Evenin' Folks....thanks for comments Chaps appreciated

Heres a wee bit of detail for you Alan

Decided to have a go at building up the signal deck for a change of pace..... am new to using photo etch but it seems to stick together ok using superglue....and has survived my clumsiness and rough handling so seems strong enough

Have also sprayed the bulkhead doors that no one will see.... but practise is good
Quite surprised to still see the delicate detail of handles still visible

Sticking the doors to double sided sticky tabs ensuring the portholes are overhanging to prevent the holes filing up with paint

Thanks for poppin' in

Very nice work with the photo etch!

I find with etch its all about taking your time, if it doesnt work and you start losing patience its time to walk away and leave it until tomorrow

Lovely detail with the photo etch budg, I love doing that bit only problem is there is tons of it lol.
Well done pal
Chris

Thanks again for comments and keeping an eye on me Gents

Decided to do a bit of r/c parts starting with the rudder

Hachette supplied an r/c kit and no doubt the instructions came with that seperate kit

I know the rudders supplied for the r/c version is different than for the static version...bigger.... out of scale and doesn't look right out of the water IMHO

I have decided to stick with the static version rudders as realistic handling in the water is not important for me ie the turning circles etc

As long as she doesn't turn into a submarine i will be happy

I have used 2mm solid rod for the rudder shafts and 3mm * 0.45mm hollow tube(leaves a hole of 2.55mm) for the rudder stuffing tube (gets stuffed with grease)

In the static version the rudder shaft lies at an angle against a wooden template in the hull

I imagine that the r/c version would have the shafts running straight up..which seems to me that the actual rudder will not be sitting at the correct angle to the hull

After dry fitting i have decided to run the stuffing tube against the template as the rudders still move freely

I suppose this again may effect performance on the water but Heyho

I have used milliput shoved down the holes to fill any gaps and sat 2mm rods temporarily in the stuffing tube incase any milliput gets stuck there

Once set i will probably use more milliput there
Bit of "overkill" there perhaps but will keep tubes from moving and letting in any water

Thanks for lookin'