Royal Sovereign by kpnuts - FINISHED - Airfix - PLASTIC

[kpnuts]

Hi all well back off hols and made a tentative start on this one

 

 

 

 

The kit comes with stubby half cannons for the lower decks( I may live to regret this but Ive decided to open up the gun ports and make some whole guns to put behind them, since they are below decks and you wont see much of them they wont need to be too detailed or accurate, and I am only doing one side as they would never do a broadside on both sides, I mean what admiral in his right mind would choose to take the risk of a broadside on both sides at the same time) also it means I've only got to make 30 guns and carriages. I also have to make part decks for one side.

 

 

 

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is tonight update

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[clearway]

Built this about 30 years ago- how time flies by. Interesting take on ye old Airfix kit.

Keith

[kpnuts]

hi all here is what ive done now

 

I wanted to see if what I'd done was worth the effort

 

 

 

[kpnuts]

Hi all decided to guild this side before I put the top guns in as it will be harder when they are poking out.

[kpnuts]

Hi all did a bit on the gold on this side

 

 

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is an update on this one

 

 

 

 

 

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is a very small update on this kit.

 

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is another update.

 

 

 

[kpnuts]

Hi all I've decided to do something different with this and it involves this

It flickers just like a real candle and the other one is kaput so I developed a cunning plan so, off with the transom

can you guess where this is going

drilled out the windows

then removed the rest of the window 

yes thats right I'm going to RC it, only joking, lighting up the state cabins.

[kpnuts]

Hi all a small update on this, The transom sticks out past the gallaries on the sides and I didnt like the way Airfix just moulded them flat so I've rounded the edges and reguilded them

 

 

 

also the grills on the prow are not moulded all the way through so I drilled all the holes out.

 

 

 

and I've hacked the candle apart and reconfigured it

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is another update on her 

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is another update on this lovely little kit, it really is a joy to build.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is tonights update

 

 

 

 

[edmay]

Very very well done,what was the cost, and size ,Edwin

[kpnuts]

 hi Edwin from stern to bowsprit she is 18.5 inches and she is 14 inches high I think I paid 29 quid on ebay for her. For such an old kit the fit is really good, no real problems so far.

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is tonights update, I've tried to do the cannon anchors and the ammo boxes.

also tried an experiment with the vac formed sails

which looks most realistic

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is an update on this one. All the guns in place (still got to tie some down) all the closed gunports glued in.

 

 

 

I've discovered that the slots in the grating for the bowsprit tie downs are not there so had to make them.

 

 

[kpnuts]

Hi all made a start on the water effects.

 

 

 

 

 

[Thunder]

I love that sea, she will struggle to make headway there, really got her head down beating against the tide.

[donrobinson]

She looks good in that water, how is that done?

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is tonights update

 

 

 

 

Don hope this helps

First paint your base ( the deeper the water the darker and less other colours there would be) in this example its costal waters so not very deep ( you could add greens and browns for really shallow water showing the shallowness)
So here's your base

place ship wherever you want it (if the ship is to be removed wrap the hull in cling film to stop the sealant sticking to it.

Get some clear bathroom sealant

and apply to base

using a knife or spoon spread it roughly about

now press down with the knife or spoon and rapidly move in the direction of the wave moving upwards as you go and you will get a little peak, just like a wave, continue till you have enough, it should end up looking like this

let it go off, if you need higher waves you can add more when its gone off, as I did on the bow waves
then just highlight with white paint


you can then use cotton wool for the foam on the very tops of the waves. 
obviously you would take more care than I did on this example, but you get the idea. it really is easy I did this example in ten mins.
hope this is of use.

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is a little update on this

 

 

[kpnuts]

Hi all well I know nothing about rigging so I'm going to do a cross between the Airfix instructions and ones I've downloaded off the internet (I could not possibly do them the way they are supposed to be, I don't have a clue as to where to start) I dont even know what the different lines are called.

 

 

 

 

 

 

also I bought this to do the ratlines with 

 

but This came with the Airfix Wasa kit 

 

 

which would be the easiest to use.

[kpnuts]

Hi all well the amati Loom A Line is total rubbish, the airfix doodah is brill though, so that is 10 quid down the drain, the airfix whatsit was free with the Wasa.

 

 

 

 

Rigging is deffinitely not my thing, I am thinking maybe take the top mast off just leave the lower masts and have it as its having a refit, don't know 

[kpnuts]

Hi all well I've decided to plug away at the rigging and here's where I am now, I've discovered I can do more than one set at a time with this thingy, thus saving loads of thread.

 

 

 

 

[kpnuts]

Well I know it's not finished but it's sold, my boss's husband came round to show me his car (some little horrors standing on a bridge lobbed a rock as he drove under and stoved in his drivers pillar and windscreen (the cars only a fortnight old £90,000 worth) he spied it and the Reale and said the Reale was too big for his new seaside house but he would buy the sovriegn.

[kpnuts]

Hi all well now its going to be paid for I thought I better make more of an effort to finish it.

 

 

 

[kpnuts]

Hi all a little update on this one, I've done the anchors and dirtied up the flag a bit as it was pointed out it was a bit clean compared to the sail.

 

 

 

 

[kpnuts]

Hi all another update.