Old Collingwood Posted August 4, 2021 #31 Posted August 4, 2021 12 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said: Take a look at my Unicorn/Lyme log linked in my signature. I agree with Bill that the Corel kit is of the Lyme class in Chapman’s Architectura. My log goes into the many inaccuracies of the kit. Still builds into a nice model though as some of the logs on here show. Very well said Mike, very similar class to the Corel Greyhound kit - quite a few of us tried to bring that kit to life. OC. Landlubber Mike and Bill Morrison 2 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
harlequin Posted September 19, 2021 Author #32 Posted September 19, 2021 i am not really bothered about the accuracy of any model i build....just enjoy the process. Old Collingwood, Jeff T, maddog33 and 1 other 4 Quote
harlequin Posted September 20, 2021 Author #33 Posted September 20, 2021 i really must make an attempt to start again...but my Bellona was left alone for over two years before I restarted it.....seems like life repeating itself... Bill Morrison and Old Collingwood 2 Quote
harlequin Posted September 29, 2021 Author #34 Posted September 29, 2021 Unicorn underway again......again... GrandpaPhil, Landlubber Mike, EricWilliamMarshall and 5 others 8 Quote
Landlubber Mike Posted September 29, 2021 #35 Posted September 29, 2021 Nice restart! Jeff T and Old Collingwood 2 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 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 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 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 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)
harlequin Posted October 4, 2021 Author #36 Posted October 4, 2021 Well, Unicorn has had a few more second planks added...the black boards are a weird sort of material and I am hoping they take a matt varnish without too many problems..... EricWilliamMarshall, coxswain, Landlubber Mike and 6 others 9 Quote
Thistle17 Posted October 5, 2021 #37 Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) Nice work harlequin! My Unicorn, a 1980's kit is sitting in a container maybe never to finish as the materials then were quite second rate by some standards. Maybe, just maybe you can inspire a restart for me with your good works. Joe Edited October 6, 2021 by Thistle17 Old Collingwood, harlequin and Bill Morrison 3 Quote
harlequin Posted October 5, 2021 Author #38 Posted October 5, 2021 15 hours ago, Thistle17 said: Nice work harlequin! My Unicord, a 1980's kit is sitting in a container maybe never to finish as the materials then were quite second rate by some standards. Maybe, just maybe you can inspire a restart for me with your good works. Joe This one of mine is ancient and to be fair it seems to be going ok....go on give it a go.....you know you want to... Old Collingwood 1 Quote
harlequin Posted October 5, 2021 Author #39 Posted October 5, 2021 this is roughly what the transom will look like when installed. I will probably paint the background black....The outer decoration is a cast metal which i have heated to soften then bent to shape....overall it doesnt look too bad......the new unicorns have a precast transom which makes this stage easier....im happy enough with the result. EricWilliamMarshall, Old Collingwood, Jeff T and 5 others 8 Quote
Thistle17 Posted October 6, 2021 #40 Posted October 6, 2021 As you intimate I wasn't happy with the transom at first encounter either. But now with the paint detail you have applied I have to say I am taking on a different sense of it. Thank you. Joe Old Collingwood 1 Quote
harlequin Posted October 6, 2021 Author #41 Posted October 6, 2021 black background painted......decorations not yet fitted, the transom will be fitted to the hull before the bright work is fixed......looks rather good me thinks.... Bill Morrison, Jeff T, Dean77 and 4 others 7 Quote
harlequin Posted October 7, 2021 Author #42 Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) second planking continues at a decent pace. I have also found some bigger push pins which cover the whole width of the plank when applied....very useful... Edited October 7, 2021 by harlequin GrandpaPhil, Old Collingwood, Landlubber Mike and 1 other 4 Quote
harlequin Posted October 7, 2021 Author #43 Posted October 7, 2021 I always like to get a feel for the ship as I progress....for a kit that I only paid £15 for it is going ok.....the deck furniture is placed on Unicorn to give me an overall view further down the line. Jeff T, GrandpaPhil, EricWilliamMarshall and 3 others 6 Quote
harlequin Posted October 7, 2021 Author #44 Posted October 7, 2021 yep....I am quite enjoying Unicorn.... Bill Morrison, Landlubber Mike, Dean77 and 4 others 7 Quote
harlequin Posted October 8, 2021 Author #45 Posted October 8, 2021 Unicorns position at the bow.......paint job needed on unicorn.... Old Collingwood, EricWilliamMarshall, Bill Morrison and 2 others 5 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted October 8, 2021 #46 Posted October 8, 2021 Great work mate - takes me back to my Greyhound/Lyme build. OC. harlequin 1 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
