TheDutchShipBuilder

Short update:

Did some more editing on the topic, because I found it still to lonh and too much photo's. 

In less than 2 weeks I have holiday. I hope it will remain this weather (here in Holland, where it's sunny (and so not raining), but cold), so I can do a little bit outside and maybe finish the structure of the ship before planking.

Cheers 

Nick

Hi Alexandru,

I was just going quick through your build log and your website. And I can only say: ''WOW''.

I'm so amazed of all the work you have done so far.  

I will follow your built!!

Cheers  

Nick

Hi guys,

Thanks for the fast respons

@Demonborger, thanks for the tip. I think I have already found a good matt finish spray, but recommendations about which brand is good are always welcome. 

@Realworkingsailor, thanks for the explanation. Afterwards, I thought that I could also know it by myself, because of the name DRY BRUSH , But now I know also how to do it.

Cheers

Nick

Hello everyone,

I have a short question for you about the painting (I also asked this on my other topic ''painting and blackening'':

You all give me great tips about painting. Some people mentioned something called dry brush. But what is dry brush exactly and how to I dry brush?

All tips and tutorials about drybrushing are very welcome

Cheers

Nick

Hi Guys

Thanks for your comments and tips. 

@Modeler12

Thanks for the forum. I will look at it and see if I can do some more experiments (I have enough cannons to experiment with )

I already tried some things to clean it, and some of this helped, but it gave the cannons never the nice resoult I wanted. The strange thing about those cannons, is that they have a some sort of coppery layer. I think that that prevent it from going black. 

Then a other thing. I will be experimenting with painting (the metal black spray, but also my boat The Hermione la Fayette), and don't know a lot about it. I already got some great tips, and almost all of them say I have to dry brush. But what is dry brushing, and can some of you give me tips on this

Cheers

Nick

Hello everyone,

Here is a small update to my built of the Hermione la Fayette

Update

First, the update.

As I already said before, I have bought some paint and other stuff.

I eventually decided to buy admiralty paint.(with the advice of Sjors and Anja, who has come by at my house ):

Green and white have yet to come.

I also bought some really good (but expensive) brushes (pencils):

With the advice on this forum I decided to buy Metalic black spray from Tamaya. This because the blackening on the amati cannons didn't work:

At last, I also bought a new set of files (don't know the englisch word), a set of drills:

And now day 11. It was a short day because I had not much time. But I was in a need to buit something, because I hadn´t built for a while (and will not be, until the spring break   ). I decided to do some litte work on the crow's nest, I started last time. I work not very fast, and do everything precicely, so my apologize for the few progress I make. I hope to go faster when the may holiday and summer holiday begin, with good weather outside  :

I also began making the plank helpers wich will be usefull when I will be planking the hull:

I hope the time will go fast, and that it will be fast spring break

Cheers

Nick

Really good start on a interesting built. Really looking forward on updates from you

Nick

Hi Jct

First of all, good to hear that you've decided to return to this hobby. 

I wish you good luck with your model, and so far, it looks really great

Cheers

Nick

Hi ZyXuz

Nice progress you have made there

Your making on the cannon's are very helpfull for me, and I'm probably going to use your method or similar to it

I will follow your built (which I already did )

Cheers

Nick

Hello everyone,

Some little things around my built has taken place. One thing you will notice, is that the built log itself is shorter. I got some advice to make it a little bit shorter, with a few less photo's, so it remains interesting and doesn't become boring.

I also bought some things that I have not yet recieved but will receive in a few days. You will see what it is when I got it

At last, I have to mention that I do not go on with the plan to place LED lights. I have not much experience with it, and the painting itself is already a big exercise for me. 

I hope I can soon do some little stuf on the ship.

Cheers

Nick

Hi all,

I did some experimenting with metal blackning from krick, but it did not work on the amati cannons. So I decided to follow your tips and bought metallic black spray from Tamiya. I will experiment with this, and hope it will work. Big hanks for your help!

Cheers

Nick

It helps indeed. Thanks

Nick

Hi Sjors

Looks good. I'm interested in wich way you get the bulkheads in place, so they are perpendicular (loodrecht in dutch , don't know if this is the right word in englisch)

I'm following your built closely!

Cheers

Nick

Hi Sjors

I was waiting for you to begin with this built. Unfortunatly I was busy with some homework and other things so I hadn't had the time to check it out. Now I have, and I think you made a great start. I have a small question for you (wich others might also answer). You put on the false keel the real keel before placing the bulkheads. Is this usual to do (I did this to), because in the instructions they do it later on (yes I know, the instructions are not always good), or can it also be done later?

