Spooky spoon Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share #61 Posted April 16, 2022 The deck has been painted, and I will add the wash to everything soon. I also started painting some of the secondary guns. lmagna, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share #62 Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) one of the guns fell out while I was gluing the deck on. It's somewhere inside the hull right now. There is no way to retrieve it because the glue dried before I noticed it was gone. if anyone has suggestions for a way to replace it I would by very appreciative. Edited April 18, 2022 by Spooky spoon fixing the image Canute, mtaylor and yvesvidal 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share #63 Posted April 18, 2022 This is what it ought to look like. maybe I can replace it with some plastic rods, as only the barrels are visible because of the low light level. Canute, mikegr and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share #64 Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) I found this part, which is pretty much identical (from the outside), but I need a way to attach it without it being too noticeable. It also needs to be strong, so it won't fall off again. Edited April 18, 2022 by Spooky spoon Canute, mtaylor, lmagna and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veszett Roka Posted April 19, 2022 Share #65 Posted April 19, 2022 Surely i'd dismantle the deck with a thin scalpel, just a little. I think the guns were glued themselves just below the opening, but a long bamboo stick can help tickling them out. I'd assume the glue is not too firm, since no pressure applied during the contact. I believe repairing the paint is easier than fabricate a new gun position. mtaylor, lmagna, mikegr and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share #66 Posted April 19, 2022 4 hours ago, Veszett Roka said: Surely i'd dismantle the deck with a thin scalpel, just a little. I think the guns were glued themselves just below the opening, but a long bamboo stick can help tickling them out. I'd assume the glue is not too firm, since no pressure applied during the contact. I believe repairing the paint is easier than fabricate a new gun position. I'll give that a try mtaylor, lmagna and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share #67 Posted April 19, 2022 after having a look at it, I have concluded that getting the deck off without damaging something important is impossible. It was a really tight fit getting it on in the first place. lmagna, Canute and mtaylor 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share #68 Posted April 19, 2022 I've managed to get the gun mount out through the the large hole in the middle of the deck. I might try enlarging the turret mount, as the turrets are quite large, and will cover the hole. Canute, king derelict, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share #69 Posted April 19, 2022 By some miracle I managed to work the deck off with my knife without damaging anything. I used lots of glue to secure the guns, and I'll let the glue cure overnight before I reattach the deck. I am very pleased. lmagna, king derelict, Tom E and 6 others 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted April 19, 2022 Share #70 Posted April 19, 2022 Nice save. Steven Canute, king derelict, Spooky spoon and 1 other 4 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler FINISHED 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 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36379-mistydeefer-by-louie-da-fly-finished-restoration-decor-yacht/#comment-1040663 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share #71 Posted April 20, 2022 24 minutes ago, Louie da fly said: Nice save. Steven Thanks, I was really worried I wouldn't be able to fix it mtaylor, Canute, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted April 20, 2022 Share #72 Posted April 20, 2022 I just looked up the Condorcet on-line - I love those French pre-Dreadnoughts. Somebody on Youtube described them as "When Hotels Go to War". Steven mtaylor, lmagna, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler FINISHED 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 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36379-mistydeefer-by-louie-da-fly-finished-restoration-decor-yacht/#comment-1040663 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share #73 Posted April 20, 2022 38 minutes ago, Louie da fly said: I just looked up the Condorcet on-line - I love those French pre-Dreadnoughts. Somebody on Youtube described them as "When Hotels Go to War". Steven That video was what convinced me to buy this kit. mtaylor, lmagna, Canute and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted April 20, 2022 Share #74 Posted April 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Spooky spoon said: That video was what convinced me to buy this kit. He's very scathing about the French pre-Dreadnoughts, but I love 'em. So quirky and weird. Steven lmagna, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler FINISHED 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 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36379-mistydeefer-by-louie-da-fly-finished-restoration-decor-yacht/#comment-1040663 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veszett Roka Posted April 20, 2022 Share #75 Posted April 20, 2022 6 hours ago, Spooky spoon said: By some miracle I managed to work the deck off with my knife without damaging anything. I used lots of glue to secure the guns, and I'll let the glue cure overnight before I reattach the deck. I am very pleased. Thats more skill than miracle. As Louie-Steven said, nice save. king derelict, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share #76 Posted April 23, 2022 The deck has been glued back on. I actually think that the fit is better this time around. I have some salt effects from ak, where are those supposed to go? ak's website says they should go around portholes or openings, but that is also where streaking grime goes. I am a little confused Canute, lmagna, RGL and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share #77 Posted April 23, 2022 Also, I was planning on doing some rust effects around the anchor, like RGL did on his Graf Zeppelin, but the anchor mount is very close to the water line. Do I have enough room to fit any rust in? king derelict, mtaylor, lmagna and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share #78 Posted April 23, 2022 probably should have done this before painting the deck GrandpaPhil, mtaylor, lmagna and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted April 24, 2022 Share #79 Posted April 24, 2022 Salt buildup is anywhere the sea spray dries on. And rust around the anchor shouldn't matter how close to the waterline. Look at photos to see how it streaks. Spooky spoon, lmagna and mtaylor 3 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...
