Old Collingwood
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Quite a large plane - kind of mosi size? OC. -
Really nice tidy work Bob. OC.
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Hi all, Another good day on the pearl, first job was to paint the mizzen shroud dead eyes - when dry I started lacing them up, a couple of hours later and celebration time as all the dead eyes are now fitted After I panted the dead eye ropes and set aside to dry, while they were drying I set about securing the upper mizzen to main stay, using a simple loop around the main upper and block attachment to a loop around the upper mizzen, I left the mizzen end un tied till I had created/fitted and tensioned two upper mizzen back stays - then I pulled all three to the right tension. Three more pics to day. OC.
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I use diluted pva I just rub it into the whole length of the thread till it dries in, it does work - its just a bit of a pain. OC.
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Next period build I do I really must invest in some decent scale ropes and not rely on the cheep kit threads that fray like there is no tomorrow. OC.
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Thanks Lou, yep sometimes it seems that way - kind of need to take a break between doing different stages to break the routine. OC.
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Good day all, Some more good progress today - I made up the upper mizzen shroud ropes and attached the dead eyes (Just a bit of trivia I counted how many dead eyes I have fitted and roped up - 136) they just need lacing up and painting. I also added the two blocks to the ends of the upper main yard - then starting on the one side a ran the lift rope through the blocks and down to the bulkhead handrail where it was tied off. Added another pic of the deck. OC.
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Just put the focus point slightly in front of what you want to capture, generally works for me. OC.
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Quick tip with focus - most focus systems look for contrast and will often focus on the background and not the intended subject (especially with a macro shot) try to grab focus on something a bit closer that might make the distance more out of focus and bring what you want into focus. OC.
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Thank you kindly mark, I think the pics are looking better also after I fiddled with my cell phone camera settings - just exposure and anti shake settings. OC.
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I understand the idea behind the inflatable hangar - so they could take it with the Blimp.😉 OC.
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Very nice work great example of this lovely little ship. OC.
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That looks mighty fine mark. OC.
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Next - was to work on the mizzen tops, I started by attaching the hand rail, then after cleaning up, I made my usual dead eyes by attaching fuse wire around the outside and twisting it to trap the eye, then I attached the tail of the wire to the tops, this was repeated six times, then a couple of coats of paint and a bit of dry brush highlighting. OC.
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There's just no stopping me - another blast on the pearl, I started on the main upper yard - firstly I attached two lengths of fuse wire around each mid section of the yard then twisted them to form a thicker section sticking down (I left the ends un twited) then I attached the foot rope (thread) at on end and added a dab of ca, I then ran the thread through the bottom of the fuse wire - then twisted the fuse wire to trap the thread, I then wrapped the other end around the opposed mid section of the center yard, and added a dab of ca. I then repeated the same on the other end - and added a couple of coats of paint. After boring out a center point hole I attached by lashing and ca to the upper main mast. The pictures show the un painted yard and with it in place. OC.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I know it will turn out swell some different colours from the normal with that tri colour scheme. OC.
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