Rebuilding the fleet by mikegr - 1/700 - restoring old plastic models

[mikegr]

Last touch up details before weathering

Done paint weathering. Ready for rigging. It will be a long and painful progress

 

 

[king derelict]

Looks very nice Mike 

alan

[mikegr]

On 5/18/2025 at 8:28 PM, king derelict said:

Looks very nice Mike 

alan

Thanks for the comment as usual

[mikegr]

For the rigging material I used fake hair extension. Very good thickness, easy to work with and it causes less tension to the masts.

I took me 3 evenings about 2 hours each evening. First I did the forward section, next the middle and lastly the stern section. Even not elastic, it causes some stress to the plastic parts. To cut the excess material I used hot needle. This has to be done with caution not the damage the rest rigging or the plastic parts. Another advantage for the brass masts. I wish they weren't SK difficult to make. Maybe one day I will be able to make it better

 

[mikegr]

So I took my time to learn how to make it closer to the real thing. I used Takao's hull to  avoid  mess on the model.

The real thing 

 

Comparing to the previous project I feel far more satisfied. Because this is not a repeat of my usual work. It is a step forward as at last learned how to create waves and wakes the way I wanted. There is more space for improvement, for example the wave at bow should  be more sharp and thinner. I will repeat the scene with Takao in the future and compare. 

The model also has some imperfections especially on railings and detail can be improved. But I dont mind, the scene overall is ok.

 

[king derelict]

Great work on the seascape Mike. The sea is hard to model and this is a great example.

alan