Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

[BOATMAN]

HI GUYS well the hornet restart is off as today i said id restart to day an i have but not much done as i was up there in model room for 4 hrs an i spent most of my time hunting for parts as I love kits have put each parts on differnt spruses so i spent today a lot of time just lookin for the parts so today ive made up one part with 4 small parts so this is goin to be a slow build an the part ive made up today is part of the REAR S/S an a pic of it as if you look at the instruckions its part B16

 

[BOATMAN]

HI GUYS
well the hornet build is underway an today ive spent 2hrs till my back hurt painting just some of the walkway dar grey an cant do anymore till the paint dries an then ive got to fit on the P/E but im in no hurry just enjoyin the build an im havin a bit of trouble tryin to work out how the front section of the S/S fits on as to me its dont look right in a dry fit an ive been hunting for my hornet book all about the real ship but i cant find it but its in my model room somewhere an a couple of pics of them walkways

 

[BOATMAN]

AN also painted in dark gray the 5inch gun mounts an yes this is a slow build but cant be helped as there are so many parts on different spruses so i spend a lot of time searching for the parts but im in no hurry an paint still wet hence the shine

 

[GCB]

Progress! Keep going.

 

[BOATMAN]

Progress! Keep going.

YEA im goin to as i want to get to building them tiny B25 an the other aircraft but what im doin now must come first an cheers for your reply GCB
atb sir
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

HI Guys well cant do anymore on the bow as ive got to fit on the railings P/E an ive been lookin at how battleship bob does his but he has a gatget called a looper to run his c/a onto the very thin P/E so to stick it into place on his ship but as i havnt got one an i dont understand how bob uses it so sittin an havin a think as ive only got one bit for every P/E ive decided to cheat on how i will fit my P/E on the hornets bow but not goin to say anymore for now till my idea either works or goes pearshaped oh dear an a pic of my P/E that fits on the bow but firstly i will have to use a very smooth sand paper to gently rough the P/E up an then spray it light grey paint an then gently usein my idea to try an glue it to the hull sides

 

[BarleyBop]

gatget called a looper

... by coincidence, I just took this outta the package yesterday! It was hanging on the shelf at my LHS.
Haven't tried it yet, my go-to is usually a push pin, but that has its own issues.

 

[urumomo]

those loops work really well . You can of course make them yourself .

 

[Littlemarten]

HI Guys well cant do anymore on the bow as ive got to fit on the railings P/E an ive been lookin at how battleship bob does his but he has a gatget called a looper to run his c/a onto the very thin P/E so to stick it into place on his ship but as i havnt got one an i dont understand how bob uses it so sittin an havin a think as ive only got one bit for every P/E ive decided to cheat on how i will fit my P/E on the hornets bow but not goin to say anymore for now till my idea either works or goes pearshaped oh dear an a pic of my P/E that fits on the bow but firstly i will have to use a very smooth sand paper to gently rough the P/E up an then spray it light grey paint an then gently usein my idea to try an glue it to the hull sidesView attachment 177430

You can make your own applicators from sewing needles

 

[Pantherman]

HI Guys well cant do anymore on the bow as ive got to fit on the railings P/E an ive been lookin at how battleship bob does his but he has a gatget called a looper to run his c/a onto the very thin P/E so to stick it into place on his ship but as i havnt got one an i dont understand how bob uses it so sittin an havin a think as ive only got one bit for every P/E ive decided to cheat on how i will fit my P/E on the hornets bow but not goin to say anymore for now till my idea either works or goes pearshaped oh dear an a pic of my P/E that fits on the bow but firstly i will have to use a very smooth sand paper to gently rough the P/E up an then spray it light grey paint an then gently usein my idea to try an glue it to the hull sidesView attachment 177430

Hi, I have just realised that I have missed most of your build so I have read through the whole thread to catch up.

