Ranger type yacht by Mark Pearse - 1:12 - SMALL

[Mark Pearse]

Thanks John, & best wishes. I'll put a coat of shellac on the mast soon & we'll see if the glue joint is less visible.

 

I'm starting on the metalwork, beginning with some easier stuff, which reminded me of some techniques, the main one being: capillary action will flow the solder provided there's sufficient heat where you want it to flow to.

 

The four jib tracks are done, & I just had enough of the smaller sections of brass for these. I'm still confounded by the changes in the K&S range, to drop out so many smaller sections. The base part of the tracks was thinned a bit by sanding them - they are still a bit thick but look ok. I'll probably give them another sand later.... The subtle line down the centre lengthways is on most metal jib tracks, & I put it on as one of the "delicate" details. I think that if you include a few of these in a model it can give an overall effect that you think there's more detail than there actually is. More cleaning up later & then the tinning finish (thanks again Wefalck).

 

[wefalck]

I think they put this light groove between the locating holes, because the locking pin would otherwise mar the rails in an uneven way, looking unsightly.