hollowneck

I don't see a problem with your gold.  Looks great from here.

Just need a 20/0 or 18/0 Spotter brush and you’ll be fine. That gold looks pretty good!

Clare,
I opened P'Shop and re-rezzed some of my photos for my Takes A Village and I think this fixed the upload interpolation problem!...enjoy.
I'm going to post these now to MSW gallery since I've figured out the problem which has been preventing me from contributing these to the MSW forum.
You get an early peek!!🤩
 
Thanks for the incentive!!
Best,
Ron
PS there's only one in this batch that didn't take on my fix...sorry

Nice work! This is certainly dramatic and the Vallejo liquid gold does drip -😂
No problem, minor blue touch-ups with a steady hand (and a tiny brush) will fix things. I've been thinking about adding the Vallejo gold to the full surround on my stern decoration fascia. It looks especially nice on your treatment.
 
Ron

Nice work! This is certainly dramatic and the Vallejo liquid gold does drip -😂
No problem, minor blue touch-ups with a steady hand (and a tiny brush) will fix things. I've been thinking about adding the Vallejo gold to the full surround on my stern decoration fascia. It looks especially nice on your treatment.
 
Ron

Well, not ideal but my first work with the Liquid Gold paint, i didnt realise it's so runny

Airbrush Tests:
 

 

 
PE sheet painted with Vallejo's white primer using Airbrush, Stern decorations first primer then Vallejo prussian blue (primer and blue airbrushed) 
 
I'm getting the hang of the Airbrush Thing BTW. 

I have been following the development of the Atakebune for a long time and I was really waiting for its release...
Mr. Kazunori Morikawa (Zootoyz.jp) informed me that I am the first customer in the world! 😂
So, I will be part of the adventure on this ship, transforming it a little visually to stick to the paintings and engravings of the time!
But I may not be the first builder: I have first a Higaki to build, among other things. 😁
 

Jacek,
I'm building the Sphinx kit too, but not posting a Build Log per se. I do have photos and notes in the Kit Review Thread and I'll be posting additional photos as I move along on my build.
 
You mentioned seeing some different treatments to the decorations for this model.
 
These photos show my alternative treatment to some of the decorative pieces in this kit. The resin cast piece at the stern spoke to me: "GIve me lots of interesting colors!" The headworks/stem P/E pieces are painted with a base coat of ochre and then given a wash (the same Citadel Seraphim color per previous post here) to darken the nooks n' crannies. Acrylic paint, both. This treatment is to specifically simulate "carved wood," not the trompe l'oeil (fools-the-eye) embellished style of ornate painting. I considered doing this with a paper appliqué, but decided that at 1:64 scale, my hand couldn't do this approach justice. The very small upper foc'sle bulwark decorations have small touches of a deeper golden bronze color that help to make these more interesting to look at.
 
Since I posted the stern photo here I have removed the two upper counter decorations (on either side of the "badge") and refinished the black. These were too much to my eye, OTT, particularly after painting the upper fascia the way I envisioned it. My model (built as sister ship HMS Camilla) will have her name on the piece of .o2 thin pear that is now shown blank. I haven't decided on the color yet, but it will likely be the same blue hue I've used with creme or white lettering.
 
Part of the fun with Vanguard's excellent kits is the many things one can do to "customize" - personalize their model.
 
Hope these stimulate some additional ideas!
Ron
 

Clare,
Thanks for the forum link!  Just read through it. Lots of good info. As others have commented, this new WoodyJoe kit is very tempting!
I will also be very interested in your impressions once this new kit hits your doorstep...
 
Domo Arigato!
Ron 
 

Me too! Clare...
 
Excellent. This source continues to be an interesting modeling option. Thanks for posting the photo and details for ordering; I'm tempted to spend the ¥38,000 and put this on my stash shelf. What a kool "artifact" from Japan's maritime history. It resembles European warships of the Middle Ages with castles at the stem and stern because warfare was still bows n' arrows mostly. Apparently there was also plenty of rowing labor😂 then... I agree that with some good detailing and better coloration on the woodwork it would improve the look.
 
When this kit hits your doorstep, please take a few pics of the box contents and the all-important instructions/plans. I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd love to see these as well as your build log - should you do one.
 
My apologies for what appears to be my hijacking of your thread about this model's availability. I will remove the posted pics here if you'd like (by going to edit I think I can do this) - or you can since I've now posted these photos in the Gallery. I have yet to learn how to contain my enthusiasm; that's my excuse, for now...
 
Ron
 
 
 

Thanks Bob, much appreciated.
When posting and reading comments from others the last few days, I am consistently reminded that MSW is also a Very Good Village -  for all of us!
We're 40,000 Plus members now (and still growing), but, importantly still "human scale."
 
Ron

Thanks Ryland!
What did you do to fix my earlier post on this thread? I did some P'Shop rezzing and re-saved and then posted which now appears to have fixed the problem uploading to the forum...but I'd really like to know how you did this!
 
Best,
Ron

Clare,
I opened P'Shop and re-rezzed some of my photos for my Takes A Village and I think this fixed the upload interpolation problem!...enjoy.
I'm going to post these now to MSW gallery since I've figured out the problem which has been preventing me from contributing these to the MSW forum.
You get an early peek!!🤩
 
Thanks for the incentive!!
Best,
Ron
PS there's only one in this batch that didn't take on my fix...sorry

Clare,
Thank you - I love yours too.
Long time, no speak! Covid layed us all pretty low...but, on the East Coast earlier this month we had our joint clubs annual Northeast Conference in New London and it was very good; lots of old friends, many models, an all-around good experience. This conference is being reinstated in its regular slot in April (last Saturday of that month) in 2022. My new club (Philadelphia Ship Model Society) will be the host so I'm one of the lead guys to organize this event since I've worked on two previous Conferences with the Connecticut club.
 
