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cobra1951 got a reaction from zoly99sask in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
I have now dry fitted all the frames into the keel to make sure that they fit in the slots. The slots themselves are not part of the frame alignment process, they will be fitted using engineers squares.
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cobra1951 got a reaction from zoly99sask in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
Sorted out the cargo netting
Changed it from this green colour
To this more natural looking hemp colour. As the netting is 100% natural cotton and not nylon i just dropped it in a 50-50 solution of water and bleach for 3 to 4 minutes then rinsed all the bleach out of it
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cobra1951 got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
Sorted out the cargo netting
Changed it from this green colour
To this more natural looking hemp colour. As the netting is 100% natural cotton and not nylon i just dropped it in a 50-50 solution of water and bleach for 3 to 4 minutes then rinsed all the bleach out of it
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Dark-eye in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
Hi LA
I got mine from the eBay UK site but you can get them from the US eBay site i had a look on there and they have exactly the same ones. Go on eBay and use search term 1/48 scale crates and you will get loads of them. Be careful though some are crates plus tents. There are some better ones on there than the ones i got but they are not available here.
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Altduck in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
I have purchased some cargo netting as well so the plan is once painted up most of the crates will be stacked in piles in the holds then lashed to the decks then covered by the cargo nets
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Altduck in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
Thanks Lawrence for the kind words
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cobra1951 got a reaction from zoly99sask in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
Got myself some 1/48 scale mixed sized crates to use for extra cargo. They seem okay for the job and have a good degree of detail, so i have ordered some more. Just need to give them a good degreasing and paint them up to look the part now
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cobra1951 got a reaction from zoly99sask in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
I decided to order some different crates but these will be a while as they are coming from Canada. Not wanting to be bored, i painted up a few of the crates i already have just as a test and then made them into a stack as if they where in the hold and then made them look aged (bit like me lol). When i do the actual crates i wish to use i will fit eye bolts into the deck in the holds and then using some rigging cord i will lash the stack to the deck.
Once i am satisfied with the placement of all the finished crates i end up with i will them place some cargo netting over the crate stack. In the next picture i have just placed the netting over the stack just for demo purposes, the final fitting will be a piece of netting cut to size then tied down to the same eye bolts that the crates are lashed down with. I am also going to try and see if bleaching the netting will get rid of the green colour and if it does i will then dye the netting to a more natural hemp colour. If not i will just have to put up with the green. Also once stretche the netting will have a thinner appearance than it does in the photo.
Next project is an attempt to make some flour sacks and some potato sacks
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Altduck in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
Cheers Frank mate.
Amazing what the mind comes up with for the pocket to spend money on
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cobra1951 got a reaction from riverboat in HMS Victory by foxy - Heller - 1/100 - PLASTIC - with Dafi's etch & resin set
Hi Frank
I could almost swear that is a Wooden model if i didn't know better, looks great mate
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Dimitris71 in HMS Victory by foxy - Heller - 1/100 - PLASTIC - with Dafi's etch & resin set
Hi Frank
I could almost swear that is a Wooden model if i didn't know better, looks great mate
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cobra1951 got a reaction from clearway in HMS Victory by foxy - Heller - 1/100 - PLASTIC - with Dafi's etch & resin set
Hi Frank
I could almost swear that is a Wooden model if i didn't know better, looks great mate
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cobra1951 got a reaction from dgbot in HMS Victory by foxy - Heller - 1/100 - PLASTIC - with Dafi's etch & resin set
Hi Frank
I could almost swear that is a Wooden model if i didn't know better, looks great mate
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cobra1951 got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
I decided to order some different crates but these will be a while as they are coming from Canada. Not wanting to be bored, i painted up a few of the crates i already have just as a test and then made them into a stack as if they where in the hold and then made them look aged (bit like me lol). When i do the actual crates i wish to use i will fit eye bolts into the deck in the holds and then using some rigging cord i will lash the stack to the deck.
