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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
Nice to see that a lot of posts of other models of the Bounty have been posted. I have not had the opportunity to post in a while but I have continued to make progress on the model. I have been building a lot of the deck equipment. I actually like this stage of construction. It is very relaxing to work with the small pieces of wood and to fashion the equipment. While I do not come up to the skill level of some of the other modelers who have posted their work here, I think I am headed in the right direction.
Hope you enjoy the photos.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Jan R in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
After the above installations I resumed my painting. Painting ended up becoming a much more difficult task than I had assumed. The yellow trim was very difficult to get close. Yellow is a very tranparant color so many coats were required. In the end, I learned a lot about thinking through the painting process and masking. I think I got satisfactory result, but next time will be better.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
After the head boards came the stern trimming and the anchor davits. A little metal work was required to complete the davits. The die cut parts for the stern trimming did not fit the metal etch parts so I had to cut my own piece. I did use the die cut parts as a pattern.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Jan R in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
It has been a few weeks since I have posted. I have made a bit of progress. After the first few coats of pait I decided I should install the stem head boards. These took a fair amount of bending. I soaked them in water for twenty minutes and then used a curling iron to make the bends.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Jan R in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
Well, planking continues at a slow pace. I rough cut each plank to size and then soak in water (I am using a pvc pipe filled with water and capped) for about 30 minutes. If you bend real slow you can be it to bend around almost anything. You can see from the photos that the stern area is getting to be a real pain. Remember, this is the first planking.....it will hopefully be a good base for the second planking.
I am still debating the idea of painting. I have now found a few models on the internet that have been painted like the replica and I really like the look. Should I chose this avenue....will I have to second plank? Will sanding, filling and sanding do?
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Jeff-E in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
I single planked but used a slightly thicker plank (around 1/8 inch) to stand up to the filling and sanding required.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from AntonyUK in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
After the above installations I resumed my painting. Painting ended up becoming a much more difficult task than I had assumed. The yellow trim was very difficult to get close. Yellow is a very tranparant color so many coats were required. In the end, I learned a lot about thinking through the painting process and masking. I think I got satisfactory result, but next time will be better.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from AntonyUK in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
It has been a few weeks since I have posted. I have made a bit of progress. After the first few coats of pait I decided I should install the stem head boards. These took a fair amount of bending. I soaked them in water for twenty minutes and then used a curling iron to make the bends.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from AntonyUK in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
While I have not had the opportunity to post for a couple of weeks I have kept working on the model. The following photos should bring you up to date. The most time consuming task was planking. I took heed of the advice of other MSW members and began tapering the bow more severely. I think that helped but I still ran into some problems.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from AntonyUK in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
Couple of quick answers. AntonyUK. I have decided to double plank the hull. The kit calls for single planking but since this is one of my first attempts, I think I can achieve better results with double planking. The wood is bass so when soaked for thirty minutes it becomes very pliable. I am affixing it to the frames using one of the new wood CAs that I got from the Rockler wood store near home. I work about 6 inches of the hull length at a time carefully gluing and holding the plank in place by hand. In fifteen seconds, or so, it creates a bond and you can move on to the next six inches. I usually apply three or four planks and then let it set overnight to allow the wood to dry. I am using a wood scraper to plane the planks to smooth, followed by sanding.
Captain Al. I have been tapering. At the bow the planks are trimed to 3mm wide. They taper back about 15mm to 5mm wide. I agree, however, I think I will have to increase that taper significantly. Thanks for the tip.
I know that I will double plank. I still have not decided on painting. The more I look at photos of the replica, the more I like the painted version. Hmmmmm.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Jeff-E in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
After the above installations I resumed my painting. Painting ended up becoming a much more difficult task than I had assumed. The yellow trim was very difficult to get close. Yellow is a very tranparant color so many coats were required. In the end, I learned a lot about thinking through the painting process and masking. I think I got satisfactory result, but next time will be better.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Jan R in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
After the head boards came the stern trimming and the anchor davits. A little metal work was required to complete the davits. The die cut parts for the stern trimming did not fit the metal etch parts so I had to cut my own piece. I did use the die cut parts as a pattern.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Jeff-E in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
I am now working on the railings.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Jeff-E in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
I also made the decision to paint the hull. I am using the photos of the HMS Bounty replica that was built and unfortunately sunk in the 80's. Having made this decision was was faced with alot of work with wood filler and sanding blocks. I did go out an buy a wood scraper from Rockler. It really helped in preparing the hull for painting. I used a Latex Primer before applying paint.
I used hardware store masking tape. The color was creative airbrush colors you can get at any art supply or craft store. I brushed my color on.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Keith_W in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
After the above installations I resumed my painting. Painting ended up becoming a much more difficult task than I had assumed. The yellow trim was very difficult to get close. Yellow is a very tranparant color so many coats were required. In the end, I learned a lot about thinking through the painting process and masking. I think I got satisfactory result, but next time will be better.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from Keith_W in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
It has been a few weeks since I have posted. I have made a bit of progress. After the first few coats of pait I decided I should install the stem head boards. These took a fair amount of bending. I soaked them in water for twenty minutes and then used a curling iron to make the bends.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from GuntherMT in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
It has been a few weeks since I have posted. I have made a bit of progress. After the first few coats of pait I decided I should install the stem head boards. These took a fair amount of bending. I soaked them in water for twenty minutes and then used a curling iron to make the bends.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from AntonyUK in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
I am now working on the railings.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in SANSON by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50
There were a lot of small details that I failed to photograph; but I have declared the Sanson completed. I built a stand out of some scrap lumber. My photography is not very good but here is a few photos of the completed model.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from mrshanks in SANSON by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50
I have been working hard on the Sanson over the past few weeks. Sorry, I have not been real diligent with my picture taking. The model has some rope coils on the deck which had to be recreated. I built a little jig to accomplish this.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from mrshanks in SANSON by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50
Here is the anchor motor under construction.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from mrshanks in SANSON by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50
Completed the construction and installation of the screw and rudder. I guess the brass paint on the plastic screw doesn't look too bad.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from mrshanks in SANSON by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50
It took some work but I finally got the railing pieces glued to the hull. I piece I formed for the stern did not fit well so I had to split it and later insert a splice. I believe after painting the railing pieces will look OK.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from mrshanks in SANSON by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50
Well, the decking is not complete. This photo gives you some idea of the model's status. You can see the waffle structures at the stern.
The next steps will involve assembly of some of the deck housing structures.
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rcmdrvr got a reaction from AntonyUK in HMS Bounty 1783 by rcmdvr - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
Well, planking continues at a slow pace. I rough cut each plank to size and then soak in water (I am using a pvc pipe filled with water and capped) for about 30 minutes. If you bend real slow you can be it to bend around almost anything. You can see from the photos that the stern area is getting to be a real pain. Remember, this is the first planking.....it will hopefully be a good base for the second planking.
I am still debating the idea of painting. I have now found a few models on the internet that have been painted like the replica and I really like the look. Should I chose this avenue....will I have to second plank? Will sanding, filling and sanding do?
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