AJohnson Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share #181 Posted February 15, 2023 Final round of pictures of the finished article. Thanks to everyone who has followed along and encouraged and advised over the last year and a bit and to @chris watton for a great kit. Now I have to get a wriggle on (🐌 more like!), I have my Caldercraft Bounty to finish and one of two other projects to do before Vanguard's HMS Surprise is released! BranPie, Paul Le Wol, Prowler901 and 22 others 10 15 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Cutter Trial - Vanguard models (1/64), HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64), Hawker-Typhoon-1b-"Car-Door" - Airfix (1/24) Completed (Ship):- "Nisha" - Vanguard Models (1/64), HMS Orestes (Mars) - Caldercraft (1/64), HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft (1/64), TSS Earnslaw - Paper Shipwright (1/250), Puffer "Starlight" - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Completed (Non-Ship):-Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C - Airfix (1/48), Bristol Beaufort - Airfix (1/72), Mosquito B.XVI - Airfix (1/72), , Sea-Harrier-FRS1 - Airfix (1/72), Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - Airfix (1/24), De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 - Airfix (1/48), Flamborough Head Lighthouse - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charter33 Posted February 15, 2023 Share #182 Posted February 15, 2023 A stunning display of the model maker's art and attention to detail..... Brilliant. 👏👏👏 Well done! Ryland Craze, king derelict, BobG and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris watton Posted February 15, 2023 Share #183 Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) She looks fantastic, very well done, Andrew! These may be small models, but what they lack in size is more than made up for in character, and you have really brought your kit to life. Edited February 15, 2023 by chris watton AJohnson, king derelict, BobG and 4 others 6 1 Quote Vanguard Models on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn-UK Posted February 15, 2023 Share #184 Posted February 15, 2023 A stunning build, well done king derelict, chris watton, AJohnson and 2 others 4 1 Quote Glenn (UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardeeHarHar Posted February 15, 2023 Share #185 Posted February 15, 2023 That looks super fantastic Andrew. Well done indeed! chris watton, AJohnson, Ryland Craze and 1 other 3 1 Quote Brian Current Builds: HMBV Granado 1/64 Caldercraft; HMS Sphinx 1775 by HardeeHarHar - Vanguard Models 1:64-V2 Completed Build: HMS Bounty's Jolly Boat 1/25 Artesania Latina; Master Korabel - 1:36 Yefin Nikonov's Secret Vessel On the Shelf: HMBV Granado 1/48 CAF Model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenD Posted February 15, 2023 Share #186 Posted February 15, 2023 Really great work. The extra activity on deck really brings it together. The sails look fantastic, hard to tell they are parchment paper. AJohnson, chris watton, king derelict and 1 other 3 1 Quote Ropes of Scale.com - Rope and cable for the scale modeler. Finished builds: HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft - 1:64 - 9th century longship - Falkonet - 1:72 Current builds: HMS Snake - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Tender Avos by BenD - Master Korabel - 1:72 - 19th Century Four-Oared Yawl by BenD - Falkonet - 1:24 scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ensign Posted February 15, 2023 Share #187 Posted February 15, 2023 A great looking model Andrew, full of interest, and those sails are excellent. Well done! B.E. Ryland Craze, king derelict, BenD and 2 others 4 1 Quote Current Build: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-164-scale Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ finished 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ finished HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted February 15, 2023 Share #188 Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) A really beautiful looking fishing boat! The detail you've added to it, has lifted it to another level! Very nicely done Andrew. Edited February 15, 2023 by Edwardkenway chris watton, AJohnson, Ryland Craze and 3 others 5 1 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 Providence whaleboat- 1:25 HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobG Posted February 15, 2023 Share #189 Posted February 15, 2023 Beautiful model and display with lots of interesting details. This is a great example of how that a "less complicated" model can be enhanced and made into a wonderful model and display. Really well done, Andrew! AJohnson, Edwardkenway, BenD and 2 others 4 1 Quote Bob Garcia "Measure once, cuss twice!" Current Builds: Hms Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models Pen Duick - Artesania Latina 1:28 Completed: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Co. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 15, 2023 Share #190 Posted February 15, 2023 Wow, what a fantastic job Andrew! Love all the details! Congratulations on a wonderful build. Ryland Craze, BenD, AJohnson and 1 other 3 1 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpR62 Posted February 15, 2023 Share #191 Posted February 15, 2023 What a wonderful job on this model. Bravo for making it so detailed and realistic. And most of all, thank you for sharing this beautiful achievement ! king derelict, Ryland Craze and AJohnson 2 1 Quote Jean-Paul 'You are not carving a bear with a chain saw here folks', Chuck Passaro, ´Queen Anne Style Barge´ manual of instructions Current builds : Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model - 1:24 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 - Syren Ship Model Company - 1:48 Finished build : Queen Anne Barge - Syren Ship Model - 1:24 Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways - 1:48 Batelina - MarisStella - 1:10 Next on list : Santa Maria boat - Korabel (Ukraine) - 1:24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigie65 Posted February 15, 2023 Share #192 Posted February 15, 2023 Meh, not bad 😂 Seriously, really well done. As I said before this is the gold standard for building this kit. A master class. You really have made it your own, Andrew! AJohnson, Ryland Craze and king derelict 2 1 Quote Cheers Craig Current Build HMS Indefatigable Erycina - Vanguard Models Finished: HM Bomb Vessel Granado - Caldercraft, HMS Pegasus - Victory models, Nisha - Vanguard Models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share #193 Posted February 15, 2023 Thank you all for your kind words, it helped hugely in this build that the kit just went together really well, so that I could put most of my "effort" into adding my own details and not have to wrestle with the kit itself, so credit to Chris for that. Talking of "wrestling" kits, time to blow the cobwebs off this sadly neglected one... Landlubber Mike, BenD, king derelict and 5 others 7 1 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Cutter Trial - Vanguard models (1/64), HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64), Hawker-Typhoon-1b-"Car-Door" - Airfix (1/24) Completed (Ship):- "Nisha" - Vanguard Models (1/64), HMS Orestes (Mars) - Caldercraft (1/64), HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft (1/64), TSS Earnslaw - Paper Shipwright (1/250), Puffer "Starlight" - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Completed (Non-Ship):-Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C - Airfix (1/48), Bristol Beaufort - Airfix (1/72), Mosquito B.XVI - Airfix (1/72), , Sea-Harrier-FRS1 - Airfix (1/72), Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - Airfix (1/24), De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 - Airfix (1/48), Flamborough Head Lighthouse - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB789 Posted February 15, 2023 Share #194 Posted February 15, 2023 Andrew, your build of Nisha is amazing. I’m very envious of your skill in adding all the details and those sails are so realistic. My Nisha looks bare and unfinished in comparison! Been fascinating to follow you building her, thank you. AJohnson and king derelict 1 1 Quote Dan Current Build: HM Gun Brig Adder (Vanguard Models, 1:64) Previous Builds: Fifie (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Nisha (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Zulu (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Saucy Jack (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Erycina (Vanguard Models, 1:64), HMS Alert (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Grecian (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Ranger (Vanguard Models, 1:64) Waiting to be Built: Speedy (Vanguard Models, 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunnock Posted February 17, 2023 Share #195 Posted February 17, 2023 Well done Andrew, that is a wonderful model and I love all the extra detailing which really brings it to life. David king derelict and AJohnson 1 1 Quote David Previous Builds HM Cutter Hunter Mamoli 1:74 Baltic Ketch Scotland - Corel 1:64 HMS Fly - Swan Class ship sloop - Victory models 1:64 HMS Diana - Artois Class Heavy Frigate - Caldercraft - 1:64 HM Cutter Trial 1790 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 18th