Loving the build up to now, it looks great. I have just bought some ultra thin CA which I didn't even realise existed, can't wait to have a go with it. Pantherman

 

[Pantherman]

This is what I will be using tomorrow when I start fitting rails to the bismark. Pantherman

 

[BarleyBop]

what I will be using

...if it is anything like the BSI super thin, practice ahead of time!
Not to be alarmist, but like a bad leak in your roof, it can find its own path and run where you don't want it to go...
I wish I could tell you how well this 'Eraser' stuff works, as I've not tried it yet, but work out a plan of how to deal with excess.
My two cents.

 

[Pantherman]

...if it is anything like the BSI super thin, practice ahead of time!
Not to be alarmist, but like a bad leak in your roof, it can find its own path and run where you don't want it to go...
I wish I could tell you how well this 'Eraser' stuff works, as I've not tried it yet, but work out a plan of how to deal with excess.
My two cents.

Much appreciated. I need all the help I can get. Pantherman

 

[BarleyBop]

Eraser' stuff

Ha, took the pic and forgot to post @Pantherman !

 

[BOATMAN]

HI P/M how did the railin fit go on the bizzy ?
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

HI GUYS well after fitting some some other parts on the bow of hornet i have finaully worked out an understand how that front part of the S/S fits on T

HE BOW here its just laid on as ive got to fit the railins p/e first before i can glue that S/S

 

[BOATMAN]

 

[BOATMAN]

AN Ive found these exssex class carriers are very boxy an here its just laid on but im gettin the general idea now an i still cant find my hornet book now i need it just tyipical

 

[BOATMAN]

AN NOW to do the parts ive been dreading the railings P/E oh dear hope i dont get the shakes

 

[Pantherman]

HI P/M how did the railin fit go on the bizzy ?
chrisb

It's fiddley work, very slow going but enjoyable. Barely was right about being careful with the ultra thin CA, just the slightest touch and it's everywhere.

Think I have got the hang of it and I will definitely know how to use it after fitting and these tiny railings. Pantherman

 

[BOATMAN]

why not you a glue loopper like i may as my freind Battleship bob swears by them as very good but im goin to use a darning needle
chris

 

[BOATMAN]

... by coincidence, I just took this outta the package yesterday! It was hanging on the shelf at my LHS.
Haven't tried it yet, my go-to is usually a push pin, but that has its own issues.

View attachment 177432

HERE P/M

 

[Pantherman]

why not you a glue loopper like i may as my freind Battleship bob swears by them as very good but im goin to use a darning needle
chris

I will probably get one shortly. Pantherman

 

[BOATMAN]

G/M GUYS
well ive had the kick in the pants from jen lol an at 9-30 this morn ive been up to the model room an lightly sanded down the p/e so the light grey spray paint has something to stick too an its now dryin off for a couple of hrs with the windows slightly open to let the paint smell out so im off again with mojo intact
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

HERE the p/e has been sprayed matt light grey as will be difficult to paint this when on the model
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

AN this little white devil lilley keeps tryin to get into my model room to sit an watch me build but im wary of her as she tries to walk onto my bench an get wet paint on her an her hairs stuck on my painted parts oh dear
chrisb an lilley lol

 

[BOATMAN]

HI GUYS now that you all have finished laughin at that crazy cat of ours as yes she is really weird never known a cat like her lol an yes today i got off my butt an fitted 2 lots of P/E ON THE HORNETS BOW an by god its thin an very fragile took me all this afternoon to fit it till i got the shakes but at least i dont have to worry about painting them as it would be very awkward to do so when glued to the ship an some pics of them p/e railings not finished but it finished me today
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

 

[Littlemarten]

AN this little white devil lilley keeps tryin to get into my model room to sit an watch me build but im wary of her as she tries to walk onto my bench an get wet paint on her an her hairs stuck on my painted parts oh dear
chrisb an lilley lolView attachment 177573

Obviously a Feline American Princess, there to lend her beauty to your efforts.

"Yep, it's authentic all right."

"How can you tell?"

"It's got cat hair on it."

 

[user 22148]

Lovely progress Chris - it's all looking fab!