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Nice little quoin Martin. I tried to make these out of slivers of styrene square section pared down with a scalpel, with a 0.25mm rod length for the handle. This is an early shot taken when I was fiddling around with the guns. The problem was that at a size that made them recognisable as a quoin they elevated the gun too much so that when run out the barrels had a downward angle which didn't look good. If I pared the wedge down to a size that allowed the barrel to sit right thro' the port, the wedge became so small there wasn't room to fit a handle, and the quoin looked like a blemish on the carriage bed. Hence you will see that no quoins are in use on my Pegasus. I hope you do better. Cheers, B.E.- 467 replies
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Fine job Bruce and excellent detailing, a great looking 'Morgan' B.E.
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Looks wonderful Augie, always impressed by your updates. B.E.
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Well thought through Jason, and an excellent result, beautifully clean work on the rudder. B.E.
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Nice progress Peter, the modified boat is looking good. Regarding the 'training tackles' I wasn't sure they were necessary given the bijou size of the carronades. Only 2' 2" in length, any need to shift the position laterally could be achieved by the use of leverage, there were rollers on the slide. Not that you could shift the position on the model guns because the way they are set up the bulwarks would be taken out. They don't appear to clear the ports sufficiently in the run out position. One other consideration, purely aesthetic, is that adding even more tackle to those tiny guns would look too much in my opinion. Regards, B.E.
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Valid points Daniel, colour mixing in the 18th Century was more art than science, and when you add in the natural variations and the preferences of individual Captains to tweak the colour mix if they so desired, I don't think there is any need to rush to copy the latest trend. When the Admiralty sanctioned the change from Red Ochre to Yellow Ochre for inboard works, many Captains started to paint the gun carriages Yellow also in advance of the official orders, I'm not sure the actual shade is that relevant. ps; I believe the green colour was used on The Admirals Barge, Green was the most expensive colour of the age. M.
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Blue Ensign replied to markjay's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Allan, the shroud size given in the TFFM is incorrect, the shrouds are 7" circumference cable not 10" as quoted, a typo error I think. Cheers, B.E. -
Nice work on the Whaleboats John, great technique. ps; enjoyed looking at your Niagara photo's B.E.
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She is truly a wonder to behold Nils, a magnificent and unique Pegasus. I do hope you have somewhere to display her so that she can be fully appreciated from all angles. Well done B.E
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Nice work on the Carronades Thomas, Syren is such an attractive model, and you certainly are doing her justice. B.E.
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Looking good kp, I think waterline settings suit these small scale models, especially when fitted with sails B.E.
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Interesting technique Mike, and a great result, you've achieved a high degree of realism. B.E.
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Nice job on the pump casings Martin, they look really good in boxwood, wish I hadn't painted mine black now. I did make the dales out of a bit of rectangular stuff but they're not permanently fitted and in truth not much of them can be seen. Good 'fix' on the fixed blocks. B.E.
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Catching up after my modelling hiatus Michael, and what a feast for the eyes. Wonderful progress and such clean work, the platform, a really tricky thing to get right, you've nailed. Looking back a while, something I'm not a fan of is dummy gun ports, but the ones on your Vasa look excellent, the best I've seen I think. Great stuff. B.E.
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I can't think of any more superlatives to describe the artistry of your work Augie, what fine detail you have added, and what a wonderful model. B.E.
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Hi Jonathan, just caught up on your build, Rattlesnake is looking splendid, and some nifty work with silver soldering. Regarding the stays being pulled out of alignment by the Crowsfeet, I find it best not to seize off the stays too early in the build, I leave a length of excess lanyard and tweak it as the extra hamper goes on the stay. With the Forestay other things can also impact on it, spritsail braces, bowlines, etc; in a similar vein I also leave tying off the shroud lanyards to a fairly late stage in the build. B.E.
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Even the old colour looked different depending on the light conditions, sometimes quite considerably so; on a bright day it looked much paler and the same went for the deck colour. I can't really imagine that artists were confused by light conditions, after all light is their stock-in-trade, and representing light, and shadow, a main component of their art. I'll be interested to see the new font style, wonder if it's similar to the one I used on my Victory model B.E.
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Your attention to detail Mark, and your willingness to re-visit work you have already put much time and effort into is what will make your build a great one. Just love the look of her. B.E.
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Nice progress Frank, your weathering techniques always make for an interesting model, enjoyed my catch-up of your build B.E.
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Pocock certainly was a contemporary artist and an experienced seaman whose depictions were much valued in naval circles for the accuracy of his work. The painting in the previous post is an imaginary compilation of ships in which Nelson served, and some of the tonal differences can be accounted for by shadow/light. By all accounts Pocock was an expert at mixing and achieving tones, albeit he was a self taught painter. I don't have an issue with differing shades of yellow, there are many contemporary written sources indicating use of colours from pale primrose yellow to darker ochres. At least now I have an excuse (if one were needed) to revisit Victory see the effect. I can also take in the newly opened Monitor M33 which lies adjacent to Victory. B.E.
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I've still got that nagging doubt in my mind, if the new colour is correct why do so many contemporary paintings show warships of the era with pale yellow sides. Given that they are already daubing the hull with the new shade, I wonder if the colour theme will extend to the lower masts. I have less of an issue with the baby blue, because pastel colours were a feature of the Georgian /Regency era, and it's a short step from duck egg green to baby blue. If the findings are truly correct in this as in many things Nelson was way ahead of his time. British warships were painted a fetching shade of 'Mountbatten' pink camouflage in the Med campaign of WW11. B.E.
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Here's the link http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/search/?q=hms+vICTORY Looks like they added a splash of red ochre rather than yellow ochre to the white ground. Don't think I'll be re-visiting my Victory model tho' B.E.
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Enjoyed catching up on your build Jason, you're making excellent progress on a complex build, the hull is starting to look very nice. B.E.
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Just love your set of boats Ray, what beauties, and what a grand job on Diana, great work B.E.
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Can it really be over twelve months since I last caught up with your build Nigel, but it never disappoints to see the ingenuity displayed in your updates. Such wonderful model making and all deriving from one of my favourite Counties, the full package I would say B.E.
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