Old Collingwood

Yep, echoing   what Denis  said  - hope all is Ok with you and your family?

OC.

15 hours ago, shipman said:

Old Collingwood, I have something very similar; it's called an Olfa 'P-cutter'. Like any other sharp tool, if you don't give it your full attention it takes off with a mind of its own.

 

I agree with the visible detail assessment of the 1:98 kit. I was meaning the smaller ship scales as I mentioned earlier.

Also good for smoothing round  masts using the inside curve.

OC.

Was going to recommend  heat  with a plank heat bending tool  - they type thats like an electrical soldering iron with a  rounded section on the end to heat the planks  - works well on soaked planks.

OC.

Really nice.

OC.

52 minutes ago, bosco72 said:

New to building kits where do I post, thanks. 

What type of kit/kits are you building or want to build?

Welcome by the way.

OC.

3 hours ago, Roger Pellett said:

I have often wondered about the logistics of being a reinactor who chooses to be a cavalryman or dragoon.   In addition to owning a horse, you would need to have a way to get it to the reinactment site, a place to board it, vet bills,  etc.  Here in the US, horses are referred to as “hay burners” because of their large appetites.

 

How about reinactors who belong to horse artillery units.  Who owns the horses?

 

This would have to be a way of life, not a hobby.

 

Roger

Indeed Roger   and very costly  if you take it to extremes,  if you are just a basic pike man  - its  quite an easy and cheap way in  - they will even lend you some gear/clothing till you can either maker your own/have someone  make it  for you or buy it.

OC.

Evening all,   I got a bit more done on the "Wokka Bird"   first  I glued the two sections of the cabin bulkhead together, then I  removed the rear cabin floor and did small amount of tidy up around the edges  - then I applied a couple of coats of the main Grey colour,  then when dry  I have masked out the floor ready for the darker Grey colour.

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4 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

I'm in for the ride on this one - great start on a great subject OC!

More than  welcome Mike.

OC.

Amazing work  - truly  museum quality.

OC.

15 hours ago, Louie da fly said:

I love your storage box for the figures. Keeps them safe from harm. I keep mine in a clear plastic box but the principle's the same (and mine are quite a bit smaller).

 

Here in Oz you could never get anything like those numbers for 17th century re-enactment - or any other period for that matter. 

 

I understand why they do it (to minimise the injuries to cuts and bruises), but it's always bugged me - in the real world those pikes would be held horizontally, not vertically. See this video of the Battle of Hastings re-enactment in 2006 - the spear work starts at 7.25.

 

 

 

Thank you for the link,   I was really into the whole reinactment society  - still have a few internet friends who take part  for either the English Cival Society  (ECW)  or the Sealed Knot,   I have alwys loved the Royalist side  ( I dont know  something about the look of a Cavalier)  I toyed with becoming a member as a Royalist Dragoon, but  I have never been on a horse.

I still love the whole thing but from my armchair.

OC.

Same as Yves👍

OC.

I use one of these on many of my projects.

OC.

37 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

she's a sweet looking model.......great subject     count me in too OC! 

Very welcome Denis.

OC.

3 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

fantastic job on the Harrier OC........super looking base as well     good that the little nuances towards the end of the build didn't take away from the finished results  

Thank you kindly Denis,   You know me   - never an un-eventful  journey  keeps everyone on thier toes  stops  you all falling a sleep.😀

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Found you now  - just got my chair    - looking forward to this.

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Thats a good recovery mate  - I did have to look a few times to see the  hick up.

OC.

I love the lighting  - very very moody.

OC.

28 minutes ago, Canute said:

Gotta leave the tailgate down and keep an LED flashlight/torch handy to peek in, then.

I will be leaving the ramp down and both front windows open.

OC.

8 hours ago, TheRedGnome said:

Of course, of course.  I guess I should have put a /s in there somewhere, but thinking back on it I'm sure y'all see a lot of newer modelers going out to buy a bunch of tools and such that they don't actually need (or know how to use), and then fall out of the hobby.

 

At most, I'll be purchasing some wood to make myself a basic tool holder, one of those shelves with a bunch of holes in it that the tools sit in, so they're not all over my desk.  I might also get some stuff to fabricate a better building board, since right now mine is just a flat/smooth 2' by 1' ceramic tile that I got at Home Depot on clearance.  The only major purchase I'll be making in the near future in regards to this hobby is something to hold my plans better.  I've been looking at magnetic white boards on rollers and will purchase one later this fall/winter.

Sounds like a plan, dont foreget to start a build log when you deside what you want to build.

OC.

Excellent work  going one  - lots of nice details.

OC.

Shame  - when its buttoned up  it will be next ti impossible to see these details.

OC.

3 minutes ago, Canute said:

Mmm, the smell of tobacco smoke, hydraulic fluid and who knows what else in that waffle batting. And what looks like the circuit breakers on those 2 lower panels. You're capturing the colors nicely.

Thanks Ken.

OC.

OK!  lets get this into perspective  -  we build  our models in our forum  we all  use our skills and turn out some Amazing work, But, this is on another level  with this level of skill on a full size  media  - Amazing.

OC.

Hi all,  right straight in   - The kit starts with the inside cabin/cockpit bulkhead, this has shelf with different items on it  - and the other side of the  cockpit entrance  is  some pipework and wiring,  basis steps of primer - paint layers - details - shading  then  highlighting.

Its a start  not looking too bad.

OC.

7 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said:

OC - masterful job of a beautiful subject!  Congratulations on a fantastic build!

Thank you kindly Mike.

OC.