My wife and I moved to PA from CT this summer: a really long story with all kinds of problems (getting a new home, selling wasn't the issue) but things are settling in for us now. Our principal reasons for a major life change (at 75, trust me, it's a major change) were to be closer to family and the outrageously expensive living costs in Connecticut. The family part is the most important however, a daughter/son-in-law with 4 chilluns: an entire family we're very fond of.
 
Yeah, sometimes the site flips uploads in weird orientations. I tried this earlier post a couple times and it kept doing it. Grrrrrrrrr. But I'm glad you took my suggestion to pick your monitor up and turn it...🤣 Actually, if you have an iPad you can turn off the auto-rotation and flipping it around is quite manageable!!
 
I'm building Vanguard's HMS Sphinx kit now: I'm not doing a Build Log but I have posted some pics and a narrative on the Kit Review thread. Check it out if you'd like. I'll put my model (built as HMS Camilla, a sister ship of the era-1775) into a diorama. I'm hooked now and love to place my models in these dramatic settings.
 
Here's a few more of my Ongakuka "Takes A Village"diorama; no guarantees on picture orientation...in fact, only two uploaded correctly this time, plus some of the figures I used which were wonderful. They came unpainted from the U.K.
 
Please PM me when you get the new WoodyJoe Atakebune.
 
Hope You and Yours are well and have stayed safe during the plague year (and a half).
Cheers and Best Regards,
 
Ron
PS You may not know that I'm now a Director of the NRG. Mostly Good News. I'm very involved with new initiatives for the organization. Some tasking with MSW, but mainly with the quarterly Journal and other new things, like the yearly calendar, webinars, the 2021 Photo Contest, etc. ALso writing some feature articles that will be forthcoming next year.
 

I have decided to create a Build Log for my build of Vanguard's HMS Sphinx, rather than continue to post my photos and comments here - as well as intruding on other's logs with detailed posts.
 
I've got a new set of photos with commentary that I'll post in Kit Build logs sometime soon. This is where all my detailed stuff more appropriately belongs.
 
Thanks for your encouragement guys (and gals), see you there in a few.
 
Ron
 

I have decided to create a Build Log for my build of Vanguard's HMS Sphinx, rather than continue to post my photos and comments here - as well as intruding on other's logs with detailed posts.
 
I've got a new set of photos with commentary that I'll post in Kit Build logs sometime soon. This is where all my detailed stuff more appropriately belongs.
 
Thanks for your encouragement guys (and gals), see you there in a few.
 
Ron
 

I have decided to create a Build Log for my build of Vanguard's HMS Sphinx, rather than continue to post my photos and comments here - as well as intruding on other's logs with detailed posts.
 
I've got a new set of photos with commentary that I'll post in Kit Build logs sometime soon. This is where all my detailed stuff more appropriately belongs.
 
Thanks for your encouragement guys (and gals), see you there in a few.
 
Ron
 

I understand English isn't your first language, and it far exceeds the little German I know from my years living there. Rant implies and angry, attacking, or defensive tone, I'm sure not what you meant.

German isnt native for me either (well, a bit it is but my Main Language is Polish, i just grew up with German). 
 
I always understood 'rant' as a passionate exclamation, like "this isnt working as i hoped it Would, wasted so much time!", at least that Was my impression that BE was frustrated that He wasted time on an unsuccesful endeavour. 
 
My English is quite good actually on one side but limited mostly to business and technical-IT English, It's 20 years since i needed any real small-talk or day-to-day communication

Don't do that. We're a big, international family; sometimes we have disagreements, which is only natural, and sometimes things get lost in the confusion of English as a second language.

I have decided to create a Build Log for my build of Vanguard's HMS Sphinx, rather than continue to post my photos and comments here - as well as intruding on other's logs with detailed posts.
 
I've got a new set of photos with commentary that I'll post in Kit Build logs sometime soon. This is where all my detailed stuff more appropriately belongs.
 
Thanks for your encouragement guys (and gals), see you there in a few.
 
Ron
 

Jacek,
I've lined my gunports since leaving them entirely bare (MDF) isn't acceptable to me. I recall that @Blue Ensign indicated he labored over this task to make the linings fit. He is a consummate über-detail kind of builder, which I do respect. And, I love little details as much as anyone on the forum, however....there is a point for me where this obsession can be OTT. Confession: I lined only the bottoms of my gunports with a scratched piece of pear since this will be easily seen on viewing the model; the cannon protrude and visually occupy much of the gunport and the verticals aren't that prominent, so I didn't bother to line these side areas. The upper lining of the gunports, you ask? Who will to see and inspect this area? I know! Perhaps a ship modeling forensic specialist...
 
Each builder is his own captain, making his ship his own. That's my plan and I'm sticking to it!😂
Ron
 

I have decided to create a Build Log for my build of Vanguard's HMS Sphinx, rather than continue to post my photos and comments here - as well as intruding on other's logs with detailed posts.
 
I've got a new set of photos with commentary that I'll post in Kit Build logs sometime soon. This is where all my detailed stuff more appropriately belongs.
 
Thanks for your encouragement guys (and gals), see you there in a few.
 
Ron
 

I have decided to create a Build Log for my build of Vanguard's HMS Sphinx, rather than continue to post my photos and comments here - as well as intruding on other's logs with detailed posts.
 
I've got a new set of photos with commentary that I'll post in Kit Build logs sometime soon. This is where all my detailed stuff more appropriately belongs.
 
Thanks for your encouragement guys (and gals), see you there in a few.
 
Ron