NenadM

Thank you Marc, very helpful

Unfortunately, most of this I learned in harder way, because before CS I never worked with acrylic.

Now, I wash and clean brush every minute, use only tip of color on very top of brush, and at the moment when prepared acrylic on plate start to dry, wash it and use fresh one.

As I am stubborn, couple of thin brushes stayed at night in water can vertical ( !?!?! #$$@$$$) and I have learned my lesson

BTW, a boy with pink bike is home for winter vacation to prepare his exams in next 7-10 says, over winter holidays when university is not working. So, home is full

Make-up continues, slowly and carefull

Main works on make-up finished, little but significant corrections stil stayed to be done



Little details to shape. It seems as never ending story. Correct one point, mess another, fix it but mess third ...

Before



And after



I added a bit more yellow tone to the gold color on stern decoration, and it looks much better

Slowly going to the end of this stage

Thank you George, isn't She a real beauty ? /without a beast /

Thank you very much, Edwin, this is exactly idea for next few days. I am raising a glass of Shumadia tea to you too !!!!

Working on a model ... not mine ... helping Hothead with his card model of cubistic building for his exam - invent, draw in CAD and make it by cards ... not nnecessary he is doing fine, but nice evening to talk about everything (with Shumadia tea).I show him some brilliant card models from MSW (Doris, Dgbot etc) and (..he he..) told him he has a chance to be good ship modeler ... he said : "Dad, I am not crazy enough as you are ... Do what I have to, and that is it. You work two years and do almost nothing ..."

What to say ? He will grow one day ... and maybe discover dark side. His will, his happiness his decision, I respect that

Her Majesty is jealous ....

Outside first weak snow this year with red meteo alarm ? Quite, peace, only -1℃ without wind. Why ?

Denis, it seems you try to member me in your multi-building club !!!

I'll be honored, but ... if I can return 35-40 years ago in time, when I tried myself in plastic kits, and if on that time in Former Yugoslavia you can bye/order/import anything across border, then could be great chances to know about Revel and their kits and there could probaly be greater chance to find and make this challenge build of CS. Unfortunately, my today building seem to me to be large enough to start another ... "Only" 9 years to retirement (if attorneys ever retire ?) And then ... who knows ?

Denis, it seems you try to member me in your multi-building club !!!

I'll be honored, but ... if I can return 35-40 years ago in time, when I tried myself in plastic kits, and if on that time in Former Yugoslavia you can bye/order/import anything across border, then could be great chances to know about Revel and their kits and there could probaly be greater chance to find and make this challenge build of CS. Unfortunately, my today building seem to me to be large enough to start another ... "Only" 9 years to retirement (if attorneys ever retire ?) And then ... who knows ?

Ha, Denis, it seems that building of Cutty Sark is contagious
 
Happy hollidays, my friend

Thank you George, isn't She a real beauty ? /without a beast /

Thank you very much, Edwin, this is exactly idea for next few days. I am raising a glass of Shumadia tea to you too !!!!

Working on a model ... not mine ... helping Hothead with his card model of cubistic building for his exam - invent, draw in CAD and make it by cards ... not nnecessary he is doing fine, but nice evening to talk about everything (with Shumadia tea).I show him some brilliant card models from MSW (Doris, Dgbot etc) and (..he he..) told him he has a chance to be good ship modeler ... he said : "Dad, I am not crazy enough as you are ... Do what I have to, and that is it. You work two years and do almost nothing ..."

What to say ? He will grow one day ... and maybe discover dark side. His will, his happiness his decision, I respect that

Her Majesty is jealous ....

Outside first weak snow this year with red meteo alarm ? Quite, peace, only -1℃ without wind. Why ?

Thank you George, isn't She a real beauty ? /without a beast /

Thank you very much, Edwin, this is exactly idea for next few days. I am raising a glass of Shumadia tea to you too !!!!

Working on a model ... not mine ... helping Hothead with his card model of cubistic building for his exam - invent, draw in CAD and make it by cards ... not nnecessary he is doing fine, but nice evening to talk about everything (with Shumadia tea).I show him some brilliant card models from MSW (Doris, Dgbot etc) and (..he he..) told him he has a chance to be good ship modeler ... he said : "Dad, I am not crazy enough as you are ... Do what I have to, and that is it. You work two years and do almost nothing ..."

