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KM Prinz Eugen
I began work on this kit last week, the Tamiya 1/700 Prinz Eugen. I seem to have had problems holding onto the little parts of this thing. I think 'KM' stands for Karpet Monster, not Kriegs Marine. Check out the size of the little part in the photo below. I had a pair of these, I dropped the second one, three times while I was filing it before I finally lost it. Where it went I know not where. I will replace them with something similar in my spares box and I will only accept criticism from old German sailors.
The Prinz Eugen was very active throughout the war taking part in the Bismarck incident, the Channel dash and ending the war shelling the Russians. I am doing the 'Bismarck' version. I accidentally drilled two holes in the deck - the instruction for 'only drill here for 1942 version' was written in Japanese.
And here's the rest of the sausage factory process, thanks for looking.
I am replacing the turrets with the these resin ones from Pitroad. These parts show the shrouds at the base of the guns, the shrouds are not part of the Tamiya kit. The turret set also has a nice set of brass barrels which are not able to be used because the entry point for the barrels is at the base of the turret and not the end of the shroud. So I cut the plastic barrels to size and super glued them in position.
The Prinz Eugen was very active throughout the war taking part in the Bismarck incident, the Channel dash and ending the war shelling the Russians. I am doing the 'Bismarck' version. I accidentally drilled two holes in the deck - the instruction for 'only drill here for 1942 version' was written in Japanese.
And here's the rest of the sausage factory process, thanks for looking.
I am replacing the turrets with the these resin ones from Pitroad. These parts show the shrouds at the base of the guns, the shrouds are not part of the Tamiya kit. The turret set also has a nice set of brass barrels which are not able to be used because the entry point for the barrels is at the base of the turret and not the end of the shroud. So I cut the plastic barrels to size and super glued them in position.
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Man that part is tiny Chris. I'm just surprised you managed to recover it the first twice.
Your attention to detail on the barrels is impressive too Chis. Would it not be possible to cut the brass barrels to fit?
Your attention to detail on the barrels is impressive too Chis. Would it not be possible to cut the brass barrels to fit?
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Skid wrote:Man that part is tiny Chris. I'm just surprised you managed to recover it the first twice.
Your attention to detail on the barrels is impressive too Chis. Would it not be possible to cut the brass barrels to fit?
Thanks Al. I have a kit of the Prinz Eugen's sister, the Hipper. I will use the brass barrels for that one. It was easier to cut and align the plastic ones. I have a cunning plan as Baldrick would say.
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I'll definitely exercise more control when I complain about small parts on my car models. How do you hold the parts when you are filing the bits?
Great work on the nano-navy, Chris.
Great work on the nano-navy, Chris.
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Nice work Chris. I have the same problem with small parts for model cars. I think it is just part of the hobby.
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RetiredMike wrote:I'll definitely exercise more control when I complain about small parts on my car models. How do you hold the parts when you are filing the bits?
Great work on the nano-navy, Chris.
Thanks Mike. I hold the parts the old fashioned way - between two fat fingers.
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Skid wrote:This may seem odd to some but in the last couple of months I have taken to wearing a chef's style apron while handling small parts. I find it often catches them in my lap when I drop them!!!
I've got one in my work area, I'll try it and see if it works. Thanks.
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It won't recover them all but I'd estimate about 70% of them!!
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Mike.... I just posted a new 'Quick Tip' for tiny parts. Check it out here
You'll look very 'fetching' in this one Buck:
You'll look very 'fetching' in this one Buck:
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LOL.
I wouldn't be able to see that part on the sprue Chris, let alone try to sand it!
Good result for you guys in the GP today
I wouldn't be able to see that part on the sprue Chris, let alone try to sand it!
Good result for you guys in the GP today
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Luv the aprons, they only lack the distinctive black lace that really says MANLY! Thanx for a chuckle. I once used super sticky double sided tape to help hold tiny parts for filing, or a pretty small jewelers long nose pliers held gently.
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Allot harder to find parts on that one.
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Skid wrote:Mike.... I just posted a new 'Quick Tip' for tiny parts. Check it out here
You'll look very 'fetching' in this one Buck:
I've been looking everywhere for that apron. Can you return it when you are finished with it.
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dublin boy wrote:LOL.
I wouldn't be able to see that part on the sprue Chris, let alone try to sand it!
Good result for you guys in the GP today
He got disqualified grrrrrrrrrrr............
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Here are some updates. I know that Al has a HMS Hood in his stash that I helped him start, so I will give a summary of the assembly so far. So listen up Al!
1) I go through the sprues and build as many sub assemblies as I can, only do the ones where painting the vertical and horizontal surfaces are not going to cause problems. I then stick everything onto a piece of wide masking tape which is attached to a board. I then prime everything.
2) I paint all horizontal surfaces. The Prinz Eugen has two deck colours - I airbrushed the wooden deck in Tamiya Wooden Deck Tan. The wooden deck is the only time I used the airbrush, all other paint is applied using a paint brush. The other deck pieces are hand painted in Lifecolor Dunkelgrau.
3) The Prinz Eugen's hull is painted in Lifecolor DKM dark grey 51, superstructure in DKM 50 light grey. There are camo stripes on the hull which show this ship at the time of the Bismarck incident. I masked the hull and then painted the stripes using a paint brush.
The photos show the model at a time when I do a 'dry fit' of the pieces before gluing.
1) I go through the sprues and build as many sub assemblies as I can, only do the ones where painting the vertical and horizontal surfaces are not going to cause problems. I then stick everything onto a piece of wide masking tape which is attached to a board. I then prime everything.
2) I paint all horizontal surfaces. The Prinz Eugen has two deck colours - I airbrushed the wooden deck in Tamiya Wooden Deck Tan. The wooden deck is the only time I used the airbrush, all other paint is applied using a paint brush. The other deck pieces are hand painted in Lifecolor Dunkelgrau.
3) The Prinz Eugen's hull is painted in Lifecolor DKM dark grey 51, superstructure in DKM 50 light grey. There are camo stripes on the hull which show this ship at the time of the Bismarck incident. I masked the hull and then painted the stripes using a paint brush.
The photos show the model at a time when I do a 'dry fit' of the pieces before gluing.
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YES SIR!!!!
Funnily enough Chris, I was showing my Hood to a friend today and thought to myself that I must get back to it.
BTW, how's the Integrale doing?
Great stuff Chris.The last photo really does show the quality of your work on these tiny models.
Funnily enough Chris, I was showing my Hood to a friend today and thought to myself that I must get back to it.
BTW, how's the Integrale doing?
Great stuff Chris.The last photo really does show the quality of your work on these tiny models.
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Looking good. I can't believe the little detail on this one. I have never built a ship so have no idea of scale and the such. Really enjoying following along.
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Looking great their Chris
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Looking good, Chris. Very clean, precise, methodical work pays off well.
And excellent brush painting also.
And excellent brush painting also.
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Good thinking on keeping it organized. My last ship model was Cousteau's Calypso. It was large scale enuf to add detailing and weathering. I've seen some sites that sell photo-etched ship parts like railings and I wonder if weathering and p.e. parts are used much in the smaller scale ships? Thanx!
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A very modern looking ship of it's time - and even survived the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests.
Great model!
Great model!
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Don't mention the Integrale Al. LOL
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