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  1. shipman
    As plastic models go............that's not the end of the world. By the time you stop spending on this project I'd expect the good fairies would have been and finished it one morning.
  2. shipman
    I was lucky to see both originals when they were part of the NMM display back in the 80's, they were a delight to behold. These kits capture them to perfection. They leave me breathless.
  3. shipman
    As usual, my views are a little off-beat. The pre-painted model on page 4(?) to me looks superb. All these red's and blue's are far too bright at this scale. If you must use colour, it would make a welcome change to try a different selection. Can't fault your craftsmanship; an exceptional build.
  4. shipman
    Is it a stylised ram?
  5. shipman
    Incredibly transparent metals are real these days. CERN's LHC detectors have huge amounts of the stuff. Windows in modern tanks are made of transparent bulletproof metal......
  6. shipman
    Bill, you must be the oldest man in the WORLD! Not a bad effort for someone born in 1852. You are excused for the stitching on your sails.
  7. shipman
    It's amazing how this venerable kit continues to spark peoples enthusiasm. At a guess I reckon it was introduced in 1958. So here's a thought......how many current builders were born before that date and how many were born since? Revell have earned an honourable place in modelling history. Not to be sniffed at.
  8. shipman
    I just love your little fella 'Jaques' with the dubiously scaled measuring stick. He has biceps bigger than his waist....he must be the French version of 'Popeye'. The real one. I continue to drool at your work, but justify that because it is natural at my age.
  9. shipman
    I agree with Bob's comments re oil paint. He admits his liking for it, no doubt after long experience, trial and error. My young son got into the ludicrously expensive miniature gaming figures world. The 'Citadel' range of acrylics (which are silly money too) astonished me by their quality. The pigment density is far superior to anything else I've come across (including oils) yet they flow and cover with a brush like magic. They are expensive but there again, most ship models only require a limited palette.
  10. shipman
    Hi Bruma. I'd be tempted to make my own bowsprit and yards, the kit ones are very fragile. I too got those decorative photo-etch thingies and also worried about glue everywhere. You made a tidy job of them. The place you got them from also does proper scale drilled ball stanchions, which the brass wire threads through in a very convincing way. Of course if you wish to spend more than what the kit costs, the above items, plus scale brass belay pins and a range of blocks go a long way to reduce some if not all the outdated clunkiness of Ravels 60 year old moulding. A well presented rendition of this basically good kit (with a bit of time and money) is a worthwhile endeavour and in my humble opinion is far more accurate than any of the wooden kits on the market. I understand someone from Revel did visit and research the vessel in the mid 50's. In fact their very first hull moulding included the full row of port holes down each side. Those seem to be a throwback to the time she was a sea cadet training ship before coming out of the water for good. Keep at it friend, you are doing fine.
  11. shipman
    MadDog ....so, you're DEAF in just your left ear?
  12. shipman
    Yep, you can only breathe so much life into an old corpse. You did good. When these kits were introduced, they were sold for kids pocket money. I actually think we were lucky to have them, faults and all. Those upper windows are begging to be replaced with photo-etch. But then it becomes a different story altogether. Thanks for sharing.
  13. shipman
    Not a lot wrong there, lad. Well done. Just had a thought (you'd have to do a test).....Lightly flood ALL the windows......dry thoroughly.......then with a fine abrasive, skim over the area with the windows until you get back to a white surface. ???? Then you have the delightful job of drilling all the round port holes out! I reckon there's someone on this forum quite capable of fitting out the interior, with independent cabin lighting.
  14. shipman
    Good luck trying to dry brush white over black! Another issue with the windows (I could be wrong)....directly below boat davits, there shouldn't be windows as that area is part of the support structure. Once that little detail sinks in, it bugs you every time you look at it. Another solution may be to use your pc and printer to make decals for the windows. Of course you'd have to fill the moulded windows first; not the end of the world. Unfortunately long term uv turns even the best decals yellow. Once upon a time It may have been practical to use a 'Letraset' product. Like many useful things, that is now a thing of the past. I continue to watch this space.
  15. shipman
    Proper India Ink is waterproof when dry, but it has to be used on an absorbent ground. It will dry on semi glossy paper, but takes forever. It's no good on plastic or an enamel finish.
  16. shipman
    I've never been a big fan of (naff) thread for the rails, whatever the colour. One cheap alternative (which I've never seen) would be stretched sprue.
  17. shipman
    I suppose the volume of a hull is directly proportional to the overall weight of a vessel.
  18. shipman
    Mmm......you've touched on the subject of bone as a modelling material. I've often wondered how the stuff is cleaned and prepared for use. I built up a small collection of old bone spoons, but you don't find them anymore. They do develop interesting patina. Once cured and treated, how does it cut, saw etc? Folk do sell some colosal raw bones on the net. My dog is wagging her tail......I know she likes a bone.
  19. shipman
    Everything Alex builds just freaks me out.
  20. shipman
    Another splendid rendition of this venerable kit; well done. A long debated feature of the ship and the kit is the arrangement of the anchor chain deck layout. I see what you did with yours and appreciate you put some thought into it and made alterations, which I find (at least) convincing.
  21. shipman
    The feature you mention on the ship as she is today is as depicted on the kit. To the rear of the poop 'monkey deck', just in front of the wheel, is another door/companion way. The kit doesn't include that. Apparently that was an addition during Portugese ownership. I can only assume this was retained to give a one way flow of visitors.
  22. shipman
    I wouldn't let a clumsy person near a screwdriver. But I do appreciate your point of view.
  23. shipman
    Lathes, milling machines, band saws, bench saws, Proxon this, Proxon that. When did this hobby become a rich man;s preserve? Oh, I forgot, you will never get the affluent to admit to having enough. There's never been a ship model subject that couldn't be entirely built using simple hand tools and a will to do it.
  24. shipman
    My brother built this impressive kit in the 70's. At that time it was sold at a price that a kid could buy for a few weeks (modest) pocket money. It's now £100. No surprise there, then!
  25. shipman
    A picture is worth a thousand words. Thank you for that.

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