GrandpaPhil
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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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Working on the wheel: The pillar, stanchion and barrel:
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The binnacle is roughed out: The Victory is starting to really take shape:
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Thank you! The start of the ship’s wheel: Also starting on the Binnacle.
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Made some belaying pins out of sewing pins:
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The poop deck knees are glued down: The quarterdeck staghorns are drying and will be ready to install shortly:
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Test fit for more poop deck fittings:
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Thank you, Emmet! Thank you everyone for all the likes! Two staghorns are made and installed. The mizzen bitts are in the process of being made. They are currently drying, because they keep splitting out. The Victory has proven to be very frustrating at times because of the scale. Yet my skills are improving as I go, so it is paying off. I have put much more detail into a much more complicated model at a much smaller scale, compared to the Prince de Neufchatel. This will help immensely on my next project.
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Thank you Mark and Richard! Thank you everyone for all the likes! The railings for the ladders from the poop deck to the quarterdeck are installed and mostly done. I ordered desert camouflage netting off EBay for the netting on the hammock cranes and the railings because it looks like the right color and mesh size for my scale netting. The Tulle that I had previously purchased was out of scale and black, which is the wrong color. In other news, I carved both poop deck staghorns.
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Greetings from Southern California
GrandpaPhil replied to Allamagoosa's topic in New member Introductions
Welcome! Your model is coming along nicely! It is much better than my first wood one was! -
Welcome! Iron Shipwrights makes a resin kit of the Big Fitz in 1/700 and 1/350.
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For Beginners -- A Cautionary Tale
GrandpaPhil replied to ccoyle's topic in New member Introductions
Irreparable with a wood kit is somewhat of a relative term. Filler and paint hides many mistakes. If all else fails, glue is dissolvable. You should see the early stages of some of my models (including my Victory). They looked horrible. -
Greetings from Washington, the State!
GrandpaPhil replied to ~JC~'s topic in New member Introductions
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Congratulations! Well done!
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That’s up to you. I personally don’t worry about laser char on internal parts, but it’s a matter of personal choice.
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Sails make a model look awesome. They can be a lot of work, but are absolutely worth it. I’m looking forward to seeing this!
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