The Black Pearl by Twokidsnosleep (Scott) - Zvezda - 1/72 scale - PLASTIC

[Twokidsnosleep]

12 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

With the centre groov  I would  use a  small  v shape  file  and  work  it around.

 

OC.

Yes I can do it just in my hands with a file like that,  but would like it spinning to get that groove centered, deep and clean.

 

Been reading a bit more and followed an amazing build by Alex M.

Wow such craftsmanship.

I will borrow a few methods and see what I can come up with for shaping the groove and the inclines on the deadeye’s faces.

Edited March 23, 2023 by Twokidsnosleep

[Twokidsnosleep]

Well I had a fun day to myself doing what I wanted…modelling and it felt great.
I can make these deadeyes work, takes some time but I can get it done bit by bit

I made about 130 plugs blanks and 40 or so finished ones 

 

 

 

Edited April 1, 2023 by Twokidsnosleep

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work.

 

OC.

[Twokidsnosleep]

10 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent work.

 

OC.

Thanks OC

I will refine them a bit still, especially the holes that I under drilled so that I can make them work with the rope I will order

 

[Twokidsnosleep]

Testing out some LED’s

 

 

 

[Jeff T]

Very nice!   I like the orange glow of the lanterns as well as the spooky feeling conjured by the reddish glow from below deck, as if there were supernaturally reanimated skeleton pirates waiting down there to ambush the crew.

[Twokidsnosleep]

49 minutes ago, Jeff T said:

Very nice!   I like the orange glow of the lanterns as well as the spooky feeling conjured by the reddish glow from below deck, as if there were supernaturally reanimated skeleton pirates waiting down there to ambush the crew.

Ok cool. I was concerned it might be too orange blazing fire and not yellow candle light enough 🤔

[Jeff T]

I think that orange conveys a “dimmer” effect than bright yellow, just on the basis of color, even though it may be the same intensity LED.  This can let one imagine that a single small candle is burning within the lantern rather than a magnificent bright candelabra.  And some candles may actually burn with an orange hue.  On my own Spanish Galleon build, I chose an orange glow-in-the dark paint for my lanterns, which I think may give a more realistic, less “neon” look than bright yellow.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Brilliant Jeff

A light lesson given perfectly and understood 👍🏻

[Twokidsnosleep]

I posted this elsewhere on here, but here is my wooden deadeye manufacturing video

 

 

 

Edited March 31, 2023 by Twokidsnosleep

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work  Scott.

 

OC.

[Twokidsnosleep]

On 3/30/2023 at 10:48 PM, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent work  Scott.

 

OC.

 Thank you OC

[Twokidsnosleep]

Made some more of the deadeyes today. I have about 25 more to go to get the 130 or so I will make

Switched gears and worked on some figures to bring the ship to life

Modify the same set of figures OC used. Made two main characters of POTC, Capt Jack Sparrow and Mr Gibbs 

 

I like this one. They stand at the wheel watching the sea, missing most of their boat, but that is beside the point

 

[Jeff T]

Scott, that is great detail for such a small scale!  What color do you use for priming, and then, do you use a wash for “weathering” the clothing?  Or for bringing out facial detail?  I will be painting some figures soon, and am trying to figure out a good way to approach it, since I don’t have much experience with it.  Your technique looks excellent — both for your large scale Captain Sparrow as well as for the small scale figures.

[Twokidsnosleep]

9 hours ago, Jeff T said:

Scott, that is great detail for such a small scale!  What color do you use for priming, and then, do you use a wash for “weathering” the clothing?  Or for bringing out facial detail?  I will be painting some figures soon, and am trying to figure out a good way to approach it, since I don’t have much experience with it.  Your technique looks excellent — both for your large scale Captain Sparrow as well as for the small scale figures.

Thanks Jeff , I am glad you like them….still think I can do better and get cleaner/sharper details at 1/72 but it is hard

Priming: I do a flat black…stylenrez or Ultimate model products

Weathering wash: I made a “magic wash” one flat and one clear. It is just clear acrylic+india ink.

At 1/72 scale I think it gives too muddy a look. Jack sparrow got the wash and Gibbs didn’t and I think Gibbs looks better. The larger scale  Jack sparrow definitely got acrylic magic washes.

