JohnReid
-
Posts
161 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Events
Everything posted by JohnReid
-
Congrats! this is not an easy build but the Fokker is worse, so bad that I turned mine into a wreck for my Fokker diorama.Cheers! john.
-
I use clear matte lacquer spray or brush as there is no change in wood color and dries very quickly.I have used it on my woodcarving too for decades with no change in color.Cheers! John.
-
Coming right along,Love it. Cheers John.
-
Love the deck work ! When I built my Victory I piled up a stack of planks and lightly glued a piece of black paper to the pile and then cut out each one with a razor blade.No glue marks were showing on the finished product.Cheers! John.
-
Great idea ! there are a lot of Victorys around including mine.If I had to do it over again I would love to do HMS St. Lawerence which was actually larger than the Victory and built at Royal Navy Dockyards Kingston Ontario Canada.It actually saved Canada during the war of 1812 as it was the largest ship on Lake Ontario where both sides knew whoever had the largest ship would win the war.After that the Americans turned their attention to the Atlantic.This battle was as important to Canada as Trafalgar was to the English but because Canada was under the control of the English at time it got little recognition. Good luck with your Vanguard.Cheers! John.
-
https://www.facebook.com/groups/195998674197262/ I won't be posting to this thread anymore.please see my Fantasy build under scratch built models.
-
These pics were taken using natural light.
-
The first few pics were taken under artificial lighting(incandescent bulbs)The rest were taken under a combo of incandescent and fluorescent bulbs which is closer to natural lighting.
-
I am building a ship similar to Victory and am interested in buying the kit for using the hull to modify it to look like HMS St. Lawerence.I would also consider trading most of the Confederacy kit fittings and photoetch but not the wood. Cheers! John.
-
This ventilation port will be one of many installed in the forecastle where the crew is quartered on this pirate ship.The weathering is essentially the same except I added more raw umber to the nimbus grey /raw umber mix in order for it to be more visible against the color of the hull.I may add some lighting to this piece from handheld lanterns as the pirates search the ship for treasure.
-
Nice model.It shouldn't be too difficult to restore.Take lots of pics though before you start.Cheers! John.
-
Eventually, the holes in the hull will be a nice moss green.The steel nails will be removed.The false frames are made from wood strips ,painted and weathered before application behind the planks.Use your nimbus grey raw umber mix for this.The two fuzzy pics give you an idea how it all blends in from a few feet away.
-
Buffalo Bill's Stagecoach by JohnReid - FINISHED
JohnReid replied to JohnReid's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Dylan please see a topic that I have started in the Painting and Weathering section of this site. It is basically the technique that I used for the stagecoach.Cheers! John. -
The bow as it is now is like one large blank canvas to work upon.So far I have just applied my usual nimbus grey and raw umber mix in very thin coats until the woodgrain is just barely covered up.I then hand sprayed on thin raw umber with a toothbrush.I used small nails to temporarily fasten the planks to the frame.The nail holes can be hidden by just putting some water in them to swell the wood back out to normal or you can use them for wooden tree nails or iron nails.I will be using iron nails just because I like the rusty look. In order to break up this large blank surface, I will show some of the underlying frames by cutting some ragged holes into the planking.As I pointed out earlier there may have been gunports painted on this area for further intimation but our egalitarian pirate captain has decided to allow the crew to escape the crowded and smelly conditions below deck and load it with treasure instead.
-
We have known each other for a long time now Ken but it never ceases to amaze me over the years how much of your time you have spent giving back to the model building community.I know that it is not easy to be constantly interrupting your own builds to take pics and write up the text to go with them.Thank you for all you have done to promote our hobby.Cheers! John.
-
Buffalo Bill's Stagecoach by JohnReid - FINISHED
JohnReid replied to JohnReid's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Hi Dylan. I have the technique written out somewhere on my computer now it is just a matter of finding it. -
Love the 74 .It probably was the best design of a warship ever.
-
I see that your build is really coming along nicely.Cheers! John.
-
Comin along nicely Ken.
-
Buffalo Bill's Stagecoach by JohnReid - FINISHED
JohnReid replied to JohnReid's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Thanks, guys! The wood tone is my standard nimbus grey and raw umber.the sign is actually a copy of what was on the real thing.
Our Emblem ®
