Old Collingwood

Excellent work.

OC.

Loving the detail  Airfix have so raised their game.

OC.

That Hull  is as  smooth as a babies  bottom  -  sure is  looking nice.

OC.

21 minutes ago, Twokidsnosleep said:

Yes indeed these are the same figures. The plastic is awefull to work with😱

I hope to make mine half as decent as your guys turned out. Excellent painting skills there mate👍🏻😎

Thank you kindly Scott.

OC.

15 minutes ago, Twokidsnosleep said:

Here we go off the deep end again

Read a bit about making deadeyes in here. Discussion on face cutting Vs lathe operations helped me immensely.

A comment about how much your time is worth is very wise…unfortunately I and both frugal and stupid

There are 120 deadeyes for the Black Pearl . Their diameter is 6mm I have a 6mm and 9mm plug cutter for use on the drill press 

 

my two plugs. I popped out ten wood plugs in about 15 mins. It is very doable time wise

 

 

ok so 6mm plugs, 9mm are way too big. I can easily make the three holes in them in my little jig vise.

The wood is from  wood scrap exotic bits I have had forever…possibly Osage  orange wood. It makes me itch and tickles my throat so

I know it is exotic at least to my immune system. Yes I got the respirator on for cutting.

 

 

The real problem is finishing and getting the groove in their centers.
They are impossible to spin on a lathe with off center holes. Will have to figure that out🤔

suggestions welcome

 

With the centre groov  I would  use a  small  v shape  file  and  work  it around.

OC.

Keep it going Scott  -  excellent work,    You really can't  go  over the top  with  weathering  the Pearl,  and the figures.

Scott  with the  figures  if they are the same set  I got, I found the plastic  to be  very soft and  almost  greasy  (like the old Airfix figures)   so  after  triming back the  seams  a  good  Primer  is  key.

OC. 

On 2/16/2023 at 8:56 AM, Srenner said:

Thanks... how did you take the cast of the rearing lion and the unicorn?

I used a  few fine files, and gently filed around the upper moulding till I was  happy.

OC.

All the best to  you  mate,  hope all  goes  well   with  the  little one.

OC.

Excelent work weathering the decks,  they  would have been  quite bad as legend in the film  says  she was  set on fire then  sent down to the sea bed to Davey Jones Locker  before being  brought  up.

OC.

Superb work.

OC.

50 minutes ago, CDW said:

This was an IPMS region 11 event. This region includes all of Florida except for a small portion of the panhandle but anyone from anywhere can attend and enter models into the contest. Not sure where all the modelrs came from but I'm sure the club knows as it was required information on the master entry sheet which only the club is privy to. 

By the way for what it's worth, I won 2 first place awards with my 1:35 M1240 MRAP and 1:700 Prinz Eugen; 4 second place awards with my 1:35 Shot Kal Gimel (IDF Centurian), 1:24 Tamiya Enzo Ferrari, 1:700 HMS Hood, 1:48 Bristol F.2B; and 2 third place awards with my 1:700 Scharnhorst 1940, and 1:700 IJN Akatsushima Seaplane Tender.

That is  Brilliant mate  -  well done.

OC.

Excellent  work.

OC.

So  ahead of its  time,  but  I would not  have flown in one -  its bad enough  me needing to  travel in the luggage  compartment  (lol)  When I have flown  I have had to  have an isle seat  as I suffer from a fear of heights  and vertigo, so  looking out of a window in a plane is  a Big No no.

OC.

Sharp painting there  Greg.

OC.

This is  excellent  craftsmanship  Phil,   I take my hat off  to  you guys  who attempt  these  mediums.

OC.

1 hour ago, Twokidsnosleep said:

Continuing along on the hand rails made from styrene stock 3/4 rounds and small round styrene rod

 

It then dawns on me that there are only half enough stair treads on the staircase, so I add five more threads on both sides

 

 

Just some tan primer and curving the bottom a bit with some excess to do the turn into the end baluster and finale 

 

Thats a great save on the treads  -  I had to do the same,  and with the  hand rail  bending  it  at the ends  where it  terminates  with the  columbs.

OC.

1 hour ago, Twokidsnosleep said:

Thank you for your comment Mr OC. Yes indeed I believe the Revell and the Vzezda kit are identical save the box art

I certainly have looked at your amazing build and read it through, made references and got some great pointers

Very much appreciate you looking at my build and as I said, I stand on the shoulders of giants…one of those is yourself and your great build 

Thank you  for  you very kind words  Scott,  any help  I can give  -  just  shout me.

OC.

Hi Scott,   Excellent start on the Pearl,   I built her  a  few years back  (The  Revell kit)   that  I think is  basically the same kit as yours,  I did  quite a few  alterations  to enhance  her  and make her more solid  like  putting  wood dowels  inside the masts  to  give them some strength,  and  making the  spars  from  wood  dowels  also, as the plastic ones  will  bend  under  rigging strain.

I also  replaced the  plastic  rat lines  for  thread, and added  thread  for the gun lid  lowering  devices.

I posted my build  in here  check it out  if you need  and pointers  - 

OC.

On 3/11/2023 at 4:48 PM, Twokidsnosleep said:

Let’s move along so we can catch up to where I am

Covid came and I got bored and purchased a 3D printer. One of the files I got was an excellent Capt Jack Sparrow

So I printed him out and painted using acrylics and oils. I plan on using him displayed with the completed Pearl.

 

 

 

 

Excellent   "Where's  my Rum"

OC.

On 3/11/2023 at 3:49 PM, Twokidsnosleep said:

Another Black Pearl build thrown into the ring🙄

I know there are quite a few and I have read the posts I could find. I stand on the shoulder of giants as the saying goes as I get the benefit of seeing others make these kits. This is my first ship build and I am a newby here so I appreciate any help and direction. Apologies if my ship anatomy is incorrect.

I have started the kit pre Covid and then stopped. 
so here we go

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the Pirates world "Me Hearty"     I  too  built  her  the  Revell   version  and added  a  crew of  naughty  pirates.

OC.

Hiya Kevin mate,  found  your build at last,   what a fantastic  build it is - you are doing a wonderful job,   looking forward to each and every  post.

OC.

I'm  in also Mike,   what a fascinating  plane  - almost looks  too  short  to fly.

OC.

53 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

I'm sorry to hear this.  Bad teeth are not fun.  Like Harry suggested, check out if there's any over the counter type of antibiotics.  I've heard you folks in the UK have that option unlike us in the States who need a prescription from a doctor.

Same situation over here  Mark,  antibiotics  need a  doctors  prescription for them, but we have an online  form we can fill  ill  where the doctor arranges a prescription to be collected/deliverd to the house by our chemist.

OC.

8 hours ago, Canute said:

That's a bare minimum of treatment. Sorry to read of your travails, OC.

Thank you kindly Ken,   I am  rinsing several times a day/night  (as its  keeping me up)   with  warm salt water washes  and  the same with mouth washes  for gum  problems, a nd dosed up on parecetamol and Ibupfrofen,   currently  trying to get some anti biotics from my doctor  but  they wont prescribe them for  dental  things  -  so have to say their for something else.

Its  amazing I have broken bones but  pain in the mouth  really  knocks.

OC.

10 hours ago, Egilman said:

I feel for you brother, we don't have a national health service here in this country, but the dentists don't accept medicare or any real medical insurance  either... 

 

Modern medical insurance is so backwards in todays world it's incredible.... Hang in there the answer will appear... 

 

We will still be here....

Indeed  brother,   there used to be  more  dentists over here that used to  do  NHS  work, but  vary rare  now.

OC.