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Found an interesting research source today…the site of the team that made the scale version of the Black Pearl for filming https://www.jduncandesign.com/work/project-two-8wzh7 some good clear pics for me, especially details around the cat heads and anchors The amount of weathering and gunk on the bottom of the hull are also interesting super cool stuff made by very professional modellers with exceptional pedigrees……unlike me🤪
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Vincent Black Shadow by CDW - Revell - 1:12 Scale
Twokidsnosleep replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
You are very welcome, It totally helped me too As for MFH kits: Brough Superior, Black Shadow and maybe a Cobra car….all pipe dreams and there are so many others Maybe sell of the big stash and use the money for those?? 🤔 -
Cannot go wrong with combination mechanical hold (nails) + glue This is looking great, will follow along
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Vincent Black Shadow by CDW - Revell - 1:12 Scale
Twokidsnosleep replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
The black shadow spoke pattern from the gorgeous MFH kit Shows the over under pattern well
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Vincent Black Shadow by CDW - Revell - 1:12 Scale
Twokidsnosleep replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Superb work! It makes the spoked wheels so much better, nice job -
Happy little blackened screaming heads temporarily positioned on the starboard side I busted one and lost another to the floor Yes they will all be aligned perfectly when they are fixed to position…everything is a dry fit here
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Planning the deadeye supports using some brass pins and some black wire for the wrapping
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I would appreciate some knot tying input here Am trying to tie off the anchor line that is quite thick. Internet searching finds an “anchor bend” my attempts at this knot..it still needs the seizing part at the top whaddya think?? Am I way off base here??? Help!!!!
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Wow Talk about heavy metal this is really building up now👍🏻
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There we go; these will look better evened out and painted, but will be very functional I thickened the beam across the two supports with a white styrene piece and it made things less flexy
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Ooo good question, yes the Dutchman would be a good next ship project I have a few other unfinished builds I want to get done, The Miss Budweiser Hydroplane is among those Have the Blue nose kit and would love to find the Gotheborg Swedish wooden kit but it is out of production
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Well this was a thing. Getting some more ‘deck furniture’ ready before the ropes of rigging are in the way adding brass pins so it fits tight to the deck and won’t pull up easily I broke a belaying pin with little effort🙄 I don’t trust this styrene is areas of stress so repaired it with brass…and will replace the rest of them the same way Then testing of weathering the flat black hull Some grey cement pigments. There will be some rust as well and salt wash lines This stuff can be wiped away with water so is easy to control degree of weathering
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I agree These polyester 'ropes of scale' are fantastic to work with and the results are very encouraging More work on the bow and you get another angle view of the gammon rope I have started to fit in the cathead block for the anchor support and the starboard forward side dasher is now glued in
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Thank you The polyester is lovely to deal with. It holds the knots fairly well and stays put as I wound it around. A bit of fun trying to thread it through the base part but it went ok Mind you , I have not used natural fiber rope before so cannot really give a full comparison
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Bowsprit and Lower foremast are cemented in. I did a metal rod in Bowsprit and pinned it to the foremast so things won't move The two mast locked together The anchor line is in and test fitting the railing up front Then I added the Gammon rope to the Bowsprit. A bit fiddly and not perfect but it will work
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Vincent Black Shadow by CDW - Revell - 1:12 Scale
Twokidsnosleep replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
oh cool, love to see some pics of her Trying not to be that guy that post pics of all his work to steal others thunder I made a Black Shadow into a Café Racer If you wanna see, you can read my build thread on my other non ship Forum home here: https://intscalemodeller.com/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=28658 -
Surprisingly, there are not better figures at this scale I am assuming copyright infringement law is a big issue in stopping production of film based figures But your figures modified well….I agree they would be easier if just cast/printed in resin or styrene and not that ABS snot they used
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Thanks OC I have seen the bottom ones but not those in the first pics. Excellent!
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I am about to head into putting up masts and the rigging stages.... which is a bit intimidating This is a six minute 'summary of modifications so far' video
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Messing around with some vinyl Sparrow logos for a pirate flag…a good friend made these for me onto crate paper I have some fabric for sails that I will try and get these on or used as a template
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Oh no. Don’t panic you have not ruined everything. they don’t look that bad. Leave them a day and re-group Then: test the alcohol wipe on one test sanding the end grain a bit on another You will find a way to make it work…won’t the ropes cover most of the end grain areas anyways?? Hilarious as I was thinking about using my Fiebings USMC black on the deadeyes I made…maybe I will test drive ONE maybe a bit of a dip in pre stain evener first 🤔 There is an old saying: if you cannot be a good example, be a terrible warning 😊
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Alright, my goal this Victoria Day long weekend was to finish the brass work for all three masts done!…,wasn’t easy, some burns, some screw ups, some swearing and some back to starting boards Everything is still loose here and not in final positions or perfect alignments All three attach to their respective mast differently. I would love to say this was on purpose to avoid confusion, but it is truly just poor planning on my part. ‘I have kept the plastic masts as back up I suppose. It is easier to create something when you have the real thing to copy from This sucker is going to be hard to work on and photograph as I get all the masts and such on. Largest kit I have built so far, other than a Space shuttle and her launch pad…that was TALL!
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If you haven’t seen this before, Jay Leno takes an old Alfa out for a blast in California It looks like it would be so much fun!
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Oh wow such a great car, congratulations on the purchase, especially if you got a bit of a deal as these go over $1000CAD easily This enters into a bit of a large scale model car obsession area of mine…. I have, ahem, a few cars at this scale and make of kit. Some parts messes, some full kits, one partly started and two finished but needing refurbishing This was my last 1/8 car purchased a couple Christmases ago…a bargain for a weathered old beauty and then there are a few others😉😊 Monza Bugatti Testarossa F40 Non Pocher 1/8 cars: A few Jag E Types and a Corvette Stingray round out the 1/8 scale stuff Yes, I am actually insane. But hard to turn down a bargain when it presents itself. I got these all before prices zoomed skywards. Would love a Pocher Mercedes and the Porsche911, but the prices are not appropriate anymore. Ya, so that’s me
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