harlequin Posted October 8, 2021 Author #47 Posted October 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Old Collingwood said: Great work mate - takes me back to my Greyhound/Lyme build. OC. those were the days....i have just dusted Greyhound and looks in fine shape. Quote
Old Collingwood Posted October 8, 2021 #48 Posted October 8, 2021 3 hours ago, harlequin said: those were the days....i have just dusted Greyhound and looks in fine shape. Indeed mate. OC. 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
harlequin Posted October 10, 2021 Author #49 Posted October 10, 2021 given Unicorn a weather beaten look.... GrandpaPhil, Landlubber Mike, Bill Morrison and 4 others 7 Quote
harlequin Posted October 10, 2021 Author #50 Posted October 10, 2021 Unicorns position when eventually fixed much later in the build.....second planking continues apace..... EricWilliamMarshall, GrandpaPhil, Landlubber Mike and 3 others 6 Quote
harlequin Posted October 11, 2021 Author #51 Posted October 11, 2021 18 hours ago, SpyGlass said: Good heavens - just seen your log - THAT takes me back. I built Unicorn it must have been at least the early 90s if not earlier. The black wood supplied was discoloured and they supplied a ridiculously over large amount of replacement - I still have about 20 strips left. I think it is actually dyed but it is a nice true black throughout so can be sanded without discolouring. I have used on severa builds where a bit of a contrast without paint is needed I was very pleased with the end result . My figure head was total rubbish compared to yours ! the kit is ancient SpyGlass....i bought it for 15 quid so no pressure to complete.....they call this black strip fibreboard....some of the second planking is very brittle, but I am going to continue with it and see what happens......it is going ok I think.....corel kits have a lot of detractors but i actually dont mind them at all... Bill Morrison and Old Collingwood 2 Quote
harlequin Posted October 11, 2021 Author #52 Posted October 11, 2021 second planking going well....garboard on both sides fitted... Old Collingwood, ccoyle, Jeff T and 3 others 6 Quote
Bill Morrison Posted October 11, 2021 #53 Posted October 11, 2021 Mike, I cannot find your build log. Can you help? Thanks! Bill Quote
harlequin Posted October 11, 2021 Author #54 Posted October 11, 2021 Unicorn doest have a stern post in the plans so I have fashioned one....looks kind of odd but will probably look better when the rudder is added... Quote
harlequin Posted October 12, 2021 Author #55 Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) Unicorn doesnt have a stern post so I took a gamble and shortened the length of the hull to accommodate a stern post. Overall it has ended up a strange shape but with the addition of the rudder I can live with this peculiarity....the colour is different, but I can do something about that later... the hinges have yet to be fitted. Edited October 12, 2021 by harlequin Old Collingwood, EricWilliamMarshall, ccoyle and 2 others 5 Quote
harlequin Posted October 12, 2021 Author #56 Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) Transom being prepared for fixing.....second planking will probably be finished in the next couple of days....then a good sanding to smooth out the whole hull.....the transom will be fixed and allowed to dry thoroughly before the windows and decorations are fixed....a dry fitting seems to suggest all will be ok. Edited October 12, 2021 by harlequin Dean77, EricWilliamMarshall, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote
harlequin Posted October 13, 2021 Author #57 Posted October 13, 2021 second planking only needs a couple of planks and a couple of steelers to complete, then a good sanding.....will probably apply a matt finish to the hull...... Landlubber Mike, EricWilliamMarshall, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote
harlequin Posted October 14, 2021 Author #58 Posted October 14, 2021 Second planking now completed......good sanding down needed but it all looks ok.......Lower deck with cannons....not going to put any rope work on the lower deck cannons.....beams fitted ready for the upper deck.. EricWilliamMarshall, GrandpaPhil, Bill Morrison and 3 others 6 Quote
Landlubber Mike Posted October 14, 2021 #59 Posted October 14, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 12:42 PM, Bill Morrison said: Mike, I cannot find your build log. Can you help? Thanks! Bill Hi Bill, sorry I missed this one. Here is a link to my log from a few years ago: Bill Morrison 1 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 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 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 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 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)
harlequin Posted October 15, 2021 Author #60 Posted October 15, 2021 Upper deck now fitted along with the inner bulwark planking and the planksheers....needs finishing off, but gone well....the planksheers are flexible beech which allows them to bend easily and glued in position before they can regain their shape. GrandpaPhil, maddog33, Bill Morrison and 3 others 6 Quote
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