Old Collingwood

I agree with Barbossa.

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13 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

looking super OC........you do nice work on figures  

Its a challenge denis  as  the plastic  the figures is made from is that horrible soft  stuff  and cant  very well be sanded/cut/scraped  or filed,  it tends to leave little rough pieces stuck to it   and cutting the base's away to just leave the feet  is another pain.

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Here is a deck scene on the Pearl   showing the pirate crew  I have been trying to emulate,   from the net.

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Just to affirm what lou has said about the flaps at stand still - I found this on the net -

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That is a Good Solid start  I like the worked out testing  for each stage.

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4 minutes ago, rkwz said:

Love it! Brings the ship to life.

Thank you.

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More figure making today  - I started with a  boat hand,    then I made a  tops  lookout   starting to get the hang of it.

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3 minutes ago, Beef Wellington said:

Loved catching up on your progress OC, not usually a fan of figurines, but those figures fit right and give a great sense of scale.  You really did a great job painting them, and the rigging is looking terrific.

Thank you sincerely for saying that Jason, really means a lot.

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39 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

hmmmmm,  I think women were bad luck on these ships.  captain's choice though  

Elizabeth Swann  was frequently on the pearl  because of her links with the RN commodore (farther)  and  closeness to Will Turner.

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As pat said  - lovely work.

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46 minutes ago, SigEp Ziggy said:

I found it, only wish I had found it sooner.  Great job on the Pearl and crew, sails?

Thank you ziggy,   lots of interesting stuff goes on in this here section  - some superb  company  to boot.

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Welcome to the winged section  -  count me in  I have my comfy chair ready.

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Wowzer  look at all them  - superb work Phil   amazing work.

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Just  saw the latest posts  - superb tidy work Jeff.

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Next stages with the crew  is to add a lady figure  who will represent  the  commordore's  daughter, also  we want a  couple of crew climbing the shrouds, and a few more on deck. possibly one or two up in the tops.

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29 minutes ago, SigEp Ziggy said:

Very cool OC!  I can't seem to find non-ship builds or understand 'pointy end'

 

PS I think I found it under 'shore leave', I will check it out and maybe even post there.

"Pointy end"   was about planes having a pointed nose (most of them)   would be good if you started an aircraft build yourself.

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What a great start  - that radial  looks Superb.

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1 hour ago, robdurant said:

Thanks OC. It is a fabulous model to work on. My only problem with it is that I simply can't find the boat to follow it with. This really was - and continues to be - my dream build. With that said, some of Chris Watton's future offerings look very tempting. It would just be a question of space. 

 

Having build a Frigate, I don't think I'd want to do anything with more guns. I find the the repetition is somewhat wearing beyond a certain point. I'd also need to find somewhere to put them!

 

Anyway - plenty of work still to do on this one yet.

Yep I understand  about the guns  - I was feeling the same with my Greyhound build  - and I hadn't even got to the canons yet.

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Next on the  crew production line  -  Jack Sparrow - ish   (captain).

And a poop deck scene showing both so far.

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Hi all, more progress,   figure  number one placed  on look out on the poop (he was facing the wrong direction on the forecastle).

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1 minute ago, Kevin said:

its the pointy end

 

Thats a long tail  -  at the end of it😉

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2 hours ago, SigEp Ziggy said:

AIRCRAFT BUILD SECTION!?!  Where is that?

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Very nice work - what a Superb looking Frigate.

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10 hours ago, marktiedens said:

As I start adding the wales,I need to decide which paint scheme to use.  The plans show 2 different paint schemes - one has the black & yellow following the line of the wales,the other has the black & yellow following the line of the gunports.  The first would be relatively easy with the wales black & yellow between the wales.  The second would require a LOT of masking & trying to get a straight line over different thicknesses.  Since I am not the best at painting I am leaning toward the easier one,which seems to be the pre-1798 style according to the plans.

 

Mark 

Sounds like a plan mate,  I think painting across  different profiles  is very akward  even with masking.

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10 hours ago, Nirvana said:

My deepest condolences for you loss, and sincerest gratitude to a very beautiful detailed USS Missouri build.

We are like a big family, sharing what has been lost but also gained, like new friends.

We are all here for each other, to support no matter the issue.

 

So well said.

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