harlequin

keep going...despite its obvious faults with the kit it does make a good looking model when finished...

cheers petervisser....i am not particularly bothered about the historical accuracy of the build in any of the kits i complete, i just enjoy the hobby for what it is ....hull nearing completion......

cheers robdurant....i try to work with the kit as far as I can to see how they actually look like when completed....I sometimes change little bits if i think the supplied bits are rubbish which is often the case with some of corels fittings...

I dont think I will rig the deck cannons as they never seem to look right, but I may change my mind yet and go for just a simple rope...

looks superb.....I have this kit to do when I finish others....

Bow rails and the figurehead Unicorn fitted....

superb diarama.........the french have never forgiven us....and agincourt too.....c'est la vie...

20 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

I aint done a ship kit for ages, last one was a re hash of a Plastic  1/700 scale modern British  destroyer, but I have a rather good  one  (a Flyhawk 1/700 scale  HMS Hood)

 

OC.

I have a couple of corel kits and an old panart one...Royal Caroline that i won on ebay for about £70.00....need a bigger house to put them all in....

cheers Old....despite all their shortcomings I do actually like their kits.

few more deck fittings added...

ships wheel, capstan and water pump detail.....the hatches at the stern are cast metal ones i had left over from a previous build (Bellona)....they looked far better than the plywood ones supplied so used those....the historical accuracy police will be up in arms..... 

cheers hamilton.......enjoy Bellona....you can just see Greyhound hidden behind unicorns hull and next to Bellona in the first pic.

bit more progress on unicorn.....the quality of some of corels the ironwork is awful....snaps as soon as you look at it, but i keep going....

softly softly catchy monkey...

addition of the rudder and a few deck fittings.....working with corels fittings is always an interesting experience but i go with them for the main just to see what the results look like... 

well it is about as good as it can get I think..... 

6 hours ago, Roger Pellett said:

Nobody building a ship model duplicates the exact same materials used to build the actual ship.   We substitute brass for wrought iron and we substitute different species of wood.  In that sense, we all cheat.  On the other hand, many kit manufacturers do not use high quality or even appropriate materials in their kits.  So, if your substitution produces a better model, go for it.

 

Serious, model builders scratch building unique models are usually concerned about longevity.  The standards that Jaager references above limit materials to those that will provide long lifetimes for models meeting their requirements.  This is of particular concern if your model will be sold to others.

 

Roger

i was in the british army for quite a while....the Parachute Regiment to be exact, so why boats instead of aircraft?...not sure, but I like to call it improvisation not cheating......as they drummed it into us in the army, you always improvise, 😀

12 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Nice job - moving along quickly!  I know what you mean about the cast pieces.  I was planning to scratch mine but you seem to have gotten them to work nicely. 

cheers Landlubber....trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear....

quarter gallery side wall fitted....corels cast fittings for the galleries are not great....will have to see how they fit and go with them...

It is by no means perfect but i had to work with what corel supplied...I actually like using all the stuff in the kits just to see what it turns out like....the transom is in place with all the decoration added...the quarter galleries may prove to be more exacting but here goes...

upper deck planking finished.....support columns added and the transom has been glued, clamped and is now in place.

hello from the North of England

The transom next......it appears several builders have struggled with this bit, indeed the newer versions of this kit have been altered by corel, so will have to see what happens...

most of the top deck planking done.....just getting a feel of where all the furniture will go on the finished ship......not bad for a ship I bought for £15.00...