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Old Collingwood
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Indeed Mark, trouble is I am waking up parts of me I have not used for ages - kind of got out of condition and lazy lol, I have Six doors to paint both sides Seven Door Frames the whole lengths of skirting including down the staircase - but trying to do it clean without splashes so I am using my trusty small brush - Hard wearing emulsion on the doors and satinwood on the frames and skirting. Down stairs is done. OC. -
I'm still about folks - just been side tracked by painting the house wood bits - taking forever and talk about back ache. OC.
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Thanks Ken. OC.
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Evening all, the Tirailleurs are done and I have built the Drummer. OC.
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Thank you kindly Craig. OC.
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I love your explanation about building the ladder as I also have a couple to scratch build using (wait for it) lolly sticks for the sides and an unknown source for the rungs. OC.
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Evening all, I managed a couple of hours on the build this evening, I couldn't do more as I am in the middle of a house paint and its taking up all my time and energy "boy do my limbs ache after so long of none use" so straight on with painting the back packs, I had already painted the Great Coats next was the Brown of the actual packs - after drying these I worked on the straps then a bit of touch up, still a fair bit more to do. OC.
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Really nice work Chris and the name is excellent "Spice the main brace " mate. OC.
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This work is looking amazing Greg - really first class work, I think this is one of your best. OC.
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More room in the back (less legs) for passengers should have said MSW members 😇 OC.
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For anyone curious about my painting of the tiny buttons - I have to hold the figure till the light catches the shadow of the button then using my finest brush 00000 (5/0) then with the finest bit of paint on the tip just touch the button more like a glancing blow, that using my optovisors - biggest problem is keeping my hand still enough. OC.
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HMS Vanguard looks excellent - that is one kit thats been seriously missing in a decent scale kit. OC.
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Hi all, a bit more progress tonight - I had painted the last of the details on the bodies inlcluding the Shako Cocade Tri colour version, then the brass buttons on the jacket and cuffs, then I started on the back packs - first thing I had to do was trim a small amount of the tails from the jacket bottoms as they had the shorter versions, then after a clean up they were glued in place. The first stage of the painting is the Grey coat on the top of the back pack, then a small bit of Red detail tooked away between the ammo box and the sabre, more to follow. OC.
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Hope you got a bottle of something for the christening? OC.
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Evening all, I gave in - couldn't help it so I have relented and taken some more pics of my progress (I'm sure you don't mind) - I finished detailing the muskets then I gave them including the hands a wash to bring out the shadows, after I attacked the gaiters (these were not going to be great as the moulding was actually just trousers so a while back I tried to scrape and file the lower area of the leg - below the knee to show where the gaiter would hold the trouser bottom In) I painted a few layers of Black to just below the knee but left Two of them with there trousers intact (they had lost there gaiters in the battle). I then used my lighter skin colour back on the hands to highlight them mainly on some of the fingers palm of the hands and knuckles, just the buttons and the cocade on the shako then It will be time to work on the backs containing the haversacks and coat tail details / ammo box sabre etc. OC.
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I thought of that after googling the name and this came up - I quote - OC. Amerigo Vespucci Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian-born merchant, explorer, and navigator from the Republic of Florence, from whose name the term "America" is derived. He became a Castillian citizen in 1505. Between 1497 and 1504, Vespucci participated in at least two voyages of the Age of Discovery, first on behalf of Spain and then for Portugal.Wikipedia
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So my next stage is to do the staps White on the muskets then the Black gaitors and shoes - then a bit of dirt/dust on the bottom sections of the legs (remember the ground was muddy from the previous nights down poor) OC.
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Thank you so much Gary for saying that and for looking through my build - it means a lot. OC.
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Amazingly Good mate - did I see a set of steps with hand rails at this scale 😲 just don't know how you do it - must have eyes like a hawk and fingers like a surgeon. OC.
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You should do a christening party when you name her - perhaps invite some of the gang round from here. OC.
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Evening all, still more progress this evening - I worked on the hands and Muskets, only took me another 3 Hours to do the group, I wont put any pics on as they must be quite repetitive - will wait till all of the Tirailleurs are finished. OC.
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