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Title: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers on August 10, 2009, 01:10:05 AM

I have added a lot of construction photos of the HMES Hermes that was used at our recent open day GASLIGHT display game.

Here's the link. There are a lot of photos.

http://littleleadmenofvalour.blogspot.com/2009/08/building-hmes-hermes.html

Cheers
Fuzzy.

Title: Re: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: Calimero on August 10, 2009, 02:40:32 AM

Look really cool  8)
I like all the small (interior) details  :-*

Title: Re: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: Ray Rivers on August 10, 2009, 02:46:35 AM

 :-*

Nice clean construction technique!

She's a beaut!

Title: Re: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: odd duck on August 10, 2009, 06:05:43 AM

Stunning work  :o :oexcellent interior detailing love it  :-* :-*

Title: Re: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: gamer Mac on August 10, 2009, 08:37:59 AM

I just posted on the other thread saying you should put some more pictures on and here they are :D
Great stuff :-*

Title: Re: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: Grimmnar on August 10, 2009, 08:49:11 AM

I personally like the way the railing system was built and installed.
Looking over those pics, it makes em look like something you assembled damn quick, but still looked alot of time and effort went into it.
Looking damn good i must say and i will be sure to look for more.   :-)

Grimm

Title: Re: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: OSHIROmodels on August 10, 2009, 08:50:04 AM

Brill  :-*  :-* Totally brill, thanks for sharing  :D

cheers

James

Title: Re: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: Doomsdave on August 17, 2009, 02:43:48 PM

That is gorgeous.  What did you use for the brass rail?  I have been wanting to build one like this and have the materials, except for the railing bits. 

Title: Re: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: Skrapwelder on August 17, 2009, 03:57:56 PM

Absolutely beautiful.

Title: Re: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: Malamute on August 17, 2009, 04:03:34 PM

She's a beauty alright :-*

Wonderful piece of workmanship ;D

Title: Re: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: Geudens on August 18, 2009, 09:58:32 AM

All I can say is:  SS  (simply superb!!!!)

Rudi

Title: Re: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: Thunderchicken on August 18, 2009, 12:36:54 PM

Great work Fuzzy, where on earth do you store all this stuff? I know Oz is a big place but you'll run out of room one day!!

Title: Re: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: bluewillow on August 19, 2009, 09:35:43 AM

excellent work Neil,

quick question did you stain the timber deck?

annoyed I didn't get down to have a look at the open day.

How do i buy the tripods from Nic at Eureka?

cheers
matt

Title: Re: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers on August 19, 2009, 09:21:20 PM

Hi bluewillow.

The deck is balsa wood strips stained with GW griphonne sepia wash.

If you are interested in the tripods, just send an email to Nic. The preparations for Open day set the "official launch" of the tripod back a little but it is definitely available. I think Eureka were going to put a news item on TMP to let people know it is released. I am also planning on a variation of the existing tripod. Possibly called an overlord tripod with different upper legs so that the head stands taller and at a different angle. To be used as the command tripod for a Martian battlegroup.

Title: Re: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: bluewillow on August 25, 2009, 06:52:10 AM

neat, I will have to buy some and sme of the wash also

cheers
matt

Title: Re: Building HMES Hermes
Post by: Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers on August 25, 2009, 11:05:43 AM

The whole project was done at short notice. With one week until the open day I had finished all of the terrain and figures so I could relax.

However I thought the display needed something flying to really sell the whole VSF genre. My Prussian opponent already had a quartet of armed balloons so I decided that an aeronef would be good. So I started to build it and with the exception of the railings it was pretty straight forward.

The railings were made from aluminium tubing for the uprights and copper tubing for the rails. I first tried to make the rail in one length but it was too hard to duplicate accurately on both sides so I took the easy way out and did the railing in sections. The curved sections of copper tubing were bent round a tube to get the same curve on both sides.

I am thinking of adding a raised platform above the boiler so I can mount a hales rocket battery because the vessel is a little underarmed.

My next VSF project will be either a 28mm torpedo nef or maybe a larger aeronef destroyer??

thanks for the great comments
Cheers
Fuzzy.