ok…all the other parts I have figured out but the railings are kicking my butt. I am assuming you dont attach then paint (would be a very, very tough masking job, dont ya know). Do you paint and then form to the shape of the hull or shape first then form? also what do you attach them to the hull with? I am having a really tough time with order of construction with these. any help would be much appreciated. [:D]
Wolf,
I typically fit the rail, cutting it to length, bending where necessary, then spray it, and attach it at end with CA. Once I’m happy with the position, I apply a bead of CA using a super fine applicator to the inside of the rail. I then go back and touch up the inside glue seam with the deck color, and dullcote.
Regards,
Jeff Herne
Modelwarships.com
thanks Jeff,
Nother quickie, does the ca distort the paint?
CA will only distort the paint if you get real messy. Use a very fine wire dipped in a puddle of ca to apply it.
Yup, what he said 
I use a super fine applicator. I was turned on to this method by Darren Scannell, who won 1st in the 1/350 ship category at the Nats last year with his HMCS Toronto…once the ends are tacked into place, just use capillary action and run a bead right down the length of the rail. It’s never failed me…
Go to any R/C airplane shop and get a section of Goldberg’s Gold n Rod, it’s the vinyl tubing guys use for push-rods for control surfaces. Throw out the inner section, and use the outer tubing section only. Heat it, and stretch it like sprue. Since it’s a tube, it never loses the opening, and you can stretch it to the point that the super thin CA has trouble flowing through the tubing. About $6 gets you enough tips to last a year, about a 3ft. length. I can’t remember the dimension, but it fits perfectly (unheated) over a bottle of Zap CA.
I’ve also experimented with tubes from spray bottles like Windex, etc., however, wait until the bottle is EMPTY, otherwise the wife will have your hide!! Those results are mixed, some types of plastic works, others don’t.
Jeff
thanks fellas…btw, Jeff, the book you recommended on the Scharnhorst, what a pain in the derierre to find. Guess it is oop or something. Found one overseas in a bookshop in England. Not badly priced either…
Glad you found it at least…
Jeff
Silly question, CA?
Cyano Acrylic…‘Super Glue’.
I paint them on the fret. It saves a LOT of paint and I’ve not had a problem with flexing etc.
Curious, what “Nats” has a 1/350 ship category?
IPMS USA Nationals, being held in Virginia Beach this August.
The typical scale breakdown for powered surface ships is 1:700 and smaller’ and larger than 1:700. This includes 1:350 scale.
See Contest Info/Categories for details
Thanks Ed,
My confusion was in JH statement of the 1/350 cat winner. In 1/400 larger the Cat. winners were;
401B Yahagi
403 USS Intrepid
404 HMS Hood
405 HMS Laforey
Didn’t remember HMCS Toronto being mentioned in the journal.
That comment dates to 2003 and the IPMS Nationals in Oklahoma City. Check the date of the post in the header