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OllieS
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Correct Glue
OllieS replied to Blacklab's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
For staining I use Colron: Light Oak; Dark Oak; Medium Georgian Oak plus others. Staining works well but can only be done effectively before gluing anything. Acrylic varnish after. -
I apologize for annoying you with a casual remark, but it is often the case in any large scale project (a road; a bridge; a film etc) that is mystifyingly delayed that the reason is that the money isn't in place and everyone is waiting for a thumbs up from the decision maker. That's all. Not scurrilous just normal. Having now looked through this thread I can see how annoying this whole thing is for you. That said if you still have 12-18 months to run on this when you resume then everyone is jumping the gun by a couple of years and should leave you alone I think.
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Presumably you have seen there is now a new release of the Santa Ana. How it compares to the original kit I couldn't say but it does have the strange lack of printed plans which is how things are at Artesania Latina these days. That's enough to put me off and I don't think I'm the only one.
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Another aspect is how comprehensive you want to be. That is do you want to show everything so your hobby becomes 'building a build log' or do you want to just show the highlights? If (like me) sharing is something you feel you should do but interupts your happy pastime (and breaks the spell somewhat) then 'landmarks of interest' is a way to go.
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Revenge by OllieS - Occre - 1:85
OllieS replied to OllieS's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
The provided rudder has the hinge points in the wrong place and doesn't match the photo-instructions. So I have to make one: The finished article:
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I am new to wooden ship modelling (it was a response to covid lockdowns) so please correct me if I'm wrong. It seems to me that there is a recent trend to manufacture beautiful kits in wood (at a price) that would be the envy of scratch builders of the past simply because it is now possible to do that. That's fine of course but I realise that that is not my interest. I look at them and think about it and then decide that what I actually want is to do my own thing aided by an older style of kit.
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This is not a build log but I intend to update this as and when. I use msw often so I feel I should join in. This is my third Occre build following the San Juan and HMS Beagle. I have used build logs on this site of the Amati Revenge to help me. So I am now about 12 weeks in and happily second planking: One very odd thing about this Occre kit is there is no actual plan: there are photo instructions and rigging diagrams and the usual 1:1 scale masts and yards. The rest is up to you it seems.
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Mamoli kit planking help
OllieS replied to kscadman's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
There is a build log: Caracca Atlantica by Kikatinalong - Mamoli - scale 1:54 This is the Sao Miguel, same kit from a long time ago... -
Totally agree with the scale problem. Manufacturers buy in bulk and therefore compromise between models because anything else would be economic madness. Second best you tube quote to date: 'if you think spending and hour turning 3mm rings into 2mm rings is a punishment. then this might not be the hobby for you'. First best is; 'it is not difficult, just time consuming'. I hope to emulate you, when I get that far.
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Yes I'm sure you are correct, I noticed the same thing and it is as you show it in the rigging diagrams in the instructions but not anywhere else.
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