What to say ? He will grow one day ... and maybe discover dark side. His will, his happiness his decision, I respect that

Her Majesty is jealous ....

Outside first weak snow this year with red meteo alarm ? Quite, peace, only -1℃ without wind. Why ?

the kit can still be found.......even though it's been out of production fore some time now.  I think Revell is missing the boat for not producing that series of kits.   there were several in the series,  all at 1:96 scale.  only the Connie,   is the only one produced at this time.

Ha, Denis, it seems that building of Cutty Sark is contagious
 
Happy hollidays, my friend

Ha, Denis, it seems that building of Cutty Sark is contagious
 
Happy hollidays, my friend

glad to hear you got to spend the Holiday with your whole family.........kids can make you shake your head at times,  but they are always at an arms embrace    I have in my hallway......the second Revell Cutty I've built.   she waits for me.......a survivor of a move across the city, for me to repair her rigging and add the rest of it.   like the first one I did,  I will add the studding sails,  and make her just as grand as the first one.   I plan to do the same with the United States.........they add so much more 'body' to the ship.
 
the weight of plastic sails is really no different that cloth ones {plastic kit as opposed to a wood build}.   I think wood is a bit more sturdy that plastic though.......I think the yards will hold up better.  as long as the rigging is kept as close to 'zero' as possible,  you should have little trouble.     35 sails Nenad..........think of the fun you will have!   

Thank you George, isn't She a real beauty ? /without a beast /

Thank you very much, Edwin, this is exactly idea for next few days. I am raising a glass of Shumadia tea to you too !!!!

Working on a model ... not mine ... helping Hothead with his card model of cubistic building for his exam - invent, draw in CAD and make it by cards ... not nnecessary he is doing fine, but nice evening to talk about everything (with Shumadia tea).I show him some brilliant card models from MSW (Doris, Dgbot etc) and (..he he..) told him he has a chance to be good ship modeler ... he said : "Dad, I am not crazy enough as you are ... Do what I have to, and that is it. You work two years and do almost nothing ..."

What to say ? He will grow one day ... and maybe discover dark side. His will, his happiness his decision, I respect that

Her Majesty is jealous ....

Outside first weak snow this year with red meteo alarm ? Quite, peace, only -1℃ without wind. Why ?

Thank you George, isn't She a real beauty ? /without a beast /

Thank you very much, Edwin, this is exactly idea for next few days. I am raising a glass of Shumadia tea to you too !!!!

Working on a model ... not mine ... helping Hothead with his card model of cubistic building for his exam - invent, draw in CAD and make it by cards ... not nnecessary he is doing fine, but nice evening to talk about everything (with Shumadia tea).I show him some brilliant card models from MSW (Doris, Dgbot etc) and (..he he..) told him he has a chance to be good ship modeler ... he said : "Dad, I am not crazy enough as you are ... Do what I have to, and that is it. You work two years and do almost nothing ..."

What to say ? He will grow one day ... and maybe discover dark side. His will, his happiness his decision, I respect that

Her Majesty is jealous ....

Outside first weak snow this year with red meteo alarm ? Quite, peace, only -1℃ without wind. Why ?

Hello Nenad,Tis time to fill the house with family,happy holidays, good wishes to your son on upcoming exams,I raise my glass to you all,Cheers, Edwin

Yeah, thiny, fragille and very sweet !!!

Thank you Marc, very helpful

Unfortunately, most of this I learned in harder way, because before CS I never worked with acrylic.

Now, I wash and clean brush every minute, use only tip of color on very top of brush, and at the moment when prepared acrylic on plate start to dry, wash it and use fresh one.

As I am stubborn, couple of thin brushes stayed at night in water can vertical ( !?!?! #$$@$$$) and I have learned my lesson

BTW, a boy with pink bike is home for winter vacation to prepare his exams in next 7-10 says, over winter holidays when university is not working. So, home is full

Make-up continues, slowly and carefull

Main works on make-up finished, little but significant corrections stil stayed to be done



Little details to shape. It seems as never ending story. Correct one point, mess another, fix it but mess third ...

