Phoenix by Kevin - Panart - 1/84 - Ex Amerigo Vespucci - restarted June 2020

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work Kevin, I dont know the ship very well  - but you sure are making a lovely job of her.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

6 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent work Kevin, I dont know the ship very well  - but you sure are making a lovely job of her.

 

OC.

Good morning OC

 

she is such a busy ship, but very little in the kit is of use and lol the bits i do want have been used on other builds

this is what i am aiming for

NOT MY PHOTO

[Old Collingwood]

18 hours ago, Kevin said:

Good morning OC

 

she is such a busy ship, but very little in the kit is of use and lol the bits i do want have been used on other builds

this is what i am aiming for

NOT MY PHOTO

That will keep you busy mate  -   lots of detail to go on there.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

the the after house is completed with the exception of the aldis lamp front (lost for now)

 

lots to do but some of the work will be delayed whilst i replace some of the lost/used bits, annoying but my fault

 

[Landlubber Mike]

Nice work Kevin!  Coming along great!

[Kevin]

2 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Nice work Kevin!  Coming along great!

Thank you Mike

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

this cabin i think is called the chicken coup, no idea why, and i dont think chicken are involved i still have to purchase some smaller portholes to finish it off and paint it

the fwd house has had to be scratched, as it kind of exploded, after several attempts to salvage it i gave up and made a new one, not brilliant but looks ok

apart from the mast, these deck fittings will now be used

 

 

 

Edited March 23, 2021 by Kevin

[popeye the sailor]

very nice progress Kevin....she's look'in super  

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

thank you for comments and likes

 

the forward wheel house is still getting attention, having learnt to solder on the bluebell build it has paid dividends on the brass canopy

the raft for the midships boats have been made up, still to be painted

Edited March 27, 2021 by Kevin

[Old Collingwood]

Really nice work mate  - she is looking Super.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

good morning everyone

 

thank you for comments and likes

 

well the forward wheel house is finished for now, im happy with the way she turned out, 

 

thats most of the big stuff done, a ton of smaller tuff to remake, scratch, find or repair

[Kevin]

spent the day on the derrick mast, made a fantastic job on it, paint looked great, solder work tidy, fitted the navigation lights all winch gear and siren

 

went to fit the ladder, to short, look for another, there isnt another, look at plans 170mm mine is 170mm, checked it all again

 

checked instructions, for what there worth, 170mm minus 40mm 

 

Dam

 

quess what im doing tomorrow

 

Edited March 30, 2021 by Kevin

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

i redid the derrick mast, 40mm to long was something that was going to look a bit stoopid, one on the right is the correct length

 

the funnel has been stripped back of colour 

 

the stern railings are now in position, although the capping has still to be sanded down 

 

the stern lifeboat davits have also been made up and inplace but not fixed

 

[Landlubber Mike]

Looking really great Kevin.  Nice job on the funnel!

[Old Collingwood]

This is superb work mate,   when a model turns from just being that - a model to an engineering  piece of work  - takes it to another level.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

On 4/3/2021 at 10:50 PM, Old Collingwood said:

This is superb work mate,   when a model turns from just being that - a model to an engineering  piece of work  - takes it to another level.

 

OC.

Thank you OC appreciated

 

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

after deck awning stanchion

the instructions, say 40mm bend 5mm and hammer flat the last 2mm and drill  1mm hole in the flat bit x 12

must be a better way, so i took 35mm bend 5 and added a pintle on the end by soldering x 12, these will be added to the build this week, lol i see so many snag hazards later on with the rigging, im going to curse this so very much

 

i dont know what these look out posts are called, but again i have replaced gluing with soldering, there is not a lot of room for them, i will have to shorten the hand rail by a couple of mm

 

NOT MY PHOTO,

this is what i am trying to achieve 

 

 

Edited April 5, 2021 by Kevin

[Kevin]

good afternoon everyone

 

the afterpart of the Amerigo build up continues

 

storage boxes once yellow have been put pack to wood, with a brass securing band 

companion ladders made up and now in place, they were a bit of a pain to look semi decent

 

[Landlubber Mike]

Nice work Kevin on those fiddly brass bits.  I didn't fully appreciate the size of this kit - you sure like the tiny ones  

[Kevin]

1 hour ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Nice work Kevin on those fiddly brass bits.  I didn't fully appreciate the size of this kit - you sure like the tiny ones  

ty Mike, im enjoying this one

its going to be a 1/96 carrier or same scale ferry next

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, Kevin said:

ty Mike, im enjoying this one

its going to be a 1/96 carrier or same scale ferry next

"Carrier"   like the sound of that.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

1 hour ago, Old Collingwood said:

"Carrier"   like the sound of that.

 

OC.

Amerigo first , but the list at present is down to three, a nice big scale clipper, not found one yet

the ferry Norland/Norstar by linkspan Linkspan Models

but really fancy the Carrier Hermes, by Sirmar but just might be far to much scratch for me, plus the problem with me building aircraft,

HMS Hermes (sirmarfittings.com)

 

and as you all know i might change my mind again

 

[Old Collingwood]

4 hours ago, Kevin said:

Amerigo first , but the list at present is down to three, a nice big scale clipper, not found one yet

the ferry Norland/Norstar by linkspan Linkspan Models

but really fancy the Carrier Hermes, by Sirmar but just might be far to much scratch for me, plus the problem with me building aircraft,

HMS Hermes (sirmarfittings.com)

 

and as you all know i might change my mind again

 

Hermes was a gorgeous ship  pre/post  Falklands with ski ramp,   I missed seeing her at Pompy a few times when I was down there either for the Navy Days or Training with the Navy  (told you about that)   and at nearly 8 feet long  wow would she be a Stunner.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

thank you for likes and comments

 

the catheads stripped from yellow, and now black

bow decorations and figurehead on

and railings in place around the funnel area

 

o and the boi had a bath

Edited April 8, 2021 by Kevin

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

well thats the awning stanchions and the lower part of the davits now in place, not much of an update, but someone might be interested

 

the awnings were made up in post 77, and were fitted directly into the hull and a bracket 

 

the davits are one piece with inserted into a collet, then drilled and 1mm wire inserted, this again is inserted into the hull and with another bracket,

 

stbd side tomorrow 

[Old Collingwood]

Splandid work mate.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

15 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Splandid work mate.

 

OC.

Thank you OC 

 

i have had a day off from her today

[Kevin]

But i dod buy a rope walk to try and do some bits for her

the @Alexey Domanoff VR 3.1 Rope making machine | <br>(HD adaptable rope making machine. Former Ropewalk "Prosak") | Domanoffs Workshop (shipworkshop.com)

 

$95 equates to £72 in the UK with free shipping

Edited April 13, 2021 by Kevin

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

on the stern, all the awnings are in place along with the lower part of the davits, each time i look at others builds i see more detail to be added

Midships is now getting the attention, another set of stairwells, and hatch ways are now in place

the Kit 8 arrived today for the masts, i bought it as the replacement parts i wanted came far more expensive and not all available 

[Landlubber Mike]

That brass work is absolutely fantastic. Nice job!  Are you going to leave as is?  If so, do you plan to coat them with anything?  Not sure if brass tarnishes, etc.

 

Looking great!