Cutty Sark by NenadM

[mtaylor]

When you scream, I hope it one of happiness.

[clearway]

When scratchbuilding my model of clearway i needed a plaque on the wheelhouse front- i re-sized the pic printed it out then cut out onta a backing piece of thin ply if that makes sense.

Keith

[popeye the sailor]

a lot of my work has been done using a decal maker. one visible draw back to it has been a transparency issue, but there is an update for it that is supposed to cure this problem. another aspect that I've seen, is in sizing down a particular decal.......some details disappear. even with photo shop, some of the minute details will get lost.....but it won't prevent you from making a very nice copy

 

I had made up a few copies of the decals {minus the waterline markers}.......but I sent them off to another fellow a while ago. he was doing the Revell kit - 1:96 {this is what made me buy the decal program in the first place

 

 

 

there are other sites on the web where the roman numerals can be found.....Dr. Dafi has some in photo etch, that may be of interest to you. the decals are pictures that I scanned and imported into the decal maker. then they are sized to the actual size of the decal sheet. as all knows....ink jet printers cannot print white, but with a little experimentation, some success can be achieved. another thing that can't be done totally, is metallic colors......gold looks like gold, but doesn't have the shimmer. if you look at my Cutty build.....you can see this........they were made from the decal maker.

[popeye the sailor]

here is another picture I dredged up of the decals

 

 

[NenadM]

Just a little until yell ...

[NenadM]

 

And here is photo of last stage

 

[NenadM]

Denis. thank you for advice. I have seen your blogs and topics, and this is great source of inspiration and ideas.

And there is (to me) some kind of overload of different sources of information VS lack of time/dedication, spiced with curiosity, impatience and attacks of creativity ... I think this is possible to chose way with weeks of exploration and research for any single move. That way lead to 10-15-20 years for one single model, maybe significant less if you are in this hobby couple of decades and have skills and experience to work fast precise and correct without mistakes.

And, creativity by itself demand some results to be seen ... and I try to balance between "do my best" and "I wanna play"

Definitely, great fun and joy, and that is the point

All your ideas and advices, also critics are more than wellcome

Edited August 1, 2014 by Nenad M

[rfolsom]

Great looking copper, Nenad!  (and in such a reasonable time frame;  I think you Photoshopped out the helping elves in your pictures).

 

Given that you are about 5700 miles away from me, and the speed of sound in dry air is roughly 342 m/s,  I'll be listening for your yell about 7.5 hours from your plating completion....

[NenadM]

Bob, as I see, we can attach *.mp3 files to posts, so, if you really want to listen this, I`ll be glad to attach my yell just at moment when I finish hull  

Edited August 1, 2014 by Nenad M

[NenadM]

Great looking copper, Nenad!  (and in such a reasonable time frame;  I think you Photoshopped out the helping elves in your pictures).

 

Given that you are about 5700 miles away from me, and the speed of sound in dry air is roughly 342 m/s,  I'll be listening for your yell about 7.5 hours from your plating completion....

 

I do not know to work with Photoshop ... 

Edited August 1, 2014 by Nenad M

[rfolsom]

Nenad;  you've gotten me doing the hmmmm... thing again. Is my 0.5mm thick walnut veneer thin enough to pass through my printer, taped to a piece of paper?

 

Yes, It was...  first of (many, I'm sure) tests...

[NenadM]

Nenad;  you've gotten me doing the hmmmm... thing again. Is my 0.5mm thick walnut veneer thin enough to pass through my printer, taped to a piece of paper?

 

Yes, It was...  first of (many, I'm sure) tests...

 

And now, try to color fonts with golden paint and surface in black ... 

Edited August 1, 2014 by Nenad M

[rfolsom]

I passed this panel through with a yellow color;  when it came out, I couldn't see anything.  Holding it very close to the light, there was the lightest hint of the lettering.  I believe the wood absorbed all the colored ink.   I have a test panel coated with gloss polyurethane that I'll try with tomorrow.

