Cap'n Snack Posted October 5, 2020 Share #31 Posted October 5, 2020 Well, now I have an inspirational guide to follow! Great work! mtaylor, Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share #32 Posted October 9, 2020 Starting on the Hull, first a black undercoat below the waterline then a coco brown, and then a clear matte varnish. Hopefully when I add chipping fluid later it will be the primer coat BANYAN, lmagna, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share #33 Posted October 10, 2020 So, I made up a dark red, then a lighter highlight red then a faded paint pink, some chipping popeye the sailor, lmagna, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share #34 Posted October 10, 2020 Next, some below the waterline oilcanning (Sorry @cog, it has to be done) Next some more fading and grunging. Pretty happy with it, probably a bit shiny but I’ll give it a matte overspray tomorrow popeye the sailor, Lt. Biggles, Old Collingwood and 8 others 11 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted October 10, 2020 Share #35 Posted October 10, 2020 Another masterpiece in the making, Greg. Canute, Ryland Craze, mtaylor and 4 others 6 1 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share #36 Posted October 11, 2020 Now according to numerous armchair experts, the bootstrap was made of sterner stuff in the RN. Whilst there was a lack of enamel for the paint the bootstrap was important as it was the highest friction area and as such was painted well. masking done, a nice strait black line. yvesvidal, mtaylor, Ryland Craze and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share #37 Posted October 11, 2020 I got sets of decks, one that came with the PE focsle and a plastic backed (non adhesive deck- absolutely a nightmare to work with) and a full adhesive deck with a wooden focsle now cut to size. What you can’t see is I scraped the inner gunnels down so there is a half mm ledge, where I will now break lots of drill bits when I make the holes for stanchions. this ship actually had a painted deck. Jamie from Sovereign Hobbies is pretty much the expert in RN paints so I’m going to go with what he says. The colours may not be 100% accurate from me but Meh. It adds to the challenge weathering a painted deck like I did with My Essex. I’m thinking of giving it a clear coat over the deck first to help the paint bed down. yvesvidal, Canute, Landlubber Mike and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted October 11, 2020 Share #38 Posted October 11, 2020 Interesting paintjob Jan lmagna, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted October 11, 2020 Share #39 Posted October 11, 2020 3 hours ago, RGL said: there is a half mm ledge, where I will now break lots of drill bits when I make the holes for stanchions. Ahh, there's nothing like positive thinking. And that's certainly nothing like positive thinking . . . mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted October 11, 2020 Share #40 Posted October 11, 2020 "AK" has paint sets for the Eastern and Western approaches which are very close, so does "Lifecolor". BNA modelworld has both of them e.g. RN Eastern Approaches doing great cheers mate popeye the sailor, lmagna, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 11, 2020 Share #41 Posted October 11, 2020 1 hour ago, cog said: "AK" has paint sets for the Eastern and Western approaches which are very close, so does "Lifecolor". BNA modelworld has both of them e.g. RN Eastern Approaches doing great cheers mate I have used Lifecolor on my old Warspite build - as you know, they are excellent paints. OC. popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Ryland Craze and 2 others 5 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted October 12, 2020 Share #42 Posted October 12, 2020 Trying to become an another 'armchair expert' (btw did not succeed so far), I spent some time looking at pics of this ship class. you already knew ofcourse, but these 'interbellum-designs' have beautiful lines. I also came across some drawings showing them in the 'old fashioned' white-yellow paint scheme. That would be a nice contrast: another of this class in another scheme. Or are those drawings just fantasy? Jan lmagna, Canute, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share #43 Posted October 12, 2020 Yes, in the early 1930’s they were like that. amateur, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share #44 Posted October 12, 2020 Courtesy https://www.world-war.co.uk/Kent/kent.php lmagna, amateur, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share #45 Posted October 16, 2020 So a chance to get back to her. Stanchion holes drilled, Deck sprayed with a clear coats and some primer where required. Next is the undercoats of chipping fluids then time for the camouflage pattern and weathering that accordingly Old Collingwood, Canute, BANYAN and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share #46 Posted October 18, 2020 Base camo coat done. Weathering next. yvesvidal, Old Collingwood, lmagna and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share #47 Posted October 18, 2020 Chipping/worn effects. Filters next then grunge then rust Old Collingwood, lmagna, ccoyle and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share #48 Posted October 18, 2020 Filters and some grunge. I’m thinking I might do them as salt instead Old Collingwood, cog, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanDavison Posted October 18, 2020 Share #49 Posted October 18, 2020 The “yellow and white” scheme referred too, was the pre war colour scheme used for warships on what was known as the China station, ie South China Sea and surrounding area. If you want to use this colour scheme you will need to ensure your ship was posted there, also you may need change armament etc to configure you ship to pre war layout. Not sure why yellow/white was chosen and perhaps someone could shed some light on this. By the way, great weathering to the model RGL am looking forward to seeing the finished article Old Collingwood, cog, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share #50 Posted October 19, 2020 So HMS Kent did a lot of Murmansk convoys. So I reckon lots of weathering Old Collingwood, lmagna, Canute and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share #51 Posted October 20, 2020 Now to work on the deck Landlubber Mike, Ryland Craze, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share #52 Posted October 20, 2020 Washes and a light spray of tan to make it look like the paint has been worn down with foot traffic working the decks popeye the sailor, cog, lmagna and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted October 20, 2020 Share #53 Posted October 20, 2020 Very interesting idea, adding the foot traffic paths. 👍 lmagna, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share #54 Posted October 21, 2020 Focsle base done, rusty chains and chain stoppers to sit on these yet. Landlubber Mike, lmagna, yvesvidal and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted October 22, 2020 Share #55 Posted October 22, 2020 Really beautiful work Greg. You're a master at laying down colors for complex, yet subtle effects. Ryland Craze, Canute, mtaylor and 3 others 6 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Snack Posted October 22, 2020 Share #56 Posted October 22, 2020 This... THIS is what I'm aspiring to emulate. Great stuff. lmagna, Canute, Ryland Craze and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted October 22, 2020 Share #57 Posted October 22, 2020 23 hours ago, RGL said: Focsle base done, rusty chains and chain stoppers to sit on these yet. Used pastels, or paint? Looks like pastels from here, bery, bery nice sahib Canute, mtaylor and lmagna 3 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted October 22, 2020 Share #58 Posted October 22, 2020 26 minutes ago, cog said: Used pastels, or paint? Looks like pastels from here, bery, bery nice sahib "Berries berries" where's the berries😛 OC. Canute, mtaylor and popeye the sailor 3 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted October 22, 2020 Share #59 Posted October 22, 2020 You're the expert in weathering 20th century warships, Greg. Every time I think you couldn't do any better, you crank it up another notch! lmagna, mtaylor, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share #60 Posted October 23, 2020 thanks all but Unfortunately if it’s not weathered now it’s bland! moving along, the upper works, unpainted, primer; you can see my scratch built splinter mattresses with the details scratched in, came up OK so far, the first deck painted an old rust colour, I’ll give it some chipping fluid after I do a clear coat. These would have been busy areas with lots of foot traffic mtaylor, marktiedens, popeye the sailor and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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