Quimp Slattery
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It’s definitely one of the highlights of a ship like this. Yours looks magnificent. It’s as impressive as the original builders intended it to be. -
‘Sharp’ is the word that comes to mind when I look at this model. You seem to be modelling in High Definition. It’s outstanding. Your photos are beautiful too.
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I found this log two hours after you finished it. I’m sorry to have missed following it but on the other hand, I can now binge read the whole thing one evening. Judging from your latest post, the thread will repay close study. The model is magnificent!
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What a fabulous project! The sound of the motors perhaps simulates the wheezing breath of the oarsmen. 😁
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They look just right. Thanks for the detailed description of your process and the excellent photos. It’s been a very useful and timely tutorial for me, who has ten guns awaiting rigging right now. 👍
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For Beginners -- A Cautionary Tale
Quimp Slattery replied to ccoyle's topic in New member Introductions
Well I’m glad that I wasn’t that silly. For my first build I chose the Vanguard Models Zulu which I built and was very pleased with despite having struggled with the new skills I had to learn. No, I wasn’t that kind of first time modeller. I was that kind of second time modeller! Excited by my success with the Zulu and suffused with as much enthusiasm as incompetence, my next purchase was the Victory Models Vanguard! It was as though I’d passed my test in a Vauxhall Viva and then on the way back from the test centre, bought an E-Type. Oops!😳 I had at least stuck with the same designer which made some sort of sense, but I quickly realised I was well out of my depth. Vanguard went into suspended animation while I built a few smaller, simpler, cheaper models and started to learn the trade. I’m still doing that and perhaps next year I’ll be ready for a 74 in 1/72 scale. Or maybe the year after… Maybe some of those over ambitious first time modellers who disappeared are also working away in embarrassed silence. I hope so because gradually overcoming my lack of skill, knowledge and experience is proving slightly more satisfying than frustrating, most of the time anyway. 🤣 -
No, I don't think I'll disregard your work, my friend. It looks a lot more correct than incorrect to me, and hugely better than the kit supplied items that I'm currently looking at. Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing the files.
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I think a global catastrophe would be required to bust open that well-glued structure. That's ten out of ten for the foundations Mr Johnson. ✔️
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It appears that the provision for the sliding keels makes the structure stronger rather than weaker, once built. You’ve made a good start to the build and the log. I like the lack of ‘waffle’ 😀
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I think it would be worth the extra work. 👍
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I like your work and your words and the kit looks pretty good too. This is one to watch’ 👀
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I might make a log of the next kit I begin. I’m currently in the middles.
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Tapering eight planks at a time is a very good idea. (I've been doing that one at a time. D'oh!) The hair drier idea is another massive time saver compared to my usual method of overnight drying. Thanks for these tips @Loracs, they will speed my production time enormously.
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Your lion is beautiful, a genuine work of art. I particularly admire his eyes.
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