harlequin Posted October 16, 2021 Author #61 Posted October 16, 2021 it is starting to look like a ship... Bill Morrison, EricWilliamMarshall, GrandpaPhil and 3 others 6 Quote
harlequin Posted October 17, 2021 Author #62 Posted October 17, 2021 a selection of my mini power tools that help me build......mostly minicraft, but i also have a proxon sander... Landlubber Mike, Bill Morrison, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote
harlequin Posted October 17, 2021 Author #63 Posted October 17, 2021 some of the top deck round cannon ports added and a brass insert fitted.......and the addition of the cannon.... ccoyle, Landlubber Mike, Bill Morrison and 4 others 7 Quote
harlequin Posted October 17, 2021 Author #64 Posted October 17, 2021 most of the top deck planking done.....just getting a feel of where all the furniture will go on the finished ship......not bad for a ship I bought for £15.00... Bill Morrison, Landlubber Mike, Dean77 and 1 other 4 Quote
harlequin Posted October 18, 2021 Author #65 Posted October 18, 2021 The transom next......it appears several builders have struggled with this bit, indeed the newer versions of this kit have been altered by corel, so will have to see what happens... Quote
harlequin Posted October 19, 2021 Author #66 Posted October 19, 2021 upper deck planking finished.....support columns added and the transom has been glued, clamped and is now in place. Bill Morrison, GrandpaPhil, Shipyard sid and 1 other 4 Quote
harlequin Posted October 19, 2021 Author #67 Posted October 19, 2021 It is by no means perfect but i had to work with what corel supplied...I actually like using all the stuff in the kits just to see what it turns out like....the transom is in place with all the decoration added...the quarter galleries may prove to be more exacting but here goes... Bill Morrison, DelF, Elijah and 6 others 9 Quote
harlequin Posted October 19, 2021 Author #68 Posted October 19, 2021 quarter gallery side wall fitted....corels cast fittings for the galleries are not great....will have to see how they fit and go with them... GrandpaPhil, Old Collingwood, Elijah and 4 others 7 Quote
Landlubber Mike Posted October 19, 2021 #69 Posted October 19, 2021 Nice job - moving along quickly! I know what you mean about the cast pieces. I was planning to scratch mine but you seem to have gotten them to work nicely. Bill Morrison 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 20, 2021 Author #70 Posted October 20, 2021 12 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: Nice job - moving along quickly! I know what you mean about the cast pieces. I was planning to scratch mine but you seem to have gotten them to work nicely. cheers Landlubber....trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear.... Old Collingwood, GrandpaPhil, Bill Morrison and 3 others 6 Quote
harlequin Posted October 20, 2021 Author #71 Posted October 20, 2021 well it is about as good as it can get I think..... Bill Morrison, Landlubber Mike, DelF and 4 others 7 Quote
harlequin Posted October 21, 2021 Author #72 Posted October 21, 2021 addition of the rudder and a few deck fittings.....working with corels fittings is always an interesting experience but i go with them for the main just to see what the results look like... Old Collingwood, Landlubber Mike, GrandpaPhil and 3 others 6 Quote
harlequin Posted October 22, 2021 Author #73 Posted October 22, 2021 bit more progress on unicorn.....the quality of some of corels the ironwork is awful....snaps as soon as you look at it, but i keep going.... Landlubber Mike, Bill Morrison, DelF and 2 others 5 Quote
hamilton Posted October 22, 2021 #74 Posted October 22, 2021 Looks great, despite product quality! It's been a while since I made a Corel kit (the last was Greyhound, you'll recall!), but Bellona is up next and I well remember how ginger you need to be with things like the chain plates and other metal parts - sometimes they're just unrefined looking, sometimes, they're just so fragile that they break while they're still in the little containers they come in! Anyways, poor parts in good hands still produce fine results, as your Unicorn shows! hamilton Bill Morrison and Old Collingwood 2 Quote current builds: Corel HMS Bellona (1780); Admiralty models Echo cross-section (semi-scratch) previous builds: MS Phantom (scuttled, 2017); MS Sultana (1767); Corel Brittany Sloop (scuttled, 2022); MS Kate Cory; MS Armed Virginia Sloop (in need of a refit); Corel Flattie; Mamoli Gretel; Amati Bluenose (1921) (scuttled, 2023); AL San Francisco (destroyed by land krakens [i.e., cats]); Corel Toulonnaise (1823); MS Glad Tidings (1937) (in need of a refit); HMS Blandford (1719) from Corel HMS Greyhound; Fair Rosamund (1832) from OcCre Dos Amigos (missing in action); Amati Hannah (ship in a bottle); Mamoli America (1851); Bluenose fishing schooner (1921) (scratch); Off-Centre Sailing Skiff (scratch) under the bench: MS Emma C Barry; MS USS Constitution; MS Flying Fish; Corel Berlin; a wood supplier Colonial Schooner Hannah; Victory Models H.M.S. Fly; CAF Models HMS Granado; MS USS Confederacy
harlequin Posted October 23, 2021 Author #75 Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) cheers hamilton.......enjoy Bellona....you can just see Greyhound hidden behind unicorns hull and next to Bellona in the first pic. Edited October 23, 2021 by harlequin Old Collingwood 1 Quote
