mugje Posted December 10, 2023 Share #91 Posted December 10, 2023 She turned out very nice! Lovely result AJohnson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB789 Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share #92 Posted December 10, 2023 Thank you all for your very kind comments. Craig - I followed Jim’s very useful guidance in the Grecian prototype log regarding the flag. I used the starch product below. It comes out as a thick opaque white goo which you soak the flag in for a few mins before wiping off with a damp cloth and then I hang the flag on its line between two arms of the quad hands and squash to shape using crocodile clips. I didn’t quite wipe enough off and there’s a mild residue on the surface. Also the crocodile clips can leave dimples that will need working out. But the overall effect looks good I think. It’s the flag that Vanguard sell as an extra for the kit and is both very high quality and period correct for the number of stars. AJohnson and Craigie65 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...
DB789 Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share #93 Posted December 16, 2023 Whilst working on the rope coils, Grecian took some light battle damage from the children. The starboard stunsail boom was knocked off. It has survived but the PE metal mounting for it that comes out of the fore course yard has snapped off. Really bad iPhone photo below, I don’t know how to get the phone to focus right in. The brass dot in the middle is the stump that remains of the original PE-4. Vanguard are amazing in that they supply extra parts with each kit - so I have a replacement. To fit the original piece I drilled a hole in the end of the yard and glued the PE in place with CA. Can anyone advise me on the best way of gently removing the old stub of PE which is superglued in pretty tight? I’ve tried using a little acetone around it but without success. I can’t remove the yard as there’s so much rigging attached to it. Any advice would be hugely welcome! Many thanks Dan chris watton, AJohnson, Cathead and 2 others 5 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...
Glenn-UK Posted December 16, 2023 Share #94 Posted December 16, 2023 35 minutes ago, DB789 said: Whilst working on the rope coils, Grecian took some light battle damage from the children. The starboard stunsail boom was knocked off. It has survived but the PE metal mounting for it that comes out of the fore course yard has snapped off. Really bad iPhone photo below, I don’t know how to get the phone to focus right in. The brass dot in the middle is the stump that remains of the original PE-4. Vanguard are amazing in that they supply extra parts with each kit - so I have a replacement. To fit the original piece I drilled a hole in the end of the yard and glued the PE in place with CA. Can anyone advise me on the best way of gently removing the old stub of PE which is superglued in pretty tight? I’ve tried using a little acetone around it but without success. I can’t remove the yard as there’s so much rigging attached to it. Any advice would be hugely welcome! Many thanks Dan Hello Dan In the past I have used a very small micro drill around the edges of a glued in part which normally enables me to release CA glued in parts. Once the part have been removed a bit of diluted filler can be used as necessary before the new part is fitted. Glenn-UK chris watton and AJohnson 2 Quote Glenn (UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigie65 Posted December 16, 2023 Share #95 Posted December 16, 2023 Thank Dan, Need to get my order into Amazon AJohnson 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...
DB789 Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share #96 Posted December 17, 2023 4 hours ago, Glenn-UK said: Hello Dan In the past I have used a very small micro drill around the edges of a glued in part which normally enables me to release CA glued in parts. Once the part have been removed a bit of diluted filler can be used as necessary before the new part is fitted. Glenn-UK Thanks so much Glenn. The end of the yard has a metal collar on so I wasn’t able to drill enough around to remove the old PE but I could get the new piece into the yard alongside it. It’s not absolutely at the centre of the yard, but once painted it will be almost invisible. AJohnson and Glenn-UK 2 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...
DB789 Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share #97 Posted December 19, 2023 Grecian is finished and in her display case. Rope coils fitted. A few final pics. The case is from DSC Showcases who if you’re in the UK I highly recommend. I have one of their cases for Alert. Despite being handmade from wood and glass they’re much cheaper than the acrylic alternatives. DSC usually make the cases bespoke, but in this case they had this one already made and offered it at a big discount so I bought it. It’s the perfect length, but with hindsight a bit too wide and a bit too tall. Grecian looks a little lost in it, partly due to that huge bowsprit. I suspect that when I eventually build Sphinx I’ll eventually put her in it, her overall dimensions are similar but she’d fill the case better. I’ll probably need some anti-UV film on the case or window to protect against fading. Thanks again for all the advice, encouragement and support on this log, it’s been invaluable! Thanks to Vanguard for yet another wonderful, extremely high quality kit. Thukydides, CiscoH, KARAVOKIRIS and 19 others 19 3 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...
Thukydides Posted December 19, 2023 Share #98 Posted December 19, 2023 Great job, she looks really nice. AJohnson 1 Quote Current build: HM Cutter Alert (Vanguard Models) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris watton Posted December 19, 2023 Share #99 Posted December 19, 2023 And a very nice job you have done on her, great case, too! AJohnson 1 Quote Vanguard Models on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ensign Posted December 19, 2023 Share #100 Posted December 19, 2023 Nice build, well done.👍 B.E. AJohnson 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...
AJohnson Posted December 19, 2023 Share #101 Posted December 19, 2023 Great model Dan! 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...
Dr PR Posted December 19, 2023 Share #102 Posted December 19, 2023 Beautiful model! I have liked the lines of this ship ever since I saw drawings of it in Chapelle's The Baltimore Clipper. AJohnson 1 Quote Phil Current build: https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/19611-albatros-by-dr-pr-mantua-scale-140-about-1815/&tab=comments#comment-601276 Previous build: https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/19321-uss-oklahoma-city-clg-5-1971-3d-cad-model/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobG Posted December 19, 2023 Share #103 Posted December 19, 2023 Congratulations on finishing this beautiful model, Dan. She looks great! AJohnson 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...
Cathead Posted December 23, 2023 Share #104 Posted December 23, 2023 Great job, that's a beautiful ship and model and I quite enjoyed following along and learning from your build. Quote Eric Current builds: scratchbuilt Missouri River steamboat Peerless (1893); 1:1 scale timber-framed outdoor kitchen Nautical builds (kits): USS Cairo; NRG capstan project; NRG half-hull; Viking longship; US revenue cutter; 18th century longboat; Bounty launch Missouri River craft (scratchbuilt): 1853 Missouri River steamboat Arabia; 1865 steamboat Bertrand; Lewis & Clark barge; keelboat; 1876 steamboat Far West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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