SHIPSCAT Posted July 15, 2019 Share #331 Posted July 15, 2019 13 hours ago, cog said: It seems we have another Dutchman on our hands Hello Carl Nice work, but it's all double Dutch to me 👸, better go and put my clogs on. Jo. Piet, popeye the sailor and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Current Build: IL Leudo - Mamoli - 1:34 FD10 Arnanes 701 Billings scale 1:50 "Good conversations are the ones you have with people you do not know" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share #332 Posted July 15, 2019 Thanks Jo. Watch your steps, when walking on wood, I would like to keep my toes Piet, Old Collingwood, 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...
Old Collingwood Posted July 15, 2019 Share #333 Posted July 15, 2019 16 hours ago, cog said: Thanks for the likes and comments It seems we have another Dutchman on our hands! Nope, just wanted to make the effort to say something in your language. OC. popeye the sailor, Piet, cog 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...
Piet Posted July 16, 2019 Share #334 Posted July 16, 2019 Looking really nice Carl, great Job for sure. Now on to that German cruiser. Karel Doorman could have used a few of them back in '42. Things may have turned out different. Cheers, lmagna, Canute, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Piet, The Flying Dutchman. "Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends." (old Chinese proverb) Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942 VOC Ship Surabaya Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000 Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi." Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp, Buginese fishing Prauw. Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser. Completed Builds: Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner - Friendship Sloop Gwenfra Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share #335 Posted July 16, 2019 Well you did succeed OC, thanks for that Thank you Piet my friend, but if we go travel the "coulda, woulda, shoulda" road we can go even further back in time and solve all wars Piet, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 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...
ESF Posted July 17, 2019 Share #336 Posted July 17, 2019 Like a beautiful little jewel box. Congratulations Carl. Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing. Steve lmagna, popeye the sailor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share #337 Posted July 17, 2019 Thank you Steve, can't beat your sewing though Old Collingwood, lmagna, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 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 July 18, 2019 Share #338 Posted July 18, 2019 very nice job on the weathering.....looking very good! looks like your finished as well.....congratz on another fine project! lmagna, 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...
cog Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share #339 Posted July 18, 2019 Thank you Denis. Yes it is nearing finalisation. Just a few paint drops more and it is done .... I would like to draw your attention to AK weathering products, those I go lately really made a difference Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, Canute and 2 others 5 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 July 19, 2019 Share #340 Posted July 19, 2019 She looks great Carl, very nice work indeed. cheers Pat Canute, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood 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...
cog Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share #341 Posted July 19, 2019 Thank you Pat. I need to take some pictures of the finished build so you can comment on her final state Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 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...
cog Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share #342 Posted July 20, 2019 Picsees ... lmagna, BANYAN, src and 10 others 13 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...
Jack12477 Posted July 20, 2019 Share #343 Posted July 20, 2019 Very nice, Carl. I like the camo colors, that blue-green ish color contrasts nicely with the other colors. Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted July 20, 2019 Share #344 Posted July 20, 2019 Very nicely done Carl. The paintwork is wonderful popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share #345 Posted July 20, 2019 Thanks for the likes Gents Jack, those are all lifecolor paints for WWII Western approaches. I was very glad I didn't have to mix them myself! Thanks for the compliment, Greg, coming from you it is high praise popeye the sailor, Canute, 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...
Jack12477 Posted July 20, 2019 Share #346 Posted July 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, cog said: Jack, those are all lifecolor paints for WWII Western approaches I thought as much. I have been considering them myself for a future model. Old Collingwood, Canute, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted July 20, 2019 Share #347 Posted July 20, 2019 Wow beautiful work! Love the weathering! popeye the sailor, lmagna, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted July 21, 2019 Share #348 Posted July 21, 2019 superb job Carl..........the overall camo is awesome well done! Canute, Old Collingwood and mtaylor 3 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...
BANYAN Posted July 21, 2019 Share #349 Posted July 21, 2019 Great job Carl; looks very good indeed. Pressure on me for the Vampire now I feel cheers Pat mtaylor, Canute, Old Collingwood 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...
cog Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share #350 Posted July 21, 2019 Thank you for the likes! Those are quite energising 9 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: Wow beautiful work! Love the weathering! Thanks Mike. I got myself some enamels from AK which made life a lot easier on the weathering 7 hours ago, popeye the sailor said: superb job Carl..........the overall camo is awesome well done! I am quite pleased with how the cam came out, Denis, still some points of improvement though ... what was that about critics ... 5 hours ago, BANYAN said: Great job Carl; looks very good indeed. Pressure on me for the Vampire now I feel cheers Pat No pressure at all, Pat. At least not yet. You first need to get all the parts before we turn on the thumbscrews Gotten rid of the jetlag? Back running around yet? mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Canute and 2 others 5 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...
mtaylor Posted July 22, 2019 Share #351 Posted July 22, 2019 Beautiful work, Carl. Hopefully you have a nice place picked to display her. Canute, Old Collingwood and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share #352 Posted July 22, 2019 2 hours ago, mtaylor said: Beautiful work, Carl. Hopefully you have a nice place picked to display her. Thank you Mark. Actually I do. Besides the V and G class I've build Now it's up to take up RGL's challenge ... next stop: Seydlitz mtaylor, Canute, 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...
lmagna Posted July 22, 2019 Share #353 Posted July 22, 2019 I think you have truly accomplished a build to be proud of and it will be the leader of the pack next to it's brother's. It was great following your progress. Canute, Landlubber Mike, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share #354 Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) Thanks, Lou. I still have another one of these kits, probably make it a flotilla leader, which implies a lot of kit bashing ... First things first though. Did you hava a good holiday? Edited July 22, 2019 by cog Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, 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...
lmagna Posted July 22, 2019 Share #355 Posted July 22, 2019 3 hours ago, cog said: Did you hava a good holiday? All went OK for the most part. Still learning to walk slows matters down a little but other than that I did get influenced by a certain Dutchman I know and went out and did a stupid though. To save me the embarrassment I will email you the details. So do you have a name for the flotilla leader? Old Collingwood, cog, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share #356 Posted July 22, 2019 Nah, will have to get into that after Seydlitz, toddler popeye the sailor, lmagna, Canute and 3 others 6 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 July 23, 2019 Share #357 Posted July 23, 2019 je hebt geweldig werk verricht - ze ziet er prachtig uit. Well done mate. OC. Canute, mtaylor, popeye the sailor 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 July 23, 2019 Author Share #358 Posted July 23, 2019 Nearly fluent mate, thanks for the appreciation, and the likes Canute, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood 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...
src Posted September 22, 2019 Share #359 Posted September 22, 2019 Well done Carl!! I know who to come to for advice should I ever get around to building the Mount Katmai (AE16) the ship my Father in law was on during the end of WWII. Sam Canute, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Current Build Constructo Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share #360 Posted September 24, 2019 Thanks Sam, a lot of praise for my poor efforts on such a small ship, credits should go to those masters of the big full weatherd ships, like Yamato and Mississippi, which tought me how Canute, popeye the sailor, lmagna 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...
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