cowl vents,ships boats

[Dennis KayeParticipant @denniskaye66242]

i am currenty building hms kite in 1/32 scale.can anyone tell me if there are cowl vents and the ships boats available for this hull.thanks 

[Ian KennedyParticipant @iankennedy31889]

Hi Dennis,

If this is the HMS Kite that Paul Freshney built, then the ships boats can be purchased from quay craft and altered to look correct.

As for the two large cowl ventilators either side of the funnel you will have to bash these out yourself.

One easy method is to make a timber former from some dowel and cut a circular hole in a sheet of plywood. Then using plastic card cut a square piece about 75mmx75mm and fix it over the hole with drawing pins…….then carefully using a hair drier or heat gun set on low, warm the plastic up so it softens, and simply push the domed former into the softened plastic sheet to a sufficient depth to give you the correct depth and shape.

You may have to repeat this a few times till you get the required shape as it might split/tear..but stick with it…this method does work.

Hope this helps

Ian

[Dennis KayeParticipant @denniskaye66242]

thanks very much for your help.that is an interesting method of building a cowl vent.

dennis 

[John HaynesParticipant @johnhaynes15363]

Do not know the size of Cowl vents you need but try http://www.johnrhaynes.com shop where you will see lots

[DuckyParticipant @ducky]

 Hi Dennis

You could try http://pages.123-reg.co.uk/macsmouldings1-1385814/macsmouldings/index.html

Macs mouldings all sizes, or if you wanted to make them yourself use the dowel and them some of those balls in childrens sweet machines,them come apart and the you have two half circles which you stick to the dowel and then filler with milliput to the required shape.Hope this helps and wifey thinks you are wonderful going shopping with her whilst you are looking for the ball machines.

Check out Bob Abell’s Jeane Deans in his album the large cowls were made this way.

Ducky

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Just posted your most splendid vents on……"my models"…..gallery

Need four more please!

Bob the Scrounger

[DuckyParticipant @ducky]

 Hi Bob

Thanks for those kind words, 4 more in the pipe line and will be ready by the time you get to that stage

Ducky

[Dennis KayeParticipant @denniskaye66242]

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