Vol. 64, No. 2 Summer 2019


174 protected with a solid steel dodger. T e railings were covered with splinter mats that off ered some


protection from shell fragments. Figure 110 shows some of Sackville’s mats. I made mine from 0.060- inch plastic sheet. Aſt er they were cut out I used my model saw to slice half way through each, simulating the folds evident in the originals. I trimmed the ends of the folds and drilled to make grommet holes. To give them texture I applied wet toilet paper, painting it onto the plastic with light grey. (Figure 111)


Now I turned my attention to supporting the three


bridge extensions, each being braced to the hull with four steel beams. Like many of the ad-hoc improvements made to the fi rst corvettes, variations in these became a distinguishing feature of individual ships. I used my Chicoutimi photographs to reference their locations, using my micrometer to take measurements and locate each piece. (Figure 112) T ey were removed for painting, then installed with epoxy to fi ll any gaps and touched up with fl at


119. Signal fl ag locker under construction. T e jig sets seven dividers onto each of the fi ve shelves.


116. T e completed Asdic recorder, binnacles, voice pipes, and DF antenna. T e wheel on the binnacle rotates the Asdic dome under the ship.


117. T e navigation lights: hollowed brass turnings, tubes painted clear red and green, and clear lenses.


120. 10-inch signaling lamps and their mounts, ready for assembly with Tichy Train Group scale nut & bolt hardware.


118. T e starboard light mounted on its refl ector. 121. T e John R Haynes 1:48-scale Oerlikon kit components.


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