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NMBROOK reacted to Ferit in Frigate Berlin by Ferit KUTLU - Corel - 1/40 - 1674
And to tighten the rope around the block, I have pulled the end (the blue arrow).
Then I made a knot just near the mast.
Done...
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NMBROOK reacted to Ferit in Frigate Berlin by Ferit KUTLU - Corel - 1/40 - 1674
First, the ring for the mast have to be tightened around the mast...
I have pulled the end (the blue arrow) to tighten the rope around the mast (the red arrow).
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NMBROOK reacted to Ferit in Frigate Berlin by Ferit KUTLU - Corel - 1/40 - 1674
I have wrapped 5 times
and I have removed the two frontmost thootpicks and pulled gently at two end (blue arrows)
and two rings (red rings); for the mast (at the left) - for the block (at the right)
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NMBROOK reacted to Ferit in Frigate Berlin by Ferit KUTLU - Corel - 1/40 - 1674
Now,
The attempt for the second block
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NMBROOK reacted to Ferit in Frigate Berlin by Ferit KUTLU - Corel - 1/40 - 1674
Hi,
Thank you for your visits, comments and likes.
I decided to fix some blocks to the bowsprit mast.
I have to smulate rope wrapping. With a 4 mm block it's to difficult to bind a block to the mast as in the real ship...
I post some photos showing how I try something...
For the first block it' s done with success...
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NMBROOK reacted to Ferit in Frigate Berlin by Ferit KUTLU - Corel - 1/40 - 1674
Update...
It's crude now and not glued...
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NMBROOK got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Santisima Trinidad by md1400cs – FINISHED - OcCre - 1/90 - cross-section - bashed
Excellent work Michael.Two suggestions re lanterns.One is to cast them with the LED inside using clear casting resin.Other option would be to buy larger LEDS and file to shape.The body is clear epoxy I believe so should shape and polish with files and wet and dry abrasive.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from Beef Wellington in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
It has been a while since I visited your log Jason due to not being around much of late.I must say this is one of the cleanest,sharpest kit based builds I have seen.I am also an advocate of Tamiya dark iron.It also works well with a little very light drybrushing of flat aluminium.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from Old Collingwood in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
It has been a while since I visited your log Jason due to not being around much of late.I must say this is one of the cleanest,sharpest kit based builds I have seen.I am also an advocate of Tamiya dark iron.It also works well with a little very light drybrushing of flat aluminium.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Santisima Trinidad by md1400cs – FINISHED - OcCre - 1/90 - cross-section - bashed
Excellent work Michael.Two suggestions re lanterns.One is to cast them with the LED inside using clear casting resin.Other option would be to buy larger LEDS and file to shape.The body is clear epoxy I believe so should shape and polish with files and wet and dry abrasive.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from EJ_L in Santisima Trinidad by md1400cs – FINISHED - OcCre - 1/90 - cross-section - bashed
Excellent work Michael.Two suggestions re lanterns.One is to cast them with the LED inside using clear casting resin.Other option would be to buy larger LEDS and file to shape.The body is clear epoxy I believe so should shape and polish with files and wet and dry abrasive.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Thanks Bob! While I`m here,the bow entry doors are done. They were made sanding the edges of 3x3mm timber & glueing them together. The hinges were kit supplied items. There was nothing behind the doors to keep them in place,so I added a strip of wood on the inside to glue them to.
Mark
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NMBROOK reacted to marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Hi everyone - the hull has now been finished with polyurethane. There is a bit of variation of the color of the wood once the finish was applied, but that`s ok - adds a bit of character.
While the finish was drying,I made up the timberheads on the forecastle railing & they were pinned & glued in place.
Mark
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NMBROOK reacted to marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Hi everyone - more progress! Fist, the anchor davits were made from the supplied wood - the simulated sheaves were formed with a small round file after drilling the holes. Then the openings were made in the bulwarks & the davits were glued in place along with the knees. Next, I thought it would be a good time to do the roundhouses. The parts list showed them as pre-formed pieces,but darned if I could find them,so I made them from a walnut dowel cut in half & added some brass eyelets from the fabric shop. Finally the mouldings were added - they were made from some leftover brass moulding from another build
The caprails were then made from the supplied wood(sapelli). Since this wood is 2x12mm it was pretty much impossible to bend around the tight curves. The tightly curved areas were done by cutting small pieces to go around the curves,then after a lot of filing & sanding the joints they were painted black. You can see the joints in the close-up,but at arm`s length they look just fine. I think they pass the running horse test.
