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Opium Smuggler 1806 by EricWilliamMarshall - FINISHED - Authentic Models - Scale 1:75 - Schooner


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13 hours ago, Retired guy said:

that wasn't a good Rum

No, I don't have a good alcohol-soluble dye. ;)
Its Van Dyck Crystals - made from walnut husks and can be tweaked for a nice range of browns.

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7 hours ago, Cuda1949 said:

Mine did not include the sails.

These are of my making. The kit’s cloth was printed with a similar process as the deck veneer. It was missing in some areas and blotchy in others. I can send you my original if you feel you are missing the full experience. :) 

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Great work Eric, you've got a very nice model there!😁

Current builds;

 Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25

Providence whaleboat- 1:25     HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 

Completed:

HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished    Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished 

Non ship:  SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED

 

 

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The sails look great! I’ll have to go back and try to replicate how you did it. 
 

It sounds like the finish line is in sight!

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22 hours ago, VTHokiEE said:

sails look great! I’ll have to go back and try to replicate how you did it

Thanks for the kind words. My approach is simple and is covered in post #99. If your curious, I’ll post the water-based varnish I used.

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22 hours ago, Edwardkenway said:

Great work Eric, you've got a very nice model there!😁

The tiny pictures are my secret to hiding flaws. ;)  Joking aside, even I’m surprised by how nice the model looks. I wasn’t expecting it.  I viewed this solely as an apprentice/journeyman project to build skills only. :) Who knew!?! 

Thanks again for the kind words!!

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Congratulations Eric,  great job, sails look really good. 

 

Current builds;

 Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25

Providence whaleboat- 1:25     HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 

Completed:

HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished    Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished 

Non ship:  SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED

 

 

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Great job very impressive. Makes me want to restart my The President and put my Brig of 1812 ship in a bottle to the side. Again Great Job.

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Al

 

Current Build

 

The President by Sergal

 

Completed Build

 

Cutty Sark 1:75

SIB Hannah

Opium Smuggler

SIB Pride of Baltimore II

 

On Deck

 

Pride of Baltimore II

 

 

 

 

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Congratulations!  Well done!

Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans)

1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
 

On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans)

 

On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury

 

Favorite finished builds:  1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia

 

Goal: Become better than I was yesterday

 

"The hardest part is deciding to try." - me

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On 4/26/2020 at 12:24 PM, ccoyle said:

Congratulations, Eric!

Chris, thank you!! I appreciate the gentle hand and the kind words you share with so many. It has made for a much more pleasurable entry to this nifty hobby for me!

 

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On 4/26/2020 at 3:29 PM, Cuda1949 said:

Makes me want to restart my The President

I look forward to it...  (but I can wait; no pressure from me!)

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On 4/26/2020 at 1:02 PM, VTHokiEE said:

Are you eying the next thing on the horizon or taking a breathe?

I think I'm going to take the plunge and do a Model Shipways POB model. I'm open to suggestions!!! 

The next big jumps are: 1) planking a hull, and 2) working on a bigger (more daunting) project. I like to think if I get over those humps, I can declare myself to a middling ship modeller!! :)

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On 4/26/2020 at 3:53 PM, Retired guy said:

Congratulations Eric lovely schooner 👍

Thanks for tagging along and sharing your wisdom. I literally aspire to do clean beautiful work like yours!! Rock on!

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On 4/26/2020 at 3:20 PM, SardonicMeow said:

The way you made the seams was very effective.

They easy and quick - take some scraps and play with it. This build log and others have the details, but the short answer is coat the fabric in water-souble varnish and then score the fabric (with an awl, a nail, the tip of a scissor). If you get to it, let me know how it goes!!! 

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