Jump to content
HOLIDAY DONATION DRIVE - SUPPORT MSW - DO YOUR PART TO KEEP THIS GREAT FORUM GOING! (Only 24 donations so far out of 49,000 members - C'mon guys!) ×
2025 NRG PHOTOGRAPHIC SHIP MODEL CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED ×
Ship Modeler's Handbook - Back in Stock ×

GrandpaPhil

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    6,059

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by GrandpaPhil

  1. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  2. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  3. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  4. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  5. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  6. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  7. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  8. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  9. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  10. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome! My first actual model ship was Model Shipways Sultana.
  11. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  12. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  13. GrandpaPhil
    Excellent!
  14. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you very much! The Hustler is a wicked looking plane. It just plain looks lethal. I had a lot of fun with this build.
  15. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you very much!
  16. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you all very much!
  17. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you all very much for the comments, the likes and just for stopping by! The Pulaski Hustler is now finished: This made for a quick, fun build. It isn’t perfect, but I’m very happy with how it came out.
  18. GrandpaPhil
    Very cool!
  19. GrandpaPhil
    Looking good, OC!
  20. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you very much! The external stores are painted and attached. The rest of the model is done. Once they dry, I will seal them. The first coat of gloss coat on the base is drying. I will probably put four or five coats on it to give it a good shine.
  21. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you all for the comments, the likes and just for stopping by! Yves, The model looks much shinier in person. It actually looks like metal. The Pulaski Hustler is almost done. I apologize for the condition of my work area, it is a disaster, but I’ve been busy. The decals are on, but a small bit of detail painting remains on the aircraft itself, as well as some touch ups. The underwing nukes still need painted. The base needs gloss coated. The entire plane needs sealed so the decals don’t peel off later and the paint is protected.
  22. GrandpaPhil
    I think the paintwork on the plane itself is mostly finished. I still need to paint the external armament and apply decals.
  23. GrandpaPhil
    You did well with the scrollwork.
  24. GrandpaPhil
    Faux metallics didn’t go so well. I ended up using Ceramcoat platinum paint. It looks good. I am happy with it. Once it dries well, I will detail it.
  25. GrandpaPhil
    Thank you, OC. The first attempt at using faux metallics failed. The model is too large, and too bright, to use the same technique that I would on say, a knight. However, I never did know when to give up: The model is currently a medium gray. I am going to attempt to use dry brushing to create a brushed metal finish on the model.

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...