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amateur reacted to ccoyle in Varyag 1901 by Valeriy V - FINISHED - scale 1:75 - Russian Cruiser
Okay ... mind blown. 😲
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amateur got a reaction from cog in SMS Seydlitz by Canute, Cog, Stein Gildberg & RGL - FINISHED - Hobbyboss - 1/350 - PLASTIC
I like the red, but as it is quite heavily shaded in with black ,the overall impression is (at least on my screen) a bit on the dark side.
Jan
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amateur reacted to RGL in SMS Seydlitz by Canute, Cog, Stein Gildberg & RGL - FINISHED - Hobbyboss - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Main superstructures are now painted, a quick dryfit. I can now start hand painting and weathering then rigging.
The guns are done just need weathering.
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amateur reacted to RGL in SMS Seydlitz by Canute, Cog, Stein Gildberg & RGL - FINISHED - Hobbyboss - 1/350 - PLASTIC
The aft funnel originally has two white bands added for identification, they were painted over as the war began but left in place. I replicated this with tape.
The aft funnel was painted red when away away from the shore to identify her in the battle line then repainted grey when it came back to port. I’m going to leave it red because I can. I’ve added a platform not mentioned anywhere but the original photos and I’ll add a small brass steam whistle.
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amateur reacted to Valeriy V in Varyag 1901 by Valeriy V - FINISHED - scale 1:75 - Russian Cruiser
Thank you, Greg!
Funnels flue and masts on the hull......
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amateur reacted to KORTES in SPERWER by KORTES - FINISHED - 1:30 scale - Friescheboeier Yacht
Oil coating. First stage.
I used linen oil.
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amateur got a reaction from Anna in New member from Maastricht, The Netherlands!
Hi Anna,
Welcome to MSW!
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Smit Rotterdam by Sjors - Billing Boats - 1:75 - Sea tug
Weird.....
I would think the oldfashioned way (just strips) work better.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Friesland 1663 by zappto - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:75 - Dutch 80 gun ship
Placing your model in the snow. I wouldn't dare.....
Your rigging looks great!
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMS Victory by dafi - Heller - PLASTIC - To Victory and beyond ...
Digital painting. Ideal when science discovers that it was actually red and yellow in stead of black and white.
Why thoses small pieces above and under the upper gunports?
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from popeye the sailor in New member from Maastricht, The Netherlands!
Hi Anna,
Welcome to MSW!
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from mtaylor in New member from Maastricht, The Netherlands!
Hi Anna,
Welcome to MSW!
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from dafi in Prins Willem by amateur - Corel - 1:100
As daylight didn't quite return, I took some pics with a flash.
Flash and close-up results in suboptimal pics, I know......
I am a bit struggling with the Amati-line: it was sold as 'pure natural', but white glue doesn't have much of an effect on it: when the glue sets, it holds the rope-coils together, but as soon as I apply some white glue to it to fix it onto the deck, the line becomes springy again, and goes all over the place. Difficult to get naural coils in that way: I need to harden the glue completely around the dowel, resulting in coils that are completely circular on the inside, and a bit too high.
The hanging coiols are formed in the way Edt showed them with Yound America: again: the rop wants to go in every direction, So I need the coils completely glued down. The Corel stuff (although looking a bit polyester-like (glossy), does handle quite a lot better in forming the ropes and gluing them down.
Two pics of the Focsle:
The space around the main mast: (yes, there lies a drill-bit, to hold the rope down to its place while the glue sets....)
And one of the foot of the mizzen:
Perhaps I can do some more today, but without sunlight in my working space, and with rope that doesn't want to do what I want it to do, it is slow going.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from IgorSky in The Old Man and The Sea by IgorSky - FINISHED - BOTTLE - Scale 1/72
Art in a bottle!
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Friesland 1663 by zappto - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:75 - Dutch 80 gun ship
Placing your model in the snow. I wouldn't dare.....
Your rigging looks great!
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Baker in Friesland 1663 by zappto - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:75 - Dutch 80 gun ship
Placing your model in the snow. I wouldn't dare.....
Your rigging looks great!
