Vane
-
Posts
613 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Events
Everything posted by Vane
-
The whole Nelson line is very nice and my style of ships. However, Caldercraft has, as far as i know, not developed anything new for nearly 20 years. Their kits are now way outdated and in real need of being upgraded. But they seem not to care at all about that and live on old successess. Comparing the Caldercraft Diana kit with my Vanguard Speedy is like an old Volkswagen Beetle to a Lamborghini Avantor in design, kit details and instructions. So basically, I would rather wait for Chris to develop something new than order kits that dont cut it anymore. -
Todays miniproject: assembling the plexiglas cradle. I really like the style of this cradle, i will probably design similar for my Caldercraft kits also. The photo etched plate look amazing!
-
I am very excited to see the progress and new models coming up. Once i have finilized some of my current builds (including the Speedy) I am looking for a new Vanguard ship to take on. In my view, when it comes to the next models, I would argue that it should simply be a business decision for getting Vanguard models to grow and not so much about individual opinions here. Design a model that fits and expand the line up you have. Also think about what kits your competitors already have on the market and do something unique. Finally, always keep in mind your brand. Stick with the certain style that you want Vanguards to be rather than just developing randomly projects that has nothing in common. My 50 Cent
-
Just got myself a Proxxon too. I really like it. Just a bit tricky with the plastic tubes but i guess its better with plastics than a steel chuck when working with sensitive materials.
-
The sander is the tool I use the most. Not sure where you can get the extension, but it has a special construction where you place the dovel through a hole so you can put long pieces into the lathe and work on its end. Its not like the normal lathe where you squeeze the dovel from end to end.
-
The new Proxxon lathe is great! It takes a while to get use to but its really nice and will speed things up.
-
Finally a couple of Proxxon tools to complete my workshop... hope things will speed up now!
-
Once u release air the pressure starts dropping and then the compressor starts after a while and build it up again. Its not an exact science. The key is to find an airpressure where the paint flows nicely on to the model. Just try on some scrap and adjust until it works fine. Its like showering in the old Days when you had to knobs: one for Cold and one for warm and you needed to adjust until you got a nice flow with the right amount of heat.
-
After some time off from my Speedy, I have started to work on the tiny parts. Some are really difficult and perhaps not of the best quality (!) but I think it mostly depends on outsourced lasercutting. I got one of the first kits and looking at the upgrades and what Chris have done with his own lasermachine I think they are way better now. I decided to plint these black but i might do a few of my own in boxwood to match the colours. Most of the precut stuff are great and make the work much easier. I also start to be friends with my airbrush but still have alot to learn. I still havent decided about rigging the canons. They are really small so it will require some hard work.
-
This is really impressive. These guns are really small. I have not yet decided on the ones on my speedy yet.
-
Regarding the extensions, i put PVA on mina. No problem breaking them of later and with some sanding.
-
You can do things in various order. I guess its just preference. Cutting out the holes in advance might work well. The only thing is that you still need to cut holes from the second planking. Avoiding planking the gunports is one thing but its more difficult with small holes. I use both CA and PVA. Depends on what drying time that is most suitable. 1st planking which is not visable, I prefer PVA and pins. But if you are not going to paint the 2nd planking, you need to use CA to avoid pinmarks.
- 101 replies
-
- 1
-
-
- caldercraft
- granado
- (and 1 more)
-
Nice woodwork there. Its all about preference: if you want to paint or not, what kind of wood that has the best colour and texture for you. The best material to work with is boxwood but hard to get and expensive. I have built a couple of hulls in walnut. But those I painted. I dont mind the dark colour of walnut. My main problem with it is the variation in colour and tones so I would have to carefully select the planks to work with so the all are basically the same.
-
The problem as a beginner is that usually the airbrush works fine just as you put some paint in it and press the trigger. Then after a while, the fine flow of paint suddenly is not so fine anymore. It might even not come out any paint at all. Then you need to figure out whats wrong and correct it. Sounds easy? Well, everything needs to be balanced right. That is what requires practice. Spraying is not that difficult, but so many varibles affect the flow of paint have making sure everything has the right setting is key.
- 725 replies
-
- 4
-
-
- vanguard models
- speedy
- (and 1 more)
-
I need to add another layer before its finished but its so much more smoother and have no brushstrokes. It takes times to become friends with your airbrush, cleaning is one thing but also airpressure and thinning, various types of paint etc. I would recommend to look into plastic forums to get better tips because its a world of its own.
- 725 replies
-
- 7
-
-
- vanguard models
- speedy
- (and 1 more)
-
You have a great build there! I can really recommend airbrushing. I got myself one a few months ago and everything looks so much better. Only problem is I also got myself some plastic kits to practice on and now I just got so many projects that is slowing down the progress on my boats. :-P
- 725 replies
-
- 4
-
-
- vanguard models
- speedy
- (and 1 more)
-
I dont think the first planking is that important since its only about getting the shape right. But in the second you really need to pay attension to details, especially if you are not going to cover it all with paint. I hope to be able to do some work on this later this summer but I have too many Projects going on so I will try to finalize some before going back to this ship.
- 101 replies
-
- 1
-
-
- caldercraft
- granado
- (and 1 more)
-
I doing several build at the same time so I might not remember it exactly right. But I used the blocks in the kit in the front but did not add any extra balsawood that some do in the front. I did a annoying mistake at the stern and glued the end piece before the tappering so I had to carve/dremel it out… it would had been easier to follow the intructions and just sanded it down first. :-P
- 101 replies
-
- 1
-
-
- caldercraft
- granado
- (and 1 more)
-
We are all different and spend various amount of time on our Projects so planking can look very different. On my first model i just used pins, hot water and PVA on my walnutboards. It looks decent with paint on. After several hulls i have improved alot. Now I replace the walnut with much higher quality Wood, I am prebending with heatgun, CA, tappering and alot of sanding. And no painting over the final result. Way better but i still dont come close to scratchbuilders like Sloane and his HMS Bellona.
-
I have not decided on my Canons to Speedy yet but if i decide to rig them do anybody have any suggestions suitable supplies? Or perhaps Vanguards are thinking of any future upgrade kit?
-
I had similar experience here. I focused too much on the gunswivel holders than the rail. But getting the rail right is more important. The first piece was also abit too short for me and i had to add some extra mtrl in the gap.
- 725 replies
-
- 2
-
-
- vanguard models
- speedy
- (and 1 more)
-
If u dont like the copper it should be easy to turn it into the Flirt and paint the hull white instead.
-
Wasnt these pieces updated to Birch?
-
The stern is actually a section that i would like to see more photos in the manual. I have just finished mine and it was a little more tricky to do than the rest of the model.
- 725 replies
-
- 1
-
-
- vanguard models
- speedy
- (and 1 more)
Our Emblem ®
