Hello to all,
This year, I decided to build a well known ship of the British modelers because it is a corvette Flower Class.
I like very much this kind of ship who worked in a relative shade during the WW 2.
The first work was to find a plan .I was able to buy on EBay a plan in 1/96, after x2 of mains parts, me from the been able to to begin the skeleton of the hull in 1/48 what was the scale looked for for a comfortable navigation.
The hull is made from birch plywood for the frame, and balsa for the side of the hull. After a coat of fiber glass inside and outside to reinforce the hull.
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Hello to all,
This year, I decided to build a well known ship of the British modelers because it is a corvette Flower Class.
I like very much this kind of ship who worked in a relative shade during the WW 2.
The first work was to find a plan .I was able to buy on EBay a plan in 1/96, after x2 of mains parts, me from the been able to to begin the skeleton of the hull in 1/48 what was the scale looked for for a comfortable navigation.
The hull is made from birch plywood for the frame, and balsa for the side of the hull. After a coat of fiber glass inside and outside to reinforce the hull.
Good luck with your build. The hull construction is looking good. Once completed the hull will be strong and watertight.
I have an original Airfix corvette that I sail in calm waters.
I have acquired a fiberglass hull for the Castle Class Corvettes at 1:48 and will be building to scale once I have settled on an actual boat.
Very seaworthy boats and at your scale it will be a joy to sail.
I look forward to following your build blog
Continuation of the construction of the hull). Numerous difficulties appeared because of the shape of the stern of these corvette. The lined is stopped in the last couple and the dense foam realized extreme part.
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Continuation of the construction of the hull). Numerous difficulties appeared because of the shape of the stern of these corvette. The lined is stopped in the last couple and the dense foam realized extreme part.
Today the hull is sanded an coated witch epox and glass fiber.
In the same time I began the building of the superstructures and the fitting
- First pic the bow (?)
- second pic radar tower on upper deck
- third pic the side of the upper deck
- fourth pic the funel ended
coming up next ..
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Today the hull is sanded an coated witch epox and glass fiber.
In the same time I began the building of the superstructures and the fitting
- First pic the bow (?)
- second pic radar tower on upper deck
- third pic the side of the upper deck
- fourth pic the funel ended
The hull of the Flower Class presents the peculiarity of very visible joints of sheet steel. Revell represented well it on its model in 1/72. I thought that in 1/48, he owed it's the same.
Today, delicate work, to draw and to set up sheet steels.
The first will be cardboard fine, the definitive in plate of polystirene (or polystirol) of 0.5mm and 0.3 mm
Coming up nest
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The hull of the Flower Class presents the peculiarity of very visible joints of sheet steel. Revell represented well it on its model in 1/72. I thought that in 1/48, he owed it's the same.
Today, delicate work, to draw and to set up sheet steels.
The first will be cardboard fine, the definitive in plate of polystirene (or polystirol) of 0.5mm and 0.3 mm
Coming up nest
The K33 King Cup (or butter cup in french "bouton d'or" was build by the same dockyard that the "Bryony" and the Titanic
My plan is the plan of the "Bryony K192"
Some pics of fitting
- Place of 20mm Oerlikon
- Headlight and radar tower
Coming up next
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I have an original Airfix corvette that I sail in calm waters.
I have acquired a fiberglass hull for the Castle Class Corvettes at 1:48 and will be building to scale once I have settled on an actual boat.
Very seaworthy boats and at your scale it will be a joy to sail.
I look forward to following your build blog