Craigie65
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Craigie65 reacted to clearway in HMS Indefatigable 1794 (prototype) by James H - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - FINISHED
oops cheers for the correction!
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Craigie65 reacted to chris watton in HMS Indefatigable 1794 (prototype) by James H - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - FINISHED
The later razee's were cut down old 74's, Indy is a cut down 64 of the Ardent Class, same class as Agamemnon.
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Craigie65 reacted to clearway in HMS Indefatigable 1794 (prototype) by James H - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - FINISHED
these were converted from first rates to combat the new yankee frigates (constituition didnt get the nickname old ironsides for nought)!
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Craigie65 reacted to chris watton in HMS Indefatigable 1794 (prototype) by James H - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - FINISHED
She wasn't called a 'Super Frigate' for nothing! lol
(Vic is missing a large chuck of her stern, so the sizes can be deceiving)
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Craigie65 reacted to glbarlow in HMS Indefatigable 1794 (prototype) by James H - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - FINISHED
Indy was one big frigate, razee or not. Surprised it’s they’re that close in size.
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Craigie65 reacted to James H in HMS Indefatigable 1794 (prototype) by James H - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - FINISHED
Not great photos, but I have been asked several times about the size of Indy compared to Amati's 1:64 Victory prototype, so here's a couple of photos for you.
Remember that the angle of the first pic makes Indy look bigger than Vic. It isn't! That's why I did a photo of Indy sat on Vic's lower gun deck.
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Craigie65 reacted to chris watton in HMS Indefatigable 1794 (prototype) by James H - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - FINISHED
This will be Indy's colour scheme, more or less
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Craigie65 got a reaction from thibaultron in Looking for Advice on Making Custom Stencil/Decal for Ship Name
BECC vinyl lettering may be an option.
Xtradecal do decal lettering, you might be able to do something with lettering used for military vehicles
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Craigie65 reacted to DB789 in Nisha by DB789 - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Brixham ‘Mumble Bee’
I was visiting Devon this weekend and managed to fit in a visit to Brixham (had to bribe my wife and kids with lunch at Rockfish in return). I knew Pilgrim wouldn’t be there from her sailing schedule, but Vigilance was. I’ve taken some detailed photos which may be of use for modellers of both Nisha and Erycina.
Vigilance was the last smack to be built in Upham’s yard in Brixham in 1926, the same yard as Nisha was built in 1907. She’s much larger than Nisha at 78ft and a ketch rather than a cutter. In size and rig she’s more similar to Erycina but has a rounded transom.
Vigilance has been significantly modified. Most notably a deckhouse now stands where the main hatch would have been, the trawling gear has been removed, there’s a metal frame supporting the boom and mounting instruments astern and portholes cut in the hull sides.
I’ll add a few more posts detailing things that I thought were of interest.
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Craigie65 got a reaction from AJohnson in Nisha by Glomar - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Brixham 'Mumble-Bee'
Hi Glomar,
Really good to see you are still progressing. I like the paint scheme. I have never used Plastcote - although I have seen a few rants about it!
I think it is just the black that needs touched up, the bit at the waterline looks to be in the black section. If you hand brush you will see there is a difference.
My instinct would be to re tape and spray the black , but it is your call.
Don’t forget the bowsprit hole😉
looking forward to seeing the next pics.
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Craigie65 got a reaction from Glomar in Nisha by Glomar - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Brixham 'Mumble-Bee'
Hi Glomar,
Really good to see you are still progressing. I like the paint scheme. I have never used Plastcote - although I have seen a few rants about it!
I think it is just the black that needs touched up, the bit at the waterline looks to be in the black section. If you hand brush you will see there is a difference.
My instinct would be to re tape and spray the black , but it is your call.
Don’t forget the bowsprit hole😉
looking forward to seeing the next pics.
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Craigie65 got a reaction from Peanut6 in Nisha by Glomar - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Brixham 'Mumble-Bee'
Hey Glomar,
Look at plan 3 to give you an idea of where the waterline is. The boot topping is the waterline. One word of warning, the plans are about 15% smaller than 1:1.
Also the manual has pictures of how to use a waterline marker and the painting sequence. It has all been well thought out by Chris W and well documented by James H.
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Craigie65 got a reaction from longshanks in Erycina by Craigie65 - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Plymouth Trawler
A good weekend for progress on Erycina.
Timber heads, capping rails and wales all added. Paint work needs a bit of a touch up, especially at the rear below the wales where I have green showing. But that is for another day.
Had to do a bit of surgery on the rear capping rails to get the transom rail to sit well. Of course this was after I had painted and glued it in position. However it was relatively straight forward, although I may fettle the rear a little. We will see.
