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Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - with MK1 detail set


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28 minutes ago, semorebutts said:

or im blind lol

I would say that you are blind but your work says otherwise, so I will just say you are modest.

 

channel already said it......... "This one's a winner." And I will add in all honesty I am a bit jealous.

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Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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3 hours ago, channell said:

Beautiful work Semore... your Bissy is a serious showpiece, one of the best looking I've seen online!  

I completely agree  - she is looking Superb.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

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whoa that was deep, made sense too. I agree I love seeing others builders working on the same model I am and how they approach things! it's just that this is basically my first model build. so when I hear you guys say how very good it is it makes me feel like it downgrades the pros to a rookie level. I don't know i'm wierd.

  well OK then... if you guys say so i guess i am doing a pretty good job, but that's the most you'll get me to say.  

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Having a like and appreciation for your build has nothing to do with the other builds by the people we have been watching and I am certain we know who they are. I personally feel no problem being astounded by all of them right along with yours.

 

So to get back onto the build before someone gets upset WHAT'S NEXT?

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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next i'm going  to shade the cranes. then rig them with ez-line. I'm not sure if I will use fine or heavy ez-line.  I think fine is more to scale... oh I forgot I also have to paint the pulleys and hook black first.  then paint the launches. I am scared to death of painting the launches though I don't know why.

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We are our own worst critics, a wise man once said here. Your work is superb; gives the rest of us a outstanding benchmark. Work on.

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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What Ken said... we are exactly that.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Time  to shade the cranes. 

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heres a before and after.  Not to much shading, it came out good. 

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then there was s few things I need to paint flat black.  If you look close the hooks are painted black. And also the tentioners. 

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Then after  I put everything away I realized there was one thing I forgot to paint black. The PE  rigging line to the hook needs to be painted black to match the EZ-line thats going on the crane.   I can’t finish it today but thats the first thing I have to do next time. 

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The black is verrrrry black. You might try to make it very dark grey ... it will look more in proportion ... although, I do tend to forget it on my own models :blush: ... love the shading Butts

Carl

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15 minutes ago, semorebutts said:

let’s see if I uploaded the video right. 

I could not help but laugh a little inside at your video Semor. It looks like you are very easy to entertain! :rolleyes::D

 

No really I think you did a great job and I agree that it looks very nice just hanging loose.

 

I do have a question in your toning though. Are you using a dry brush technique using black or darker gray or a wash, or something else?

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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VERY easily entertained! 

 

 So I’m probably doing it wrong, but basically  I use these 2 products and tools. 

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I  dab the ak-303 wash into the crevices with that  brush.  But I have to shake it alot, the wash seperates in the bottle quick. 

I found these cool pointed q-tips. The point is key for me. 

Then I dip a q-tip into the white spirit, I make it just damp not soaked. 

Then I rubb the excess off with the q-tip. 

It works for me atleast. 

 

 

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So if I understand properly you fist use the wash then while it is still wet you dry brush the white using the pointed Q tip

 

Please excuse my stupidity but is the White Spirit just a solvent or does it have a color as well?

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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Thanks

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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Based on the results it obviously is NOT the wrong way. Have you used enamel throughout the build or just in applications like this?

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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It's not wrong if it works! 

 

The only rule in scale modeling is "make it worthwhile to yourself" so you don't end up wasting a crap-ton of money on a project you end up hating... maybe "do your best" and "finish what you started" would be strong suggestions too, if not absolute rules. :P

 

 Everything else is just a tip or idea. 

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I would think it depends on what you used to thin or enhance the drying time for acrylic.  I've heard from folks who had the undercoat curdle when spraying a second coat.   it's always best to stay with the type of paint your using.......saves a lot of lamenting afterwards

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Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

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Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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I had some problems when using Tamiya "acrilycs" and Vallejo on top of one another, I used that for the camouflage on a Fokker Dr.1 However, I didn't have problems with Vallejo and other brands, especially after lettinmg it cure for a day as you do

Carl

"Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson
Search and you might find a log ...

 

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Where you run into problems is having enamel as a base coat. Enamel dries very slowly and takes a long time to gas out. Acrylics dry much faster. Even lacquer paints like Alclad use acrylic as a recommended base coat.

Way back when, we used oil paints as our washes. We used turpenoid, an artificial turpentine, as a reducer for the oil paint wash. You can find turpenoid in the art supply stores fairly cheap in quart size cans. It's also known as a "spirit", and is clear like the substance Semore is using here. Turpenoid will not harm acrylics.

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