Old Collingwood
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Looking superb - really coming on. P. -
Another good day on the pearl - firstly I painted and fitted the upper mizzen yard, I decided to fit it in the lowered position - I glued it and lashed it in place, then I fitted the end blocks and the blocks to the top of the mizzen upper mast. I then ran the lift ropes down the center and tied/glued them to the poop deck bits. OC.
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The whole film is based around the un dead pirates where they are cursed to be in limbo land, they travel between there normal pirate form and dead skeleton form, its quite a thing to see the likes of Johnny Depp in skeleton form. OC.
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I intend to give here invasion stripes as my farther was stationed on base at the time they had them painted on. OC. Photo off the net.
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Or like someone who asked me at the bus stop "how long will the bus be?" - "Same length as the last one" OC.
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Wont be long..... OC.
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That finish came out real fine, I understand some modelers trap paper or tape and use blue tack for the edges, what I am thinking of doing with my mosi is laying down a wrap around grey first then masking for the green colour - guess thats the best way lighter down first. OC.
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Thank you mate for the very kind words - yep I am considering getting some scale pirates OC.
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Evening all, Sincere thanks for all the likes and comments, I started the day by lacing up the upper mizzen rats - this finished the ratlines and took just over an hour, next job was to work on the two main mast lower yard adjustment ropes, these were constructed by two sections of rope (thread) and a single adjustment block. and lashed and tied off on the poop deck bulwark handrails. I also fitted the lower mizzen yard. OC.
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B-25 Mitchell "Meet Miss Runyon" by Javlin-HK-1/32
Old Collingwood replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Yep its the Revell 1/48 version with a few aftermarket bits that came with it. OC. -
Absolutely love the paintwork - really tidy. OC.
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B-25 Mitchell "Meet Miss Runyon" by Javlin-HK-1/32
Old Collingwood replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Amazing detail just hope I can do my mosi close to this level of detail. OC. -
I have worked out a way to pass the time while working on the pearl - I listen to the music I have created both with my over seas but close friend Luke James (ex of the band Fashion) or my own instrumental pieces. https://de-stijlsynthbass.bandcamp.com/track/dark-to-light https://de-stijlsynthbass.bandcamp.com/track/on-a-sidewalk-in-a-neighbourhood-i-dont-know-by-luke-james OC.
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Another good day - I fitted the main lower yard and lashed it around the mast, then attached the two blocks each side to the end of the yard, then I ran the lift ropes and tied them off on the bulkhead handrail. Next job was to attach the two yard positioning ropes that ran from the end of the yard down to the blocks on the front of the mizzen tops, these two ropes were also tied off on the poop deck handrails. Its getting there. OC.
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Thank you sincerely mark, I am trying to keep in mind she would have had a very weatherd look just like burned timbers, the closest I can find is a dark grey and highlighting. OC.
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I wear glasses as I'm varifocal near in one eye and far in the other - makes finding the right strength a challange as the difference is quite a large margin, if I dont get tit right it can cause head aches from straining. OC.
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Was working out yesterday whats still to be done on the pearl - in a nut shell, fit the lower main yard, then attach the different blocks to the end of it, rig the the blocks with positioning ropes, fit the main lower yard lift ropes, attach the mizzen upper yard and run the lift ropes, attach the positioning ropes, fit the lower mizzen yard, fit the mizzen cross yard, fit the various ropes to the rear mizzen mast, build and fit the three lantens, make a couple of skull and crossbones flags out of cloth then paint them. OC.
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Wooden decking kit for Academy Warspite
Old Collingwood replied to bigcreekdad's topic in Plastic model kits
Could try this its on my Warpy Kit. OC. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/pontos-model-35027wd1-hms-warspite-wooden-deck-set--533847# -
Great memories, your looking good my friend. OC.
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Looking good denis. OC.
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Evening all, Some more good progress - firstly I painted the rear mizzen stays, then it was time to return to the main mast, It needed the lower yard making - first I started with a length of 5mm diameter dowel, this was cut to length then I slowly reduced its width and tapered both ends, then after some light sanding I worked on the foot ropes - this was made using fuse wire for the center supports, twisted and glued, then some fine black thread was used for the foot rope, tied and glued and attached at each end. After set a couple of coats of black was applied. Just the one pic showing the yard minus the paint. OC.
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