Duchess of Kingston 1778 by Rustyj - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Royal Yacht

[Rustyj]

While various parts are drying I assembled the mid deck bulkhead.

 

Everything fit perfectly.

 

 

[Rustyj]

I've started making the Duchess shine with some of her fancy window and port decorations.

 

All were glued in place with a touch of CA glue.  

 

 

And here is the first of the photoetched decorations. Being the cautious type a tiny drop of CA was placed on the backside tacking them in place. Two coats of Future (Now Pledge Revive It) were applied and must say I'm happy with it so far.

 

[Glenn-UK]

Great work

[James H]

That looks so very pretty 😊

[DelF]

That decoration is so much better than the old-school castings in kits like Royal Caroline, and contrasts beautifully with your fine planking.

[glbarlow]

I admire the expert painting, the gold really pops! It is so weird that the Revive It works, but clearly it does. 

[Rustyj]

14 hours ago, glennard2523 said:

Great work

Thanks Glenn, I'm trying to keep up with your fine work.

 

12 hours ago, James H said:

That looks so very pretty 😊

Thanks Jim, The decoration is what attracted me to the DOK.

 

11 hours ago, DelF said:

That decoration is so much better than the old-school castings

Thanks DelF, This is some of the nicest PE.

 

6 hours ago, glbarlow said:

the gold really pops! It is so weird that the Revive It works, but clearly it does. 

Thanks Glenn, I too was wondering and the cautious side of me had to use a dab of CA just in case but it seems to work just as advertised.  

[BobG]

Simply gorgeous, Rusty!

[Rustyj]

 

 

Thanks Bob

 

I've completed the the fancy PE on the bulwarks to the bow now.

 

 

The figure head was primed and then painted gold.

 

 

After it was dry I placed it on the stem. A little sanding was needed to get it to slide in place. Then I placed the remaining PE at the bow.

 

[ccoyle]

Wow! That looks amazing!

[glbarlow]

Such neat and crisp work, great job. 

[James H]

That really is coming to life. I know there's a lot of PE but it does fit beautifully and doesn't take too long.

 

😍

[Glenn-UK]

Really nice job, it looks amazing.

[Blue Ensign]

18th century bling - a fine job Rusty.

 

B.E.

[JpR62]

Splendid work! And very beautiful golden painting on these PE.

[rafine]

Rusty, you are a step ahead of me and setting a very high bar. Great work.

 

Bob

[Rustyj]

Thank you Chris, Glenn, Jim, Glenn again, B.E., Jean-Paul and Bob. Also all the likes!

 

Everything is designed and fits so well that good results are almost guaranteed. 

 

 

[PJG]

Beautiful kit, beautifully done...very impressive work!

[Jim Rogers]

Beautiful work Rusty. This is next up on my list. Question if your hull bottom is white wouldn’t the horse shoe and bow tie fittings also be white?

[BobG]

Beautiful Rusty! What gold paint are using? Are you hand brushing or spraying?

[Rustyj]

Thank you PJG and all the likes

11 hours ago, Jim Rogers said:

Question if your hull bottom is white wouldn’t the horse shoe and bow tie fittings also be white?

 

Thanks Jim, The instructions have them gold so I stuck with that. I've also seen them the same color as the hull painting and black. I don't know what would be accurate on a real ship. 

 

10 hours ago, BobG said:

What gold paint are using? Are you hand brushing or spraying?

 

Thanks Bob, The gold and white are rattle can spray paint. I'll have to get the brands when I get home but they are generic paints. The red and blue colors are brushed on. They are Admiralty Paint Red Ochre and French Blue.

[Rustyj]

Hi Bob the gold is Rust-Oleum Imagine Craft and Hobby Metallic Gold and the white is FINE surface primer.

[Rustyj]

The channels have been placed by inserting in the designated holes. Channels were pressed against the points to mark their location. A pilot hole was drilled and the channels glued in place. 

 

 

The rudder was assembled and attached to the stern with the PE pintles and brace straps as per the plans. 

 

[Glenn-UK]

Nice work, she looks amazing 

[jwvolz]

Very, very nice work Rusty.

[chris watton]

Very nice job!

[Sjors]

Love to see this grow Rusty!

The wood and paint job is just outstanding!

 

Sjors

[Rustyj]

Thanks Glenn. Trying to follow your, Jim's and Bob's fine examples.

 

Thanks Joe. 

 

Thanks Chris, You've done a fine job designing the Duchess. 

 

Thanks Sjors. Also thanks for all the likes.

[Rustyj]

As the build has been progressing I've been building some of the various deck pieces.

If I'm waiting for glue or paint to dry I would work on a piece.

Here is some of what has been built so far.

 

 

This will make things move much faster when I start working inboard.

[Glenn-UK]

Thats what I did also. I really enjoyed making all the inboard deck items. The grating for the middle hatch needs to be fitted later so the anchor ropes can be added. The other option, if the grating is already glued, is to fit the rope to the middle hatch assembly before it is glued to the deck.