Spooky spoon Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share #80 Posted April 24, 2022 27 minutes ago, Canute said: Salt buildup is anywhere the sea spray dries on. And rust around the anchor shouldn't matter how close to the waterline. Look at photos to see how it streaks. This picture shows the anchor area pretty well GrandpaPhil, Canute, lmagna and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share #81 Posted April 24, 2022 I finished painting the pe, and I put a brown wash over it. There are a few rough patches, but I'm pretty pleased overall. Veszett Roka, Canute, GrandpaPhil and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share #82 Posted April 28, 2022 Also, I'd really like to build another French pre dreadnought after this one, but the only other options I've found were two other Danton class ships from hobbyboss which are very similar to this one. If any of you know of other manufacturers that make them, please let me know. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 3, 2022 Share #83 Posted May 3, 2022 (edited) Looking good mate. So many opportunities for a large vessel like This, so complex! Edited May 3, 2022 by RGL Canute, mtaylor and Spooky spoon 3 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted May 3, 2022 Share #84 Posted May 3, 2022 As I understand it, many of the battleships in the Russian fleet at Tsushima were french-built. Maybe you could try one of them? Or, of course . . . you could go to the Dark Side and scratch-build . . . Steven Spooky spoon, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler FINISHED 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 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36379-mistydeefer-by-louie-da-fly-finished-restoration-decor-yacht/#comment-1040663 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share #85 Posted May 8, 2022 Added some streaking. I may have gone a little overboard. Oh well yvesvidal, Canute, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share #86 Posted May 9, 2022 I removed a few streaks to give it a more natural feel. These pictures also have better lighting. I'm going away for a week, but when I return I'll add some salt effects as well as some black and brown grunge like @RGL does (probably should have done that before the streaking). The streaking effects from AK were much harder to use than I thought they'd be, but I think I did alright. lmagna, yvesvidal, AJohnson and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted May 9, 2022 Share #87 Posted May 9, 2022 I think your streaking looks very good - at least in the photos. Keep up the good work. Steven mtaylor, Spooky spoon, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler FINISHED 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 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36379-mistydeefer-by-louie-da-fly-finished-restoration-decor-yacht/#comment-1040663 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 9, 2022 Share #88 Posted May 9, 2022 They look great, lots of rust required too! Canute, lmagna, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky spoon Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share #89 Posted May 28, 2022 On 5/9/2022 at 12:07 AM, RGL said: They look great, lots of rust required too! Where would you recommend putting rust? I know that there will be some around the anchor, and maybe some more around the gun ports, but other than that, I'm not too sure mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 28, 2022 Share #90 Posted May 28, 2022 Always think where metal will hit metal and where wear and tear will be, and any moving part that wears away paint. If you don’t want to use chipping use Ron Red/Brown to represent dull relished metal and some rust freaking from AK. mtaylor, lmagna, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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