Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64

[mtaylor]

Jesse,

 

Testor's used to make a "wood" color that worked well as a base.  Then with dry brushing you can some detail to give it a wood appearance.  I haven't seen it but then again, I haven't been looking for it.

[Gahm]

Your wood simulation on the decorative trim looks very convincing! As far as I remember Chuck published once in his original Syren build log how he did the wood simulation with paint. There were several layers involved and I think he also used the Golden Oak wood stain as a "wash". 

 

Thomas

[JesseLee]

Thanks Mark, I actually have a bottle of that.

 

Thanks Thomas, hadn't thought about using the stain as a wash. I'll give it a try.

 

Jesse

[mrangus]

It's looking really good Jesse!

[JesseLee]

Well, after multiple tries I got the paint to match good enough. Thanks for the tip Thomas. The Golden Oak stain wash did the trick. The pieces are not cast very well. None of the window pain squares are the same shape or size. I tried to make them look as close to the same as I could with the paint. They don't look as nice as I would like but may go with them anyway- still undecided........

 

Jesse

 

 

 

Edited November 26, 2015 by JesseLee

[Jparsley]

Looks great to me my friend

[GaryKap]

Hey Jesse -

 

Your quarter badges look good to me.  I don't think you could get a closer color match.  What was your "recipe"?  I know you said you used the Golden Oak stain as a wash, but what color and brand of paint did you use under it? 

 

And Happy Thanksgiving.

 

<<Gary>>

[JesseLee]

Thanks guys, I guess I'll go with them rather than try to build copies out of wood

 

Gary, I painted an undercoat with Testors Wood color enamel paint. This gave a good base color but was too glossy looking even though it is flat paint. Over that I did some washes with acrylic Teddy Bear Tan & Tan colors. Over that I did some very light dry brushing of brown to try to give some appearance of wood grain. Did a little bit of dry brushing with a tan color I blended up myself. Over all that the wash with the Minwax Golden Oak Stain (that I forgot to put in the picture). The stain gives a shiny look at first but after handling it some & dabbing it with a dry brush that sheen sort of rubs down & it looks more flat. It looks a lot like wood before you rub it down but it just looks too glossy. Flat matches the wood on the ship where it will be attached better but it does take some of the wood grain look away. Couldn't figure out a way to keep that wood grain look without it looking like glossy wood.

 

 

[GLakie]

They look convincingly like wood to me Jesse. Nice job! 

[dgbot]

They look perfect to me.  It always amazes me what you can do with paint.

David B

[Gahm]

Very nice job, Jesse! Your wood simulation looks great!

 

Thomas

[Salty Sea Dog]

Nice painting Jesse. Happy Thanksgiving

[JesseLee]

Thanks for the comments about the paining on the quarter badges. Haven't glued them on yet. Was still toying with the idea of remaking them with wood but I'm thinking I'll go with these.

 

Real life problems have been keeping me away from the shipyard way too much but I've been squeezing in every minute I can. Been working on the port lids. It's been going painfully slow. Just got the port side ones done tonight. Now to start the starboard side ones.

 

[Burroak]

Jesse your ship looks amazing. I've learned a lot from you and others on MSW. Thanks for teaching us.

 

Greg H.

[DenPink]

Nice work Jesse well done.

 

Denis

[Jparsley]

Nice work my friend the quarter gallies look great and the port doors look convincingly real I want your talent

[Omega1234]

Hi Jesse

 

I agree!  Definitely really nice work, there.

 

Nicely done

 

Patrick

[JesseLee]

Thanks guys. Got a question. The port doors have eyebolts on them. Did they grab the eyebolts by hand to pull the doors up or were there lines tied to the eyebolts? The plans show no lines.

 

Jesse

[Piet]

Nice work JesseLee.  I would imagine they tied a rope to the doors to pull them up and let the top ones down.  Too long a reach over board and besides these doors must weigh enough to make it awkward otherwise.

 

Cheers,

[JesseLee]

Wonder where they would go to & tie off at?

[Canute]

They may have had some tackle and a tie off cleat in the overhead, between the deck beams and carlines. I have battle station plans and that's where the gunport door operating mechanism "resides".  A couple of single sheave blocks is all.

[Jparsley]

I have absolutely no idea but from listening to y'all I am learning more and more Not sure if I'll ever get good enough to use the information but I do enjoy watching y'all perform such detailed work

[JesseLee]

I'd like to see a picture of that Ken

[Canute]

Here you go, Jesse:

 

 

The notes are mine, sizing the blocks. This plan is part of a practicum over on the MSB site as a Battle Station practicum. It's done in 1/32 scale.

[mtaylor]

Jesse,

 

What Ken shows would be for the top half of the port.  The lower door hung open.  When they needed to be closed, a hook and rope would have been used to catch the eyebolt and then pulled up.  As I understand it, on some ships, the ropes would have left attached (Captain's choice) and tied off at the breeching ring.  To secure them, they would have been tied up from the lower lid to the rings in the upper lid.  On some ships, the securing ropes when to an eyebolt.  I'll see if I can find picture. 

 

I wondered the same thing when I did the spilt lids on my Constellation and it took a bit of research to find out.

[JesseLee]

Thanks Mark. I tried to look it up but couldn't find anything

[mtaylor]

I'm looking through my notes and I'll do some more looking.  Maybe... zu Mondfeld has something...  or  not.

[mrangus]

Jesse just caught up to your build, looking great, the colors look outstanding. I really like the look of the treenails - very authentic looking.

[popeye the sailor]

catching up Jesse.......really coming along nicely     making good progress too! 

[JesseLee]

Shaped the Boarding ladder steps. Added brass pins so they would hold better. Used thread to line them up straight.  Glued the Quarter badges on. Added the Fenders, Chesstrees and Channels.