Old Collingwood

A bit more  work  on the pearl  I have now finished the rats on the lower mizzen,   next stage is  to work on the main  upper yard  attaching the blocks walkway ropes  etc.

OC.

Stunning work.

OC.

Tell you what mark  - cockpits in model heli's  you can basically  add what you want  to super detail them  - like  fuse wire  for  wiring runs, odds and sods of boxes  anything really   just adds to the  sense that its a one off  even if it is hidden.

OC.

15 minutes ago, CDW said:

Looks like a CH-53 office to me. 🙂

Great start, Mark. 

I always find my photos are a buzz kill because photos have a way of showing little details I don't see with the naked eye. A good way to "proof" your work.

I like the story, did the guys know it was a nudist camp ahead of time? We once had to do a job at a nudist camp here in Florida, and I gotta tell you, most of the folk at the camp were people I would never ever want to see in the nude again. Almost gave me nightmares for weeks afterward.

Hey!   I take a bath in the nude😝    not a  nice sight,    mark   the first coat of paint down is  not a worry  good thing about paint  easy to  touch it up - and  I believe if you use a really high power  magnifier to build/paint with,  when viewed at normal distance  you will find it will look superb,   as  Craig  said above  cameras  are terrible for exposing  tiny things.

OC.

I know it will turn out swell   some different  colours  from the normal  with that tri colour scheme.

OC.

Some lovely detail on those wings should paint up a treat.

OC.

Hi all,

Some good progress  today  - over four hours  on her,   I finished  rat-ing  the top main shrouds,  then  working from the top gallant down,  I  worked on the top gallant spar  firstly cleaning up and painting the two tackle blocks, these were then  lashed and glued in place  then I sorted a length of  lifting rope  this had  to be smoothed out with my normal method  of rubbing watery pva  in to smooth out the fray ends.

I started at the top  found the center point  of the rope length  then tied and glued around the top gallant block,  then I rigged them through the tackle and ran them down each side  through the lower shrouds  and tied off  on the bulwark hand rails.

Just the three pics  a couple out of focus and hand shake  but I think it shows what I have done.

As always  - Sincere Thank You for all the likes and replies.

OC.

2 hours ago, lmagna said:

It is good to see you back at the Peal again OC. Believe it or not you are on the down hill stretch and will be presenting it to your bride in no time. Ghostly dust and all.

Thanks lou,  its  really good to be back  on the  dusty ole thing.

OC.

3 hours ago, SigEp Ziggy said:

OC, I am glad to see you working on the Pearl again.  Welcome back!

Thank you ziggy, its good to be back.

OC.

She is looking Superb.

OC.

29 minutes ago, lmagna said:

Actually I found the list last year for a problem OC was having. Finding it today in the place I had stored it on my computer was MUCH harder! I have a tendency to hoard information like I do models, and sometimes my file system can use a little cleaning up.

And I appreciated Lou   helped me No end.👍

OC.

26 minutes ago, lmagna said:

They just finished refurbishing the real Memphis Bell and putting her up on static display. The pictures of the rebuild were amazing and it looks like she could fly. Too bad they didn't take her all the way.

Lots of Warbird  restorations happening over here  this year  have heard they are even talking about a second Lancaster  returning to the Sky  plus many  other single and double prop  planes.

OC.

1 minute ago, Canute said:

Saw an AC-130 Specter gunship doing his thing one night. 20mm, 37mm(I think) and a 105 mm for good measure. Charley would be hurtin', for certain. And we threw some CBU cans on top of all that. Wasting trucks on the Trail on Laos. The  gunship would mark the target with a call for the 20mm of sparkle and boy did it.

Those Ghostriders  were some planes.

OC.

What an excellent idea.

OC.

Very nice end result  Eagle to the ready.

OC.

11 minutes ago, Kevin said:

hello my friend, glad to see you back at the bench, hope you and family are well, the pearl looks great

Thank you kevin.

OC.

2 minutes ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Good to see you back at it!  The Pearl is looking awesome!

Thank you sincerely phil.

OC.

I'm  Back

I recharged my batt's  and found my mojo   - I decided  to  get out on the table  just what I needed  to continue on the Pearl,   this wasn't much just a few tools  etc,   I  got  the pearl  out of the display case  (still  with a layer of dust - but guess that adds to her ghostly look).

After checking were I add left off  - I picked up with the rats  going up the main tops, this I did both sides  - same procedure  of fine sowing thread  wrapped round each then a dab of ca  before trimming each end.

I then moved on to the main  top shroud  rats  starting  both sides.

It  actually didn't  feel that different  and I picked up quite easily.

Its good to be back.

OC.

What an amazing man SK was.

OC.

.50cal   1/72 scale  .....anyone building a B17  I wonder.

OC.

Do you recognize this little fella  lou?

OC.

19 minutes ago, Javlin said:

Snake bit! kevin

Nah!   that's a drink   - cider and larger mixed.

OC.

That was some rotor diameter on the 53  wasn't it something like 50feet?

With the flat black  I sometimes had the same issue  -  with me it was paint not mixed well enough  - then a  second coat on top.

OC.

Happy new year Bob,    you are doing an Outstanding job   she is looking so nice.

OC.

8 minutes ago, SigEp Ziggy said:

Excellent Job OC!  I had to bring this build up to the front of the build logs.

Thank you kindly ziggy, she now sits in the display cabinet.

OC.