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king derelict
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Thank you very much Jack. I got some good suggestions from you all as usual which helped immensely. I will remind me of the misery of escort on Atlantic convoys in those ships. And so many young lads who had never been to sea before. Alan
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I tidied up the last details on Zinnia, added the ensign and made some replacement life bouys from lead wire. They are not perfect but with a bit of a dirty wash they have come up quite well and are better than the kit parts with all their flash or omitting them altogether. She will now move to the display shelf after I have made a cradle I have been playing about shaping bits of plush toy stuffing stiffened with white glue and added the chosen pieces on either side of the hull as the bursting wave to complete the seascape. No teddy bears were hurt in this process. I am sure there is room for improvement but I quite like the end result so I will call this complete for a first attempt at wild water. This photo from the Imperial War Museum archives is the spur that started this project So I had to try the black and white filter again Trying to freeze spray, smoke and mist is a huge challenge but this does have somewhat of a feel for the moment As always making a seascape was a lot of fun thankyou everyone for looking and for the likes and the supportive comments through this build Alan
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Sorry to hear of your misfortunes OC. Life seems to wait until you are on your knees before lining up a big kick. I hope you get a speedy recovery from all three events. Lifes full of it though. The girl friend decided the full tub of dietary fibre was out of date and dumped it down the sink (Don't ask me why) and ran water into it. Blocked the whole thing up. The plumber just finished installing a new waste disposal and drain line. Alan
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A classic British sports car. I always liked teh XKs better than the E types. I look forward to seeing this turn into a beautiful model. Alan
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You’re right Jav. Cases are horribly expensive. I make my own basic plexiglass ones but I don’t have the woodworking skills to make a nice base. alan
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Great build Andrew. Brings back memories too. I did my air experience Chipmunk flights at RAF Newton. Must have been around 1968 or so. They had a Vulcan there that couldn’t leave ( all grass runways). I forget the story. Happy days. Trying to avoid the parachute with the wet straps after c some cadet had yakked on it during aerobatics Alan
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Thank you Andrew. It’s been a slow build because of other commitments but the Mirage kits are very enjoyable and have decent detail. I’m looking forward to seeing the seascape done as well 😃 alan
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Well, I got brave and ripped out the mast and rigging. One great thing using Gators Grip glue; its relatively easy to dismantle stuff and there is less chance of small pieces pinging off into the unknown. I added the brass mast and while that was setting up I added the same basic rigging to Spiraea and found that the practice had made it a lot less intimidating. Apart from one diversion when I couldn't seem to get the rigging line to cooperate and finally realised I was trying to manipulate a cats whisker (I have no idea how that got up onto the work bench) and not a piece of rigging line it all went fairly well. The same rigging was added to the new mast on Zinnia, her forecastle railings were added and then the decals. The ships numbers need to be toned down a bit and the final matte coat. I am trying to sort out one final detail. The life preservers are full of flash and all attempts to clean them up with heated pins, sharp blades, files have failed dismally so they look horrible. I am trying to think of a suitable alternative I now have both ships almost complete Spiraea showing a lot more wear and tear in the foreground. I added Spiraea to the sea base and I think I am happy with it so far I need to add the last touch to the sea; the bursting wave on either side of the ship. Thank you all for looking in and all the likes and comments Alan
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Great work Jav. The camouflage is very nice and subtle alan
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Highly frustrating when the computer stuff goes sick on you. I hope you can get a plug in keyboard or a cleaning. I miss the progress on LHS Alan
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A somewhat tense day working on the last few difficult details. I painted the Lewis guns and added them to the bridge wings. I am not sure if I lost an ammunition drum in the process but they are too small to confirm even with magnifiers. The anchor chains have been added and the remaining rails apart from the forecastle. After a bit of prevarication I had a try at the rigging. I went with the basics, mast stays and a few other lines. No bridge halyards at this point. I used the Modelkasten line which doesn't seem to have the stretch of the Uschi line I tried in the past. Its not super tidy but I am pleased with it generally; it adds a bit more to the model.\ The only problem is the repaired upper section of the mast isn't strong enough and has raked forward with the pull of the rigging. I relaxed a bit and added some simple rust washes and I think that is sufficient. I then built a new mast from brass rod and added the PE crows nest. Hopefully tomorrow I will feel brave enough to remove the first rigging attempt and bin the current mast and try again Thank you all for looking in, for the likes and the supportive comments Alan
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Thanks Mike. I need to do a basic grey one next. These three colour camo jobs are a masking nightmare. It does look nice when its done though. Alan
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Moving slowly forward. Partly because this was started so long ago I have rather lost the thread of what I was doing. I have lost my place a bit with the PE appropriate to Zinnia and I did miss the searchlight railings could have been installed from PE rather than the kit parts. Otherwise I think I am not too far off. I had a minor setback. The pill container is a nice comfortable base to work on the ship but it is a bit top heavy and inevitably I knocked it over. The only casualty was the mast which has been rebuilt using appropriate brass rod. My tip to prevent this (belatedly applied) is to fill the pill container about halfway with water. Photos of Zinnia are scarce but there is a line drawing of her towards the end of the Flower Corvette book which shows that Mirage got the details correct generally I have taken a bit of a pragmatic approach to the PE. A lot of the kit parts like the davits are very finely moulded and I think are better than toe 2D PE so I have taken the version I like best. Just because it has a PE equivalent doesn't mean I am going to use it. The railings of course. I think the PE railings step up the model all on their own. I used the kit 2 pdr aft gun; its really a nice representation. I used the resin 4 inch forward gun and the PE Lewis guns for the bridge wings. So far most of the details are added. Forecastle railings, anchor chains are the last parts. This means I am looking the rigging question in the face. The mast is a bit delicate. I should probably have remade the whole thing in brass. I may have to rethink it. Luckily Gators Grip glue is relaively easy tp remove and rework Some rust washes will be added but nothing too extreme. Zinnia never made any of the long Atlantic convoyes Thanks for looking in and for the likes and comments Alan
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Thank you Mike; that's a good point about the matte spray. That would be my last task in the build Alan
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This looks like a great idea. It should be a fun build with a presentable result. alan
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A fabulous subject and it looks like a magnificent kit. I’ll watch with fascination alan
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I’ve had good results with this too Alan
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He certainly looks like he could carry his head under his arms! This is another Art Girona figure. From the Thirty Years War (1618 - 1648) he is a Spanish Arquebusier in the process of loading. It is another nicely sculpted piece. I’m toying with keeping the head separate during painting to see if it makes the work easier Alan
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Work resumes on HMS Zinnia. I've started building up the detail with a mixture of kit parts and the White Ensign PE set although the PE is more appropriate to the later bridge configurations. I am going to use the kit parts for the aft gun tub and the forward bandstand. The PE really didn't improve the look although I will add the railings to the bandstand. Painting and some washes to weather a bit next. Zinnia did not last very long so I don't think heavy weathering is appropriate. Now I have to decide whether to rig the ship; something that I find difficult. I think some of it would be better done before the railing go on; the funnel stays for example. I just got the model kasten thread and I have the Uschi version too. I may have to try the funnel stays and see how it goes Thanks for looking in and the likes Alan
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Nice work on the helo Mike Alan
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