HELP WITH BUILDING OUR FIRST MODEL
My 11 1/2 year old grandson and I and going to be having a tour aboard the USS John Stennis which is stationed at Naval Station North Island in San Diego.
We have order an Italeri - USS John Stennis 1/720 to build. This is the first model that we are building. We have a question that we would like to ask.
We have posted a copy of this plan onto the below web site.
http://rongeorge.com/modules/Gallery/album48/x_plans[url][/url]
Looking at the plans we see an insert on page 4 that is marked with an “X”.
Our questions are:
Where do you get the material to fabricate these parts?
A area marked on plans - What does this very top illustration indicate, with the horizontal piece turning into a curved area on the right, plus the two vertical dashed lines?
B area marked on plans - What does the second illustration indicate with what appears to be a twisting motion?
C area marked on plans - What does the next illustration indicate with the three lines that look like waves?
D area marked on plans - We do understand that the final piece should be 15 mm (.59 inches) long. But what does the wider area on each end indicate?
The bottom illustration shows the stern of the carrier and where all these pieces are to be affixed.
Thanks to all that have been able to help.
Larry
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I believe the plans are telling you to use stretched sprue to make the antennas
that are indicated by “X”. The twisting motion is trying to tell you how to stretch the sprue. The wavy pattern, I think indicates a heat source. You take a piece
of sprue (the runners that the parts are attached to) and rotate it with your fingers
above a heat source until it begins to sag. Then, you pull the two ends away from each other and it will stretch just like cheese on a pizza. With a little practice, you can create rods and tapered pieces in almost any size you want to.
Ray
As far as I can tell, the “X’s” refer to the 35’ HF whips on the bow and stern of the ship. These can be made by “stretching sprue” into thin wire-like pieces. Check a search of this forum for the proper techniques. You can also use stiff wire, and keep in mind on the actual ship, these arrays are 1ft wide at the base and taper to about 6in at the top.
As for the others, it would appear to be the instructions on how to stretch sprue.
A) Snip off section of sprue
B & C) Slowly rotate section of sprue over low heat until slightly maleable
D) Slowly pull sprue apart, creating a “string” of plastic of the appropriate length.
Hope this helps.
demono69
Ray
Thanks for a very clear explanation.
One last questions -
D area marked on plans - We do understand that the final piece should be 15 mm (.59 inches) long. But what does the wider area on each end indicate?
Again thanks!
Larry
They are just representations of the remaining sprue. Nothing to worry about.