Old Collingwood Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share #361 Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) Another job that has sprung itself at me - I have found some (about 40) PE port hole surrounds (open type) on my pontos fret - "umm - those port holes a bit too large from my drilling" thats what I am thinking, just trying to work out the easiest and cleanest way of attaching them without damaging the paintwork. These are them folks - the round disks with holes in the center. OC. Edited October 12, 2016 by Old Collingwood mtaylor and cog 2 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 12, 2016 Share #362 Posted October 12, 2016 Pontos include them but never mention them in their instructions for some reason. There are a lot of assumptions, it would be nice if they were a little more linear in their instructions and not expect everyone to be a master modeller, but I expect it overcomes the language barrier. Their stuff is top shelf but they leave out some rudimentary things at times but it is generally better than anything else on the market. I think their primary engineer/designer left and started up his own company called Infinity which will probably even end up better. popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share #363 Posted October 12, 2016 I had a go at fixing the tiny tiny PE port hole frames tonight - But No way, they are just too small and even after getting one fixed in place over the port hole, trying to rotate it to get the eye brow at the top, was just to much work - so off it came. Plan number two was to fill the holes with brush tips of paint to fill the edges in a bit, then tomorrow when dry I will go through it with a fine drill bit(much smaller than the original hole. OC. Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted October 12, 2016 Share #364 Posted October 12, 2016 You could fill 'em in with Glue 'n' glaze, OC Old Collingwood, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lous Posted October 12, 2016 Share #365 Posted October 12, 2016 I didn't reply here yet, but checking your Warspite build for a while now. Love it! Robin Canute, Old Collingwood and mtaylor 3 Quote WIP: No ships atm...sorry!🙄 Completed: Greek bireme - Dusek - scale 1:72 Louie da fly: "I think it requires a special kind of insanity to choose a galley to build a model of." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share #366 Posted October 12, 2016 You could fill 'em in with Glue 'n' glaze, OC I was thinking similar but by filling with plastic filler then re drilling out after with a smaller drill bit. OC. Canute, mtaylor and cog 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share #367 Posted October 12, 2016 I didn't reply here yet, but checking your Warspite build for a while now. Love it! Robin Welcome aboard my Warspite Fantasy World - get yourself a comfy chair, some popcorn and a drink OC. Robin Lous, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted October 12, 2016 Share #368 Posted October 12, 2016 As much as possible and/or practical, I try to use a like-type material for filler. In the case of those holes, maybe try using some stretched sprue to fill each hole and glue it in place. When dry, the plastic sprue can be easily sanded and re-drilled later. Old Collingwood, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share #369 Posted October 12, 2016 As much as possible and/or practical, I try to use a like-type material for filler. In the case of those holes, maybe try using some stretched sprue to fill each hole and glue it in place. When dry, the plastic sprue can be easily sanded and re-drilled later. Thanks for that, I am however attempting to rectify the situation without causing any damage to the paint work that I had finished minus the spray topcoat. OC. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share #370 Posted October 12, 2016 Folks I couln't resist so i took the model in the kitchen under good light and my glass, and carried on filling the port holes with undiluted acrylic(same colour as hull) till the whole of the port hole minus a slight indentation is full. It seems to be working but I will be able to tell when I drill through with a finer bit tomorrow. OC. jbshan, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbshan Posted October 13, 2016 Share #371 Posted October 13, 2016 Good light is vital. If you can't see it you can't possibly work on it. I got a couple of drafting lights with pantograph arms that work quite well, and only use regular bulbs. No magnifying glass to create a hot spot in the sun , but you can't have everything. mtaylor, Old Collingwood and Canute 3 Quote Joel Sanborn http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9953-lexington-by-jbshan-dlumberyard-164-from-the-seaways-practicum-by-clay-feldman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share #372 Posted October 13, 2016 Good light is vital. If you can't see it you can't possibly work on it. I got a couple of drafting lights with pantograph arms that work quite well, and only use regular bulbs. No magnifying glass to create a hot spot in the sun , but you can't have everything. I use this when on my bench(dinning room table) OC. Canute, mtaylor, egkb and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share #373 Posted October 13, 2016 Thought I would post these two pictures also - they are my other projects and finished, OC. mtaylor, popeye the sailor, egkb and 4 others 7 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted October 13, 2016 Share #374 Posted October 13, 2016 Nice collection OC. Love the colours in the top one. Bragging with your size again ??? I don't know if drilling undiluted acrylic will work, you might drill it out entirely caused by the heat from the rotating drill bit making it loose it's hold on the plastic or simply by pushing it out. To be able to re-drill you need some body, I would have glued