Old Collingwood Posted January 16, 2023 Share #271 Posted January 16, 2023 Superb build Phil mate you should be rightly proud - stunning work. OC. Edwardkenway, GrandpaPhil, hof00 and 5 others 7 1 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...
hof00 Posted January 16, 2023 Share #272 Posted January 16, 2023 Really, really good!! I have been following along, it's been quite a journey, probably more so for yourself. 😀 Cheers and Regards, Harry. mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, Keith Black and 3 others 5 1 Quote Completed Builds: A/L Bluenose II A/L Mare Nostrum Sergal/Mantua Cutty Sark A/L Pen Duick A/L Fulgaro Amati/Partworks 1/200 Bismarck A/L Sanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gahm Posted January 17, 2023 Share #273 Posted January 17, 2023 Congratulations! This turned into a very impressive model! Thomas Keith Black, Canute, mtaylor and 2 others 4 1 Quote Current Built: Model Shipways Syren (US Brig 1803) Last Built: Anfora (kit bashed) Ictineo II (1st steam powered submarine 1864) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share #274 Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) Thank you all very much for the comments, for following along and all the likes! I had a lot of fun with this build and learned a lot! I built it from the base kit, which comes as a booklet. I paid $35 on Amazon for it. From Orel’s website, this kit runs about $20 plus shipping. Orel Models is operational again and back in full production. They also have upgrade sets for this kit, like laser-cut sets, photo-etch sets, masts and decks. I did not buy the upgrade kits, because making and fabricating parts is my happy, and how I relax. Shipping takes a while because Orel is based out of the Ukraine and the current situation there. I used aftermarket deadeyes and leftover blocks from my bits box for the rigging. Eyebolts came out of annealed steel wire. Masts, yards, gaffs, and replacements for a couple cannons that I accidentally destroyed, came out of dowel rods, bamboo kitchen skewers and toothpicks. Lessons learned and notes about card models in general: The ends of toothpicks are great for rolling tiny parts. Be very careful grabbing small card parts with tweezers, they are very easily crushed. Take your time. Monte Mart glue works great and doesn’t cause the problems that American white glue causes, like warping. Edge paint and seal everything as you go. For future models, I will just copper the hull. It’s not difficult and only takes a day or two. It looks infinitely better. Don’t be afraid to bash a card kit, it is a lot closer to a wood kit than you would think. Don’t be afraid to try a card kit, it is a lot closer to a wood kit than you would think. Don’t try to build a model in card if you would not build it in wood. Card models and wood models are very similar. You will run into the exact same issues that you will with a wooden one. Card kits are easily rescaled to suit. Card kits make great templates for wood models if that is your inclination. Card models are cheap, so you aren’t really out much if things go wrong. Lastly, I like card models, from scratch or from a kit. The tooling is a lot simpler. They make less mess and they look as good. Edited January 17, 2023 by GrandpaPhil Glen McGuire, mtaylor, Knocklouder and 8 others 10 1 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted January 19, 2023 Share #275 Posted January 19, 2023 Well done, Phil. Turned out nicely. Old Collingwood, Keith Black, Glen McGuire and 4 others 6 1 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...
mtaylor Posted January 24, 2023 Share #276 Posted January 24, 2023 Wonderful work. I think this era and ship type are seldom done yet attractive because they are so "different". yvesvidal, Old Collingwood, GrandpaPhil and 5 others 7 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share #277 Posted January 24, 2023 Thank you very much! I had a lot of fun with this model. Edwardkenway, Glen McGuire, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTHokiEE Posted January 25, 2023 Share #278 Posted January 25, 2023 Beautiful work! I feel like my card attempts always fall short - but you and @ccoyle inspire me to keep trying! I need to figure out a workflow for edge painting for future endeavors. Old Collingwood, Glen McGuire, mtaylor and 5 others 7 1 Quote Current Build: HM Sloop Echo 1781 (First Scratch Build) Previous Builds: HM Cutter Alert, Sharpie Schooner, Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Half-Hull (NRG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted January 25, 2023 Share #279 Posted January 25, 2023 Beautiful model of a fascinating vessel, Phil. Well done, mate! Steven Keith Black, Glen McGuire, GrandpaPhil and 3 others 5 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...
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