Some shots of work done
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Craigie65 got a reaction from AJohnson in Erycina by Craigie65 - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Plymouth Trawler
A good weekend for progress on Erycina.
Timber heads, capping rails and wales all added. Paint work needs a bit of a touch up, especially at the rear below the wales where I have green showing. But that is for another day.
Had to do a bit of surgery on the rear capping rails to get the transom rail to sit well. Of course this was after I had painted and glued it in position. However it was relatively straight forward, although I may fettle the rear a little. We will see.
Some shots of work done
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Craigie65 reacted to glbarlow in HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale
I won’t 🤣
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Craigie65 got a reaction from wool132 in Erycina by Craigie65 - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Plymouth Trawler
A good weekend for progress on Erycina.
Timber heads, capping rails and wales all added. Paint work needs a bit of a touch up, especially at the rear below the wales where I have green showing. But that is for another day.
Had to do a bit of surgery on the rear capping rails to get the transom rail to sit well. Of course this was after I had painted and glued it in position. However it was relatively straight forward, although I may fettle the rear a little. We will see.
Some shots of work done
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Craigie65 got a reaction from AJohnson in Erycina by Craigie65 - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Plymouth Trawler
Time to get the timber heads done. After much procrastination I decided to paint them in green to match the bulwark.
I held each part in a clip to sand the char and gate. Couple of swift passes and each is done. A bit tedious but a chance to zone out with some music.
Could not find any double sided tape in the house so used masking tape to hold the pieces for spraying. Need to remember not to cover the letters or I will never remember the order!
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Craigie65 got a reaction from JpR62 in Erycina by Craigie65 - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Plymouth Trawler
Time to get the timber heads done. After much procrastination I decided to paint them in green to match the bulwark.
I held each part in a clip to sand the char and gate. Couple of swift passes and each is done. A bit tedious but a chance to zone out with some music.
Could not find any double sided tape in the house so used masking tape to hold the pieces for spraying. Need to remember not to cover the letters or I will never remember the order!
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Craigie65 got a reaction from longshanks in Erycina by Craigie65 - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Plymouth Trawler
Time to get the timber heads done. After much procrastination I decided to paint them in green to match the bulwark.
I held each part in a clip to sand the char and gate. Couple of swift passes and each is done. A bit tedious but a chance to zone out with some music.
Could not find any double sided tape in the house so used masking tape to hold the pieces for spraying. Need to remember not to cover the letters or I will never remember the order!
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Craigie65 got a reaction from chris watton in Erycina by Craigie65 - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Plymouth Trawler
Time to get the timber heads done. After much procrastination I decided to paint them in green to match the bulwark.
I held each part in a clip to sand the char and gate. Couple of swift passes and each is done. A bit tedious but a chance to zone out with some music.
Could not find any double sided tape in the house so used masking tape to hold the pieces for spraying. Need to remember not to cover the letters or I will never remember the order!
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Craigie65 got a reaction from wool132 in Erycina by Craigie65 - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Plymouth Trawler
Time to get the timber heads done. After much procrastination I decided to paint them in green to match the bulwark.
I held each part in a clip to sand the char and gate. Couple of swift passes and each is done. A bit tedious but a chance to zone out with some music.
Could not find any double sided tape in the house so used masking tape to hold the pieces for spraying. Need to remember not to cover the letters or I will never remember the order!
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Craigie65 got a reaction from longshanks in Nisha by longshanks – Vanguard Models – 1:64
I am also mightily impressed that there are no stealers on the stern. I had two!
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Craigie65 got a reaction from longshanks in Nisha by longshanks – Vanguard Models – 1:64
Love that pump Kev.
Must admit I was unsure what that post represented. I think it is described as a tow post in the parts list.
I swithered on using black grey but decided as I was not shading or highlighting flat black would do.
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Craigie65 got a reaction from wool132 in Nisha by longshanks – Vanguard Models – 1:64
Love that pump Kev.
Must admit I was unsure what that post represented. I think it is described as a tow post in the parts list.
I swithered on using black grey but decided as I was not shading or highlighting flat black would do.
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Craigie65 got a reaction from Prowler901 in Erycina by Craigie65 - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Plymouth Trawler
A bit more progress with the colour scheme added. I used Vallejo paints, sprayed on with my airbrush.
I wanted a very dark overall scheme, so the green I plumped for is German Cam. Dark Green. The black is well black. The red is Vallejo’s Mecha Range dark red with a few drops of cavalry brown.
Decided to paint the inner bulwark green and now need to decide if the timber heads will be black, green or left in natural wood. The capping rails will be black so that might make the choice of colour for the timber heads for me.
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