styrene in to fill the hole ... my two pennies mtaylor, Old Collingwood and Canute 3 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 13, 2016 Share #375 Posted October 13, 2016 Just go with what you've got I say, I only use a hand drill as power melts plastic. popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted October 13, 2016 Share #376 Posted October 13, 2016 when I was working with Billing USA I got a few tool through Tom........they deal Model Craft tools. one tool he sent me was called the 'pick 'n place' tool. it looks like a pen, with a short rod sticking out of it.........on the rod is a wad of sticky material. it's used to pick up and place small parts on your model. I have little use for it with wooden ships......I'm forever cleaning it due to sawdust. it comes in three different sizes. http://www.billingboatsusa.com/75-tweezers-pick-up-tools perhaps this can be an aide with your photo etch problem. cog, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share #377 Posted October 13, 2016 Once again many many thanks for all the comments and likes of my build. I use one of these mini hand drills - I have a model tool roll bag with tweezers and different bits in it including a twist drill handle and the below pic, taht I use for drilling out anything with my micro drill bits. OC. GrantGoodale, cog, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share #378 Posted October 13, 2016 I tried again drilling the port holes with a smaller bit, but havn't made much of an improvement - I think the damage is done and I will have to live with it, it all started when I was sanding the hull Hard months and months ago, then when I placed the decks down you could see them through the port holes, so when i was trying to drill deeper it ovalized the port holes and made quite a few of them way over sized. My problem is - the scale and size of the hull was a challenge as I have never sprayed models before - only every brush painted, then the opposite is the fine detail and the Brilliant PE (To look at but not to work with). I have trouble seeing need strong glasses for everyday PC, Tv Reading etc, and when on my model trying to place really small items like the port hole frames with the eye brows - I could hardly see them even under my powerful light and magnifier, and placing them was another matter, kind of reached my limit of what I can do. OC. cog, Robin Lous, GrantGoodale and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lous Posted October 13, 2016 Share #379 Posted October 13, 2016 Sorry to hear this OC, pe can be a bitch and the port holes...let them be. Keep in mind you're with your nose on them now and that may not look super, but when the model is finished...nobody will notice. We stare through magnifyers when we build, we're on it point blank and to make things worse...we make close up photos of it to post on a forum. What's not pretty in your eyes now is viewed at from an unrealistic close distance. Take a step back and look at it from a normal viewers distance...now you see the whole ship. The shape the nice wooden deck...the big picture. All the sudden your port holes won't stand out like a sore thumb...they're still there, but it won't make your ship look bad whatsoever. Perhaps take a few days off or work at another part of the ship for a while. Build some main gun turrets for instance...there you have an eyecatcher with the "wow factor"! cheer up! Robin Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote WIP: No ships atm...sorry!🙄 Completed: Greek bireme - Dusek - scale 1:72 Louie da fly: "I think it requires a special kind of insanity to choose a galley to build a model of." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted October 13, 2016 Share #380 Posted October 13, 2016 OC, You can't win em all. I mean, we have to live with our own shortcomings and as we grow older, the number of those increase If you hit yourself on your eye with a spanner (like I did), you see even less for a while ... I think Robin has the gist, give your eyes some rest. Sometimes we want to much to fast. That fiddly work needs time, I found that out on the Fokker Dr 1. Every day a bit. I think I would have finished it in three days when I was younger, now it took me most of a month. Will be fun when I start on that Yamato class battleship with all the PE ... I can feel my eyes already Perhaps a small side project to change. I must say the wood builds are far less tiring for the eyes than the plastic kits with those eye wrecking Detail Up sets ... You're still doing a great job!! Cheers mate Robin Lous, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share #381 Posted October 13, 2016 Sorry to hear this OC, pe can be a bitch and the port holes...let them be. Keep in mind you're with your nose on them now and that may not look super, but when the model is finished...nobody will notice. We stare through magnifyers when we build, we're on it point blank and to make things worse...we make close up photos of it to post on a forum. What's not pretty in your eyes now is viewed at from an unrealistic close distance. Take a step back and look at it from a normal viewers distance...now you see the whole ship. The shape the nice wooden deck...the big picture. All the sudden your port holes won't stand out like a sore thumb...they're still there, but it won't make your ship look bad whatsoever. Perhaps take a few days off or work at another part of the ship for a while. Build some main gun turrets for instance...there you have an eyecatcher with the "wow factor"! cheer up! Robin Thank You Robin alot of sense there. OC. Canute, mtaylor and Robin Lous 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share #382 Posted October 13, 2016 OC, You can't win em all. I mean, we have to live with our own shortcomings and as we grow older, the number of those increase If you hit yourself on your eye with a spanner (like I did), you see even