Join me in this video where I continue work on my new exhibition layout 'The Cruel Sea'. I will be covering inlaid tracks, the scratch built buildings and some items of stock.
Great to see "The Cruel Sea" getting the respect it deserves and being introduced to future generations. And ultimately those who crewed these vessels, knowing they would last only a few minutes in the Arctic seas, or could die covered in burning oil, or from torpedo and shell explosions at any moment. A battle we almost lost. A war we came close to losing.
I love the kato chassis. They're great to modify to your needs. I resin printed some tube carriages and used one of their slightly larger chassis to motorize it
I love that you made the buildings from cardboard! I wonder how much detail it can get. I always gave up on detailing and painting (which explains why I have no layout yet). Looking forward to the big building for the background!
All the buildings are actually plastic sheet. I prefer it to card as I can buy the plastic sheets with brick, stone and slate patterns embossed on to it which I prefer to the rather flat looking surface of card. The large building is well underway and will feature in the next episode. Thanks for watching. Jason
@@jasonpierce-newmodelbarmy3394 You're most welcome. I think you are, great value hobby time though, it'll be an interesting exhibition layout and a fitting tribute to your dad✌️👍💜😊
Delighted to have found the video - marvellous idea and considerable skill demonstrated in design and building (very envious of wiring skills!). May I ask, please, where you got the Corvette from?
You may be interested to know that the scene that I think you're basing the idea for this quayside on was (is) in Plymouth, as the ship is fitting out - at Stonehouse. The quayside itself is now all remodelled (Mayflower Marina) but the background toward where Durnford Street is (Stonehouse Pool, Admiral's Hard, The Strand) is still fairly similar. Other scenes show the main dockyard with its cranes, as she leaves harbour, the Hoe after bombing, and the hill at Staddon on the East side of the Sound ("Special Sea Dutymen close up!")
Thank you for that info Michael. The still that I'm basing it on (somewhat loosely), well at least the foreground, was I believe shot at Devonport. The more I watch the film the more tired HMS Coreopsis looks! Given that she starts the film in the hands of the builders as Compass Rose she looks knackered as she gets under way for her first sea trials.The woodwork alone around the bridge screens betrays the hard work the ship had already put in before she became a film star! Despite the fact that her next engagement was with the scrappers she lives on in celluloid as Compass Rose and a tribute to all of her Flower Class sisters and their brave crews. I'll drink to them. Cheers. Jason
Looking good. Very impressive work. Did you use anything to leave space between the clay and the rail for the wagon wheels? Adding weight to the back of the track brush is a great idea. I shall have to try that. Woodland Scenics sells the same item under the name "Dust Monkeys". Cheers!
Thank you. I ran the wagon with the deepest wheel flanges along the track when the clay was still workable and it barely made an impression. The rail head seems to be high enough to work without a space for the wheel flanges but still looks okay. I'll take that as a win I guess!
Hi Jason, I’m following the build closely, I’m building a harbour scene on my own layout and I’m gaining more ideas as I watch you build yours. I really like that little Kato diesel, it would be ideal to run around my proposed harbour scene, can I ask where you got yours? I look forward to further updates, cheers, for now, John
Thanks John. I picked one set up at a show and the other from Plaza Japan at around £30. I'll be keeping an eye on your build as well. Keep up the good work. Jason
She may be a Flower Class, but a late Flower Class. Compass Rose was an early Flower Class "with the mast, contrary to naval practice, squarely in front of the bridge". Sorry.
Don't be sorry. There are a lot of differences between HMS Coreopsis who played the role of the Compass Rose and my kit. The life rafts and their stowage are completely different and Compass Rose lacked the Oerlikons either side of the bridge which are the most obvious ones. In fairness I'm sure my late Father wouldn't mind the inaccuracies, and this build is a tribute to him. I never finished the 1/72 scale version that he asked me to build for him as the ship from Nicholas Mosarrat's novel and the film so I owed him this one. I hope he's smiling down on me whilst I'm cutting out a world record number of window apertures!!! Thank you for taking the time to watch the video. Jason
i have thought about building a dockyards layout myself combining my railway and navy interests. the flower class corvette is very good.is it a 1/144 scale ship?
Haha…….I don’t get a lot of footie banter in the comments so thank you for filling the void😉☺️⚒️This is an unusual layout for me in that there’s no WHU references on it. Given it’s really a tribute to my Dad who was staunch Pompey it’s only right!. Cheers for watching. Jason
