BLACK VIKING
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Peterairfix in RMS Titanic by Peterairfix - Hachette part work - 1/250 scale now *finished *
After many months I have finally finished one my big ships despite being a wooden ship witch I always struggle with I think I have a decent result
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BLACK VIKING reacted to ccoyle in Salmson 2 A.2 by ccoyle - WAK - 1/33 - CARD - in markings of aircraft flown by Capt. Arthur J. Coyle, 1st Squadron, US Air Service, Autumn 1918
Added the pilot's headrest and windscreens. The kit provide neither interior frames nor glazing templates for the latter; I made photocopies and used those as templates.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to PvG Aussie in HMS Victory 1765 by PvG Aussie - FINISHED - Scale 1:530 - BOTTLE
A short but productive day working on the gunwals, paint, masts and yards.
I needed to build the gunwales on the sides of the main deck. I used 4.0x0.4mm basswood. A little Tamiya Putty (Basis Type) made the edges fit in nicely. I also needed to build up the forecastle with 1mm thick basswood to avoid lowering the gunwales to accommodate the cannons.
By using the ready made diagram measurements, the masts and yards were easy to cut. The masts have a 5mm overlap which consisted of a filed recess to give the glue a flat surface to attach to and also help line up the mast sections. The threaded and glued ties also add strength and provide authentic effect. You may notice the colour coding on the mast bottoms so I don't get them confused. The top half of the mast are stained and the bottom halves are awaiting yellow ochre paint (as pointed out in my research). I used cocktail skewers and toothpicks for the masts and yards.
Finally, the first coat of Vallejo Yellow Ochre (70.913) and Vallejo Copper (77.710) were applied. As it works out, the divide between the TOP and BOTTOM blocks is where the waterline is. NB: I still have NOT glued the two halves together.
Tomorrow I hope to locate the portholes and start on the deck items and colour. Have a good one!
Cheers,
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Tim Moore in Triumph 3HW by Tim Moore - Italeri - 1/9
Those spokes look pretty good against a dark background…
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Old Collingwood in Battle of Waterloo Attack on La Haye Sainte Farm by Old Collingwood - 1/56 (28mm)
Afternoon all, just a couple of pics to show where I have placed the pelisse.
OC.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to fmodajr in Sovereign of the Seas 1637 by md1400cs - Sergal - 1:78 - to be hopefully bashed
Nicely done Michael!!
I hope all is well.
Frank
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BLACK VIKING reacted to md1400cs in Sovereign of the Seas 1637 by md1400cs - Sergal - 1:78 - to be hopefully bashed
Hi all,
It's been a while since I've had an update to post. Finally completed the installation of the guns to their four upper weather decks. added quoins as well
Here are a few images.
Thanks, as always, for dropping buy for a look - always so appreciated.
Cheers,
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BLACK VIKING reacted to mikegr in Rebuilding the fleet by mikegr - 1/700 - restoring old plastic models
I wanted to design and print the forward radar mast but my printer died. A replacement ordered but need to wait for a week.
In the meantime I finished the forward section. Removed embossed anchor chains and install new. Added few manifolds, boxes. Also the two machine guns forward. Weathering with light gray, decals and light weathering with darker gray. I finally installed the gun.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to RGL in The War Trophy by RGL - diorama with Fowler D6 steam tractor (DModels) and Krupp 21 cm Mörser (Takom) - PLASTIC
I’m not a smart man, I can only go to 4
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BLACK VIKING reacted to ccoyle in Salmson 2 A.2 by ccoyle - WAK - 1/33 - CARD - in markings of aircraft flown by Capt. Arthur J. Coyle, 1st Squadron, US Air Service, Autumn 1918
Eighteen cowl blisters done. 😵
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Knocklouder in Viking Drakkar by Knocklouder - FINISHED - Amati - 1/50
This journey is almost over, just a few things left to do, but not sure of which way I like to display it. With oars stoed or in the water. So most likely just going to let it sit for awhile then come back and add some extra stuff.
I may just paint the background , some sky, birds, fish jumping 😀 penguins maybe.
I have to wait a bit to completely finish, but it only touch ups and a bit of paint, so almost finished. Finished enough for me to cleanup the shipyard and start another model.
Thanks for looking. Hope it was fun, I had a blast. Looking forward to The King of the Mississippi River Boat, looks like a lot of tinkering, neanderthals love to tinker lol
Bob M.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to realworkingsailor in Curtiss P-40K Kittyhawk Mk III by realworkingsailor - Special Hobby - 1/72
Apologies for my near silence for the last few weeks, there have been a couple of developments in my life, one very good, and one not quite so good.
The not so good concerns my furry little helper, Freyja. A couple of years ago she ruptured her right cruciate ligament and had to undergo surgery to repair her knee (a TPLO surgery for all you vet types!). That all healed up exceptionally well, but with the caveat that if she’s blown one, the other will surely follow at some stage (generally sooner rather than later). Well, later happened shortly after my last post here.
A vet visit and yet another surgery, and I’m now in the process of nursing her back to health again.
