1/72 Short S 38 on HMS Africa and HMS Hibernia 1912

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Evening All,

Many thanks for the very kind comments re-the S 37. I can now report that bit behind the pointy end of HMS Hibernia is now finished too. All I have to do to complete the project is to put the S 37 on to the ramp and add some sailors - but that will have to wait. Here is the ship part.

The front of the bridge was covered in canvas shrouds presumably to protect it against the oil and exhaust from the rotary engine. These caused me many headaches as I tried several types of paper: tissue, crepe, kitchen roll, etc. All of them crinkled or tore when I tried to apply paint - none of them worked at all well. In the end I used printing paper and painted that - not the best effect either but the best that I can do for the moment. I may ask for help from members of the club later, but for now I am leaving things alone. I also put on the supports for the deck wires - they were from Cornwall Model Boats and are brass fittings primed and painted. The wires are clear monofilament thread painted with Revell Eisen (91). The gangways were made from strip wood.

I hope to finish this in the next couple of days: more when it is finished.

Thanks for looking.

Stevef.

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Evening All,

After a few more ups and downs I have finished the S 38/Hibernia project. I made the last of the canvas covers which protected the bridge from painted paper - I am still not sure about soaking tissue/crepe paper in PVA, but may try later. In the meantime I CA'd the S 38 to the launch ramp and held it in place with cotton thread - that represents the lines which were secured to stop the machine running down the ramp until the pilot was ready to take off.......:

....... and to finish the model I added some sailors to give viewers some idea of the size of the original:

Thanks for looking.

Stevef.