harlequin Posted October 23, 2021 Author #76 Posted October 23, 2021 ships wheel, capstan and water pump detail.....the hatches at the stern are cast metal ones i had left over from a previous build (Bellona)....they looked far better than the plywood ones supplied so used those....the historical accuracy police will be up in arms..... Bill Morrison, Old Collingwood, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote
harlequin Posted October 25, 2021 Author #77 Posted October 25, 2021 few more deck fittings added... Bill Morrison, GrandpaPhil, DelF and 1 other 4 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted October 25, 2021 #78 Posted October 25, 2021 She is looking superb - Its down to the hand of the builder that makes the difference, and Boy do we know about Corel's kits - kind of a great idea - rushed through with no quality control, that requires that bit more skill to make good. OC. Bill Morrison 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 25, 2021 Author #79 Posted October 25, 2021 cheers Old....despite all their shortcomings I do actually like their kits. Old Collingwood 1 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted October 25, 2021 #80 Posted October 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, harlequin said: cheers Old....despite all their shortcomings I do actually like their kits. I aint done a ship kit for ages, last one was a re hash of a Plastic 1/700 scale modern British destroyer, but I have a rather good one (a Flyhawk 1/700 scale HMS Hood) 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 25, 2021 Author #81 Posted October 25, 2021 20 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said: I aint done a ship kit for ages, last one was a re hash of a Plastic 1/700 scale modern British destroyer, but I have a rather good one (a Flyhawk 1/700 scale HMS Hood) OC. I have a couple of corel kits and an old panart one...Royal Caroline that i won on ebay for about £70.00....need a bigger house to put them all in.... Bill Morrison and Old Collingwood 2 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted October 25, 2021 #82 Posted October 25, 2021 You should check out my Waterloo figure project as well. 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 25, 2021 Author #83 Posted October 25, 2021 Bill Morrison, oneslim, robdurant and 4 others 7 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted October 25, 2021 #84 Posted October 25, 2021 Very nice work mate. 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 31, 2021 Author #85 Posted October 31, 2021 Bow rails and the figurehead Unicorn fitted.... DelF, maddog33, GrandpaPhil and 4 others 7 Quote
harlequin Posted October 31, 2021 Author #86 Posted October 31, 2021 I dont think I will rig the deck cannons as they never seem to look right, but I may change my mind yet and go for just a simple rope... Quote
robdurant Posted October 31, 2021 #87 Posted October 31, 2021 She's looking wonderful. You're doing a lovely job of building this kit. The headworks look very sleek and precise. Quote Current build(s): Plymouth Ketch-Rigged Trawler "Erycina" (Vanguard Models, 1:64) Paused on the lofting floor: HMS Bristol Portland class 50-Gun Ship (Scratch build, 1:64) Paused builds: Barque "Stefano" (MarisStella, 1:63) / Trawler "Nordkap" (Billings Boats, 1:50) / HMS Triton 28 gun frigate cross section (1:64) / F138, HMS Rapid Type 15 Fast Anti-Submarine Frigate (based on above Deans Marine hull, semi-scratch, 1:96) / HMS Mercury (1779) (Shipyard Models, Paper, 1:96) Previous builds: ἈΘΗΝΑ (Athena) (6th Century B.C.) Greek Bireme (Dusek, 1:72) / Zulu "Lady Isabella" (Vanguard Models, 1:64) / HMS Ethalion (1797) from HMS Diana (Caldercraft, 1:64) / HM Cutter Sherbourne (Caldercraft, 1:64) / Completed partially built Royal Yacht Caroline (Panart, 1:47) / HM Schooner Pickle (Caldercraft, 1:64) / M32, HMS Cottesmore MCMV (Sirmar / Fleetscale, Semi-scratch, 1:48) / D98, HMS York, Type 42 Destroyer (Dragon with White Ensign Photoetch, 1:700) / K166, HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette (Revell, 1:72) / R97, HMS Grenville Fleet Destroyer (Deans Marine, 1:96)
harlequin Posted October 31, 2021 Author #88 Posted October 31, 2021 cheers robdurant....i try to work with the kit as far as I can to see how they actually look like when completed....I sometimes change little bits if i think the supplied bits are rubbish which is often the case with some of corels fittings... robdurant 1 Quote
petervisser Posted October 31, 2021 #89 Posted October 31, 2021 I just ran across your build log for the first time. Having built the Unicorn a few years ago, it brought back some fond memories. As you say, not the most accurate model of an authentic British frigate, but an attractive model in the end. I modified mine in a few areas, using John Mckay's AOTS book, Pandora and Petersson's rigging book. All the best going forward. You're certainly doing the model justice. Peter robdurant and Landlubber Mike 2 Quote Build Log: Billing - Cutty Sark In The Gallery: HMS Unicorn, HMAV Bounty, L'Etoile, Marie Jeanne, Lilla Dan, Zeeschouw "Irene" A Toast: To a wind that blows, A ship that goes, And the lass that loved a sailor!
harlequin Posted October 31, 2021 Author #90 Posted October 31, 2021 cheers petervisser....i am not particularly bothered about the historical accuracy of the build in any of the kits i complete, i just enjoy the hobby for what it is ....hull nearing completion...... Jeff T and petervisser 2 Quote
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