Old Collingwood

Im here mate  - looking forward to this.

OC.

1 hour ago, Kevin said:

Lovely work OC, coming along a treat

Thank you Kevin.

OC.

4 minutes ago, Canute said:

Sorry to read that, OC. Stuffing 10 pounds of stuff into a 5 pound sack. 😞

Thanks Ken, oh well  win some loose some   - I used to bin far more when I was younger.

OC.

2 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Sorry to hear OC.  Sometimes you have to wonder if the kit designer actually tried putting the kit together.  Seems a bit ridiculous to make things harder than they need be.

 

Indeed Mike,   trouble with this  was  - the galzing windows are slightly undersize  so they need a reasonable amoubt of glue to hold them,  then when its bolted up  - theres nothing taht can be done if they are loose.

OC.

Nice start mate  - looks a good moulding from what can be seen.

OC.

I have  scrapped this  after a disastrous  attempt to fit the cabin  windows  - they supply twice as many  round windows as is needed  (can understand why now)   anyway first attempt  drop them in then carefully apply liquid poly (as its the only glue I have)   but it was so thin  it ran down and hazed the  glass, so I was able to push them out,  second go  but using even less glue  - I gave them a couple of hours before deciding to attach the one outer shell to the inside unit, that went well  glued and secure,   but...................the  (enter rather cross word here)  windows had not secured and had pushed in  with absolutley  no way of getting to them to push them back or  re glue as it would have gone over the glazing  - so I have no choice but to scrap it  and put it down to one that beat me.

Oh well - back on with my figures.

OC.

24 minutes ago, Ekis said:

Ah but I look carefully from the beginning, and I read each coloring post of the miniatures and all the historical research!
As a Frenchman, and a history lover, you'd think I wouldn't miss anything in this thread... 😁

Thank you kindly,    there is Plenty more to come yet   - when I start on the building (next year)   then the Real diorama  building will start, the farm buildings  come in a kit  its an MDF  kit that needs putting together and painted, I will also be working on creating a base  with simulated  grass, trees  and a stone road  (I have read  sand paper makes good roads when painted).

OC.

Its looking really good  - the frame around the  acess panels look really impressive  - deffinatley worth all the effort.

OC.

4 minutes ago, CDW said:

When I was in high school, a friend bought a new '71 Toyota Corolla, just the basic model which sold for around $2,000 brand new back then. Shortly after he bought it, he was involved in an accident that did some fairly major damage to his car body. He felt certain the new car would be totaled by the insurance company and he would get another brand new car. In the meantime, he abused that car in so many ways it was ridiculous, but nothing he did ever seemed to hurt that car...it just kept right on going and going. The insurance did not total the car, instead they repaired the body. His mistreatment of that Toyota and the way it held up and ran as fine as a sewing machine convinced me of the quality of the Toyota's. You just couldn't kill them. Great cars! And cheap back then, too.

In the UK we have a series called  "Top Gear"  its a car test program  - anyway they tried to Kill a Toyota 4x4  dropped it  - set fire to it  and it just would not die, it was bashed up but still ran.

OC.

Just now, CDW said:

You already found it! ☺️

Yep,  thanks mate.

OC.

3 minutes ago, Ekis said:

In fact, his name was more probably François or Antonin, Cavalier in the 5th cuirassiers regiment. 😁
Bravo for the coloring!

Thank you kindly  - appreciate you having a look.

OC.

Just seen this  "Upss  re my other comment"    now I see your next project  - this will be cool.

OC.

34 minutes ago, Canute said:

They're "action figures", man. I said "doll" to a shop owner and got an earful for my offhand remark. Nicely done.

I used to love going round toy shops in the 70s  where I used to live we used to have giant one over Three floors  - they used to have a whole floor just on  Action Man  range of figures, Cloths and  equipment/vehicles  including a tank and  jeep.

OC.

So whats next  - car, plane, ship  or what   - always love watching your builds.

OC.

24 minutes ago, Canute said:

Nice one. What's his name (or nom)?

We could call him  "Ken the Cuirasier"    like Conan the Barbarian  but on a horse.

OC.

Very nice Denis, from a slightly different stance  I am Into  the Film Lost Boys (speak to Corey Feldham  and  Jamison Newlander  quite abit)    hoping to build a kit of one of them from the film when I find a  kit.

OC.

44 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

thanks Ed     it didn't come out too bad,  considering I dropped the ball on it.    Ltn. Jacob's plane came out a lot better........but the kit was free of defects.  I should be finished with that one next week     I got involved with one of last year's Christmas presents....you'll see  

 

thanks all for the likes  

Christmas,    "When was Easter"   - don't remember it.

OC.

Evening all,       I have finished the Cuirasier Officer  and placed him on his horse  - just needs the finishing flat coat.

OC.

Fine work mate  - she does look attractive in that paint finish.

OC.

That is well executed  - you did fine correcting those planks.

OC.

That is looking so Damn impressive  - really worth the effort with the sails.

Keep smiling my friend   all the best.

OC.

Looking good  - The "Pointy" end is looking  well - Pointy     - you are doing fine work  Not easy at  Full Scale   all your hard work will be worth it in the end.

As an example of a "Not"  very good project  - my late farther once built me a square wooden  paddling pool  -  it didn't work  fell apart  but the good news  - atleast  it watered the plants in the garden.

OC.

1 hour ago, RGL said:

Next is the 4” waist guns 

Supprisingly roomy inside the actual ones  - about the same size as a  family sallon, great work by the way.

OC.

4 minutes ago, Egilman said:

That is stunningly beautiful my friend, a brilliant execution of a powerful animal in action....

 

Understated but elegant as well......

 

Your getting very good at figures brother....

That is so nice of you to say EG,   I guess like all things in modeling  - the more practice we get  - the better we achieve things, kind of  pick up from mistakes  from before, I also have a better routine  for painting now   - before I used to paint directly from the bottle/pot of paint  wiping  the excess  on the rim,   now I use a flat dish  and just put in a few  drops of paint off the brush  and dilute with distilled water as required, that way I am able to get thinner layers down.

OC.

Evening all,   right  Black steed  completed  with all its normal attire, just needs a flat coat.

OC.