Mark
Mark
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NMBROOK reacted to marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Update - the wales have now been added. I painted the edges black before gluing them on,then finished the painting after installing them. Also,some mouldings were added on the upper part of the hull. The instructions said to file a groove in some strips then round off the edges with sandpaper to make the mouldings. I have a better way - I got some of those micro shapers & had them made in no time at all.
As far as finishing the lower part of the hull,I coated some scrap pieces with Danish oil & polyurethane to see the difference. The upper one is the Danish oil finish,& the lower one is the poly finish. As you can see,there is very little difference. I am probably going to use the polyurethane because of the toughness of the finish. The oil finish looks nice,but any little glue spots(which there are a few) will show up as light spots because the oil won`t soak in. I`m afraid that I will sand clear through the veneer in places to get 100% of the glue spots off.
Mark
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NMBROOK reacted to marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Hi everyone - a little more progress. The sides of the ship between the wales was painted yellow ochre.Then the lower line of gunports(the ones with lids)were lined. Then the upper planking was started & the bow deck and beakhead bulkhead were planked. Next will be finishing the planking aft of the waist & adding the wales. After all that,I may go ahead & put a finish on all that cherry. Haven't decided whether to use polyurethane or Danish oil - will do some experimenting to see what looks good.
Mark
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NMBROOK reacted to marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Yep - basically everything that shows was covered. Being made of plywood, the edges looked worse than the sides.
Mark
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NMBROOK reacted to marktiedens in Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza by marktiedens - FINISHED - OcCre - scale 1:46
Well, that keel & stem just kept getting uglier & uglier the more I looked at it,so I used what I had left of the larger scraps of the cherry veneer to laminate them - much better!
Still a little final sanding to do.
Mark
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NMBROOK reacted to md1400cs in Santisima Trinidad by md1400cs – FINISHED - OcCre - 1/90 - cross-section - bashed
Small update,
Added the hold bits. Not sure if the rocks are properly scaled, could be too big. Kit included rocks IMHO were generally too large.
That said an area in which I have no knowledge - looked at other builds and these seemed to be better.
Barrels will be added to next floor up. Working out some details - need to add the bits without covering too much.
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NMBROOK reacted to md1400cs in Santisima Trinidad by md1400cs – FINISHED - OcCre - 1/90 - cross-section - bashed
Hi Mates,
Started work on the first of the floors.
Once the smaller filler wood frames are installed I will have a better idea on where to omit floor planks, not to hide so much hold details
PS: Will not install framing until rocks, barrels and such have been put into place into the hold area.
Regards,
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NMBROOK reacted to md1400cs in Santisima Trinidad by md1400cs – FINISHED - OcCre - 1/90 - cross-section - bashed
Hi mates,
federicoaa welcome aboard. Happy that you want to borrow some of my ideas, thanks indeed.
Have been away from the shipyard - returned a few days ago. Started the lower outer hull planking. Denis, that pen (from your log) is perfect for the caulking lines!!
Here are a few pics. Waiting for some ordered bits including barrels. I would like to actually make some realistic looking ones, but beyond my skill set.
Started thinking about how to fabricate the floor just above the hold (sure that it has a specific name haha). Here are a few updated shots.
Cheers,
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NMBROOK got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Santisima Trinidad by md1400cs – FINISHED - OcCre - 1/90 - cross-section - bashed
Excellent work Michael
If I may interject,rather than painting your metalwork plain black,try Tamiya XF-84 dark iron acrylic.This is a matt paint that trust me looks so much more appealing than plain black.A light dusting of their aerosol fine surface primer is adviseable though to prevent paint lifting in the future.Not so much of a chore if you hold several parts down to a board with double sided tape and spray a few at once.Just a thought
Kind Regards
Nigel
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