knightyo

A little warpage in the parts makes the project more interesting anyway. 😄

Alan

2 hours ago, Overworked724 said:

Nervous but moving on. The bulkhead former has that slight twist. Moving on...

 

If it were me, I'd do anything I could to eliminate the twist in the bulkhead former before proceeding, or it will cause substantive headaches later in the build.

Alan

Ordered and received!  It's now shedding COVID in the garage.  I can't wait to microwave it and then read!

Alan

18 minutes ago, BobCardone said:

Cool idea! I'll have to try it when eggs aren't so scarce (at least in Florida).

I also wanted to thank you for creating this log. I've never been satisfied with the finish on my basswood Syren, and your log has been a gold mine of great information. Your model looks sensational!

Alan

1 minute ago, BobG said:

Thanks, Alan, does the black color stay on well and not rub off when handled?

I don't think it rubbed off at all, Bob.  Although, if the nails stayed in the bag for a longer duration and blackened up more, perhaps some of that might have come off?  I'm not sure; it's an easy test to do however, provided you can find eggs which haven't been hoarded. lol

Alan 

26 minutes ago, BobG said:

Alan, what is the effect you are referring to? Blackening? Do you have a photo you can post?

Yes. I've attached a photo showing my experiment with the egg method. As you can see, there was a variation in color.  I think I should have left the nails in the bag with the egg a bit longer.  In fact, they may all be going back in the bag, as I'm going to use them for my Nina instead of my Syren.  Still debating that tho, as the Nina hull is very dark, and I kind of like the variation in color on these. 

I'm also going to take off the poorly done hinge straps below, resurface the overall finish of the sides and replace with more "darkened/blackened" copper straps at some point on my Syren.

Alan

If you guys want to stay away from chemicals, a number of overboiled eggs mashed up in a Ziploc bag with your parts also creates a pretty cool effect.

Alan

33 minutes ago, Edwardkenway said:

I have had Citadel/Games Workshop paints for years,  they are very good paints.

I'll second the recommendation on Citadel paints. I don't think they can be beat.  I'm not a good painter, but the paint is so easy to use, the below came out pretty well.

Alan

The new hearing aids are now adjustable thru your phone.  You can apparently adjust them while in restaurants to focus on sound coming from directly in front of you, so you can hear your admiral better.

Alan

The hull looks fantastic, Mark.  That should make for a great planking surface!

Alan

3 hours ago, cog said:

None! They are currently quite static

lmao. That was superb.

Alan

That canopy work is absolutely gorgeous.

Alan

2 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Small tip  - when your parcel arrives from china  -  sanitize it  - just in case.

 

OC.

I was thinking the same thing!

Thanks Josh   I found the music for free within Youtube for that one.  I think I like the music better than the video I made. lol

Alan

Excellent video.  Thanks Craig!

Alan

Thanks Mike!

It was a lot of fun to do a POB and not worrying whatsoever about aligning planks from side to side.

Alan

(I'm thinking of adding rigging as well since the masts are not glued in, and everything can be taken back out of the bottle fairly easily)...

Alan

So this build log will certainly be different.   For years now, my Syren and Triton builds have been gathering cobwebs, and also my Nina, which I ironically undertook in order to have at least one fully complete model in my display case.   When I was asked to create a ship in a bottle, it was with some hesitation that I undertook the project.  I did it since it was to be an extremely small model out of card.  How long could it take, right? 😏

I should have created a log here, but since the build would be so quick, it felt like a log would be a bit superficial so I decided to take video of the project instead.  

Now that the project is done, I'm thinking it would look far, far better with weathering.  If I weather the model, I'll post pics as normal.  Overall, this was really a fun little project.

For those wondering, I should actually be able to make progress in the "normal" shipyard in a few months!

Alan

21 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

 

Their model is exquisitely detailed and goes way beyond what Moebius did with their 1/144 kit. The ART MASTER 3D model comes fully assembled and painted by Japanese artist. It measures 5 feet 4 long and is a replica at the scale of 1/10th of the original prop created by Kubrick and his team. The price is way crazy at more than $14,300 each plus an additional $650 shipping fees. Unfortunately, even if you had the money, the list of orders is already closed.

 

14k!?!? Well.... If anyone would still like one of these, I'll go ahead and build one with this level of detail for only 10k.

Alan

It looks like the decal is already on, thus too late for Mark to apply gloss coat to the model before application.  Should he remove the decal and redo?

Alan

This log was so much fun to watch, I didn't want it to end!  Another outstanding model.

Alan

13 minutes ago, RGL said:

I didn’t know the point of the star had to go up! 

It also has to point "forward" on the wings. 😁

4 hours ago, Edwardkenway said:

if I  wasn't going to copper it

 

I did the same thing with my Syren.  The coppering allows us to practice planking, with all our errors being forgiven by the coppering!

Alan

1 hour ago, Tigerdvr said:

OK, I'll be the party pooper here and take the heat for whispering that some of the fuselage insignia are up side down.

Bunker gear on.

RGL, a wonderful job on the build and log.

 

Cheers, Harley 

I wish we could have a little microphone in front of Greg right when he reads about this. lol.  

On 1/17/2020 at 3:57 PM, lmagna said:

 special earphones for the TV and...........

Do you wear hearing aids by any chance or need to get them?  I've needed them for years, and am finally going to get them (invisible, in-ear canal).  Apparently, they can also be configured to receive input from the TV...  

Alan