Farbror Fartyg
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Thank you! I thought you might drop by sooner or later! Perfect timing too. The pressure's been dropping a bit in the boiler recently, I have to admit, but your post brought the steam right up! More carvings under the knife. Many many thanks to those who drop by and like/comment! Seriously appreciated! Sam -
Loos! Now this is my kinda ship! Sam
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Ok so not the prettiest grapevine leaf we've ever seen but it fills that empty space well enough to qualify.
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I guess old age and glasses of red beyond count are finally taking their toll. I forgot to bring my scalpels. But never fear! I brought the blades. Mother nature provides. Two small flowers. More to follow.
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HMS SUSSEX 1693 by 8sillones
Farbror Fartyg replied to 8sillones's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Crikey Sometimes you feel like you're 'pretty good at model making' but then you look at stuff like this, and realise you that you're not ... Hat off to a supreme artist Sam -
We're currently experiencing an almost riotous bout of shed constructing over here, but I've managed to sneak in a bit of work on Tulpijn too. New windows, made from a plastic medicine blister pack ( ... just hay fever, before anyone puts on the worrying-pants). The plastic had a nice crisscross pattern, so I just removed the foil from and cut to size. The work on the beakhead is also progressing: If the shed doesn't claim my life, I'll be back with more rustic folk art in a bit. Ta-ta Sam
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The promised (and, obviously, longed for) rain didn't fall but parts have been fitted nevertheless. The beakhead is going places. Witsen is probably doing backflips in his grave, but ... hey, it's summer. Cheers Sam
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Back for more, eh? There's rain in tomorrow's forecast so we might get a thing or two done. For now - I'm back again
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Nice to have you along for the ride, as always! The deck; well, 's 'spposed ta be that colour, innit ... That ijn linoleum. I'm sure it's off by about 1.59875 miles, but it looked alright when I compared it to painting tips and photos ... and ... I had me a pot of that brown in the paint box so ...
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Sorry! I guess that might have come out a sounding bit rude ... That wasn't my intention. I can give you a link list if you like.
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After a particularly long and nasty trek through the bleak and arid land where no ships are modelled, I'm back with a bit more Akagi. (If you added up all the Dutch 17th-century shipping I've eyeballed during my absence, the English would be outnumbered about 200 to 1, but just looking doesn't count, now does it.) Not much, but I've painted and attached a boat or three.
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The turrets and their surrounding area have recieved a lick of paint. Boats the size of over cooked jasmine rice grains are also under the brush. Sam
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And I forgot to say it: Popeye, my trusty sidekick from the toy ship "Tulpijn" build, it's good to have you on board the Akagi.
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Yep. That summarises what it's all about. BUT! Keep the info coming! One of the great benefits of build-logging your build is all the input you get. Hinoki or teak ... It may not really matter in the end but it's jolly interesting.
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Yerr and aye. Repainting is on the menu ... or maybe it isn't? Aargh the suspense .... Those of you who read the inaugural post of this thread will know that the Akagi isn't the end. Looking over the instructions for the kit, it looks like we haven't got all that far to go and I'm already thinking about what to build next. At the moment the Fusô is number one on the list, and she had wooden bits too. Perhaps you'll get to enjoy her with decks in glorious creamy light brown. Seriously though, I'm not going to commit seppuku over colours. Like I said, I'd like to stay in the ball park, but it doesn't have to be slam dunk.
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I thought that was later. As supplies became harder to come by, and the need to conceal certain construction projects became more acute, they switched to hinoki. That's what I've heard. I'm not going to argue about it though - I'm not in any way an expert (if there are experts out there, feel free to get the knuckle dusters out).
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I'm trying, I'm trying. A few minutes ago the admiral came into the kitchen (where I'm sat) to get something from the fridge. Passing me, she said in her very special "Oh-by-the-way" tone of voice: "Why is the colour of the upper deck different from the lower one?"
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Ah ... Friday beer and plastic kits - the finer things in life. I've attached a thing or two. One of the things being the most outlandish ship's funnel you're ever likely to lay eyes on (admittedly I'm far from "well travelled" when it comes to funnels.).
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Thanks! No, i didn't add a ring to hold the pinned turret in place, if that's what you mean, so the turrets are both movable and re-movable. I don't think I could have done it even if wanted to - the bottom of the piece the turrets are on sits directly on top of the bit below it, so there's no room to add anything underneath. Don't think it's going to be a problem. There's going to be a deck above the turrets, and it doesn't look like there'll be enough air between the turret top and that deck for the turrets to come completely loose. And, if I see someone holding the ship upside down, they'll get a headbutt. Thanks all around! ... scholars and gentlemen both, etc, etc You're too kind ... I'm just another chimp with a brush collection. Sam
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For me it's the other way around. I come from a 1:72 - 1:48 war gaming background so I'm used to tiny soldiers and tanks. I get intimidated by some of the humongous builds you see here, and the big kits in the hobby stores! A bit like moving from frying hot dogs to four course dinner ... Build those kits - you won't regret it. Oh, and post 'em. Sam
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After some painting, some thinking, and then some more painting and thinking, the Akagi has a planked lower flight deck. The deck has received several washes and dry brushes, using slightly different tones of woody brown. It turned out a tad darker than in my original vision, but I'm quite pleased with the result nonetheless. When viewed from a distance, all the different washes/dry brushes come together in a way that kinda mimics the way a deck is made up of planks with slightly different tones (due to natural differences in the wood, wear etc.) It has proven completely impossible, at least with my photographic equipment, to do the effect justice in photos ... but it's there ... trust me. (or maybe I'm all nicely bundled up in the local loony bin, on medication, imagining everything.) Turrets I wanted movable turrets (who doesn't?). showing how I went about it will allow me to introduce one of my secret weapons, meet Mr. Guitar String Drill:
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Since you mentioned art (yes, a mention is enough), you probably realise that the statement "There are no true colours." is the beginning of a slippery slope that descends into realms upon realms of wild eyed, cheese munching insanity ... Your painting suggestion is a good one. I'll do some tests. Better man those coastal defences! There are people who WILL go to war over the spelling of the "C"-word. Sam
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Thank you all for the input! It is much appreciated! I should have been clearer about what I meant yesterday, my bad (While I was doing the test strips I suddenly realised that it wasn't Friday, and that I had to get up the next day ...). This is how the deck in question, unpainted, looks on the model. As you can see, there isn't much that can be done about the direction of the planking, even if the real thing had been planked width-wise. The test strips They aren't meant to represent single planks! Since the planks are modelled on miniature, I figured I'd start by giving the deck a darker base-coat, and then dry-brush with a lighter colour to bring out the individual planks. THAT'S what I was trying to get across in the test strips - the lighter bands are supposed to be the individual planks, picked out with dry-brushing. I see now how no one in the entire universe would understand that from looking at the photos ... not one of my brightest art moments ... Colour: Yeah, I know the real thing had teak decks. And that teak is often a more reddish brown sort of colour. The thing is, I did some nosing around on Google, looking for pics of aircraft carrier decks, and teak decks in general, and to my eye many of them look a sort of sandy brown. The painting guide for this model, and others, also suggest using "Tan" for the wooden decks. There are slight variations, but the colour is light, sandy brown. That said, people perceive colour differently. I'm also looking for something that will work in the scale in question - how will the deck look on a ship seen from afar. And Sam, thanks for the tip! Shattered Sword definitely looks like a book I might enjoy reading. Added to wish list!
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