 

Before leather I prime a loose layer (ie not super dense, thinned slightly) of a tan primer again stylenrez, then oil burnt umber on top and you can wipe some off before it fully dries to show wear. Other brown oils can be used for lighter leather 

For faces:

Flesh is Tamiya flat flesh..but I think vajello or citadel might brush paint easier

Trick layer is  a coat of a rusty red stylenrz, very thin like a glaze. It gives a reddish alive with blood look to the face

this is a good video summary of faces and pretty much what was done

 

Edited April 3, 2023 by Twokidsnosleep

[Old Collingwood]

Great work  Scott,  those  figures  are  not easy to work  with  due to their  soft plastic  nature  - looking good.

 

OC.

[Twokidsnosleep]

2 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Great work  Scott,  those  figures  are  not easy to work  with  due to their  soft plastic  nature  - looking good.

 

OC.

Thanks OC

Yes, not very crisp moulding detail, hard to cut or sand and don’t take paint all that great

I am hoping to get some of my 3D printed ones dialed in for the general crew

[Twokidsnosleep]

Made some changes to the anchors. A metal ring was added up top, then decided to do metal strapping and individual rivets

 

And then finished off. May add some rust on the straps🤔

[Old Collingwood]

4 hours ago, Twokidsnosleep said:

Thanks OC

Yes, not very crisp moulding detail, hard to cut or sand and don’t take paint all that great

I am hoping to get some of my 3D printed ones dialed in for the general crew

I remember  too  well  trying to  remove their  mould  lines  either  by  blade  or  sand paper  -  no  go,  certainly  can't   detail  them,  I think   your  3D  idea  is  a  Great  one  -  let  me  know  how  things  go  with  that.

 

OC.

[Twokidsnosleep]

I measured the plastic dead eye lines, the moulded shroud and rat lines from the kit last night and did an order for some polyester ropes from Ropes of Scale.

Super happy to see they are in Canada and am watching lots of videos of tying the clove hitch rat lines and rigging the deadeyes.

[Jeff T]

It is good to know that there are readily available polyester ropes —  I didn’t know about Ropes of Scale.  I was looking for something like that because it is my understanding that nylon may stretch more, and also, I want to be able to use cyanoacrylate on them (without potentially smoldering the cotton in the cotton/poly blend of Syren ropes due to the thermal reaction).

[Twokidsnosleep]

I gotta get my wiring into the hull now so I can move on and keep the build going forward. Managed to fry a couple orange LED’s in my test circuit wiring for the lighting🙄

The calculations  said I was ok with the 3 volts and specifications of the bulbs but clearly not. I had to put a 100 ohm resistor on the positive line and then it was all ok and no smoking

 

 

Edited April 9, 2023 by Twokidsnosleep

[Twokidsnosleep]

[Snug Harbor Johnny]

  Over time, ordinary batteries can leak and make a mess ... unless there is easy access and they are changed annually.  CR2032 round lithium batteries may be a better option.

[Twokidsnosleep]

6 hours ago, Snug Harbor Johnny said:

  Over time, ordinary batteries can leak and make a mess ... unless there is easy access and they are changed annually.  CR2032 round lithium batteries may be a better option.

Good thought

I don’t usually leave batteries stored in the builds I do just for such reason…household stuff too

[Twokidsnosleep]

Thanking OC for another modification…the catheads to support the anchors

 3D printed out a couple of lion heads in various sizes to make the carved face at the end of the beam

The Pearl has the carvings, though hard to see

some research pics, this isn’t the Pearl

 

My 3D prints and the styrene beams

 

I have a couple back ups and larger versions to test out my patina paint efforts for weathering

You can dial down the sizes on the print program so these are 10% , 2.5% and 2% of the full figure size.

It also correlates the sizes in mm’s

 

Edited April 10, 2023 by Twokidsnosleep
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[Twokidsnosleep]

Verdigris painting time. Using the Citadel oxide overtop a gold

 

 

My test  cat heads

The gorgeous moulded  figurehead sprayed Tamiya gold 

 

 

Lamps too

 

 

She is beautiful

 

 

[Twokidsnosleep]

Working on the bowsprit mast. I did as OC suggested and put a tapered dowel inside
A ship starts getting pretty big once you put some masts on…my entire desk pad and my entire spray booth

 

Edited April 13, 2023 by Twokidsnosleep

[Twokidsnosleep]

Got my Ropes Of Scale order in the mail today 

 

These look absolutely phenomenal and will add hugely to this build. Such an awesome find as a resource👍🏻

[Old Collingwood]

Superb work,  all the extra work  will  so be worth it  as  she builds into a  real piece of art.

 

OC.