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Well I, for one, think your cleaned-up hull came out looking pretty good. It's nice to see some creative problem solving rewarded, isn't it? Kudos,

Well, I was hoping to have this thing finished tonight, but this is as far as I got. Our school district had a snow day today, and I spent most of the day working on this...it's pretty labor-intensive. You can see that it's substantially larger than the forward winch. Bye for now,

Hi, beejay. Actually your figure of 35 lost agrees with what I read on wikipedia. I stated that 26 were lost to enemy action, but the total lost at sea to all causes is in fact 35. As to the difference in the number of subs sunk, the wikipedia figure includes not only subs sunk by Flowers...

spools Spools are done. In front is the axle in its unfinished form. Yup...it's pasta!

Thanks, Jasco. Believe it or not, I'm using an X-acto knife for those cuts, along with some off-brand #11 blades that look like they are probably stamped in the same factory as X-acto blades (they have the same tip shape -- not like the Excel blades). I often start with a fresh blade when I...

mine sweeping winch The next step of the construction is supposed to be the hinged gallows, a sort of crane used for lowering gear on either side of the ship. However, these devices are raised and lowered by lines wound on the warping drums of the mine sweeping winch. So it only seemed...

After building Agassiz, looking at all those tiny, complicated assemblies in a Modelik kit makes me :razz: .

And here are the port side throwers in place. Regards,

depth charge thrower I'm quite pleased with how these turned out. It's always interesting to me how some sub-assemblies that look complicated go together easily and turn out nicely. Others, like the sounding gear reel (sorry...no pic), look like they should be simple and turn out...

And finally, an overall progress shot. I have another crane to install on the port side, then it's off to the stern structures, starting with the depth charge throwers. Regards,

And here's the aft side of the forecastle showing the ladders and small crane (mentioned in the previous post). This shot also shows the starboard loading crane. These cranes are a challenge to rig compared to the wooden ship models I usually build. On the wooden ships, the blocks are...

OK, picture time! This shot shows the completed forecastle. The pipe vents outboard of the splinter shields are made from the "modeler's friend", dry spaghetti. I first wrapped the pasta at regular intervals with the paper strips that form the rings at the tops of the vents. Then I...

Finished! Finished! Ha ha...not really. But I DID finish the forecastle. I can now see the light at the end of the tunnel. I wish I could post a picture today, but the family took the camera to San Rafael to take pictures of our new guide dog puppy. WHERE are their priorities!? :grin...

forecastle goodies The secret to making significant progress on a model is to be at home sick. Or on break from school. Or both, as I am at the moment. :roll: I have been sprucing up the forecastle. Found a bit of chain at a local craft store (not stud link, naturally, which is a bit...

anchors Did the anchors today. I was happy with them, mostly because they were one of the few sub-assemblies I was able to start and finish on the same day. :) I have the anchors stowed in their hawse pipes, but no chain affixed yet. I'll have to see what I can scrounge up at the local...

Forgot to put the penny in the winch pics. :grin:

Does. http://bluejacketinc.com/kits/portland.htm Definitely pricier than a card model.

foreward winch Finished the winch...and it didn't even take me as long as I expected. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out, too. As usual, the camera's close-up eye magnifies every small mistake, as well as all the tiny bits of dust. Seen at 1x with the unaided eye, though, it's pretty...

Moin, Wilfried. Ich habe gerade eben auf dein Schiff geschaut. Der sieht echt herrlich aus. Auf dein englisch musst du wirklich nicht sorgen...wie du siehst, kann ich das schoene deutsche Sprache genau so gut beschaedigen (war vor 27 Jahren in Aurich Austauschschueler). Ich werde sicher...

winch Started the forward winch. Many, many itty-bitty parts...but manageable so far. I expect work on this will be pretty slow.