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Old Collingwood
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Superb finish James - so much detail you got out of her. OC. -
Yes I think some of pics vanished. OC.
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And still more added including my KGL mounted Captain - getting there. OC.
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Thank you so much Alan. OC.
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I did a count - I have nearly a Hundread figures in my dio so far with about another Fifty or so still to add, not to bad considering the space I have 3ft by 2ft. OC.
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Like in my pic further up I added some strips of wood in between each frame - way to do that is to measure the gap both port and starboard and and after making sure the frames are true to the keel - cut and glue in place the wood strips working your way down each corresponding port and starboard frame, I used a block of wood that I knew was perfectly square and sat that where the frame met the main keel frame, that way you not only get a true frame to keel but also adds strength to the skeleton stage of the build. OC.
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Thank you hamilton, I followed the Rabbet and Bearding line info also before doing it in my build - also the addition of extra fram fillers helped alot. OC.
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Like Hamilton said - this was the most difficult - confusing stage of the build for me - it took me days if not weeks of trial and error - testing adding wood fillers and asking lots of questions to try to correct the errors in the kit. OC.
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Frame no12 needs to be sanded flat where it meets the keel (keeping the natural curve but making its lower point level with the main fraim) this way the planks will follow a natural flow up to the rear when you start planking up from the keel. Hope that makes sense. Check out my pic showing a natural smooth line - OC.
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I picked up a little tip (I am yet to try) I was finding Vallejo Surface Primer (Black) dries with a slight sheen and not a nice flat surface like other primers, so an idea floating around was to add some matt acrylic flat coat to it, the idea is that any normal acrylic colours on top of it should adhere better and be a proper flat shade (as Blue acrylic on mine was not drying flat on top of my un altered vallejo primer. OC.
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I have seen this kit somewhere on the net. OC.
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Evening all, right some more progress today - I cut away the bases on a bout Ten figures then placed them on the roadway and orchard then took a few pics (some with flash in darker conditions) OC.
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I have been thinking (steady boy) I will have some figures in my stash that will be left over from my build, I could do a couple of small dio's with what I have - possibly a Scots Grey (Union Brigade) running from a French Polish Lancer, and even a French Imperial Guard facing off aganst the Britsh Guards. OC.
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Lovely work Jack - really unusual. OC.
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You are so correct Alan, its such a difficult thing to look realistic, I may leave that one out and just attach all the other figures I am working on. OC.
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I probably worded it wrongly - meant the pan by the striker near his face, there is also just the slightest hint of smoke coming out of the barrel. OC.
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So I had a go at some wool smoke - I added a small blob - ball type bit on the breech and tried a bit coming out of the muzzle, but I wasn't convinced as it just looked like wool, so I removed the muzzle bit but also had to cut away the bayonet (not a problem as some did not have their bayonets fixed) I also cut away at the smoke on the breech till there was only the smallest bit left, this is about as far as I would go - just cant make it life like. OC.
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Morning all, think I found out the secret to getting a nice flat finish with my Lucky Ultra Matt varnish, after a thorough shake (my arms are still shaking now lol) I put a small amount in a dish then after loading the brush I removed most of it against the dish wall, then I removed even more on some tissue, then when I ran the brush over the figure it was like just adding a slight wet finish in a really thin layer - yep it seemed to have worked. And long last a few pics - sorry for the poor quaility quick shots in the kitchen. OC.
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Now that is taking shape - lovely job Chris. OC.
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Morning all, while re flat coating my figures - (I have done about 50 so far) some are taking a couple of coats as my dreaded Blue is being stubborn, I have also been doing lots of reading from all the different Waterloo links, and I have decided to leave my Polish (French Guard) Lancer out of my dio, as they did not actually come near to the farm but took part further towards Hougoumont and further in the centre attacking Ponsonbys Greys charge, but in exchange I have decided to add a couple of British 95th rifles that I will place on the road at the extreme end near the kitchen garden - they will be placed pressed against the wall because of the Lifeguards blasting past. OC.
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This is a Great finish - really nice. OC.
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Amazing work Greg - you should seriously see if any nautical museums would like thease for display - they are up to standard with out doubt. OC.
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Look at that engine - (now where did you put the model one you was working on) OC.
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