Jan
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amateur reacted to KORTES in SPERWER by KORTES - FINISHED - 1:30 scale - Friescheboeier Yacht
I’m moving to the "oil" work. After a critical assessment, I decided to finalize some elements.
I have modified zwaarden and made fasteners.
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amateur reacted to DORIS in HMS ROYAL KATHERINE 1664 by Doris - 1/55 - CARD
And here is the look through the windows:
Oh, I have almost forgotten - here is one of my helpers - sometimes is very tired and sleepy. I can't understand why?😄
Enjoy the pics and have a great time.
Best regards
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amateur reacted to Beef Wellington in HMS Victory by dafi - Heller - PLASTIC - To Victory and beyond ...
Lots of good discussion regarding colours! I seem to be in a minority not finding the 'new' colour to be anathema and the basis for determining it entirely reasonable. I wonder what 'evidence' there is/was for the prior colour… other than years of public display of a colour that was itself possibly just speculation. I would love to be in the alternate universe where the current/past colours are reversed - probably exactly the same arguments 🙂
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amateur got a reaction from Piet in Prins Willem by amateur - Corel - 1:100
Actually, the space is still rather large: I can reach all places with my hands, tweezers are needed to belay the lines, but still, I had expected worse.
It is mainly because she has no sails: therefore the number of lines is reasonably limited: no bowlines, no buntlines. That is quite a number of lines (and very tiny blocks) less
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from J11 in Prins Willem by amateur - Corel - 1:100
As daylight didn't quite return, I took some pics with a flash.
Flash and close-up results in suboptimal pics, I know......
I am a bit struggling with the Amati-line: it was sold as 'pure natural', but white glue doesn't have much of an effect on it: when the glue sets, it holds the rope-coils together, but as soon as I apply some white glue to it to fix it onto the deck, the line becomes springy again, and goes all over the place. Difficult to get naural coils in that way: I need to harden the glue completely around the dowel, resulting in coils that are completely circular on the inside, and a bit too high.
The hanging coiols are formed in the way Edt showed them with Yound America: again: the rop wants to go in every direction, So I need the coils completely glued down. The Corel stuff (although looking a bit polyester-like (glossy), does handle quite a lot better in forming the ropes and gluing them down.
Two pics of the Focsle:
The space around the main mast: (yes, there lies a drill-bit, to hold the rope down to its place while the glue sets....)
And one of the foot of the mizzen:
Perhaps I can do some more today, but without sunlight in my working space, and with rope that doesn't want to do what I want it to do, it is slow going.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Piet in Prins Willem by amateur - Corel - 1:100
As some family members did claim the table in theliving, I turned to this lady yesterday.
I managed to finish all the rigging of the fore, and almost all of the main mat. The clutter of loose ends around the mastfoot is gone, and replaced by some (not soneat looking) rope coils. As soon as prperdaylight returns, I will get you some pics. In the meantime, I turn my ate tion to the mizzenmast.
Deviatng from the Coreldrawings was fun, but in the end, I think there is not much added value of that. Increasing the number of sizes of the rigging lines did pay of:
Corel used three line sizes, I used 9 different sizes. I should have made a prper administration of what I used where, because remebering over a ten year period didn't quite work: there are some minor inconsistencies.
Pics will follow.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from Piet in Smit Rotterdam by Sjors - Billing Boats - 1:75 - Sea tug
Weird.....
I would think the oldfashioned way (just strips) work better.
Jan
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amateur got a reaction from dafi in HMS Victory by dafi - Heller - PLASTIC - To Victory and beyond ...
Digital painting. Ideal when science discovers that it was actually red and yellow in stead of black and white.
Why thoses small pieces above and under the upper gunports?
Jan
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amateur reacted to Vegaskip in Ship paintings
Last year I was approached by Katya, a Teacher in a School in Murmansk. She asked if I could help her with some of my paintings of Russian Convoys, for a project she was doing with her pupils for the School Museum. She contacted me through the Dervish75 events which Greta and I Attended. Anyway, today I received a letter with a Christmas Card from her, along with the end result of the project. A small folder with photos of my paintings. It is to be used to promote the School's Museum.
A small thing but a little sign of friendship by the ordinary people of both Countries. Only the angry sensational stuff reaches the media, while us ordinary folk get on with life.
Jim
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