She looks a little silly, with her shaved posterior (complete with butt sling), and the doughnut of disgrace (we don’t like the cone of shame, we have figured out how to chew it to pieces), but she’s recovering well and within a few months, she’ll be back to her old bouncy, energetic self.
I’ll leave the good development for a later time, but suffice it to say that it was a long time coming, and that I’m happy.
I’ll do my best to follow along with everyone’s builds, and post something when I can. And I will keep you all updated on Freyja’s progress!
Andy
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from firdajan in The Flying Dutchman by BLACK VIKING - first scratch build
Hi all sorry for the long delay but life has got in the way. I've been working on the yards and sails. These have been made from a old shirt that has been cut and distressed by rubbing them with rough sandpaper and then painted with different greens and browns.
Next job more sails
Thanks for looking
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from PvG Aussie in The Flying Dutchman by BLACK VIKING - first scratch build
Sorry for the late response as I've had one heck of a year as I lost my mum last year and we have moved back to Kent to be near No1 son .
I have attached some pictures for you to look at to show what I have been up to.
Thanks again for the comments and likes .
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from firdajan in The Flying Dutchman by BLACK VIKING - first scratch build
Hi all sorry I haven't posted for a while but life has certainly got in the way. But anyway back to the build.
The guns have been fitted on the gundeck and the sides.
I have made some lanterns and some weird sticky up things on the stern and fitted some wooden teeth things on the beakhead.
Next job making the main mast .
Stay safe all.
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from firdajan in The Flying Dutchman by BLACK VIKING - first scratch build
Hi all sorry I haven't posted for a while but life and stuff has got in the way. I have been slowly working away on the FD . I have finished the hull and have now put some details on the stern galleries and the sides. As I'm no good at carving I have used modelling clay to make the scary faces and strange fishy things and to make her look old and battered I have put some barnacles and clamy things on the sides. I need to find away of putting some smaller barnacles on the lower hull.
Thanks for looking.
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Old Collingwood in Battle of Waterloo Attack on La Haye Sainte Farm by Old Collingwood - 1/56 (28mm)
Evening all, more water gel in the wheel tracks and a few more puddles.
OC.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to 72Nova in Sovereign of the Seas by 72Nova - Airfix - PLASTIC
Adding some detail to the lantern and will need to address the gap between the poop deck and taffrail/stern, something I should've caught earlier but oh well and prep the deck for an offset Ensign staff.
Michael D.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to chadwijm6 in B-25J Mitchell by Chadwijm6 - HK Models - 1/32
Currently on a motorbike weekend in the south of England with some mates and today some of us visited the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovil. Actually very good with lots of interesting planes and helicopters...
And they had a Corsair with I took quite a few photos of, hopefully useful when I build mine. Recommended visit if you're ever in the vicinity.
And for those of you interested in the bikes we have various models and ages of Yamaha's, Aprilla, Triumph, BMW, Suzuki, Ducati, Kawasaki's, Honda and Moto Guzzi...
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BLACK VIKING reacted to RGL in The War Trophy by RGL - diorama with Fowler D6 steam tractor (DModels) and Krupp 21 cm Mörser (Takom) - PLASTIC
I was given a voucher for a presentation on ship weathering. So I was tossing up repainting the Morser and I decided I’d just do another one sans shield. Came out cost neutral
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BLACK VIKING reacted to CRI-CRI in Saint Philippe 1693 by CRI-CRI - scale 1/72 - French warship from Lemineur monograph
Late pics of my shipyard :
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BLACK VIKING reacted to chadwijm6 in B-25J Mitchell by Chadwijm6 - HK Models - 1/32
I've been having a play with mixing colours and trying some pre shading for the first time in the cockpit. I'm trying to get somewhere close to this..
First I built it up and then primed it with Vallejo Black
Then fairly heavily pre-shaded with white, all paints are Vallejo Air range by the way.
Then I mixed a combination of olive green, BS dark green, black, white and yellow until I thought it was close and then thinned to about 50%. Then applied 3 coats gradually.
I'll let that dry now and see how it looks. Then I'll hand paint the rest and do some light weathering. As it's going to be in a museum it shouldn't look too shabby I'm thinking.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to chadwijm6 in B-25J Mitchell by Chadwijm6 - HK Models - 1/32
There we go 😀 Thanks EG.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to chadwijm6 in B-25J Mitchell by Chadwijm6 - HK Models - 1/32
Hi all,
So I've finished the engines, well almost, still the exhausts to add to the rear of them although I don't think they will be visible at all.
I'm pretty pleased with these though.
Shame that not too much is visible when built up... Dry fit test to see what they will look like reveals not much!
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BLACK VIKING reacted to chadwijm6 in B-25J Mitchell by Chadwijm6 - HK Models - 1/32
Slow and steady progress.
There are 72 parts per engine. You can't fault the detail. And that's before you put the exhaust stacks on.
If the rest of the kit has this much to it though, I'll finish sometime around Xmas....2026! 😁
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