Cheers

Nick

By the way, Happy New Year to you and Anja  (and everyone else ofcource). The calender has got a nice place above my bed

Hi Kriss

Really thanks for the tips. They are and will be very helpfull!

Cheers

Nick

Great work on the painting. Nevet seen such detail and neatly paint work. Well done!

Cheers

Nick

You are right, but it doesn't fit when I also paint the boat in it's original colours. It would have fit when I doesn't paint it.

Cheers

Nick

Hi Sjors

Your work looks fantastic. Hadn't noticed this topic of yours.

Good luck with finishing the ship, I will follow you!

Cheers

Nick

Hello Everyone

Most of you know me of my project: The Hermione La Fayette.

I had some questions about painting and blackening, and thought I would also ask it hear instead of only in my post of the Hermione built.

I need some suggestion on wich paint I need to choose. I have already got some advice to use Admiralty Paint, but I came across some built logs where people used Humbrol Paint. Which of these two do you recommend?, and also, which pensils are best to use to paint wood surface? 

Then I also need some advice of how to paint my boat, and how many times I need to paint it. I have not much experience with painting, so all help is welcome  (especially how to paint the hull nicely)

At last I had some question about blackening. I bought some metal blackening from Krick:

Sadly I heard that this won't work on the cannon's I have in my kit:

Do some of you have any experience with this and know if it will work or not?, and if it doesn't, what is the best way to make them black then?

At last would it be nice if you have some tips and advice of how to blackening, never done this before

I hope you guys can help me

Cheers

Nick

Hi Kriss

Your built got really my attention. In the past I have built several revell kits, but i didn't knew there was a Vasa.

I think your paint job on the hull is just great, as well as the modifications you did. Go along with your built, you are doing a great job, and I will follow you.

Cheers,

Nick

Hello everyone,

As I already said I needed some advice with the LED lights and paint.

Anja has given me very good advice, and I'm almost going to buy the paint she adviced me. But I came across Dubz his topic of the US Brig, and saw that he is using Humbrol coloar paint. The result was just fantastic. What do you think I need to do, buy the Humbrol or the Admirality paint?

Then I have another question for you. I haven't got much experience with painting, and don't know what pencils to use. Which do you recommend, and do you have some tips for me with painting (especially the hull )

Than yet one thing about the LED light. I have found very small (3mm) LED light for a reasonable price. The subforum that Anja sent was very helpfull with that. So I have no problems with that anymore (I also know what to do with the wiring and battery )

I hope you guys can help me, and already thanks for the help.

Then one more thinh to mention: I was looking back at my built log, and it seems quete OK but a bit long  . In the future I will post more days at one, so more progress can be seen. I also gonna post a few less photo's, because otherwise this built log wil be 100 page's long  

Cheers

Nick

Thanks Anja for the advice. It helps me a lot, because most of my modeling tools and etc. I buy in Modelbouw de Kombuis. I had seen the paint you mentioned, but didn't know if it was good to use.

The articles you mention are very helpfull indeed. I already looked at them.

Cheers,

Nick

Hello Everyone,

It has again been a short while since I have posted a post or update.

The built is in a sort of pause state. This because of a recently event (A short built of the HMS Victory by Revell), and because I'm busy with school. 

But in the time I'm not very busy I do sometimes some research about the ship, and I have some questions for you wich i hope you can help me.

My first question is:

I want to light up the ships with LED light (I may make some old lamps and put them in there), but are these good for this scale: 

They are 3mm wide.

My second question is: 

I have yet decides to paint the boat with it's original colours . Because I'm the state of the built I can yet do this. The colours will be as below:

My question is: which sort of paint must/do I use? I don't know anything about that, only that they have to be matt.

I hope you can help me with these 2 questions.

Cheers

Nick

Update

Hello everybody

Here is the next day of my built, day 10.

I finished the grid I had started. En I'm glad of the result :

After this I started with making a part I'm not sure of how it's called. It belongs in the mast of the ship, and crew men used to sit on there and look for land   . It may be called crow's nest   :

I couldn't finish this part (again), but I'm glad with the result so far. I hope i can soon do and post day 11. I'n quite busy at the moment with school, but the Christmas Holiday is coming soon!        

Costas,

If you wan't to resize a big amount of photo's at the same time, use FastStone Photo Resizer. Simple to use and fast!

You can find it here: http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDetail.htm

Cheers

Nick