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Paul Jarman
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In need of shipyard workers or boats crewmembers
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HMS Hood by Paul Jarman - Trumpeter - 1/200 Scale - PLASTIC
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The bridge and masts completed and in place. This was a real problem because the masts fitted perfect when I dry fitted them. However once I added all the parts they would not hold in place with CA glue because of the tension in them. So I have glued them in place with Araldite. This has glued them in firmly. I then realised I had not added a part that goes below the starfish and holds the spar in place. So I have had to add half of it and luckily it does not show up to much. Just have to work out the rigging now and decide how much to add. My problem now as the Doctor is always telling me when I bring it up is the age related hand trembling. Tring to tie off rigging in close quarters makes it appear as if there is a earth tremor going on. I will also see is I can add some of the funnel stays. Although I should have done so before adding all the parts around the funnels.
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I'm priming with E-TECH Technik self etch primer.Which is excellent for PE and only needs one coat. And I am using Tamiya colour for all the grey PE. Any that is painted black I am using Tamiya Lacquer paint.
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Thanks Alan,I've lost count of just how much I have added to the model using the MK1 upgrade kit. Paul
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The top part of the bridge is finished ready for the masts to be added. There are so many ladders and hand rails in this one section. Half of which can't be seen. Could have looked better but it will do. I will remember in future not to build the complete section and then add the extras. I should have added a lot of the hand rails before gluing the various parts together. I have made a few alterations as recommended on the HMS Hood web site. Mostly adding small parts such as columns and removing sections that where open on the ship. There are also quite a few added extras from the MK1 upgrade kit added to it.
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How do you all choose your next build?
Paul Jarman replied to Meekes's topic in Wood ship model kits
With my previous wooden models i chose ships that i liked the look of. And I built the Amati wooden model of Titanic because I had a built 5 plastic Revell kits over the years and wanted to build a more challenging model. I am currently building HMS Hood so have chosen to build models of Bismarck, Prinz Eugen and HMS Prince of Wales because of the historical connection of the four ships. -
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King of the Mississippi by CapnJack43 - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:80
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I have added over 50 more parts to the model. All of them using the MK1 upgrade kit. The two main derricks, the two davits for the sea boats, which have more PE if I want to hang them and the booms that went down the side of the hull. These are in their stored position but I have added the Jacobs ladders and Lizards which I believe where used to drag the paravanes along the side of the hull. I am now starting on the top part of the bridge. Once that is done and the two masts added it will be all but finished. On another note I may be a closet masochist: in this context before anyone asks, 'a person who enjoys an activity that appears to be painful or tedious' Throughout my posts I have been saying that enough is enough with the PE kits because they not only add many hours and months to the build but they are also so infuriatingly unbelievable to work with. And then I go and treat myself to the following aftermarket kits. The MK1 Bismarck upgrade kit, the Eduard Prince of Wales and Prince Eugen upgrades. I have never used Eduard PE before but it does look like good quality if not a bit small.
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Ships boats completed and in place. These took far longer than they should have. The problem was every time I photographed them the paint job did not look perfect when viewed close up. So I kept repainting them. In the end I made the decision that they look just fine and I am happy with the way they look.
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18th Century Longboat by Desertanimal - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48 build using boxwood
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End of the 'Falls of Clyde'
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Woking on the ships boats. I am using some PE but mostly they look just fine built out of the box. The one colour I was finding hard to source was the Navy Blue. I came across this one from Follkart. This is excellent paint. It has a very good constituency and covers really well. Will be looking at using this in a lot of my painting in future.
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Does painting mean covering the mistake?
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I believe it is all down to personal choice. I personaly prefare to paint my models. The ones I have made from wood do look nice unpainted, but I find them much better looking painted. And also what type of ship you are building. I look at a lot of models here on MSW and online and usually find that most of the masted ships do look better unpainted. However when I go on holiday to a coastal area and visit one of the harbours, especially a working fishing harbour I enjoy lookig at all the boats in all their different colours and find a lot of inspiration for my own models. Paul
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Does painting mean covering the mistake?
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Queen Mary 2 2004 by Dave Wood - 1:500 - 3D printed - Ocean Liner
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Double checking through the instructions and I had omitted one small detail. There are various ladders going down from the deck which I had fitted. For some reason I forgot to add the hand rails and have now added them. Luckily I managed to add them in the cramped space on the deck and only knocked one very small part off. I have also added the lumber to the funnel bases as suggested on the HMS Hood web site. Also have been adding various hand rails around the hull. All the guns and rocket launchers are in place. I am adding various details to the deck before starting on the ships boats then the bridge and masts. I will also have to make a decision on the ladders going down the hull. They where dismantled and stored when at sea. And I have to admit I don't like them as they take away the sleek lines of the hull when the model is displayed. I may add them on the side that will not be seen once displayed and decide if I like them or not.
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HMS Hood by Paul Jarman - Trumpeter - 1/200 Scale - PLASTIC
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Have got all my models displayed in one place rather than randomly displayed around the flat. The right hand side will eventually have the Hood, Bismarck, Prinz Eugen and Prince of Wales on display.
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The 3 pompoms made up. To say they where frustrating to build is an understatement. There are 44 pieces of PE added to the guns. Working in a very cramped area was hell. Pictures 1 & 2 are how they would look built out of the box. There would just be the hand rails to add to them. The top of the ammo boxed are the shells for the gun. The final picture is how they where supposed to be built following the MK1 instructions. Once the boxes where put together there where 8 longer boxes that went into the back. I did make one up but it just did not look right. So I used the plastic guns and built the PE around them. They do look a lot better when viewed normally and although not perfect by any means they do look far better for all that PE.
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Good tip I will try that. I use a pick up pencil and find the tip a bit to big for really small PE parts. Paul
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