Nisha by AJohnson - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Brixham 'Mumble-Bee'

[niwotwill]

Amazing Andrew. Love the net and the catch in salted boxes. I believe they salted the catch. I am in awe of your work.

 

[AJohnson]

On 1/11/2023 at 6:29 PM, niwotwill said:

Amazing Andrew. Love the net and the catch in salted boxes. I believe they salted the catch. I am in awe of your work.

 

Thank you very much Will, have you been doing any building on your Syren since your great Erycina build?

[DaveBaxt]

I like the look of that trawl net Andrew and can think of quite a few uses for something like that and wondered where you got it from? Your model is look fantastic and the workmanship is something to be proud of. You will soon be looking for something new to build. Dave

[Slowhand]

Nice  build, you can sail on a gaff rigged ship The Golden Vanity which is nearly identical to a Mumble-Bee. I did this year, a weekend sailing round the Isle of Wight anti-clockwise.

[king derelict]

Beautiful work. The detail, nets, fish boxes really pop

Alan

[Alex-Ks1]

On 12/13/2021 at 10:13 PM, AJohnson said:

Progress so far on building up the hull ready for planking.  So far I am up to stage 51 in the instructions, spent a fair amount of effort in sanding the bulkheads so that the first layer of planking will sit okay, running a plank up and down the bulkheads to make sure there were no areas that didn't sit right.  There is a bit more to do yet in one or two spots, but happy with progress on at least this bit.

 

Then attached the keel and stem patterns and stern post, there was a little opening of some of the bulkhead slots to do to get these in, but no really issues here.

 

But then I tackled step 51 in the instructions and I've bust the kit again! 😖 In my defence I followed the instructions and soaked the stern counter pattern in hot water for half an hour then clamped it into position and left it overnight.  I came back in the morning to the scene in the penultimate picture... oh dear.  ☹️  So I've checked the alignment and just glued my new two-piece stern counter in place!  Think it should be okay with a bit of sanding once dry, I will let you know when you tune into the next instalment of the good ship "Calamity" - "Nisha"! 😨

 

 

how big is this model, it looks so tiny ?

[Old Collingwood]

Love this  build  -  and  the additions of  the  figures  gets  my vote.

 

OC.

[AJohnson]

8 hours ago, Alex-Ks1 said:

how big is this model, it looks so tiny ?

The hull is about 11 inches / 280mm long. 

[Alex-Ks1]

11 inch and it looks really nice. My eyes are getting so bad that I have to use a 11-inch lifeboat on the size I build 

[AJohnson]

Evening all, thanks to @Old Collingwood @king derelict @Slowhand @DaveBaxt for your kinds words. 

 

Work continuing on the sails and finally finished one - the Outer Jib Sail. (pictures below) the inner Jib Sail not far behind.  The start of these sails was a while back if your interested in how I made them (posts #113, #118-120ish.)  Finishing touches were to glue on the bolt rope and attach the block and lines, then a final flat coat to seal everything together.

 

Overall I'm satisfied with this first foray into sail making, hopefully the wrinkles and "roughness" and colour variations are sufficiently "scale".  I'm toying with the idea of having a deliberate repair patch on the main sail, with some areas of stronger looking colours to denotes it is a more recent section of sail.  I'll think on that while finish the boltropes/bocks and lines etc.

 

 

Edited January 19, 2023 by AJohnson

[Glenn-UK]

Nice work

[AJohnson]

Evening all,

 

Starting to fit sails to the model, having finished the Inner Jib Sail I decided that it would be best to fit that one first and work from closest to the mast outwards, as that would hopefully give me most working space.  A little bit of a delicate balancing act, using varnish to stiffen the threads in order to "push" the sails into position to simulate them being blown by the wind - hence the various pens and so on propping the sails in position until the thread is stiff.  Having felt my way into the process it is time to start on the Main sail! 😨

[Charter33]

Impressive work with those sails Andrew. The detail on the deck is a whole new level too.  Looking forward to seeing that mainsail!

[king derelict]

I think realistic sails are one of the hardest things to achieve. Your jibs look great

Alan

[HardeeHarHar]

That is sick!  🧐. They are beautiful!!!!!

Edited January 21, 2023 by HardeeHarHar

[Edwardkenway]

Superb sail work!! 

I do like your idea of a patch and colour fade on the mainsail, I think it will give it a hard worked appearance to an obviously hard worked fishing boat!😉

[AJohnson]

Thanks you all for your comments and likes, I've now finished the topsail and started the final work on the main sail.  I have darkened one corner of the main sail to see how it looks before doing any more "patches" to simulate repairs.  I don't want to over do it and make this look too scruffy.  I'll think on that as I add the ropes to it this week.

Edited January 23, 2023 by AJohnson

[Glenn-UK]

Nice looking sails, great workmanship.

[AJohnson]

Hello all, some progress - a bit more Elf & Safety for the crew with the addition of Navigation lights from scraps and some clear plastic sprue. 

 

The lanterns (from old plastic model canopy sprues) were first masked for the lamp window and painted silver so as to reflect a little light internally before an overall coat of black.

