Bluebell by Kevin - Revel - 1/72 - PLASTIC - Flower-class corvette with GLS upgrade - restarted Jan 2022

[Kevin]

Good afternoon everyone

 

well the anchor windlass is done now and has a coat of black primer on it,  i love this GLS PE

 

primer has gone on to more of the completed bits, like the engine room skylight

 

new paints arrived, colourcoats, by Soveriegn hobbies, these will be her going out clothes

 

some of the PE bits i had done in the past had a powdery finish, cleaned up with my tooth brush

 

Edited January 28, 2022 by Kevin

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

Thank you for comments and likes

 

apologies for being grumpy for the last few weeks

 

onto the Bluebell, and the depth charge racks, there is more PE on these two units than on lots of extra detail sets, but it is starting to look ok

i have about 40 pieces left to add 

[Landlubber Mike]

Looks great Kevin.  Are you soldering the PE together?  If so, you’ve really gotten the hang of it!

[Kevin]

8 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Looks great Kevin.  Are you soldering the PE together?  If so, you’ve really gotten the hang of it!

yes i am, its a bit messy still in places, but i am now even managing to clean previous bits up

[Kevin]

70 Mark VII  were carried, and 40 of them were in the racks, with the crappy Atlantic weather they would have to be quite sturdy

Depth Charges, Mark 6, Mark 6 Mod. 1, Mark 7, Mark 7, Mod. 1 (maritime.org)

[Kevin]

good  evening everyone

 

thank you for comments and likes

 

the depth caharge racks, i primed in red, thinking (incorrectly) that they are finished in a dark colour, they were redone in white primer

 i want to finish ate least one unit this week, so the funnel assy got it, white primer, with colour coats top coat and colour coats grey for the deck, which needs another coat, Tamiya Nato black for the funnel

the lockers are from the kit with the exception of the skylight

i continue to remove the hull to top deck seam line, but it is going

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 31, 2022 by Kevin

[Old Collingwood]

Some excellent  work  going on  Kevin   - really nice mate.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

back to basics and tried some pre-shading (could do better)

 

[mtaylor]

Do better you say??????  Looks pretty darn good from here.

[Kevin]

good evening everyone, 

 

thank you for comments and likes

 

i have had a couple of days off, to do some DIY, lots planned for this year

this evening i completed the railings and did a bit of weathering on the funnel assy, tomorrow i will hopefully do the the funnel guy ropes and more patching up of the hull

 

 

[Kevin]

Good morning everyone

 

thank you for comments and likes

 

Bilge keel

one side was broken in the kit box, strengthened with a bit of wire

they are far to long, so 16 cn was taken from the forward section, and now looks right

far to long

16cm removed

Portholes

part of the GLS (Great Little Ships) set, put on with PVA glue the eyelids are also included

 

 vajello white primer

 

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

it perhaps comes as no surprise to those of you that follow  stop start builds that i have another build arriving, even after the new years resolution which was broken within the 1st week of Jan

to that end i will continue this build to mid march when the package is delivered

as for this 

i have made two holes in the keel to attach the build to a display stand

i am using valjello paints in the airbrush, i am struggling to get any consistency, but apparanty so do others, so i am just going for it, the primer was very patchy, and did not flake off, but had a  couple of runs, but sanded well

 

Tamiya dark grey for pre-shading, perhaps to much, and lines to thick

Vajello matt white top coat, looks like gloss, and has run like the grand national hos race, will have to wait a see what it is like tomorrow

 

Edited February 10, 2022 by Kevin

[yvesvidal]

2 minutes ago, Kevin said:

i am using valjello paints in the airbrush, i am struggling to get any consistency, but apparanty so do others, so i am just going for it, the primer was very patchy, and did not flake off, but had a  couple of runs, but sanded well

 

Vallejo is not allowed in my house !!! I know that may come as a big surprise (and insult to some), but their paints are very difficult to properly spray. Their primer is okay on plastic but will peel on PE and other metals parts. I am sticking to TAMIYA acrylic paints and mixing when the color is not available.

 

I feel for you Kevin.... with that shiny hull. It will be fine in the Monaco harbor at five o'clock for the tea !! 🙂

 

Yves

[Kevin]

3 minutes ago, yvesvidal said:

 

Vallejo is not allowed in my house !!! I know that may come as a big surprise (and insult to some), but their paints are very difficult to properly spray. Their primer is okay on plastic but will peel on PE and other metals parts. I am sticking to TAMIYA acrylic paints and mixing when the color is not available.

 

I feel for you Kevin.... with that shiny hull. It will be fine in the Monaco harbor at five o'clock for the tea !! 🙂

 

Yves

god i hope it tones down, that was taken 2 mins after going on

[Kevin]

good morning everyone

 

once dry the white had become, like, well matt white, and apart from the dam paint runs, looked better than i thought it was going to turn out like

decided to get the water line marked out, and now waiting for the red Vajello primer to dry

 

[Kevin]

ooooooooh - im pleased with that, very little clean up required

[Old Collingwood]

Really tidy job of that  anti fouling   - like it Kevin.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

work continues, i am still trying to get the wood to look like teak, perhaps i never will

not the upper deck is the right colour it is starting to look right, but still so much to do, im hoping that most of it will be complete by middle of march, as i dont want to put her away uncomplete again (lol i must finish her)

 

 

Edited February 14, 2022 by Kevin

[Hsae]

Glad to see you back on your Bluebell, Kevin!

Great work,

 

Hermann

 

PS: I hope you didn’t glue the wooden panels at the deck yet. You have to switch sides. 😉

Edited February 15, 2022 by Hsae

[Kevin]

1 hour ago, Hsae said:

Glad to see you back on your Bluebell, Kevin!

Great work,

 

Hermann

 

PS: I hope you didn’t glue the wooden panels at the deck yet. You have to switch sides. 😉

lol i didnt notice, nothing glued yet

[Kevin]

before putting it away again i managed to get some more work done of the forecastle, at present i don't know when she will come back

 

 

 

Edited March 4, 2022 by Kevin

[Javlin]

She's looking good though Kevin.