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    Plastic sailing ship models,16th-19th centuries.

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  1.    Jeff T reacted to a post in a topic: Henry Grace a Dieu (Great Harry) by Louie da fly - Scale 1:200 - Repaired after over 50 yrs of neglect
  2. Jeff T
    I especially like the more ornate frames around the windows. It give a more “romantic” feel to the ship that is typical of pirate movies and such. It reminds me of the Neptune galleon in Genoa, which was built for Roman Polanski’s pirate movie (not a great movie, but the ship is amazing): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune_(galleon)
  3. Jeff T
    Looks very nice 👍🏻
  4.    Jeff T reacted to a post in a topic: Spanish Galleon by DmitriyOG - Revell - 1/96 - modified as ghost pirate ship Flying Dutchman
  5.    Jeff T reacted to a post in a topic: Spanish Galleon by DmitriyOG - Revell - 1/96 - modified as ghost pirate ship Flying Dutchman
  6. Jeff T
    In the description of the steps involved in painting the gun carriages, above, I forgot to mention that before I weathered them with the brown enamel stain and then the dry brushed leather enamel, I applied an isolation coat of gloss acrylic medium. This was done so that when I used the brown stain and then brushed over it with enamel paint thinner to subtract the stain in streaks over the surface to make it appear more like weathered wood grain, the enamel coats beneath it hopefully wouldn’t have gotten dissolved. Unfortunately, some of the acrylic isolation coat also dissolved with the thi
  7.    Jeff T reacted to a post in a topic: Le Soleil Royal by having-fun - Heller
  8.    Jeff T reacted to a post in a topic: Le Soleil Royal by having-fun - Heller
  9. Jeff T
    I think it looks great — it really adds to the decor of the aftcastle. 👍
  10. Jeff T
    I weathered the frames and wheels of the carriages by using Testors Brown Enamel Stain (2179) and some dry-brushing of the Leather enamel over that (on the frames). Here is a representative piece: After the masking tape was removed from the wheels and "touch up" was done, here is how they looked: I have since applied a rust-colored enamel pain to the black "rims" to create a rust effect, but I do not have a photo of that yet. The next step will be the clear matt spray.
  11. Jeff T
    The gun carriages still need to be sprayed with a matt varnish, but I can show you some photos of the preparation and painting process. I have seen that some old gun carriages have an iron "rim" or "tread" (not sure if there is a correct name for it) covering the circumference of each of the wooden wheels. I decided that I would like to simulate that with my own carriages. Illustrations by Tony Bryan in Angus Konstam's book on the Spanish galleon seem to show "rims" that were probably iron: They also show that the carriages had two wheels ra
  12.    Jeff T reacted to a post in a topic: Mayflower by Bill97 - Trumpeter - 1/60 Scale
  13.    Jeff T reacted to a post in a topic: Mayflower 1620 by AdamA - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:76 Scale
  14. Jeff T
    Congratulations, Bill! The Mayflower looks wonderful!
  15.    Jeff T reacted to a post in a topic: Le Soleil Royal by John Clements - Heller - 1/100
  16.    Jeff T reacted to a post in a topic: Black Pearl by Chilliard - Zvezda - 1/72
  17.    Jeff T reacted to a post in a topic: SANTA CATARINA DO MONTE SINAI by Robert Taylor - FINISHED - Pyro - 1:144 Scale - Plastic
  18.    Robert Taylor reacted to a post in a topic: SANTA CATARINA DO MONTE SINAI by Robert Taylor - FINISHED - Pyro - 1:144 Scale - Plastic
  19. Jeff T
    It’s beautiful, Robert! The flags and pennants really add to the regalia!
  20. Jeff T
    Just an update... I am still working on the gun carriages and the cannons, spending a couple of hours at a time here and there. The gun carriages are almost done. I will post pictures once I have varnished them with the matt varnish. The cannon barrels, however, have been frustrating. As I indicated, two of the cannon halves were lost. It is not possible to get replacements from Revell of Germany right now due to the pandemic. I tried to make the missing halves with plastic sprue, but I also need to make reinforcement rings, and although they looked somewhat like cannons in t
  21.    bosco72 reacted to a post in a topic: Golden Hind 1575 by bosco72 - Airfix Classic - 1:72 - first ever model build
  22.    J11 reacted to a post in a topic: Golden Hind 1575 by bosco72 - Airfix Classic - 1:72 - first ever model build
  23. Jeff T
    Looks good!👍
  24.    J11 reacted to a post in a topic: Henry Grace a Dieu (Great Harry) by Louie da fly - Scale 1:200 - Repaired after over 50 yrs of neglect
  25.    Backer reacted to a post in a topic: Le Soleil Royal by having-fun - Heller
  26.    mtaylor reacted to a post in a topic: Henry Grace a Dieu (Great Harry) by Louie da fly - Scale 1:200 - Repaired after over 50 yrs of neglect
  27. Jeff T
    Your “weathering” of the sails is great — it makes the plastic sails look more realistic, which I understand can be a difficult thing to achieve.👍
  28.    Keith Black reacted to a post in a topic: Henry Grace a Dieu (Great Harry) by Louie da fly - Scale 1:200 - Repaired after over 50 yrs of neglect
  29. Jeff T
    Shipyard makes laser cut triangle deadeyes using card, but nothing smaller than 2.5 mm. I guess the advantage if you make your own would be that card won’t likely split.
  30.    J11 reacted to a post in a topic: Golden Hind 1575 by bosco72 - Airfix Classic - 1:72 - first ever model build
  31.    bosco72 reacted to a post in a topic: Golden Hind 1575 by bosco72 - Airfix Classic - 1:72 - first ever model build
  32. Jeff T
    When I look at the photos, the plastic triangular deadeyes in the kit seem to be of an appropriate size for the scale, so perhaps you could measure them in mm and then order order the needed quantity of that size. Note that the deadeyes for the upper masts may be of smaller sizes, so be sure to measure them, too.
  33.    J11 reacted to a post in a topic: Golden Hind 1575 by bosco72 - Airfix Classic - 1:72 - first ever model build
  34. Jeff T
    I completely understand you. I feel that way, too, when I think of all the things that I still have to do for my own build. I’m sometimes thinking about the rigging for my Revell Spanish Galleon, even though I know that for me, that step may be a long time in the future. Ship model building is very intricate and involved, even if you are building a plastic kit. If you don’t rush and spend the extra time to make it, you will be very proud of the results.
  35. Jeff T started following Spanish Galleon by DmitriyOG - Revell - 1/96 - modified as ghost pirate ship Flying Dutchman
  36. Jeff T
    Nice modifications!👍

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