Century Merchantman Half Hull - NRG-1:48 Current Build HMS Speedy 1782 2023 Edition - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted February 18, 2023 Share #196 Posted February 18, 2023 Absolutely beautiful work. Its a stunning model. The crew makes it stand out but I think the wonderfully realistic sails make this a spectacular boat. Congratulations Alan Jack12477, Edwardkenway and AJohnson 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkingonuts Posted March 10, 2023 Share #197 Posted March 10, 2023 Brilliant! Thanks for adding this wonderful project. AJohnson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share #198 Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) The “Nisha” is now in it’s new home, decided that having gone to the trouble of adding sails it needed protection from dust. Edited April 22, 2023 by AJohnson chris watton, JpR62, ccoyle and 8 others 7 4 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Cutter Trial - Vanguard models (1/64), HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64), Hawker-Typhoon-1b-"Car-Door" - Airfix (1/24) Completed (Ship):- "Nisha" - Vanguard Models (1/64), HMS Orestes (Mars) - Caldercraft (1/64), HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft (1/64), TSS Earnslaw - Paper Shipwright (1/250), Puffer "Starlight" - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Completed (Non-Ship):-Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C - Airfix (1/48), Bristol Beaufort - Airfix (1/72), Mosquito B.XVI - Airfix (1/72), , Sea-Harrier-FRS1 - Airfix (1/72), Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - Airfix (1/24), De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 - Airfix (1/48), Flamborough Head Lighthouse - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunnock Posted March 23, 2023 Share #199 Posted March 23, 2023 Nisha looks very happy in there Andrew. Did you make the case yourself, or is it custom made? David Quote David Previous Builds HM Cutter Hunter Mamoli 1:74 Baltic Ketch Scotland - Corel 1:64 HMS Fly - Swan Class ship sloop - Victory models 1:64 HMS Diana - Artois Class Heavy Frigate - Caldercraft - 1:64 HM Cutter Trial 1790 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 18th Century Merchantman Half Hull - NRG-1:48 Current Build HMS Speedy 1782 2023 Edition - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share #200 Posted March 23, 2023 2 hours ago, dunnock said: Nisha looks very happy in there Andrew. Did you make the case yourself, or is it custom made? David Made to Measure by acrylicdisplaycases.co.uk, 3mm case on black ash base with black velvet inner. Nice but not cheap, delivered it is almost as expensive as the basic Nisha Kit was when I bought it! dunnock 1 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Cutter Trial - Vanguard models (1/64), HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64), Hawker-Typhoon-1b-"Car-Door" - Airfix (1/24) Completed (Ship):- "Nisha" - Vanguard Models (1/64), HMS Orestes (Mars) - Caldercraft (1/64), HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft (1/64), TSS Earnslaw - Paper Shipwright (1/250), Puffer "Starlight" - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Completed (Non-Ship):-Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C - Airfix (1/48), Bristol Beaufort - Airfix (1/72), Mosquito B.XVI - Airfix (1/72), , Sea-Harrier-FRS1 - Airfix (1/72), Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - Airfix (1/24), De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 - Airfix (1/48), Flamborough Head Lighthouse - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardeeHarHar Posted March 23, 2023 Share #201 Posted March 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, AJohnson said: Made to Measure by acrylicdisplaycases.co.uk, 3mm case on black ash base with black velvet inner. Nice but not cheap, delivered it is almost as expensive as the basic Nisha Kit was when I bought it! A very wise man (Ron @hollowneck) once taught me that if you throw all the receipts away, this hobby is not expensive at all! dunnock, hollowneck and AJohnson 3 Quote Brian Current Builds: HMBV Granado 1/64 Caldercraft; HMS Sphinx 1775 by HardeeHarHar - Vanguard Models 1:64-V2 Completed Build: HMS Bounty's Jolly Boat 1/25 Artesania Latina; Master Korabel - 1:36 Yefin Nikonov's Secret Vessel On the Shelf: HMBV Granado 1/48 CAF Model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus M Posted March 23, 2023 Share #202 Posted March 23, 2023 20 hours ago, AJohnson said: The “Nisha” is now in it’s new home, decided that having gone to the trouble of adding sails it need protection from dust. Looks⁹ great, so beauty