Old Collingwood

3 hours ago, king derelict said:

Interesting stuff OC. Did you see The Corsicans hat is up for auction?

Alan

No   I  never   knew  that  mate  -  bet  that  will go  for a  bit.

OC.

Morning all,    just  been  surfing the  net  when  I  came across  a bit  of info  about  Napoleon  -  after his  defeat  at  Waterloo and  his surrender to Captain Frederick Maitland of HMS Bellerophon off Rochefort in 1815, he was taken to Plymouth Sound UK  where he remained on board, 26 July – 4 August, while his future was decided. This event caused a local and national sensation as thousands took to the water,  here  is   a  painting  showing  his  holding  before  his  departure.

I think  it  was  very  interesting   due  to  my build  and also  our  previous  past  living   in Plymouth  over looking the  Sound  Harbour.

Drawing off the  net  not  mine   (not  quite  that  old  lol)

OC.

Thats an  impressive  little  dio  -  very nice.

OC.

Congrats  on your wins  mate   -  I  knew  you  would  do well.

OC.

Superb job Craig   -   excellent  in every way.

OC.

Excellent work  on  this   -  incredibly   delicate looking.

OC.

43 minutes ago, FriedClams said:

Nice progress OC.  The wall looks very authentic.

 

Gary

Thank  you  kindly  Gary.

OC.

That  is  an amazing  rescue  -   that   gloss   hi sheen  finish  looks  amazing.

OC.

Good  luck  Greg.

OC.

Evening all,   just been  playing around  with a  few of  my  existing  photos  and I decided  to  have anther  go  at them  -  I copped the  one  photo  and  the  painting  of the  inside  the  courtyard  of LHS  I  just   brought the  levels  up a  bit  to  make the scene pop  a bit.

OC.

Thats  some  complex  work   going on there  mate   -  its  really  taking shape  and  looking  very impressive.

OC.

Fantastic  to  see   you  back  on this   and  Brill   news  about  the  sucess  with   your  sight,  I do  understand  about  you  changing  what  you  felt   stood out  on your   build,   we   are  our own   punishers  and  critics  with  our own works  -  look at me  with my  re doing  of  the paintwork on my figures.

Looking forward  to seeing more  now  you are  back  in the  seat.

OC.

Lovely  job,   Im  a  sucker  for  a  Lotus   my fave car.

OC.

That  paint  finish  is  Amazing.

OC.

All ways  did  love the  shape  of Scharnhost   -  think  she had  really  nice   lines.

OC.

Great  start  Craig,    that  body  has a  resin  look to  it  -  nice details.

OC.

This  came  out so  nice  -  build  -  paint   loverly  job.

OC.

Very  nicely   done  Craig.

OC.

Morning all, just a tiny update - I have been working on my Lifeguard and Dragoon Guard painting their Whites and Rifle Brown details, I foregot to take pics as I got disstracted.

OC.

Good day all,    right  then  -  I think I have cracked it,  I mixed  a  larger  amoubt of my Lucky  ultra matt  with a  couple  of drops of satin  and  this  is the  result.

OC.

Lovely job Craig   -  really nice finish.

OC.

5 hours ago, Canute said:

You're on the right track for the horses, OC. The ones across the road are pretty shiny, when they're clean and dry. The cavalrymen had to keep their horses clean and fit, or they'd become infantrymen.  😉 That slight sheen sounds about right. 👍

Thanks Ken,    I   put a coat of satin  over all  my horses,  but I think they came  out a  wee bit  too  shiny,  so  next  step  will  be  a  mix  of  my matt  and  satin  to  calm it down a bit.

OC.

Hi  all,    I am   currently  playing around  with  the correct  shade  to  my  Horse  bodies  - mane  and  tails,  as   many  photos  show then to  have  a  slight  sheen  to  their  coat  and  not be  dead flat,   I have  a  satin  varnish  shade  I can use  -  I just  don't wont them too  shiny.   I am  also  taking into  account  how  dirty  they would  have  been from all  the  mud  and the  heavy rain  over night.

But  think  full  on  dead  flat   wont  cook it.

OC.

4 hours ago, hof00 said:

Hi OC,

Personally, I'm just following along.

I enjoy the detail and the "Wots next" installment.

 

Your project is awesome as, I am sure, will be the finished result!!

 

Cheers and Regards,

 

Harry.

Thank you kindly  Harry.

OC.

5 minutes ago, king derelict said:

The updates are one of the highlights of my day 

. Excellent work

Alan

Thank  you  Alan.

OC.