Old Collingwood

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.

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Same as Yves👍

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I use one of these on many of my projects.

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37 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

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

Very welcome Denis.

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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.

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I love the lighting  - very very moody.

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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.

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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.

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Excellent work  going one  - lots of nice details.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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7 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said:

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

Thank you kindly Mike.

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All that work has paid off  Gorgeous Job    - thats about as good as those kits could be   - you should feel very proud of what  you have  done.

Pleaase please build  SS Canberra  if you can find one  - you could either do her as  she was as a liner  or  as she was  in the Falklands  carrying troops  and a bit beat up due to the weather.

Love your work.

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43 minutes ago, mfrazier said:

Richard,

 

Thank you for the kind words. I have had to put the victory aside for a while as there have been too many of life's little problems getting in the way. I hope to get back to it this winter. At the beginning of the year, my wife and I  both had the Covid 19. We were so sick for months, but eventually got better.

    Yes, the directions are very poor, but I  find if I  study them long enough, things start to make sense. I too have been and am following several of the other builds on here. This has been  a wealth of information and ideas. I am still second planking the hull and ready to cut the cannon port openings.  This has been quite a project as I had to move several ports to avoid the bulkheads and still keep everything  looking correct. I also found I  had to change the height of the upper ports to get the deck height correct for the cannons. I love building this ship, but this kit has been  a nightmare. The quality was poor and that was the biggest issue. I am only using the instructions ( term used very loosely) for mostly reference and using John McKay's book for my main references. I also had intended to put LEDs in the gallery mainly.  I have the LEDs and the power  supply but not sure I  will use them yet.  I too had a list of parts I wanted to order from Shape ways, but tried my hand a scratch building first and was pleased with my results and have cut my Shape ways wish list more than in half so far. I look forward to getting back to the victory. Good luck to you on your journey with Victory.

 

Mark Frazier 

 

 

Good seeing you here again Mark, sorry to hear of both of your spells of I'll  health,  look after your selves  - looking forward to seeing you back in the building swing.

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43 minutes ago, TheRedGnome said:

Thanks for the welcome Old Collingwood. One thing I've been seeing is that a lot of people build their ships in relatively the same amount of space that I have available to me, and the other half have power tools and a full blown shop.  The wife has started seeing me looking at workspace setups and asking if I'm about to head to the hardware store and buy a bunch of lumber to do the same. 

I think it depends on the size of your project  and the available space you have, also with the project  - it also  depends on the  scale of difficulty  of the kit  and range of your skills, this would affect how many tools  and other things you need to  work on your project.

As a kind of example  - my work space is our dining room table that I have commondered   and use just for my model building now, it gives me an area  of about 4 x 3 feet  but it does the job.

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58 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

To be honest, I was never a fan (as such) of the CH-46 or the CH-47.    The -46's had a problem early on with the aft rotor assembly/transmission falling off inflight.   The early -47 had an issue with "timing" but this was very early on during development where the shaft going to the forward rotor "twisted".    I flew in  CH-34's (loved that Wright Radial sound) and the -53.    Just me on the dual rotor birds..... but I'll still follow along.   

Yep something about the sound of the chinook  can always here one  miles away  when they do occasionaly come over.

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7 hours ago, Kevin said:

another nice build completed

Thank you kindly Kevin  - I try my best.

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8 hours ago, Egilman said:

Well thanks for having us along for the ride, quite pleasant if I do say....

 

But I had better get my butt in gear if I wanna become as good as you are getting.....

 

Nice work my friend....

Thank  you  kindly brother   - very nice of you to say.

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