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.

[KeithAug]

I love the precision of the deck woodwork and I am glad to be catching up before the end. I look forward the fitting out. 

[Mark Pearse]

The base has been developing slowly in concept & the base itself. AS per previous posts, the plan is to replicate section of boatyard hardstand concrete, & concrete always has seams for expansion & contraction, with black flexible stuff in it. I replicated the seams by cutting a shallow V from both sides with a knife, with a separation at the bottom if around 0.5 -1mm (x12 for actual size). As the concrete work would have been a bit rough, I allowed variation & one of them isn't straight.

 

The paint is mineral paint, very flat finish & slightly rough. I adjusted the colour, as the concrete would probably have been poured in different batches, & at different times possibly - so the colour isn't the same. The grooves defining the joints were painted with some diluted dark grey paint, & the same dark grey was used to highlight the cracks in the concrete. Then a dusting from some col galvanising spray paint I had sitting there...

 

Below is painted with grey, but before the dark grey highlights.

Highlighted & dusted, 3 photos below.

 

 

 

There will be some spilled paint, oversprays of antifoam, topsides paint, rust stains....all yet to come. But for now I think it's looking ok, certainly it's looking somewhat like concrete. The dark speckles look a bit like the gravel in concrete & help to unify the effect, it was looking a bit patchwork until then.

 

 

 

[KeithAug]

9 hours ago, Mark Pearse said:

But for now I think it's looking ok,

Mark - Understatement, it looks extremely realistic.

[Jim Lad]

Very nice concrete, Mark!

 

John