GrandpaPhil
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Welcome!
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Welcome!
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Thank you, Mark! Here’s the binnacle installed, with the wheel behind it: Now on to my fire buckets!
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One painted binnacle:
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I finished painting the base of the binnacle and added windows (clear acrylic sheet glued behind the cabinet). I made the stovepipe looking thing from a piece of a sewing pin.
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Welcome!
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Welcome!
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And, it’s glued in. It’s not perfect, but it’s not bad for a first try.
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Thanks, OC! Thank you everyone for all the likes! The ship’s wheel is ready to install and the binnacle has its first coat of paint:
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Side one:
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The ship’s wheel is assembled and partially painted: I had to cut a piece out of the base and reglue it, so it’s set aside to dry. I’m cutting out the cabinet doors for the binnacle. They are tiny.
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For the binnacle, I photocopied (at scale) the side and front profiles of the binnacle and carefully glued them side by side, so I could fold them into a box: I put clear sealant on both sides to make working with it easier. Then I carefully it out and cut out the windows (The middle row is all windows): Then I carefully scored the outside edges with my scalpel and folded it/glued it. Then I measured and left a 1/32”clearance and cut the top and glued it on: I photocopied the front plan view again, twice, to make the doors on the front (and sealed both sides again): After the cabinet doors dry, I’ll paint the entire part black, inside and out. Then I use the sheet acrylic that I have to make the windows. There’s a stove pipe looking thing coming up out of the top, which I will make with a piece of sewing pin. My source book is John McKay’s The Hundred Gun Ship Victory.
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The parts of the ship’s wheel: They still need painted and I’ll wrap a line around the barrel to simulate the connection to the tiller, below decks.
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Keith, I’ll detail how I made the binnacle, when I get back around to it. That will be when I get closer to finishing the wheel, which sits behind it.
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One roughed out ship’s wheel (very rough):
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Chris, Your kits look awesome! Do you include sail plans with your kits?
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When I built my Dumas Runabout years ago, I painted the bottom a dark red.
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Thank you all for the comments and the likes! The barrel is actually part of the ship’s wheel which is a double wheel. The barrel goes between the wheels and acts as an axle. The card stock for the skylight is poster board from Walmart. I’ve been buying the 8 packs, because I go through a lot of it. The thinner card stock I am using for the binnacle is just the printing paper card stock from Walmart. I have been having a lot of fun with this build. I have really enjoyed scratch building what I have. It is fun to find solutions to problems when you run into them and then implement those solutions. The detail work has let me try many techniques that I will carry forward to my future projects.
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Dry brushing works well too, to paint the raised area, if you wanted a faux metallic (what I like to use) or a painted metallic (if you didn’t like the look of the brass) look for your model.
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I have heard really good things about the Caldercraft kit. Also, Amati is releasing a kit of the Victory in 1/64 scale that should be really impressive.
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