Sense of Shock!

Hi;

This pertains to the 1/72 Flower Class Corvette ship Kit from " Airfix" or “Revell”? How often have you wanted a large ship model so bad, Your wallet screams with agony as you find what you’re looking for! Then You get this monster Box home. I have done this four or more times now. Ain’t gonna do that again!

First my French Helo. Four part Fuselage. Then The " Seaview" Oh Boy! Four Part hull here too. Well, actually more. Then The Strike Eagle and F-14 large kits from Revell. I guess that makes more than four.

Then I get my “Flower” From Airfix and one from Revell much later. Guess what a four part Hull? Warning, Model Builder! Warning, Model Builder! You are or could be in for some trouble! Why? Well, as the saying goes. Put lots of curves on a part, Mold the Plastic thick and see how the seams line up! On the original Airfix I used for R.C. It was actually a rather pleasant experience even though I had to put doublers at the seams for strenght from the forward section where it fit the aft sections. At the staggered seams Midship

To simplify matters I built the halves lengthwise first. That way she would go together like a normal ship model. On the second one I for some reason did the Forward halves first then the Aft ones. Didn’t want to fit no matter how hard I tried. Finally had to band saw the parts in two and do it the other way.

Let this be your warning. If you build her in halves then put the port and starboard halves together you’ll have better luck and don’t forget. Doublers at the seams! It seems if you don’t do this you will have an uncorrectable dip in the Midship seam on both sides. Also be reminded. The Plate detail is in spots, kind of heavy. Sand a lot and be happy when It doesn’t look like a bunch of LEGOS piled up to resemble a ship!

The original kit was made by Matchbox.

The 1/72 Revell Gato hull is in 6 pieces, plus more for the deck. At least they have huge locating pins, as separate items too. They look more like sprue frames as to size.

There are practical and financial limits on the size of stuff that can be made in an injection molding machine. Deal with it being in pieces, or don’t buy large models.

On the subject- the 1/72 hull has a grossly oversized keel, included at the stem where the hull should come to a point. The 1/144 kit is much better. Here’s a link to a build that includes fixing that prominent problem.

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/774273.page

Bill

Hi Bill;

I was thinking it was. Just couldn’t remember. It was bought so long ago!

Oho;

It wasn’t really a problem, Just a surprise. I figured from the size of the box it would maybe be two parts. I opened the box and Surprise! First time building a plastic model ship that large!

I didn’t really let it bother me. I think I have two more ships somewhere that one I know for sure has an eight piece hull. It’s a Model of a Cruise-Liner. In paper in 1/200.

By the way, What area is the " Armpit of N.Y.“? I guess that makes Buffalo the " Bloody Nose”?

Hi Again, Bill:

Yeah, I saw that. I had been to Canada and seen the one up there. It certainly missed ot on some correct details didn’t it? I did correct them for the R.C. conversion.