SomethingIsFishy Posted October 9, 2016 #1 Posted October 9, 2016 So it starts! This kit is a birthday gift from my wife, and I've been looking forward to starting the build for a while now. The kit arrived a few weeks ago, and I did open the box for inspection purposes when it came, but decided to wait to start the kit until my birthday. I do need to pick up some paint, but was going to start trimming flash from the hull and deck parts. I say "was" because I promptly buried the exacto knife in my thumb. I feel dumb because I know how to handle sharp tools, but still manage to slip and cut myself... Grrr... So I decided to take a break for today... Noel C L Hackney's book on the mayflower was recommended in another one of my threads, and has been ordered, hopefully it will be a help in building this ship... Old Collingwood, Robin Lous and Steve 12345 3 Quote
Robin Lous Posted October 9, 2016 #2 Posted October 9, 2016 Happy birthday! And stop the self mutilation! Just kidding...I guess we all have less pleasant encounters with sharp hobby blades now and then. And...enjoy building your Mayflower. Robin Old Collingwood 1 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."
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 9, 2016 Author #3 Posted October 9, 2016 Thanks! Definitely not into self-mutilation, that was not fun! Doesn't matter how many models you've built (mostly cars, trucks, and trains for me), you still need to be careful with sharp tools!! Decided to work on the ship a little more tonight, starting to paint the main deck... Quote
donrobinson Posted October 9, 2016 #4 Posted October 9, 2016 Happy Birthday, looking forward to seeing some pictures of your progress mtaylor and Old Collingwood 2 Quote Completed: MS-AVS, Amati Trabaccolo, Dusek ship's boat, AL-Mayflower, Batelina - MarisStella, MarisStella-Trabakul Liburnian Novilara - MarisStella, 17th Century Battle Station, Ragusian Galley-MarisStella Current: Barque Stefano - MarisStella, On Hold: Amati Pegasus
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 10, 2016 Author #5 Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) Tonight's results: Washed the decks with soap and water, did a little painting... Edited November 1, 2017 by SomethingIsFishy Fixed picture mtaylor, hexnut and Old Collingwood 3 Quote
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 11, 2016 Author #6 Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) A little more paint. I liked the contrast between the tan paint I used on the decks and the color of the kit's plastic, so I chose a similar brown to paint the vents... (I think those are vents, right?). Edited November 1, 2017 by SomethingIsFishy Fixed picture hexnut and Old Collingwood 2 Quote
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 14, 2016 Author #7 Posted October 14, 2016 Spent a few minutes painting more parts... Using almost the same color paint as the model kit is molded in. Even still, I can see the difference between "raw" plastic and painted parts... definitely worth painting, I'm excited to see this ship come together... Robin Lous and Old Collingwood 2 Quote
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 18, 2016 Author #8 Posted October 18, 2016 Waiting on the mayflower book by Hackney to arrive... amazon gives an arrival time of Oct. 17 to Nov 1... been working on a few other ships while I wait... had a great birthday (5 ship kits including this one, will do logs here on two of the others). Just in case anyone here is in the medical profession and is wondering, the cut in my thumb is almost completely healed... Nirvana and Old Collingwood 2 Quote
Nirvana Posted October 18, 2016 #9 Posted October 18, 2016 SomethingIsFishy Don't have medical as a proffession, but the Admiral has 25 years plus in the field. Now working the admin of medical for D.o.C (Department of Correction) for WA state. She has been a savior a couple of times when boo-boos has happened. Looking into the other build log of yours. Both looking very good. Old Collingwood and Robin Lous 2 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 19, 2016 Author #10 Posted October 19, 2016 Thanks for looking! I appreciate the compliments! Robin Lous and Old Collingwood 2 Quote
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 20, 2016 Author #11 Posted October 20, 2016 (edited) Reference material is here! Came with a bonus, too! Someone stashed a neat cut-away view of the mayflower from a National Geographic magazine in this book's pages! Just imagine crossing the Atlantic in this ship!! Must have been quite a journey... Edited November 1, 2017 by SomethingIsFishy Fixed picture Old Collingwood and Robin Lous 2 Quote
Robin Lous Posted October 20, 2016 #12 Posted October 20, 2016 Reading about what you build makes it even nicer I think. Robin Old Collingwood 1 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."
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 20, 2016 Author #13 Posted October 20, 2016 I agree! This ship carries a rather interesting story... The book also has very detailed rigging instructions which will be very helpful, I just need to make sense of them in my head. I'm sure I will figure it out as I go along... Old Collingwood 1 Quote
donrobinson Posted October 20, 2016 #14 Posted October 20, 2016 I agree with what Robin has said. That would have been a nice book to have during my build, that picture looks great also Old Collingwood 1 Quote Completed: MS-AVS, Amati Trabaccolo, Dusek ship's boat, AL-Mayflower, Batelina - MarisStella, MarisStella-Trabakul Liburnian Novilara - MarisStella, 17th Century Battle Station, Ragusian Galley-MarisStella Current: Barque Stefano - MarisStella, On Hold: Amati Pegasus
husky1943 Posted February 2, 2017 #15 Posted February 2, 2017 Hey SiF, Looking good so far! I have the same model on my table right now. I think that you will really enjoy building it. I've just started the rigging. The book will come in handy if you want to super-detail it or add some goodies to the deck. I look forward to seeing this one completed. Keep us posted Old Collingwood 1 Quote
SomethingIsFishy Posted November 2, 2017 Author #16 Posted November 2, 2017 Pulled this one out of the closet tonight... trimming off the flash, and painting... Old Collingwood and yvesvidal 2 Quote
myhr99 Posted May 1, 2019 #17 Posted May 1, 2019 My Mayflower is about 3/4 completed, and the Hackney book (which I've had since the 70s) is amazing! It even has a chapter of shortcuts if you don't want to super detail it. Best of luck with your build! The next time I pull it out to work on it, I'm going to paint over the colored triangles. GrandpaPhil 1 Quote
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