[NenadM]

I bought a pair of very small and thiny paintbrushes, and have to experiment with drawing under magnifier ... 

 

In mean time, must force myself to finish planking

 

And to yell, of course

Edited August 1, 2014 by Nenad M

[dgbot]

Nenad I think you have finally lost it.  Please call the boys in the white coats and they will take you to a nice padded cell where you will be happy and content.  Good women. fine music and food and a good drink and nothing else for about 6 months untill you have recovered.    

David B

[NenadM]

David

 

you forgot my favorite item of clothing

 

 

 

[rfolsom]

I'm eagerly awaiting your artistry skills with the brushes;  When can we hear the Tarzan yell of your finished plating?

[rfolsom]

Or have you already been admitted to the institution?

 

I'll bring a cup of jello....  

[NenadM]

And it is DONE

 

Pictures today, yell tomorrow when lads in white will not snif arround me

 

[michael mott]

Great to see the plating done Nenad, now you can get back to the topsides.

 

Michael

[NenadM]

Not soon, Michael. Rudder, fix black color on hull, stern decoration, mat warnish of coopering, paint rails, and find solution for final stand

 

A lot of work, but I am happy I left this stage

[dgbot]

Hurray you have left the coopering behind you.  Time for a party.  BBQ Ribs and beer for everyone your treat.

David B

[mtaylor]

Good looking plating and it's all done!!!  Happy dance   and appropriate toasts!!!

[NenadM]

You are right, David. I hope rain will stop and let me enter in home yard. BBQ is not fun when it rains (I tried couple of times).

Thx Mark, it lasts too long. Let's go on something more creative with less pieces. BTW I saw your successful and brave attack to frames with Dremel. Was this something as "edge of patience?"

Edited August 3, 2014 by Nenad M

[Piet]

Congratulations Nenad, the copper plating really looks great and will even look better when offset with the black paint above it.

 

Cheers,

[rfolsom]

Beautiful work, my Friend!  No shout needed;  We'll shout for you in Colorado!

 

Absolutely wonderful....

[capnharv2]

Excellent Nenad! You should be proud (and relieved).

 

Harvey

[CaptainSteve]

Beautiful work, Nenad. I bet you are glad to have finished the coppering.

[NenadM]

Thank you everybody for likes and nice and friendly words that encourage me to try to do my best in next moves

 

Next is  mat and light coloring of cooper, but I need some rest ( not even look at this shinny million pieces a while)

So, experiment time comes, and I try to do some tests for future stern decoration 

Test No 1

 

First I try with regular copy paper 80g, but it do not works. To much soft and weak , and fiber structure do not allow to cut precise 

 

Then I try with tracing paper with idea to print with laser printer on this, to cut as precise it can be around writing, and to color with gold

 

Little better, but relief is not present as I want, and whole thing seem messy, and look like I was drawing, not making ornament

 

 

Here is result

 

 

No, thank you. Next test please...

 

Test No 2

 

This test is realization of one of my earlier idea - to use thin but strong yarn used to crochet

 

And here is testing step by step

 

 

 

 

 

Thicker is full diameter of string, thinner is frayed string

 

I draw with felt pen pattern on bottom, and write my name, thinking : As I am able to glue string along lines, there will not be problem

 

Thicker string did not make any problems

 

Thinner ... OMG, nearly two long hours I was making this simple pattern above. That thin string, on such a scale, shows performances you do not expect - elastic, strong, flexible ... simply, did not listen to me. And never enough light !!! 

 

And i learned and concluded something

 

If I want to make whole thing in 3D with visible relief, ornament parts must have a bit bigger depth than in scale. Upper pattern ( my name) has relief, but it is not just visible enough, and from distance, look simply drawn

Colors are chosen - black for base, and yellow for contrast ( in final state, there will be gold color)

 

Next experiment will be with thin cooper wire from multicore power cord or some old wire from some old current transformer

 

But, after two hours of stare through magnifier and working with little paintbrush on picture above, that was enough for today 

 

 

 

[ianmajor]

Ah, the signature of an artist. Excellent.