HMS Sphinx 1775 by Ronald-V - Vanguard Models - 1:64

[Ronald-V]

1 hour ago, Frecap said:

I looked at the photos on the Vanguard Models website, and the trims are not painted. It looks good overall. But you have a very beautiful color for the columns, and I think that with careful painting to avoid damaging the relief, the overall look will be stunning! It's worth trying)

Yours sincerely, FriCap

I completely agree with you. The only thing I'm a little hesitant about is that the rest of the rails on the side of the ship is only varnished (and i'm not going to paint these). And how the richly decorated painted side gallery won't look too mismatched with those rails...but I'll only find out by trying.  

Edited 5 hours ago by Ronald-V

[Der Alte Rentner]

I think you're going to have to take a much closer photograph of the problem area for me to be able to see what it is that bothers you so.

 

In the photo above, even zoomed in as far as I can, I don't see the end grain issue you're concerned about.

 

But guessing that you don't have a miter joint there, I'm going to assume the kit didn't give you enough extra laser-cut trim to be able make a corner wedge to hide the end grain. As a bit of a perfectionist struggling with natural finish issues myself - as opposed to painting over flaws, I completely understand your desire to achieve the look you want.

 

I guess you'll be making new trim strips from scratch. Looking forward to seeing the results. Best of luck in that endeavor.

Edited 2 hours ago by Der Alte Rentner

[Ronald-V]

2 hours ago, Der Alte Rentner said:

I think you're going to have to take a much closer photograph of the problem area for me to be able to see what it is that bothers you so.

 

In the photo above, even zoomed in as far as I can, I don't see the end grain issue you're concerned about.

 

But guessing that you don't have a miter joint there, I'm going to assume the kit didn't give you enough extra laser-cut trim to be able make a corner wedge to hide the end grain. As a bit of a perfectionist struggling with natural finish issues myself - as opposed to painting over flaws, I completely understand your desire to achieve the look you want.

 

I guess you'll be making new trim strips from scratch. Looking forward to seeing the results. Best of luck in that endeavor.

That first photo was more to show that the wooden trim wasn't perfectly parallel to the windows. This wasn't the fault of the laser-cut trim, haha, but my incorrect placement

 

In the photo below (ignore the hand), you can see the corners better, which I don't particularly like. The bright light makes the end grain hard to see, but I don't think the corners are very well executed anyway. 😜

 

 

Edited 14 minutes ago by Ronald-V