PLA Type 22
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Main parts
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Main hull parts
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Main hull and bridge
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Railings and miscelaneous
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Missiles and clear parts
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PE
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decals
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should be filled
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so some sprue to fill most, then putty, to avoid melting the plastic by the dissolvants
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after sanding
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basic mast
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removed steps, and drilled holes
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brass wire 0.3mm
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steps in their places, by pressing them to the surface they set themselves to the width of the hole
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the I pull them randomly forward
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Here i place some spacers (2 drills of 0.5mm in this case), to get an equal distance for each step
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I glue them mostly on the inside with thin CA, but here it is hard to reach, so I glued them on the outside too. Some CA residue is visible
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inside view, pretty cosy
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3mm glassfibre pen to the rescue, along with some slight scraping with a scalpel first
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cleaned up
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thinning the walls
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radar-unit seemed thick
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thinned the walls by scraping them round
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added the guiding lines for attempt to add canning
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added the guiding lines for attempt to add canning
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Example of canning, don't know the exact word
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Example of canning, don't know the exact word
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first blood, euuhm dust...
Kommentare
1 15 February 2017, 14:27
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thx. Just started with the hull, I think I will need to spray the inner parts of the catamaran-arm first before glueing the lower hull together. So far, it assembles as a breeze... You don't have the option to open up the launching louvres for the missiles as if they should be launched, maybe...
16 February 2017, 10:10
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a little how to for the placing of the steps. In the end with a small plier I twist the steps a bit till they are all horizontal.
17 February 2017, 12:48
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Trying to find definition of canning over the internets, but can't find anything connected to modelling - can you write sth more about that idea?
28 February 2017, 19:07
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Placed two picture of what I Mean, but don't know the exact word for that effect. These picture are from the link below:
modelshipwrights.com..id=134748&page=1
28 February 2017, 19:26
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Interesting, but aren't those Chinese boats too new for such effect?
28 February 2017, 20:41
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After just one trip in too rough seas this effect can be seen. Most self respecting captains try to avoid it though. Not good for their career 😉
28 February 2017, 20:52
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don't want it to be overdone, but it sure looks nice on the boxart... that's why I want to try it...
1 March 2017, 07:07
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Almost looks like the skin is vacuum sucked over the ribs and springers.
1 March 2017, 11:12
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According to this site: chinadailymail.com/2..speed-missile-boats/
The hull is made of aluminum. Perhaps that explains the ribbing. Steel would not have been affectee like this on the superstructure.
1 March 2017, 11:19
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PLA type 22 anti ship catamaran. Interesting subject and camouflage.