Once i am satisfied with the placement of all the finished crates i end up with i will them place some cargo netting over the crate stack. In the next picture i have just placed the netting over the stack just for demo purposes, the final fitting will be a piece of netting cut to size then tied down to the same eye bolts that the crates are lashed down with. I am also going to try and see if bleaching the netting will get rid of the green colour and if it does i will then dye the netting to a more natural hemp colour. If not i will just have to put up with the green. Also once stretche the netting will have a thinner appearance than it does in the photo.
Next project is an attempt to make some flour sacks and some potato sacks
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Old Collingwood in HMS Victory by foxy - Heller - 1/100 - PLASTIC - with Dafi's etch & resin set
Hi Frank
I could almost swear that is a Wooden model if i didn't know better, looks great mate
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cobra1951 got a reaction from riverboat in HMS Victory by foxy - Heller - 1/100 - PLASTIC - with Dafi's etch & resin set
Nice recovery Frank
And Happy New Year to you and everyone else on this fine forum
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cobra1951 got a reaction from foxy in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
Cheers Frank mate.
Amazing what the mind comes up with for the pocket to spend money on
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cobra1951 got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Victory by foxy - Heller - 1/100 - PLASTIC - with Dafi's etch & resin set
Hi Frank
I could almost swear that is a Wooden model if i didn't know better, looks great mate
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cobra1951 got a reaction from zoly99sask in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
Hold well bulkheads planked and fitted.
I decided to use more Boxwood to plank the bulkheads and i used a smaller size just to give some contrast to the wider deck planking. Also i didn't go with the recommended 3mm x 1mm Sapelli for the door frame, to my eye it looked oversized, so i used 2mm x 1mm walnut instead. i then added some 2mm x 2mm the the bulkhead corners just for added strength and because i liked the look it, lol. The ring bolts on the door and the hold well box lid were treated with brass blackener before fitting
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cobra1951 got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
Forward and Aft hold decks planked.
Planks were cut to 120mm, at 1/48 scale this equates to a 20ft plank. The planks were then laid in a 5 butt shift system using a 13524 pattern. Mast support rings were then fitted and then i made up a grating to cover the bilge entry. This was made of some old grating material i had left over from something else. not quite the same scale but it's better than leaving the hole there and the scale difference will hardly be noticable once the middle deck is on and some cargo dispersed around the deck. Then the aft hold deck was done in the same way. Once done they were given a coat of matt varnish to seal them.
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cobra1951 got a reaction from canoe21 in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
I decided to order some different crates but these will be a while as they are coming from Canada. Not wanting to be bored, i painted up a few of the crates i already have just as a test and then made them into a stack as if they where in the hold and then made them look aged (bit like me lol). When i do the actual crates i wish to use i will fit eye bolts into the deck in the holds and then using some rigging cord i will lash the stack to the deck.
Once i am satisfied with the placement of all the finished crates i end up with i will them place some cargo netting over the crate stack. In the next picture i have just placed the netting over the stack just for demo purposes, the final fitting will be a piece of netting cut to size then tied down to the same eye bolts that the crates are lashed down with. I am also going to try and see if bleaching the netting will get rid of the green colour and if it does i will then dye the netting to a more natural hemp colour. If not i will just have to put up with the green. Also once stretche the netting will have a thinner appearance than it does in the photo.
Next project is an attempt to make some flour sacks and some potato sacks
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cobra1951 got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
Got myself some 1/48 scale mixed sized crates to use for extra cargo. They seem okay for the job and have a good degree of detail, so i have ordered some more. Just need to give them a good degreasing and paint them up to look the part now
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cobra1951 got a reaction from thomaslambo in HMS Bounty by thomaslambo - Artesania Latina – Scale 1:48
Absolutely Superb!!! planking
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cobra1951 got a reaction from CaptainSteve in HMS Bounty by thomaslambo - Artesania Latina – Scale 1:48
Absolutely Superb!!! planking
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Altduck in HMAV Bounty By cobra1951 - Artesania Latina - 1:48
Got myself some 1/48 scale mixed sized crates to use for extra cargo. They seem okay for the job and have a good degree of detail, so i have ordered some more. Just need to give them a good degreasing and paint them up to look the part now
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