That concludes this weeks update and also concludes the completion of another compartment! Ace! Next week i'll be making a start on the galley and junior rates accommodation space.

Thanks for taking the time to look in and comment! Have a great weekend and happy modelling!

Regards,
Phil W.

Phil, your engine room details, together with the figurines are just amazing.
Well done. 😀😀
Chris

Phil,

What what are your plans for the rest of your life?

I can't believe what I have had the privilege of seeing such a masterpiece been built. Do you know what you plan to do with the completed ship?

Tom

Good evening from 'The Dockyard'.

So i made a start on the Galley/Junior Rates Mess which involved lots of time staring at photos, making mental notes of positions of key items.

I then made a start and fabricated the water-tight hatch that is located on the forward bulkhead of the Junior Rates Mess and connects it to the Control Room.

The attached photo shows different diameters of 0.5mm thick acrylic sheet, cut out with a compass cutter and glued together.

Polyfilla shaped and locking handle fitted.

So the kit provided bulkhead door, which i didn't use, as i scratch-built an open version connecting the Engine Room to the Motor Room/Aft Torpedo Compartment, meant i could use it for the Galley! Ace!

The attached photo shows it painted, varnished, pin-washed and ready for fitting.

Galley bulkhead door fitted.

That concludes this update.

Thanks for looking in, have a great weekend and happy modelling!

Regards,
Phil W.

Good afternoon from 'The Dockyard'.

Progress has been made on fitting out the Galley this week.

I started off by scratch-building the cooker. See attached photo. It's not quite complete, that's a job for this weekend. I just wanted to gauge length, depth and width, as space is at a premium in this small space.

The Junior Rates Mess is fitted out in wood, so rather than try and paint plastic to look like wood, which has mixed results, just fit the real thing instead! So i ordered a strip of walnut veneer, 1.0mm thick, 100mm wide and 1 meter long. The dividing bulkhead between the Galley and Junior Rates Mess, is wood covered on the accommodation side.

After quite a long time spent cutting and shaping the veneer, i glued it with PVA to the acetal template i had made, the one with the off-centre door way. As soon as the PVA soaked into the walnut, the veneer started to twist and warp!

Plenty of bulldog clips were used and also clamping the acetal/walnut sandwich in a vice. I managed to straighten the piece, apart from a couple of small waves, which i bent out by hand. A couple of hairline cracks formed in the walnut as i relieved the stress in it, but these aren't noticeable and the whole thing is pretty flat now. Next time i'll use superglue, as this sets the veneer hard in seconds, as it soaks in and prevents warping!