Old Collingwood

What a lovely thing  you are doing.

OC.

I'm In   love the Sherman.

OC.

That is looking really nice  - the black look so nice.

OC.

I did mine after I had second planked  - just small pieces of 1mm  strip.

OC.

1 hour ago, mfrazier said:

I wonder how far down the planking goes. From photos, I see the planking runs in two directions (perpendicular), but I  can't find a photo showing how far down it goes.  ( maybe that is way other builds don't do it). 

When I did my HMS Greyhound  I planked ontop of my keel  ans all the way up the beakhed  and even the rudder post, I use 1mm  strip (I think)

OC.

I think that piece just slots underneath the main figurehead  working with the angle of the beakhead  -

OC.

Dont foreget you still have to plank the beakhead  - that will  alter the thickness.

OC.

7 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

Been awhile since I looked in.  Well done, OC. She looks great.

I am so chuffed and pleased that Still after all this time  our family is still finding the build I did of interest.

Thank You All.

OC.

1 minute ago, mtaylor said:

Not going to like that OC.   But a good point about volatiles and flame.

Thanks Mark,    just shows how a few minutes  loss of concentration can be  monumental.

Sorry for the de rail.

OC.

12 minutes ago, CDW said:

Long ago, I made the mistake of using it as a degreaser on a 1:1 automobile engine bay. In addition to degreasing the engine it stripped the paint. Not advisable to let it contact any polished aluminum parts as it mars the finish. A very potent product but it's supposed to be environmentally friendly.

So have to be careful with certain chemicals products  - slightly off topic (sorry)   my late farther  aircraft engineer, decided to clean out a  petrol paint stripper tool  using petrol  BUT   he then decided  to dry it out in front of an open fire..............(((((BANG)))))    My dad ended up in hospital for Two weeks with First degree Burns   and my nans cottage where it happened had to have the front wall rebuilt.

OC.

18 minutes ago, hamilton said:

Great work OC - I just looked through your log with my young son, with whom I've been watching these movies - he loved it and I did too! Congrats!

hamilton

Thank you so much, it was a real adventure to build  I am so glad that I went with the figures,     I am thrilled  you both loved it.

OC.

1 minute ago, Edwardkenway said:

OMG!!!! how I missed this build is beyond me!!! It is an absolute brilliant model. The figures just give it that extra zing. I'm just disgusted with myself that it has took me a year to find it. You've done yourself proud OC😃

Please forgive my lateness in coming to this log😟

No problem at all Edward  Im just glad you liked it  - it was a very passionate build  set out as special work for the admiral,  it was spured on by us both loving Pirates of the Caribbean  films,   and also getting  its blessing from one of the cast who I chat to.

It proved to me what you can do with plastic  as it can work along side wood.

OC.

24 minutes ago, jwvolz said:

Looking good!

Thank you  Joe,   keep up the good work on yours.

OC.

To my eyes  that is looking fine - cant see anything wrong with that.

OC.

Would your deck planks not lightly sand up  to smooth them slightly?   I know in real life they would have had a lot of abuse and wear and tear, I always wanted to achieve a bleached  aged wood affect on mine uisng the wire wool/vinegar jar system,  then a few coats of flat clear to seal it all in.

Not sure if that helps my friend.

OC.

5 minutes ago, James H said:

Nowt wrong with that! 👍

Thank you James,   she is a Beautiful  kit   very accurate and goes together so well.

By the way  Thank you for creating this section  - it is becoming so popular with so many  lovely builds.   I mean - you should pass on to Chris.

OC.

40 minutes ago, Egilman said:

Looking good my friend.....

Thank you kindly EG.

OC.

9 minutes ago, john_weiman said:

Continued progress on the ship. Require some help. Would anyone be kind to recommend how to shape the end rigging in place on the belaying pins. Some of the cord is so light that I am wetting the cord, and holding in place until dry with weights, but if anyone can advise the best way to shape the end rigging it would help me, thanks in advance.

How about brushing onto the ends  some PVA?

OC.

Looking good.

OC.

Good evening all   hope your all in good health,      right then  I did  another hour on the spit,  firstly  I fitted the two ailerons  straight forward  procedure, then I fitted the wing tips  - again glued straight on with no fuss,  what amazes me is the scale cord  thiness  of the wings  just like the real thing.

OC.

Some sublime engine work  there  - lovely.

OC.

24 minutes ago, VTHokiEE said:

What a great build! I love what you did with the figures! I’m hoping to add some atmosphere with figures as well (more than a little nervous about painting them though, I get shakey hands). I grabbed a few Amati cast figures that will hopefully fit the bill (sadly only 4/6 were in stock when I ordered, I’ll have to see if I need the other two when I get there).

Thank you kindly,   I thought the figures would give it some life  - tried to represent the characters  from the Film,    will look forward to seeing what you do with yours.

OC.

Keep at it mark  - you are doing a great job   - you might have finished  the tiles when the lock down is over, we should celebrate then  - everyone round to yours for a few  jars.

OC.

Excellent work greg  - well and truly  "well used"  comes to mind.    great work on all the detailing.

OC.

Let me put it this way  - one of my fave bands of all time is Evanescence 😉

OC.