 

The idea for the fixing of the Navigation boards came from the build log of @Craigie65 for his lovely Erycina where @DB789 shared some picture of how they are fixed on "Vigilance".  I've done what I can at this scale, but things a bit fiddly even with my magnifying glasses on!

 

I've also called it a day with weathering the main sail, I'm really nervous of over doing it and making it look a mess, so leaving it as it is here.

 

Thanks all for continuing to look in and the likes and comments. 

 

 

[HardeeHarHar]

That all looks fantastic!  I really like the look of the patched and weathered sail!!!  Nice work, absolutely great!!!!!!

[king derelict]

The mainsail looks great. The weathering is perfect. Nothing more needed. A beautiful boat.

Alan

[Craigie65]

Now you have shamed me to finish mine!

 

I need to finish a plastic kit first and then clear the decks to get the lathe out for her masts.

 

Yours is the stand out build of this kit - you have made it your own with all the detail you have added.

[AJohnson]

5 hours ago, Craigie65 said:

Now you have shamed me to finish mine!

 

I need to finish a plastic kit first and then clear the decks to get the lathe out for her masts.

 

Yours is the stand out build of this kit - you have made it your own with all the detail you have added.

Hi Craig, thank you.  I look forward to seeing your Erycina with masts! 😁  You are not alone though, I'm getting "nudges" to finish my "Bounty" that I have neglected since I started "Nisha".

Edited February 1, 2023 by AJohnson

[AJohnson]

Hi All, a mixed bag of little bits and pieces today.  I have been finishing these off prior to adding the main sail; thinking the kit will be too delicate for me to be messing about much more with it once the sails go on.

 

Firstly I made the bow roller for the trawl gear from scraps from the box; this included a spare thimble for the actual roller itself (I think I am going to have a fair few spare blocks and P.E. when I finish this build - hope I haven't missed anything off! 🤣)  I wish I had thought of adding it before I had fixed the capping rail as that was a delicate operation to cut it back.

 

Next up a little flag for the top of the mast, as the plans in Edgar J March shows one with a little "N", so as to get the "Nisha" in pride of place in the lounge I asked the Admiral what colour flag she would prefer (out of a choice of three) and she chose Green as it would compliment the wallpaper. (job done 😁)  This will go on last at a "topping out" ceremony - besides if I add it now I will only snap it off half a dozen times adding the sails...

 

Finally, I added the mast navigation light and some rope coils, so I think everything forward of the mast is now done, on to the big sails next! 😨

 

Thanks all for your kinds comments, likes and following along.

Edited February 3, 2023 by AJohnson

[king derelict]

Simply beautiful. I hope you have a glass of something good for the topping out ceremony. The quality of your model demands it

Alan

[HardeeHarHar]

7 minutes ago, king derelict said:

Simply beautiful. I hope you have a glass of something good for the topping out ceremony. The quality of your model demands it

Alan

I agree with Alan.  Your Nisha is a master class in craftsmanship, and I think we all deserve a glass of something good to celebrate your topping out ceremony.

[AJohnson]

On 2/3/2023 at 3:04 PM, HardeeHarHar said:

I agree with Alan.  Your Nisha is a master class in craftsmanship, and I think we all deserve a glass of something good to celebrate your topping out ceremony.

Thank you very much Alan & Brian, the Main and top sails are now on; with the aid of the relevant section of how to do rigging in "Modelling the Brig of War IRENE" by E.W. Petrejus (A really useful book), but with minor tweaks still to do before I can call them finished, this included a few delicate sessions bending the trapped wire just under the bolt rope to simulate the Topsail being bent against the running rigging and masts. Same also for bending the Mainsail into a gentle curve, I have been studying all the photographs in Edgar J March to get the shape I'm after.

 

Next post will have the work I have been doing on the Boom.

Edited February 8, 2023 by AJohnson

[AJohnson]

Work on the boom, pinching a few details from March again.

 

I added Reef Pendant eyes and clamps, a top lifting eye and plates made out of card for the clew earing.  At the mast end added card strips to simulate iron bands and more eyelets and card for Reef tackle plates, all I need now is to work out what the hell the Reef tackle looked like! 🤔  Also still to add a cleat or two I think.

 

Thanks for dropping by and the likes! 😁

[HardeeHarHar]

OMG!  Your work is way over my abilities.  I love the use of reference books, even if they are outside of my comprehension at the present time.  So much to learn and emulate from you and the other scholars in the community!!!!

[AJohnson]

Well this is it, finally finished! 

Final few bits of rigging details to show you then I will upload some picture here and in the Gallery.

 

E. W. Petrejus in his "Irene" book came to the rescue for the reef tackle details.  So with that all attached to the boom it was just a matter of add the final parts of rigging to hold the boom in place and stiffen the threads with varnish to "push" the mainsail over to one side to simulate the effect of the wind.  I had to move the crewman filleting the fish as he would have had his head bumped by the lower block! (must plan this stuff better in future!)

 

Next post will be the "big reveal"!

Edited April 22, 2023 by AJohnson