Before



And after



I added a bit more yellow tone to the gold color on stern decoration, and it looks much better

Slowly going to the end of this stage

Make-up of right side of Her started tonight after pretty zig-zaging day going here and there doing this and that, what all at the evening you just can not remember ... day passed, evening comes, peace felt down to all, and I continue to work.

She was silent, carefully watching what I did



Hour and a half ... enough for today ... I discovered that thin paintbrushes with acrylic paints have very short lifetime

Look at this:



This little curve on same top of paintbrush makes huge problems during work !!!! Straight look of painted line sometimes depends of 1/4 mm ... this curve gives to brush it's own will, to leave paint on places where brush wants, not on places where I want !!!

I gave up using cheap Chinese brushes long time ago, and by them in specialized artist shops, paying a lot, because I noticed this earlier. Usually and often I really take proper care of all my brushes of any kind, wash them often during work and dry them, change water often, clean cloth is always on my knee to be close, pick up paint only with top of brush, do not let paint to dry on brush in anyway, but, after couple of months using them, this just happened. I think during painting I spent more time in preparing drop of paint and cleaning brush than in direct painting

Reason - unknown. I suppose there is some chemistry in acrylic which reacts with natural hairs from paintbrush, and hairs curved by time. If you look carefully on second picture, you can notice a pair of hairs which just start going somewhere

What to do? Any "sharping" or cutting hairs on that dimensions, simply do not work, and things become even worst. I tried this, and only result is - bluffly brush, complete unusable.

Just I have to bye a new one

DISECTED EMPTY BIC LIGHTER / FINE CROCHET THREAD(side 3 to100/color ecru)
 
The masts on a ship in a bottle use a form hinge to "flatten" masts to fit thru bottle neck. Cut masts and place spring to rejoin masts, flatten out and incert into bottle.
 
The part where fuel comes out I used for belay pins(1:24)
 
The fine crochet(6 cord/mercerized) use for lines and sailmaking. Wax will dark thread, could be stained to your liking.
 
 
Great topic CaptainSteve, Matt.

Thank you Marc, very helpful

Unfortunately, most of this I learned in harder way, because before CS I never worked with acrylic.

Now, I wash and clean brush every minute, use only tip of color on very top of brush, and at the moment when prepared acrylic on plate start to dry, wash it and use fresh one.

As I am stubborn, couple of thin brushes stayed at night in water can vertical ( !?!?! #$$@$$$) and I have learned my lesson

BTW, a boy with pink bike is home for winter vacation to prepare his exams in next 7-10 says, over winter holidays when university is not working. So, home is full

Make-up continues, slowly and carefull

Main works on make-up finished, little but significant corrections stil stayed to be done



Little details to shape. It seems as never ending story. Correct one point, mess another, fix it but mess third ...

Before



And after



I added a bit more yellow tone to the gold color on stern decoration, and it looks much better

Slowly going to the end of this stage

Hey George, big hello and wellcome to theatre, to my comedy mixed with tragedy and exciteing episodes
 
Yes, She is something the most beautifull what, in my oppinion, ever appeared on sea surface. There are not (known by me) pictures of Her with stunt sails spreades, but ... I can imagine ... woow ... what a appearance !!!!
 
And that is my idea - whole sails spreaded
 
I have seen one Revel unfinished model, and noticed hudge problem with thin and fragile mast and spars. A bit more fastened rope than it have to be = breakage !!! How do you resolved this?
 
I expect similar problem with wood, and I am little scary about that, even I am far away from that stage
 
Thank you for your nice words and support

Make-up continues, slowly and carefull

Main works on make-up finished, little but significant corrections stil stayed to be done



Little details to shape. It seems as never ending story. Correct one point, mess another, fix it but mess third ...

Before



And after



I added a bit more yellow tone to the gold color on stern decoration, and it looks much better

Slowly going to the end of this stage

Make-up continues, slowly and carefull

Main works on make-up finished, little but significant corrections stil stayed to be done



Little details to shape. It seems as never ending story. Correct one point, mess another, fix it but mess third ...

Before



And after



I added a bit more yellow tone to the gold color on stern decoration, and it looks much better

Slowly going to the end of this stage