Jump to content
NRG Photographic Model Ship Competition - All eligible to enter - Reduced memberhsip fee - JULY 31 ENTRY DEADLINE ×
New Banner Ad Sponsor - Epic Engravers - Great plank bending machine (also bends thin metal sheets) and unique engraved coins to label your model displays! ×

chris watton

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,208

  • Joined

  • Last visited

Community Answers

1

See answers

81 Followers

See all followers

About chris watton

  • Birthday 11/21/1966

Contact Methods

  • Website URL
    www.vanguardmodels.co.uk/

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Forest of Dean, Gloucester, UK
  • Interests
    Ships and cars.

Recent Profile Visitors

26,064 profile views
  1.    chris watton reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Victoryby ECK - OcCre
  2.    chris watton reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Harpy 1796 by Glenn-UK – Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale
  3.    chris watton reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Harpy 1796 by Glenn-UK – Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale
  4.    chris watton reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Harpy 1796 by Glenn-UK – Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale
  5.    chris watton reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Harpy 1796 by Glenn-UK – Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale
  6.    CTDavies reacted to a post in a topic: Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates Volume 2
  7.    UTBill94 reacted to a post in a topic: Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates Volume 2
  8.    chris watton reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Sphinx by KurtH - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - First POB Model
  9.    chris watton reacted to a post in a topic: A flag from Trafalgar flown by HMS Spartiate
  10.    mgatrost reacted to a post in a topic: Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates Volume 2
  11. Liebre started following chris watton
  12.    brunnels reacted to a post in a topic: Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates Volume 2
  13.    brunnels reacted to a post in a topic: Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates Volume 2
  14.    scrubbyj427 reacted to a post in a topic: Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates Volume 2
  15.    GrandpaPhil reacted to a post in a topic: Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates Volume 2
  16.    KentM reacted to a post in a topic: Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates Volume 2
  17.    KentM reacted to a post in a topic: Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates Volume 2
  18.    thibaultron reacted to a post in a topic: Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates Volume 2
  19. chris watton
    I agree!
  20. chris watton
    Or a much nicer and up to date kit of Eggs'n'Bacon! Not sure if the figure looks like Russell Crowe - but bear in mind, at 64th (which will be the main scale), it is rather small. No plans on retirement.....
  21. chris watton
    OK, the other day, I had my final STL file for one of the two Aubrey figures. Unfortunately, my white primer went a little 'bitty', so doesn't look the best, but you can see the general details - this will be included in the kit: I also decided to design the hand pump bodies and brackets for 3-d printing, as having to make up 6 of these would be a little boring to do for the modeller. My sample Surprise photo etched sheets are also now with me, all I have to do now is finish building up the hull and take pics for Jim to work from - Time is just melting away...
  22. chris watton
    It's going well! The more complex the designs, the longer these things take. A lot of CAD work, so nothing to show as yet. I can tell you the decal sheet is done and has been delivered, and most of the resin print production is done. It is quite a large and complex kit with many pre cut and pre engraved parts, the latter more than even Indy, and all of this takes time to develop. Once I start cutting my final designs and build it up, for Jim to follow, I can post pics of my final prototype build, but until then, it is all just on CAD, on my PC. This applies also to the photo etched files. I need to complete these at the same time the laser cut designs are more or less cooked, and those are 90% done. Rest assured though, this is all I am working on, although I do get side tracked a lot due to having to produce more stock for current kits....
  23. chris watton
    My fault, I really should have added an explanation in the manual. The tiller that you see is auxiliary - there is another tiller arm a little further down the rudder. If you look at the rudder, you can see I simulated the start of the lower tiller arm (a little stub near the top, but lower than the deck tiller arm) If you also showed a picture of the actual rudder, the lower tiller stub would be seen.
  24. chris watton
    Very beautiful job you have done. I have sad many times, I am always amazed at the very high quality of work I see on this forum, and your Alert is right up there!
  25. chris watton
    I like pre cut timberheads for kits - the alternative is a very tedious job for the kit purchaser....
  26. chris watton
    Very well done, Kevin, you should be proud!
  27. Zvr started following chris watton
  28. chris watton
    Those look fantastic!
  29. chris watton
    Damn, I thought I put more than enough deadeyes in - I shall add a few extra for future kits.
  30. chris watton
    I did already email you with my answer, so here is a portion of that emial I have already sent you you: I have used MDF for the past 18 years, starting at Amati - I am very surprised you did not know this! As I have explained countless time now, for some of the more complex designs, ply was no good, why? Because the tolorances on the thicknesses are comical, they can be anything between 2.7-3.4mm for a 3mm thick sheet. This is OK with very simple kits (just a simple keel and a few bulkheads), but not when so many parts need to slot and interlock well - using ply would be a disaster, as batches can vary a lot in thickness. Also to add, when sanding the bulkheads, it is much easier as the material is all the same.
  31. chris watton
    OK, now in stock (Finally...) The Viking ship "Oseberg" Version 3 (Ships of Pavel Nikitin) – Vanguard Models Captain John Smith's Shallop - Ships of Pavel Nikitin – Vanguard Models
  32. chris watton
    I finally have my Pavel Nitikin shipment! They will be live on the website later.
  33. NW Ship Builder started following chris watton
  34. chris watton
    On a separate note, I should have my shipments of Pavel Nitikin Viking ships and John Smiths Shallop kit arrive next week - I can tell you that the shipping costs were horrific...
  35. chris watton
    This morning I was sent the renders for the alternative figurehead for Surprise (and I suspect the one that most will use). Both versions will be included in the kit. Still have a lot of time to spend on this development...

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...