01-19-2009, 06:12 AM
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Wow! I'm speechless Jim.
If you wanted to do a diorama with larger scale figures, just this bridge and mast would be a good sub-assembly to turn into an up-scale diorama.
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Jim, after seeing all your other work, I want to see how you rig and rail her, too.
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01-21-2009, 07:54 PM
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Hadn't thought about a bridge diorama, but I like that idea. I think I've seen something like that in 1:35 of U-Boot conning tower in resin.
Currently working on a bunch of wire-work signal flag masting and railing on Isuzu. The drawings are good for the masts - especially as I'm building them and figuring out which line goes where when I have a bit of wire in my tweezers - then the drawing makes sense. But there aren't any drawings at all for the railings. I can't find good photos of the real ship showing any detail and am relying on photos of a 1:700 waterline Isuzu - it is an amazing build! The Plastic Model Workshop ????? - 6 ????? - 1/700 IJN ISUZU ??? I do still like looking at plastic and photo-etch, even though I've sworn abstinance.  (didn't include thermoset plastic or metals in that vow though  )
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