Bomb Vessel Granado Cross Section, Scale 1:72, POF Kit by Miniature Arts

[Dubz Modelling World]

Thanks for the likes, any comments and/or questions are appreciated

The shell room is done. A tricky part. In this small scale every angle and every 10th millimeter is important to have the whole ensemble look right. I think it's ok, not perfect but ok.

I did not used the kits upper & lower support beams as they should made of two parts which I did not like and I needed them a small bit higher.

I am adjusting the parts and the joints from the bottom to top so at the end it might be that the hull is a bit flatter than intended.

Cheers

Dirk

 

[Walterone]

Great work as usual
I wonder how did they reach the shots. It seems a little unhandy.

 

[SigEp Ziggy]

Very nice work!

 

[Dubz Modelling World]

Thanks Vladimir, Shane and the likes

After I glued the Shell Room to the Floor Riders I decided as a minor modification to the kit I like to show the walls of the Shell Room. The doors will follow.

It's indeed small down there ...

Cheers

Dirk

 

[Dubz Modelling World]

Mortar Pit Beams & Planking. Nothing glued yet. I do as much dry fitting as possible.

I also did fillers for the frame, something I should have done at the very beginning. It's always about learning

And some details for the Mortar Deck Clamp.

Outside frames sanded, oiled and finished with "Ballenmattierung".

Small little Gem

It's a bit inconsequence to do the Mortar Pit Secondary Planking as one part (with lasered planks and nails) but the Mortar Pit Primary Planking with 10 single planks. And it is unfortunately a good example why the laser should have been better adjusted. The kerf with round about 0.2 mm is really bad, and 0.2 mm x 10 results in a gap of round about 2 mm. So I had to redo these planks ;-)

I regularly get asked why I use oil so soon in my builds. One reason is to seal the wood as soon as possible to avoid getting problems with glue. What I also do when I need to glue parts in tricky areas is using masking tape so the glue can't penetrate wood where it should not..

And I use needles as guides so I get the exact position I found out when dry fitting.

Cheers

Dirk

 

[Dubz Modelling World]

Thanks for the likes, I wonder why there are so less comments and/or questions though ...

Mortar Platform glued in position, Mortar Pit Support Standards added, Upper Deck Clamp (Lower Strake) nailed.

Upper Deck beams sandwiched. I really don't like this sandwich design, it is even worse when the color difference is that big.

The upper decke will be build outside (it should work), maybe I paint it or do some beams from scratch. Time will tell

One thing I want to emphasize very clearly, even if there are some problems with the kit (there always are!), for the price everyone should strike and build this little Cross Section. The price / performance ratio is incredibly good. And I am a damn perfectionist ... hehe :-D

Cheers

Dirk

 

[Uwek]

And I am a damn perfectionist ... hehe :-D

Oh Ja - but we can see this also in the high quality and accuracy you are working

 

[Dubz Modelling World]

I started with the upper deck. Upper Deck beams, Trimmer Beam, Angeld Carlings & Carlings.

Unfortunately there have no wood color selection happend for the sandwiched beams ... so the sandwiching is even more prominent, especially when oiled (see aft beam) :-(

Cheers

Dirk

 

[Walterone]

Any stain?

 

[Dubz Modelling World]

I usually use just Danish Oil. And staining pear is very difficult .. the result is easily worse :-D

 

[Dubz Modelling World]

More progress on the upper deck. As is so often the case, the kit manufacturers do not take into account that there can be slight dimensional differences in such a complex model and do not design their parts with slight oversizes where it would make sense to be able to sand the down until they fit. The Double Lodging Knees are quite fragmented now, as they way way too small, unfortunately. Still unhappy about the sandwiched beams ...

And don't rely on the Chinese manual to much, stuff like the hatch is there shown totally wrong.

Any comments and/or questions?

I also did the base and the case in my usual style

Cheers

Dirk

 

[dockattner]

This is just fantastic work. The precision of your construction reveals some of the kit's shortcomings - but what a brilliant result Dirk!

 

[AnobiumPunctatum]

Dirk,
I can only agree with Doc.
Really well done. I personally did not Like the difference in colors on the Build Deck beams, but this is a Part of the kit you have to live with.

 

[Uwek]

Looking good - clean and accurate execution of the deck structure
Only a short hint related to the inner walls of the mortar cover base, before you fix it permanently - check the orientation with the construction of the roof parts of the kit



Goodwin was showing them like you did - some contemporary drawings also
but several contemporary section models and also the Lightley model is showing them turn by 180° - the same like I did on my section and also full hull

you see the roof has to slide over the top notch

 

[Dubz Modelling World]

Thanks Uwe, yeah makes way more sense to turn it, already wondered about ... as nothing will be glued I am full flexible. Thanks again

Dirk

 

[Dubz Modelling World]

Looking here, the Kit's way to show seems not totally wrong ....

 

[Ken]

More progress on the upper deck. As is so often the case, the kit manufacturers do not take into account that there can be slight dimensional differences in such a complex model and do not design their parts with slight oversizes where it would make sense to be able to sand the down until they fit. The Double Lodging Knees are quite fragmented now, as they way way too small, unfortunately. Still unhappy about the sandwiched beams ...

And don't rely on the Chinese manual to much, stuff like the hatch is there shown totally wrong.

Any comments and/or questions?

I also did the base and the case in my usual style

Cheers

Dirk

Hi Dirk, what a super neat job, it looks very good indeed, the effort and attention to detail that you’ve put into this build really shows, and your log is very well documented, it does you credit. Ken

 

[Uwek]

Looking here, the Kit's way to show seems not totally wrong ....

View attachment 398483

I know this contemporary drawing, and there are also others existing showing this

also Goodwin is showing it in "your" way


But I have my doubts as a ingenieur - if the notch is outside, rain and seawater could enter between the roof and the wall much easier. Also the sliding of the roof along the notch would not be possible, only when you cut one side open

with "my" solution - you can slide the roof elements and no water can go inside




contemporary section models



and the Leightley model



check it how the roof of the kit model is designed - than you will know, how you have to fix these wall elements with the notch

 

[Dubz Modelling World]

Hi Uwe, thanks again for your valuable input even I know all these images and info's It is good for others to have these here too. Thanks.

I will see which way I go

About your solution, with the nails here, quick disassembly does not work, because everything should be plugged in and just held inside by hooks and eyebolts.



cheers

Dirk

 

[GrantTyler]

More progress on the upper deck. As is so often the case, the kit manufacturers do not take into account that there can be slight dimensional differences in such a complex model and do not design their parts with slight oversizes where it would make sense to be able to sand the down until they fit. The Double Lodging Knees are quite fragmented now, as they way way too small, unfortunately. Still unhappy about the sandwiched beams ...

And don't rely on the Chinese manual to much, stuff like the hatch is there shown totally wrong.

Any comments and/or questions?

I also did the base and the case in my usual style

Cheers

Dirk

Brilliant!