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Bill97
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That was my exact curiosity. As you can see in the assembly instructions Trumpeter clearly shows the bowsprit angled across the front and the whole that the end of the bowsprit goes in is clearly off center. All of my previous builds had the bowsprit straight forward as you guys show. I agree with you but wondered if ships of Mayflower design had it angled? I completed painting the ship. Like the way it came out. Ready to start the masts. Got to figure out this bowsprit configuration first. Also, Trumpeter did not include glue points or other molded connection points for attaching the yards to the masts. Just a round yard and a round mast. Any advice on how to attach them together if you have experienced this same issue?
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Thanks guys. I have not painted or mounted it yet but this is how the pieces line up. Does this look correct?
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A little work on the front of the Mayflower today. I really like how she is coming along. Looking ahead in the assembly instructions I notice that the bowsprit is angled instead of straight and parallel with the ship. Does anyone know why this ship, and maybe others of that period, had the bowsprit this way?
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Vallejo packages a number of their colors into packages for specific effects. Of course you can purchase the colors individually. But they also package certain colors together they have previously determined best to use to produce a certain effect. They also include step by step instructions to attempt to achieve the desired effect. (Apply this color then this color, etc). I have a set for Old and new wood effects and a set for weathering.
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I use Vallejo acrylics, both Model Air (if using airbrush) and Model Color (if brush painting). I like their coverage and ease of use. I am curious of your process to get the weathered look on the cannons and other ship parts. They look so realistic.
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Great idea kirill4. May give that a try. That is some incredible paint work you have on the ship you are working on! I really like the weathering on the cannons. What is your process to achieve that great look. I thought I did OK painting my models, but you are in a class for better than me. Congratulations!
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Finished painting and installing the deck sections, added ropes to the cannon port hatches, putty and sand all the seams, and finally a bunch of paint touch up. About to start going vertical on this ship.
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Enjoy discussing model ship building with you Kirill.
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Thanks kirill4. Will review your ideas. Just for fun, I like to know where my fellow modelers are talking to me from. I am in Kentucky, USA. How about you? Bill
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Kirill4 my plan is to use the technique shown is these photos. Make the shrouds, ratlines, and deadeyes as part of the on the ship rigging. Like this better than making them off the ship and then trying to make them fit. I forget who posted these technique photos on MSW but I find them very helpful and easy to follow.
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Not sure. Put the Golden Hind and Wasa on my wish list based on your recommendation. Understand the Victory will take quite some time to build and some of the build can get monotonous. May work on it at the same time I work on either of the other two for a break from building the Victory. What are you working on these days?
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Ok guys corrections to the painting completed. Appreciate your guidance and recommendation. I think I was able to cover the burnt umber successfully.
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Thanks kirill4 and Backer. When I first saw that some builders had painted their ship white below the waterline I questioned it. Thinking that surly that would not have been the case because of the white would have just turned very dirty over time in the water. But based on your information, it truly was intentional. I am going to mask off the entire bottom of my ship up to the first black line, spray it with a surface primer to cover the burnt umber and the white currently on it. Once I get a uniform coverage, I will respray it white and weather it with a little light gray. Will post pictures to see what you think.
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Looks like some great additions to my stash received as Christmas gifts. Where to start?
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Don’t know if now that I have it finished with the white and burnt umber if I should just leave it like it is or repaint the bottom white. Not sure if it will cover well enough to not look obvious I redid it. What would you guys do?
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Do you think I should have made the waterline higher? Maybe as high as the first black line on my model?
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A couple more photos. Deciding where to put the waterline was tricky. I did some research and found advice to be that the waterline should be painted right about where the hull bows out at its widest part. So with that in mind I used a little improvised foam cup and pencil to draw a line around the hull at that height. I then painted burnt umber below the waterline and white above it. So in my color scheme the white is not below the waterline, it is the waterline. What do you think? Thoughts, opinions, advice are always appreciated.
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I actually set the waterline at the white. Below the white is burnt umber. A very dark brown. The photos I found of the Mayflower II show a similar scheme.
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Thanks rkwz. I probably have more patience than I have a steady hand! I definitely do not hurry my builds. Being an older retired guy I enjoying filling my time with this great hobby and do not hurry to finish a build. The hand is still somewhat steady but not as much as in my younger years. 😊
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Hull painting finished and display stand. Now to begin a little assembly. Merry Christmas to all MSW members. Hope you all have a great one and receive the next model on your wish list. I think I have one under the tree. Will see.
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Working on the color palette for the hull. Most of the color scheme, even though not the exact colors, I derived from watching YouTube videos of the Mayflower II replica. Went being Vallejo burnt umber below the water line, then white above the water line. From there up I am using two varying wood tone shades from darker to lighter. I still need to paint the two stripes that remain as primer. The top one will be a green stripe and the lower one a red stripe. I also still need to hand paint all the white and black raised areas between each row. I will most likely then go back and weather the hull with a little black wash before applying a top coat of Vallejo flat varnish. The majority of this painting is by airbrush. I don’t know if it is the same for you guys but I spend way more time masking and prep then I ever do airbrushing the paint.
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