maturin52 Posted February 2, 2015 Share #1 Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) This is my last completed project: HMS Bounty's Jolly boat by Artesenia Latina. I am now working on the King of the Mississippi by the same company. Figured out low res mods so the pics aren't so huge. I've been working on the hull for a while now. It's a time consuming process! Does anyone have any closeups of the "stabling boxes"? The pics in the instructions are very unclear! Edited February 15, 2015 by maturin52 GuntherMT and Adrieke 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philg88 Posted February 2, 2015 Share #2 Posted February 2, 2015 Hi there, My first post and hopefully the first of many. I started this kit about a week ago and will create a build log before too long. The hull is certainly time consuming - the instructions are sparse to say the least and trying to figure out the stern took me a while. Look forward to seeing your progress. Cheers, Philip Quote Completed builds:USS Constitution Artesania Latina Le Hussard (1848) King of the Mississippi - Artesania Latina - 1:80 Scale with LEDs http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9777-king-of-the-mississippi-by-philg88-artesania-latina-scale-180-with-internal-and-navigation-led-lighting Current builds: HMS Victory - Billing Boats - 1:75 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9832-hms-victory-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-175/>HMS Warrior (1860) - Billing Boats - 1:100 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13139-hms-warrior-1860-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-1100-first-british-ironclad-with-scratch-built-side-heads-per-prototype/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin52 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted February 16, 2015 Finally have the hull and deck planked and now starting to finish the hull. My plan is to put 2 coats of stain on the hull and the 2 coats of polyurethane over hull and deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philg88 Posted February 18, 2015 Share #4 Posted February 18, 2015 I didn't stain the hull - the wood looked good just as it was. I used three coats of matt varnish on the hull and first deck with a light sanding with P2000 grade emery paper before the last coat. Quote Completed builds:USS Constitution Artesania Latina Le Hussard (1848) King of the Mississippi - Artesania Latina - 1:80 Scale with LEDs http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9777-king-of-the-mississippi-by-philg88-artesania-latina-scale-180-with-internal-and-navigation-led-lighting Current builds: HMS Victory - Billing Boats - 1:75 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9832-hms-victory-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-175/>HMS Warrior (1860) - Billing Boats - 1:100 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13139-hms-warrior-1860-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-1100-first-british-ironclad-with-scratch-built-side-heads-per-prototype/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin52 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) The hull is finished at last. I wanted a bit of a distressed look, so I worked a bit with the stain and then covered the whole thing with two coats of polyurethane. I like the result. The lower deck structures are almost ready to install, so hopefully things will move along a little quicker now. In any case, there's no rush! Edited February 24, 2015 by maturin52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin52 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) The hull is complete, and the Engine Room and the Boiler Room have been put in place. Despite sketchy instructions, I figured out the stabling boxes and the supports for the bars to the livestock area. Progress is being made! I've been purposely using low resolution images to keep the file size down. Should I use higher resolution to improve detail? Edited March 7, 2015 by maturin52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philg88 Posted March 8, 2015 Share #7 Posted March 8, 2015 Hi resolution is always nice - then we can see your handiwork at close quarters. I drop my pics down to 40 cm wide at 72 dpi using Photoshop, which makes them about 150 - 250 k. Cheers, Philip Quote Completed builds:USS Constitution Artesania Latina Le Hussard (1848) King of the Mississippi - Artesania Latina - 1:80 Scale with LEDs http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9777-king-of-the-mississippi-by-philg88-artesania-latina-scale-180-with-internal-and-navigation-led-lighting Current builds: HMS Victory - Billing Boats - 1:75 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9832-hms-victory-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-175/>HMS Warrior (1860) - Billing Boats - 1:100 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13139-hms-warrior-1860-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-1100-first-british-ironclad-with-scratch-built-side-heads-per-prototype/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin52 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted March 15, 2015 The second deck is planked and the rubbing strake is installed. Next step will be to clear coat it, and then to continue working on the second deck cabins. Thanks for the input on picture size, Phillip, I've tried your suggested size here, and I think it looks good. Mike cristikc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philg88 Posted March 16, 2015 Share #9 Posted March 16, 2015 You're welcome. You might want to check the smoke stack holes - the precut holes in my kit pieces were out of alignment between the second and third decks. Philip Quote Completed builds:USS Constitution Artesania Latina Le Hussard (1848) King of the Mississippi - Artesania Latina - 1:80 Scale with LEDs http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9777-king-of-the-mississippi-by-philg88-artesania-latina-scale-180-with-internal-and-navigation-led-lighting Current builds: HMS Victory - Billing Boats - 1:75 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9832-hms-victory-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-175/>HMS Warrior (1860) - Billing Boats - 1:100 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13139-hms-warrior-1860-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-1100-first-british-ironclad-with-scratch-built-side-heads-per-prototype/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin52 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted March 16, 2015 Thanks for the heads up, I'll check that before gluing up. Did you fix it byrelocating the 3rd deck openings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philg88 Posted March 16, 2015 Share #11 Posted March 16, 2015 Yes, I just moved the 3rd deck openings back a bit. Quote Completed builds:USS Constitution Artesania Latina Le Hussard (1848) King of the Mississippi - Artesania Latina - 1:80 Scale with LEDs http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9777-king-of-the-mississippi-by-philg88-artesania-latina-scale-180-with-internal-and-navigation-led-lighting Current builds: HMS Victory - Billing Boats - 1:75 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9832-hms-victory-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-175/>HMS Warrior (1860) - Billing Boats - 1:100 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13139-hms-warrior-1860-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-1100-first-british-ironclad-with-scratch-built-side-heads-per-prototype/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin52 Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share #12 Posted March 23, 2015 The second deck has been finished and installed. and the cabins for the 2nd deck are under construction. I've just got a new phone, whith a higher resolution camera. I'm going to have to work with the images a bit more to bring down the file size some more, these are well over 1 meg each. cristikc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin52 Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) I've been exteremely bad at posting build pictures. However, I have been better at working on the ship herself. It's FINISHED. I've taken a few pictures of the finshed project. I'll have to wait until tomorrow to post them, as the files are too large as they stand. I'll resize them and get them up here tomorrow, along with a few comments on the experience. My next project was delivered by UPS this afternoon, Artesania Latina's HMS Bounty - 1783. I'll take a few days to clean up mywork area, sort and store leftover bits and pieces, and start all over again. I can't wait. OK, here are my remaining photos. I've stuck pretty closely to the build as in the instructions. The only real addition I made were a couple of coils of rope on the foredeck where the lines for the gangplank are. I'm pleased with the overall result, and I'm looking forward to returning to square rigs and to starting a new Build Log. Mike St. Louis, Missouri Edited August 27, 2015 by maturin52 GrandpaPhil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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