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Old Collingwood

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  1. Old Collingwood
    No mate, you could say my teens was my inspirational period, I drew lots of different subjects back then (sorry for hijacking your thred piet) Including castles - OC.
  2. Old Collingwood
    Thank you piet, I draw these when I was a teenager, when I was first starting to be hooked on ships - OC.
  3. Old Collingwood
    Thank you denis, means alot, when everthing has been added there will be a few decals to go on and a bit more of my own weathering, then I will buy a rattle can flat topcoat and seal the whole thing with it. OC.
  4. Old Collingwood
    Kevin with you being "close up and personal" with these boats its a real compliment from you, thank you. OC.
  5. Old Collingwood
    You should listen to the admiral, she can see your skills and qualities, " A helpfull man outways a man of skill - skills need hoaning but help is un wieghed" OC.
  6. Old Collingwood
    We all have special talents that make us special lou OC.
  7. Old Collingwood
    Thank you so much piet. OC.
  8. Old Collingwood
    I think john meant we sweat the bottox out of us when its hot. OC.
  9. Old Collingwood
    Very very nice, I could throw in some drawings I have done of ships if you want. OC.
  10. Old Collingwood
    I would have said - a real burial pyre like they did in that Kirk Douglas film The Vikings, with those scale ships. OC.
  11. Old Collingwood
    Thank you for that lou, I have given the whole sub a soapy wash down with a small soft sponge pad thingy (the type we use for washing up) anyway the desired affect is to smaooth things down and even give a little bit of wear and tare, (kind of like rubbing off small areas of paint) OC.
  12. Old Collingwood
    Thanks carl, done a bit more touching up after those pics. OC.
  13. Old Collingwood
    Great start james its a very interesting build. OC.
  14. Old Collingwood
    Next step - I added a few coats of dark grey then a cupple of coats of a thinned down black wash, this was over cleaned with a small sponge to wipe off the excess but leave the sail in a slighly grubby state. Heres a cupple more pics. OC.
  15. Old Collingwood
    Thans carl. OC.
  16. Old Collingwood
    I know, Im gonna need some really tiny crew for it. OC.
  17. Old Collingwood
    "Raining" so that meanes this - I have fitted the Rudders and dive planes but also found away to etch some detail into the sail, I shaped some 1mm strips to follow the profile of the sail, then I sat them ontop of each other and scribed some lines into the sail, this will hopefully show a few tiles, after I did a few vertical scribes. Here are a few pics. OC.
  18. Old Collingwood
    One of mine - OC.
  19. Old Collingwood
    I used to do pencil and pastal drawings also used to mess with some felt tip intrusion art. OC.
  20. Old Collingwood
    Im still about my friends just having a break cuz of the fine weather, I will give in and do some more guess I will be a bit Sub-missive. When we get some cloud rain. OC.
  21. Old Collingwood
    So glad your glass arrived and is good for you, it will be the icing on the cake for you. Any thoughts on your next build? OC.
  22. Old Collingwood
    Or on the veggy rack......... OC.
  23. Old Collingwood
    Where did you drop it mate.......? OC.
  24. Old Collingwood
    Thats a great start with the planking lou, its is a scary stage and I remember feeling it had beaten me with my build, but remember the first planking can help to mold into how the planks sit, even if they turn out a bit rough or not fully sitting next to each(not a problem - the second planking will cover that) also with the wales you canfiddle around with those as you need - adding even small strips if you need more width, or even laying some thin strips ontop if you need to increse the width of the wale. I found with each adjustment I felt my way around my build - getting to know her profile and shape etc. I believe you can always add more planks ontop in thin layers to clean things up or add more width. OC.
  25. Old Collingwood
    I agree with lou - great idea helps to get a better grip for close in painting. OC.

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