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Blue Ensign
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A fine looking model Alistair, with great detail, bodes very well for your forthcoming Fly build. Cheers, B.E. -
I don't know whether they have been misnamed Jason, ships often have both. A pair of fenders, just forward of the side steps, and a separate chesstree with the sheave, located further forward along the hull to take the Main Tack. Check before you do anything drastic. Cheers, B.E.
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I think you've nailed the artwork Timmo, well done. Regards, B.E.
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Nice work on the ships wheel Evan, and the replacement stove cowl looks good, if a little tall in relation to the crew figure, to my eye. what scale height does it work out to? If I remember correctly those Revell crew figures work at at around a scale 5' 6" which would make it 7 or 8 feet high. Will be interesting to see how it looks in place on the deck. Cheers, M.
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Nice work on the capping rails Jason, and your replacement fenders look better. I notice the kit part has a 'sheave' hole in it, is this supposed to be a chesstree rather than a fender? they are similar in form. Your broadside is looking very smart in the close-up photos. Regards, B.E.
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What beautiful lines you have created with Alfred, Gary, a wonderful example of the shipwrights art. Regards, B.E.
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It gives me great pleasure each time I see your latest update Doris, those crowns are a much nicer version. Regards, B.E.
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Copper for HMS Fly
Blue Ensign replied to markjay's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Hi Mark, Amati sell the copper sets as an aftemarket item. Here's a link to a UK Supplier, The Model Dockyard. http://www.model-dockyard.com/acatalog/amati-Copper_Hull_Plates.html They're showing nil stock at present but you may be able to get a delivery date from them. The Model Dockyard are a reliable UK supplier. Regards, B.E. -
That looks excellent Timmo, got a good period feel to it, and so much more satisfaction knowing you've done it yourself. Well done. Cheers, B.E.
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Even more impressive with the close-up shots Bob, wonderful detailing. B.E.
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A nice little improvement made there Peter, and much better seated on the step. Regards, B.E.
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Love those head shots of your Victory Gil, your rigging is a thing of beauty. You commented a while back about the thought of a press ganged farmer sent up the rigging. I think this is mainly the stuff of Hollywood, your farmer would be a waister until he proved himself, hauling, scrubbing, and any number of routine tasks requiring muscle. The topmen were in the premier league of the ships company, generally younger, fitter, and more agile, and with a good head for heights. No good sending an unskilled landsman aloft to do a critical task if he's likely to freeze or fall off. i believe in the Nelson era there was at least one Woman who attained the prestigious role of Captain of the Foretop, she was of course disguised as a man. Regards, B.E.
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X-Y Attachment for Dremel
Blue Ensign replied to Martin W's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I'm late to this party, and what I don't know about using a milling machine would run to a small book. However, I am thrilled to bits with my new little Proxxon MF70 Miller and for most purposes it has made my wobbly old drill stand redundant. I did buy the separate beautifully engineered vice to fit on the table as can be seen in the photo posted by JP, and I have decided to get the dividing head also. Cheers, B.E. -
That is very neat work Robert, fine shaping to the standards. Cheers, B.E.
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A beautiful build Bob finely executed, that has helped me along the way. I was struggling to work out the stopper bolt positions on the Upper deck and your deck photos sorted it for me. I wish now I had gone the extra mile and fitted the anchor stock planking on the Upper deck as you so effectively have done. Thanks for re-posting. Regards, B.E.
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Hi Grant, your kind comments on my build alerted me to your own log. This is a very fine Victory build, I very much likes the look of her. Salutations to a fellow 'basher' Regards, B.E.
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Hi Timmo, When I was trying to decide on the background shade for the decoration on Pegasus I trialled Admiralty Yellow Ochre, Humbrol Pale Yellow(81), and Humbrol Linen.(74) I discounted Linen as being too bright and pale, the Yellow ochre looked ok, but by a nose I think the Humbrol Pale yellow looked best against the blue ground. Left - Yellow Ochre; Centre – Humbrol Pale Yellow 81; Right – Humbrol Linen.74 It has a slightly sulphury tone to it and seems to look more like a painted frieze than the stronger yellow ochre which stands out more. Once I had fixed the decoration I used artists oils over the base coat to create highlights and shadows to bring out the relief. Hope this helps. Cheers, B.E.
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That is a fine looking build Rusty, the more I see of Syren, the more that kit appeals to me. Well done. Regards, B.E.
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Hi Timmo, that Admiralty French Blue is far too strong for my taste, although I think it looks better against Walnut than boxwood. I spent ages trying to get that slightly dusky blue with grey overtones, but once I had it I had to make sure I had enough tp complete the build and for any touch ups. I think your third option looks the best and may even stand the addition of a little more grey. Colour perception on photos tho' is always difficult and you're in the best position to judge. You're right about scale colouring, on smaller models such as my 1:150 Seventy-four the black needed toning down with grey to stop it overwhelming the model. On Pegasus at 1:64 the standard Humbrol black looks ok at least to my eye. David Antscherl in Volume 11 of the ffm gives a good 'how to' on design painting and mentions something called White Transfer paper available thro' art suppliers for drawing the design outline, which can then be wiped away once the design is painted. He also refers to the option of painting the designs on paper which is then stuck to the boarding. This is a technique I believe was used on contemporary models. The advantage is I suppose you can bang away on the paper design until you get a result you like without messing up the the actual bulkheads. Regards, B.E.
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Hi Michael, that last shot shows how beautifully you have modelled the sheer lines of Wasa, very nice work. Cheers, B.E.
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Just catching up on your build Jay, great progress, loving your attention to detail. Cheers, B.E.
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Thanks David I'm glad you like it. It was a testy little build and originally I had intended it to be part of a larger diorama including a French Frigate and a British Seventy-four. They still sit in their boxes. Unfortunately working at 1:150 with that level of detail proved too much for my aging eyes so she sits alone in her case. Regards, B.E.
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The flanges on the scuppers look good Peter, an excellent solution. Better than using flattened slivers of aluminium tubing as I did I think. Regards, B.E.
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Hi Mathias, nice to see your build logged on here, great photo's, she is looking wonderful. Cheers, M.
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There's hope for the future of the hobby John if you are surrounded by a mob of interested kids. I am prepared to bet that your exquisite little cutter will stick in the minds of at least one or two, and some way down the road, they will appear on MSW influenced by the beauty of what they saw in 2013. Regards, B.E.
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