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  17. mikegr
    I forgot to make a whole mast. Its thicker that the others and has has a big pulley. Lower tip and pulley were made with 3d parts. The base and the main part were made of plastic and wood respectively.I even managed to make it movable up and down. Not that its important, I just wanted to do it. After assembling the parts it was time to put it in place. I decided to try my luck in rigging. What a painful experience it was. Trying to give the right tension was quite difficult. A big respect to those who deal with rigging at wooden sail ships. Maybe this 1/160 scale make things more tricky, Note the wire crossing the deck and over the crane. This is what I call, faulse rigging. This does not exist on plans. Its purpose its to give the right tension to wires from pulley to the main mast. If brass had been used instead of wood, the increased weight may have done this job. A lesson for the future. However its not that unreal as many other cranes are tighten in this way according to my reference pictures. But enough rigging for now. Last progress was in bow section, only anchor and chain is to be added.
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  22. mikegr
    If you are not familiar with resin better stay away of such messy and big kits.
  23. mikegr
    Model monkey is a quite reputable designer/seller. He just needs to rename his business😁
  24. mikegr
    Very good result for the first time The best snow paste is the one you can make at home, because you can adjust the proportions of ingredients mixed, thus you can have a smooth form up to a coarse texture for a more foamy seascape
  25. mikegr
    From the early stages of formimg waves this looked to be a promising project. Certainly gesso isn't foamy enough for a rough sea display. Especially in 1/350. Cotton and foam worked for me up to a point but I'm not talented enough to make extreme creations. Also it is very important to use a gel that won't turn yellowish over time. So I ended up using snow texture while keep looking and researching
  26. mikegr
    Thanks I'm kinda satisfied too with the detail given Next was the sea scape with the usual way except I use resin thiss time
  27. mikegr
    A big thanks to the mod for editing the title. The name of this model is Roussen. The Lt Troupakis i mentioned is a missile boat of an earlier class but as I get older i confuse things. The assembly had been done. Bit wiring, few decals and bit of weathering. Ready for a sea base
  28. mikegr
    Another snack built of an unpopular vessel, a British made Super Vita fast missile boat. At 62 meters length these boats are armed with Exocet SSM and can reach 35 knots. I'm building the Greek version named Lieutenant Troupakis.
  29. mikegr
    Thank you Alan. Always appreciated your comments
  30. mikegr
    I procced in the same way as usual. Only difference this time I extended the use of silicone to all white areas to avoid the "dry" looking of my previous themes. The whole thing was covered with 2 ingredient varnish like these used on automobile industry. Then i decided to add smoke as a final touch Small built but with noticeable effect
  31. mikegr
    The base. Sided were primed and painted in the same camouflage scene. Styrofoam with heavy gel on top. I used a tooth pick making parallel lines to form waves. Then applied few gesso layers to smoothen it a bit. Around where boats will be placed, I spread with my finger some gel to make a smooth surface. Then sprayed blue. Then Tamiya clear blue. Then some white preshading. Ready for boat instalments and final work.
  32. mikegr
    Decals added as well as railings No rigging fortunately.
  33. mikegr
    Small update on the rear side of the accommodation deck. Ladder added, fireplaces and some wooden doors
  34. mikegr
    Nice built and great presentation
  35. mikegr
    Final details added. I need to spray with varnish, add decals and add guard rails at the rear section

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