HMS Vanguard by marktiedens - Model Shipways - scale 1:72

[marktiedens]

Hi - All the side mouldings are now on,along with the gallery window frames.  The decorative mouldings are supplied as laser cut walnut & are extremely fragile - I broke each one at least 3 times just cutting them out of the walnut sheet & smoothing the edges!   Some of the laser cutting does not go completely through the sheets.  I managed to get them glued back together & on the ship,though.   After that the upper hull painting was finished up.   

 

 

 

 

 

and..............the fenders,chesstress, & steps were added

 

 

 

The fenders & chesstrees were laser cut & just needed slots filed to fit over the mouldings plus a little filing to fit tight to the hull.   The steps were made from 1x1 & 1x2 strips glued together & filed to shape.     Thanks for looking in!

 

 

Mark

[Old Collingwood]

She is looking Very Very nice Mark.

 

OC.

[marktiedens]

Thanks O.C.

 

 

Mark

[fmodajr]

10 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

She is looking Very Very nice Mark.

 

OC.

I agree OC.

Very nice indeed!!

Frank

[marktiedens]

Thanks Frank

 

 

Mark

[marktiedens]

Hi - The poop screen bulkhead is now assembled,painted,& glued in place.   Also glued the stern fascia on & added the windows.

 

 

 

 

Mark

[Old Collingwood]

That is looking a treat Mark,  love the  shaping you made  of her.

 

OC.

[marktiedens]

Thanks O.C.

 

 

Mark

[Vladimir_Wairoa]

18 hours ago, marktiedens said:

Hi - The poop screen bulkhead is now assembled,painted,& glued in place.   Also glued the stern fascia on & added the windows.

 

 

 

 

Mark

this is bueauutiful Mark ! treat for eyes. 

[marktiedens]

Thanks very much!   Still have a lot of trim to add.

 

Mark

[Retired guy]

Brilliant Mark love it 👍

 

Regards

Richard

[marktiedens]

Thanks Richard

 

 

Mark

[marktiedens]

Hi all - been absent for awhile.   Kind of lost my mojo for a while after doing some major storm clean-up plus some minor damage control - slowly coming back now.  I managed to get more of the stern trim painted & installed.  The castings were well done & I decided to add some color to them rather than paint them all yellow ochre - much better looking, I think.  Thanks for looking in.

 

 

Mark

[Landlubber Mike]

Beautiful work Mark as always.  Stern looks fantastic!

 

[glbarlow]

Copper plating this monster almost did me in. I enjoyed the phase you’re on now.  Very neat work.  

[glbarlow]

It’s looking great. 

[marktiedens]

Thanks guys - this was the "easy" part.  The side galleries are next.

 

 

Mark

[Retired guy]

Wow, stern looks very good Mark 👍

 

Regards

Richard

[marktiedens]

Thanks Richard

 

 

Mark

[fmodajr]

Beautiful paint job on the castings!

Frank

[marktiedens]

Thanks ,Frank

 

 

Mark

[Old Collingwood]

Hey Mark,   hope all is good now,    that  rear section  is looking Fab  loverly work.

 

OC.

[marktiedens]

Thanks O.C.  I don`t care much for painting,especially figures,but it has to be done.  I can never get the faces & shadow areas right - kept having to re-do them.

 

 

Mark

[ASAT]

Mark, the quarter galleries and stern came out great, I have yet to tackle that aspect of building, I have seen it done well and.... well, you know. You must have been planning for this from the beginning, as they look symmetrical and correct. Well done!

[marktiedens]

Thanks Lou - I usually have problems getting all the stern parts to fit right,but it`s all fitting together pretty well due to the good design & accurately cut parts.

 

 

Mark

[marktiedens]

Starboard gallery done - all PE parts fit pretty good,except there wasn`t room for one piece of scrollwork at the aft end of the lower windows.

 

 

Mark

[Old Collingwood]

46 minutes ago, marktiedens said:

Starboard gallery done - all PE parts fit pretty good,except there wasn`t room for one piece of scrollwork at the aft end of the lower windows.

 

 

Mark

Loverly work, those side windows look a treat  - nothing wrong with your paint skills my friend.

 

OC.

[marktiedens]

Thanks O.C. - yes,it`s much easier to paint the parts BEFORE glueing them on.

 

Mark

[marktiedens]

Stern trim finished!  The rudder & chains will be installed later.

 

 

 

 

Mark

 

 

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent Mark.

 

OC.