RGL Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share #691 Posted May 4, 2017 Everything was pretty much done up already, just had to throw them on in order. Not sure about the Matt varnish as it's not too bad in the flesh. popeye the sailor, Elijah, cog and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 4, 2017 Share #692 Posted May 4, 2017 Throw them on ... might try that one. Watch out you won't shake 'em off. Just wondered, as it was rather shiny in the image ... popeye the sailor, RGL, Elijah 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...
BANYAN Posted May 4, 2017 Share #693 Posted May 4, 2017 That looks fabulous Greg; I wonder if they could have got any more guns on her!! cheers Pat RGL, popeye the sailor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted May 4, 2017 Share #694 Posted May 4, 2017 1 hour ago, BANYAN said: That looks fabulous Greg; I wonder if they could have got any more guns on her!! Pat Yes, I agree, she seems a little bit weak around the belly..... Yves BANYAN, RGL, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share #695 Posted May 5, 2017 Nearly there, flags added Elijah, cog, CDW and 9 others 12 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share #696 Posted May 5, 2017 The final part, the black deck. It looks brand new and the rest of the ship is filthy. So, using some Tamiya makeup in the guise of Rust, soot and snow, I have commenced using the "snow" as salt near the areas I believe the salt would have accumulated at sea and "rust" for scuffmarks where the deck hatches and equipment are. Bugger me, it works, it does not have to be extreme just enough to break up the uniform black and it brings out the planks. schooner, BANYAN, src and 13 others 16 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share #697 Posted May 5, 2017 AND BANG, finished. Thanks for the likes and support, to the followers who suffered the 8 month build. 20K views on a plastic model is flattering to say the least. The next build will not be so complex, there is so much detail it just gets lost. You can see from my previous builds, it is a magnitude more involved, but I have learnt to use an airbrush (thanks Banyan) and that Dutch people have a very similar sense of humor to Aussies (Cog). Off to the digital graveyard. Rik Thistle, Sirius, Landlubber Mike and 31 others 32 2 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodo Posted May 5, 2017 Share #698 Posted May 5, 2017 If one is browsing around shipmodel sites for some years, a select small group of persons are surfacing with amazing models. The benchmark is that even if you see the model for the zillion's time, it still hits you. You are one of them. Congratulations ! Koen. CDW, popeye the sailor, Canute and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted May 5, 2017 Share #699 Posted May 5, 2017 Eight months? It felt like weeks. A joy to watch your updates (also a joy to see the model completed), congrats on the results! and now, what is next? You can't leave us without something amazing to look at Jan RGL, Elijah, popeye the sailor and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share #700 Posted May 5, 2017 Thanks folks, I have a new kit! But, I'm going to practice some new techniques on a spare hull first.... its a pretty basic kit which needs a bit of a makeover and there is very little reference material to.... all the aftermarket is amost bought watch this space Jack12477, hexnut, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slog Posted May 5, 2017 Share #701 Posted May 5, 2017 Congratulations Greg on finishing another magnificent and inspiring build. Look forward to seeing what you do next. Cheers Slog Elijah, WackoWolf, cog and 5 others 8 Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jörgen Posted May 5, 2017 Share #702 Posted May 5, 2017 Congratulation on a Outstanding build. Very beautifult done! Maybe a Bismarck now? Jack12477, Canute, Elijah and 4 others 7 Quote Jörgen Current: Sherbourne - Caldercraft 1/64 Vasa - DeAgostini 1/65 Finished: Endeavour - Americas Cup J class 1934 - Amati 1/80 Other: Airplanes and Tanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share #703 Posted May 5, 2017 No mate, something simple but complex, I can't face the equivalent of the HMS Victory yet Jörgen, hexnut, Jack12477 and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted May 5, 2017 Share #704 Posted May 5, 2017 2 hours ago, RGL said: AND BANG, finished. Thanks for the likes and support, to the followers who suffered the 8 month build. 20K views on a plastic model is flattering to say the least. The next build will not be so complex, there is so much detail it just gets lost. You can see from my previous builds, it is a magnitude more involved, but I have learnt to use an airbrush (thanks Banyan) and that Dutch people have a very similar sense of humor to Aussies (Cog). Off to the digital graveyard. Hi Greg, excellent work and super details ..... also nice color giving... Though it has something threatening for me, the close up shots remind (gunslinging midships section) me somehow of a fighting unit out of "Star Wars thrillogie"... Nils RGL, Elijah, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote Current builds -Lightship Elbe 1 Completed - Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild - "Zeesboot" heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB clinker scratch build scale 1:24 - Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild - Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build - Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild) "HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan -"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96 (scratchbuild) -"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) "Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild) original was my grandfathers ship -"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 "Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32 under restoration / restoration finished "Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted May 5, 2017 Share #705 Posted May 5, 2017 Greg, very well done, mate. Love the detail work. I'll try to sit quietly waiting your next build. popeye the sailor, RGL, Captain Slog and 3 others 6 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schooner Posted May 5, 2017 Share #706 Posted May 5, 2017 Greg, When it comes to realistic super-detailing you are without equal. Stunning work. Your always entertaining comments are a real plus. Thanks for taking the time to share all this. Tim RGL, popeye the sailor, Elijah and 3 others 6 Quote Tim Current build: Continental Navy Frigate ALFRED (build log) Past builds: Steam Tug SEGUIN (build log in the kits 1850-1900 section) Liberty Ship SS Stephen Hopkins (Gallery & Build Log) USS Basilone (DD-824) (Gallery & Build Log) USS Olympia (Gallery) USS Kirk (FF-1087) (Gallery & Build Log) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted May 5, 2017 Share #707 Posted May 5, 2017 The scale just amazes me. That matchstick! wow. I just swore all day trying to attach 2 mm blocks. Then I viewed your latest post. What you are achieving in this scale is both amazing and mind blowing. Well done. Top Class. Be proud. Cheers Martin cog, Elijah, RGL and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share #708 Posted May 5, 2017 Mate, there is nothing harder than serving a rope then stropping a block, seriously this stuff is far easier. Never think any of us has anything over any of us. It's all a matter of degrees. I'd have to re learn how to plank a ship. Dan Vadas, popeye the sailor, cog and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Jarman Posted May 5, 2017 Share #709 Posted May 5, 2017 Great job well done Greg. Loads of great detail. Can't pick any one area that stands out. If I had to it would be the rigging, the planes, the boats and especially the great weathering job. Paul PS Forgot to add to the standouts all the photo tech you have patently added to add to the realism of the finished kit. Still have to do a double take each time i look back through this unbelievable build to believe that a plastic kit could look so good. Looking forward to whichever kit you decide on next and will follow avidly. Paul popeye the sailor, WackoWolf, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote In work: -queen-mary-2 Finished: rms-titanic-1912 Finished: king-of-the-Mississippi Finished: Sanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
src Posted May 5, 2017 Share #710 Posted May 5, 2017 Well done Greg! Really enjoyed watching over your shoulder I learned quit a bit. Impatiently waiting for the next build. Sam cog, popeye the sailor, RGL and 2 others 5 Quote Current Build Constructo Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 5, 2017 Share #711 Posted May 5, 2017 Yeah right, a similar kind a humor ... you shouldn't look up from downunder mate. Let me look up to that marvelous result. I like that weathered deck. The black was indeed a bit to black, nearly like freshly painted, and untrodden. If you say eight months, it sure as h*ll didn't feel that way. I have enjoyed your posts trememdously, and really did look forward to the next update. You got my interest rekindled with the build of the Dreadnought, and I was pleasantly surprised you started the Yamato as I had the Musashi waiting on ... yupz PE. I found a new respect for plastic modelling with the after market update sets. It really is a challenge. Very well done on the weathering too, I'll skip that step in my build! I'll advance one step at the time ... She really looks the magnificent ship she was in all her splendour, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious WackoWolf, RGL, popeye the sailor 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...
popeye the sailor Posted May 5, 2017 Share #712 Posted May 5, 2017 congratz Greg! such a super looking build very well done.........flight deck ....the guns......weathered to perfection Elijah, Canute, RGL 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...
Barbossa Posted May 5, 2017 Share #713 Posted May 5, 2017 Outstanding job, Greg. I can hardly imagine one can go any further by upgrading an already decent kit. Also an interesting library you have there ( Sun Tze ) and so many others Elijah, RGL, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Kind regards Christian "The original always beats the copy" (supportive statement) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexnut Posted May 5, 2017 Share #714 Posted May 5, 2017 Wow. I've loved watching all of your builds, but what really set this one apart for me was the artistry of value modulation and weathering that makes the close-up views reminiscent of the atmosphere of some of the best anime renderings: WackoWolf, Beef Wellington, Canute and 6 others 9 Quote Regards, Bob Marvin Muscongus bay Lobster Smack -Midwest- 1:24- (1st wooden build) Gertrude L. Thebaud Mini-Mamoli 1/200 kitbash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjdale Posted May 5, 2017 Share #715 Posted May 5, 2017 Congratulations on another truly fine model Greg. Elijah, cog, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Grant ____________________________________________________ Current builds: African Queen - Radio Control / Live Steam Previous builds: The Shipyard at Foss' Landing (Diorama), Hannah - Ship in a Bottle, NRG Capstan Project, 1869 Allerton Steam Pumper, Medway Longboat , Alfa Romeo Spider Gran Touring (Pocher) , Da Vinci Flying Machine, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout - Dumas - Radio, Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742 - Cross Section - Scratchbuild, HMS Victory (Mamoli 1:90), Cutty Sark, Armed Pinnace, Bounty, Santa Maria At another place: Stephenson's Rocket (OcCre 1:24) (click the title to follow the link) In the Gallery: Lancia Armata 1803, Bomb Vessel Granada, 1742 Cross Section, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted May 6, 2017 Share #716 Posted May 6, 2017 This is a model and effort you should rightly be proud of Greg; you have created a mini-masterpiece! Considering you learned air-brushing and weathering along the way, you have surpassed many an experienced exponent. A pleasure to have seen this build evolve through your log. cheers Pat cog, Canute, RGL and 2 others 5 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardG Posted May 6, 2017 Share #717 Posted May 6, 2017 Wonderful!! It's been great watching this come together. All the best, Richard Canute, Elijah, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Richard Current Build: Early 19th Century US Revenue Cutter (Artesania Latina "Dallas" - messed about) Completed Build: Yakatabune - Japanese - Woody Joe mini Member: Nautical Research Guild & Midwest Model Shipwrights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 7, 2017 Share #718 Posted May 7, 2017 Well done she looks brilliant Elijah, RGL, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 Belle Poule 1834 by Kevin - OcCre - 1/90 - French frigate - started June 2024 - - On hold MHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished Hercules by Kevin - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat - Finished - May 2024 Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted May 8, 2017 Share #719 Posted May 8, 2017 SUPERB Work Greg so so real life. OC. Elijah, popeye the sailor, Canute and 3 others 6 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...
reklein Posted May 8, 2017 Share #720 Posted May 8, 2017 Beautiful job, CDW, popeye the sailor, RGL and 3 others 6 Quote Bill, in Idaho Completed Mamoli Halifax and Billings Viking ship in 2015 Next Model Shipways Syren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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