Completing the assembly of the Manassas. Cutting the stacks off the sprue and filing the ends flat was straightforward.
The mount for the stacks was a little more complex. The mount has a hole for each stack to sit in. It's a good design and it's spoiled by one thing. Either each hole contains a mounting post for the stack, or there was a bit of flash in each hole. Either way, the metal had to go. A Goldilocks trial and error process of sorting through the drill bits found one that fit without being too big or too small (a #44 for those wanting to know). Slowly and carefully I used the drill to bore out the offending metal.
With that resolved, a good thick, heavy duty CA adhesive was applied to the end of the stack and inserted into each hole. It was a little tricky as the hole was not a tight fit, but the stacks did stand up.
With that - assembly is completed.*
And here's the assembled model.
* I may come back and add the jackstaff for the flag later.
The mount for the stacks was a little more complex. The mount has a hole for each stack to sit in. It's a good design and it's spoiled by one thing. Either each hole contains a mounting post for the stack, or there was a bit of flash in each hole. Either way, the metal had to go. A Goldilocks trial and error process of sorting through the drill bits found one that fit without being too big or too small (a #44 for those wanting to know). Slowly and carefully I used the drill to bore out the offending metal.
With that resolved, a good thick, heavy duty CA adhesive was applied to the end of the stack and inserted into each hole. It was a little tricky as the hole was not a tight fit, but the stacks did stand up.
With that - assembly is completed.*
And here's the assembled model.
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| With the stacks installed! |
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| View from the forward port quarter. |
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| Port broadside view. |
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| Hmmm...what's the tiny guide hole? Uh oh - I've misaligned the stacks! |
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| Here the BAY model (on the right) next two the Thoroughbred Figures model on the left. Two interpretations of the same model. |
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| From the images you should be able to see that the Thoroughbred model sits higher above the water than the BAY model. Both show many of the same types of details, though they vary slightly in terms of position. |
* I may come back and add the jackstaff for the flag later.