work!! Congrats. This is one recomendation for beginners @chris watton advice me, but I decide start with Saucy Jack, other recomendation AJohnson 1 Quote Greetings Gus ------------------------------------------------------------------- Current build log: San Francisco Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunnock Posted March 23, 2023 Share #203 Posted March 23, 2023 37 minutes ago, AJohnson said: Made to Measure by acrylicdisplaycases.co.uk, 3mm case on black ash base with black velvet inner. Nice but not cheap, delivered it is almost as expensive as the basic Nisha Kit was when I bought it! Thanks Andrew. If that ratio of case to kit price holds true for Diana, I'm in trouble! David AJohnson 1 Quote David Previous Builds HM Cutter Hunter Mamoli 1:74 Baltic Ketch Scotland - Corel 1:64 HMS Fly - Swan Class ship sloop - Victory models 1:64 HMS Diana - Artois Class Heavy Frigate - Caldercraft - 1:64 HM Cutter Trial 1790 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 18th Century Merchantman Half Hull - NRG-1:48 Current Build HMS Speedy 1782 2023 Edition - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollowneck Posted March 23, 2023 Share #204 Posted March 23, 2023 3 hours ago, HardeeHarHar said: A very wise man (Ron @hollowneck) once taught me that if you throw all the receipts away, this hobby is not expensive at all! A nice case, whether acrylic - and especially glass - will cost more than one's model kit in most cases (pun intended). Quote Ron Director, Nautical Research Guild Secretary/Newsletter Editor, Philadelphia Ship Model Society Former Member/Secretary for the Connecticut Marine Model Society Current Build: Godspeed 2, (Wyoming, 6-masted Schooner) Completed Builds: HMS Grecian, HMS Sphinx (as HMS Camilla) Ongakuka Maru, (Higaki Kaisen, It Takes A Village), Le Tigre Privateer, HMS Swan, HMS Godspeed, HMS Ardent, HMS Diana, Russian brig Mercury, Elizabethan Warship Revenge, Xebec Syf'Allah, USF Confederacy, HMS Granado, USS Brig Syren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollowneck Posted March 23, 2023 Share #205 Posted March 23, 2023 2 hours ago, dunnock said: Thanks Andrew. If that ratio of case to kit price holds true for Diana, I'm in trouble! David You're in trouble @dunnock. Ten years ago my Diana case (in acrylic) was close to $1,200. AJohnson, HardeeHarHar and dunnock 1 1 1 Quote Ron Director, Nautical Research Guild Secretary/Newsletter Editor, Philadelphia Ship Model Society Former Member/Secretary for the Connecticut Marine Model Society Current Build: Godspeed 2, (Wyoming, 6-masted Schooner) Completed Builds: HMS Grecian, HMS Sphinx (as HMS Camilla) Ongakuka Maru, (Higaki Kaisen, It Takes A Village), Le Tigre Privateer, HMS Swan, HMS Godspeed, HMS Ardent, HMS Diana, Russian brig Mercury, Elizabethan Warship Revenge, Xebec Syf'Allah, USF Confederacy, HMS Granado, USS Brig Syren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB789 Posted March 23, 2023 Share #206 Posted March 23, 2023 5 hours ago, Gus M said: Looks⁹ great, so beauty work!! Congrats. This is one recomendation for beginners @chris watton advice me, but I decide start with Saucy Jack, other recomendation Gus, I’ve built both Nisha and Saucy Jack, both are lovely kits to build. Nisha is slightly easier due to a less curved hull shape and a little easier to rig as the belaying pins at the foot of Jack’s mast are fiddly - not a great deal in it though. Enjoy! AJohnson 1 Quote Dan Current Build: HM Gun Brig Adder (Vanguard Models, 1:64) Previous Builds: Fifie (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Nisha (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Zulu (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Saucy Jack (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Erycina (Vanguard Models, 1:64), HMS Alert (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Grecian (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Ranger (Vanguard Models, 1:64) Waiting to be Built: Speedy (Vanguard Models, 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus M Posted March 23, 2023 Share #207 Posted March 23, 2023 37 minutes ago, DB789 said: Gus, I’ve built both Nisha and Saucy Jack, both are lovely kits to build. Nisha is slightly easier due to a less curved hull shape and a little easier to rig as the belaying pins at the foot of Jack’s mast are fiddly - not a great deal in it though. Enjoy! Thsnk you Dan, are beauty works AJohnson 1 Quote Greetings Gus ------------------------------------------------------------------- Current build log: San Francisco Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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