less for a while ... I think Robin has the gist, give your eyes some rest. Sometimes we want to much to fast. That fiddly work needs time, I found that out on the Fokker Dr 1. Every day a bit. I think I would have finished it in three days when I was younger, now it took me most of a month. Will be fun when I start on that Yamato class battleship with all the PE ... I can feel my eyes already Perhaps a small side project to change. I must say the wood builds are far less tiring for the eyes than the plastic kits with those eye wrecking Detail Up sets ... You're still doing a great job!! Cheers mate Thanks carl, its a learning curve and ups and downs but I will get there (perhaps not the best with this one) but it will be a case of a new set of skills If I build another? OC. Robin Lous, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARGOFAGUS Posted October 13, 2016 Share #383 Posted October 13, 2016 Hi, just a little bit of information re the 'extra' armour, I am sure that it is the plate where they catapulted the spotter plane for, most big battle ships had them, hope this helps you, all the best Glenn mtaylor, cog, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share #384 Posted October 13, 2016 Hi, just a little bit of information re the 'extra' armour, I am sure that it is the plate where they catapulted the spotter plane for, most big battle ships had them, hope this helps you, all the best Glenn Hi there Glen how are you, its a real honour for me having you looking at and commenting on my build, I just hope I am doing her justice in a way that brings her to life, I take All my inspiration from you and what you are doing with your Amazing Creation. It would be fabulous if you stay a while and give me your feedback. Kind regards OC. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share #385 Posted October 13, 2016 I stood back from my build and had a look at it "Dam she looks nice" then I put my glasses on OC. cog, Robin Lous, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share #386 Posted October 14, 2016 Im not on my build at the moment but the cogs are still turning in my head and I have an idea, tomorrow I am going to drop into the port hole openings some undiluted black acrylic, I will use a fine dabber like a wooden pin type device where I will pick up a blob of paint and drop it into the port hole, and also wipe off any drippage on the paintwork, this should sink down but fill in the port hole and give the impression of a open port hole, it may take a few re visits to each port hole - but it might look ok? OC. mtaylor, Robin Lous and Canute 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share #387 Posted October 14, 2016 My brain is always on the go - even when Im sleeping, if Im not thinking about my build I am making up jokes and gags and writting them down. OC. Canute, mtaylor and cog 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lous Posted October 14, 2016 Share #388 Posted October 14, 2016 Im not on my build at the moment but the cogs are still turning in my head and I have an idea, tomorrow I am going to drop into the port hole openings some undiluted black acrylic, I will use a fine dabber like a wooden pin type device where I will pick up a blob of paint and drop it into the port hole, and also wipe off any drippage on the paintwork, this should sink down but fill in the port hole and give the impression of a open port hole, it may take a few re visits to each port hole - but it might look ok? OC. Perhaps add a drop of white glue or Micro Cristal Clear to the paint to give it some lasting body. Test on a piece of scrap pastic with some holes in it first. It's just an idea...and I'm not 100% sure it's a good idea. When the port holes are drilled through the hull....you can also glue some plastic sheet (Evergreen, or whatever) on the inside. Now...go to bed! ....I should do that also btw Old Collingwood, mtaylor, cog and 1 other 4 Quote WIP: No ships atm...sorry!🙄 Completed: Greek bireme - Dusek - scale 1:72 Louie da fly: "I think it requires a special kind of insanity to choose a galley to build a model of." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share #389 Posted October 14, 2016 Perhaps add a drop of white glue or Micro Cristal Clear to the paint to give it some lasting body. Test on a piece of scrap pastic with some holes in it first. It's just an idea...and I'm not 100% sure it's a good idea. When the port holes are drilled through the hull....you can also glue some plastic sheet (Evergreen, or whatever) on the inside. Now...go to bed! ....I should do that also btw Mite try that - the PVA bit not bed Im a night owl and dont sleep till gone 4 just how I am being a carer for my disabled wife. OC. mtaylor, Canute, Robin Lous and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted October 14, 2016 Share #390 Posted October 14, 2016 I stood back from my build and had a look at it "Dam she looks nice" then I put my glasses on OC. and you thought, gawd I'm good!!! Im not on my build at the moment but the cogs are still turning in my head and I have an idea, tomorrow I am going to drop into the port hole openings some undiluted black acrylic, I will use a fine dabber like a wooden pin type device where I will pick up a blob of paint and drop it into the port hole, and also wipe off any drippage on the paintwork, this should sink down but fill in the port hole and give the impression of a open port hole, it may take a few re visits to each port hole - but it might look ok? OC. GET ME OUTTA Y"UR HEAD!!! When you want to use paint, in such cases enamels are the better choice My brain is always on the go - even when Im sleeping, if Im not thinking about my build I am making up jokes and gags and writting them down. OC. So what's funny about these portholes matey Old Collingwood, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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