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  1. Old Collingwood
    Another job for tomorrow - I might play around with hazing the skylight windows abit more, by dropping in some pva with a tiny amount of yellow paint, just to give them that aged look and to make the view through them slightly less - making the candle glow paintwork more realistic. OC.
  2. Old Collingwood
    Good evening all, firstly thank you all for the likes and comments - I had another good day on the pearl I started bt painting the main grating, then I glued it down and set it aside to set, then I turned my attention to the poop deck firstly I constructed a section of grating for the wheel to sit on, then I boxed it in, before fixing it down I cut a square opening through the deck for the wheel/rudder control ropes to go through the deck, then I glued the grating down and gave it a couple of coats of paint. I also decided to modify the captains cabin roof skylight as the kit molded sides are flat and not angled, I got around this by sanding the top till I created a slope, right here goes a little bit of my immagination - I decided to try to create the illusion of candle light inside the cabin using a mix of orangy/yellow/red paints - the idea was to attach some clear plastic glued under the deck, this I painted the colors to (on the underside of the clear plastic) I also added some more clear plastic under the skylight top frame (acting as windows) the idea was looking through two sections of clear plastic should mimic dappled coloured light. So here are a few pics showing my ideas. OC.
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    Thank you so much lou. OC.
  4. Old Collingwood
    I Agree with mark 👍 OC.
  5. Old Collingwood
    Glad to see you back - looking superb with those 3D moldings. OC.
  6. Old Collingwood
    Nice and tidy - very nice work. oc.
  7. Old Collingwood
    Thank you indeed. OC.
  8. Old Collingwood
    Thank you so much mark, I am quietly pleased with what I have done - kind of a rewarding feel. OC.
  9. Old Collingwood
    Evening all, so I got a few hours on the pearl after a day of aircraft spotting and photography, any way the ladder hatchway was re done using some 2x2mm framing - I decided to attach the frame to the deck that way it leaves a slight gap between the grating and frame, this inspired me to then construct some combing around the hatchway with the ladder already open, this was tricky as I had the rope stachions to cut around, I did this by making the combing in three sections, and filing a cut out with my fine needle files (think I used my 2mm box file). After these combings had set I applied a couple of coats of the fadded black/grey paint. I then turned my attention to the main gratings section - this is a kit part in plastic, but it looked a little narrow and flat compared to the others, so I boxed it in with the same 2x2mm and set it aside to set. Here are a few pics of the progress - OC.
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    Loving the attention to detail and your persistance at getting it right. OC.
  11. Old Collingwood
    Thank you sincerely and welcome to me pirate party "Me hearty" OC.
  12. Old Collingwood
    Thanks lou, I've lifted it now (it was bugging me so I went downstairs and popped it from underneath - no damage) I will build a frame 2x2mm tomorrow (after my aicraft spotting and photography from the back garden - of course) and fit it around the grating - like I did on my Greyhound build - I just wasn't thinking - brains gone to sleep I think. OC.
  13. Old Collingwood
    Not sure how that would work on the actual ship as the ladder hatch grating was just a temporary cover - put in place with the hand rail/ropes removed for action stations I assume, its only lightly glued so it can be popped out from under and a slight combing added, what I could do is to build a frame around the grating and sit it ontop of the lip so its raised a couple of mm. OC.
  14. Old Collingwood
    More than welcome mark, the popcorn machine is Massive, enough for Everyone. OC.
  15. Old Collingwood
    Thanks mate, I have never used pastels - I always seem to work by the slowly slowly ethic when it comes to trying new techniques. OC.
  16. Old Collingwood
    So much very fine work kevin - you are doing her so much credit. OC.
  17. Old Collingwood
    Will be following - have me seat/popcorn and beverage at the ready, this could be a good candidate for the HMS Interceptor from Pirates of the Caribbean. OC.
  18. Old Collingwood
    Great workmanship - looking really tidy. OC.
  19. Old Collingwood
    Evening all - another good day doing bits and pieces, I started by trimming the ladder rope that had been attached, I then painted the rope and simulated rope in a dirty sand color and the posts the same brown/black color, I then painted and fitted the forecastle deck grating, and also constructed a grating to cover the mid ships ladder hatchway. A few pics showing the progress. OC.
  20. Old Collingwood
    Thank you so much. OC.
  21. Old Collingwood
    Evening all, thank you all for the likes and views, its great being back in this section, right - I decided to attack the ladder rails that go around the deck cut out, I decided to use the kit parts as they are fairly well formed, I also attached the ladder rope that comes up from lower down, this was tied and glued with a bit of pva. Here are a couple of pics. OC.
  22. Old Collingwood
    She's been put in here folks - as I thought it was more appropriate due to her being of a kit origin. OC.
  23. Old Collingwood
    Great work denis, I know keeping busy with something to disstract you is a help, and with the dentist - "Oh boy do I know abit about teeth problems" I have suffered all my life if not tooth then Abscess problems causing my whole side of my face to blow up and the Pain - "Throb throb". OC.
  24. Old Collingwood
    Looking great mate. OC.
  25. Old Collingwood
    Thank you. OC.

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