Mayflower by Old Rentner - FINISHED - Revell - 1:83 - PLASTIC - 1966 kit

[Baker]

Congrats,

A very beautiful result

[Old Rentner]

Thank you Steve, I tried my best!  Having read more builds on this site I see, now, how I might have made the build better by using third party parts.

 

Thank you again for your kind words.

 

william

Edited October 5, 2023 by Old Rentner

[Old Rentner]

Patrick, I have been looking at your build logs.  I am amazed that you go from bathrooms to Revell kits - you are a magnificent builder, both small and large, and I do wish that I had managed a much better paint job.  I’m too old for a second boat however so I will just look, from time to time, at other experts builds.

 

Thanks for your kind words,

 

william

[Ferrus Manus]

No one's too old for a second boat. You could live to be 100! The only thing you need is some skill and experience, something in no short supply here on MSW. If i were you, i would get a large-scale model of a small boat, like the Bluejacket Shipcrafters Grand Banks Dory or the Skipjack. Both small, uncomplicated models fit for 89-year-old eyes. 

[Ferrus Manus]

Plus, we are all here to hold your hands and walk you down the road to becoming a master shipwright. You will get better with time, even a short time. You would be truly horrified by my first paint job. I've only been doing this for 5 years, and look at me now! People think my plastic ships are made of wood! Surely if i can do it, you could do it too, perhaps even better than i can. While you might not have decades to perfect the craft, you don't need decades. All you need is enthusiasm, patience, and a steady supply of model ship kits. 

Edited September 22, 2023 by Ferrus Manus

[Ferrus Manus]

Bluejacket Shipcrafters Grand Banks Dory:

https://www.bluejacketinc.com/shop/model-ships/kits-model-ships/sailing-vessels-and-work-boats/grand-banks-dory/

 

Model Shipways Skipjack:

https://modelexpo-online.com/Model-Shipways-WILLIE-BENNETT-SKIPJACK-132-SCALE_p_1015.html

[Old Rentner]

FM.

 

Thank you for sending all the suggestions.  It was very kind of you to take the trouble.

 

My painting is not steady enough, unfortunately, and I’m not artistic enough to get worn/weathered finishes.  I did try on spare bits but it looked horrible!  Thank you again for the kit suggestions.

Edited September 24, 2023 by Old Rentner

[Old Rentner]

My ‘build’ in its final resting place - the case may be better than the boat?

 

 

 

 

Edited October 6, 2023 by Old Rentner

[Snug Harbor Johnny]

  This is a cool way to make a plexiglass case ... as plexiglass cement 'welds' the pieces together, and they can just be lifted off.  This gives me an idea - to make a case where there is a solid back with a thin mirrored surface attached.  Then the clear panels are the front , sides and top - the mirror enabling one to see the OTHER side of the model.

[Ferrus Manus]

On 9/24/2023 at 3:57 AM, Old Rentner said:

My painting is not steady enough

It doesn't have to be. Most people who build with wood stain their ships in large swaths, with wide strokes of the brush. I am pretty bad at painting as well, but i manage. 

"I'm not artistic enough" was an excuse I gave for a long time before i made my second model. EVERYONE can get better, even you. I certainly did. Getting realistic weathering is a very simple, uncomplicated matter: basically, you smear a paint that looks like grime onto your model, and that's it. Simple as that. I have some paint recommendations for you. 

Edited October 10, 2023 by Ferrus Manus

[Ferrus Manus]

The reason your weathering looked horrible, as you put it, was because you had the wrong paints for the job. I am assuming you were using Revell paints. Revell paints are generally of very poor quality and not suitable for weathering. To weather, you need a stain. Revell doesn't give you those. 

[Ferrus Manus]

To stain, i use the following paints: Citadel Nuln Oil, Citadel Agrax Earthshade, and Folk Arts Antiquing Medium. The latter works marvelously well, as can be seen on my Spanish Galleon. 

[Old Rentner]

Do you just brush on the Antiquing Medium or do you have to brush on, wipe, wash away parts with solvent etc?

[Ferrus Manus]

It's just a brush and maybe some thinning down with water, if i so choose. 

[Old Rentner]

Thank you to everyone who offered help or who commented on my efforts. Even I am quite pleased with the rigging!  It was quite a job for me and I am pleased that I did not have any sagging lines.

[SigEp Ziggy]

Very Nice!

[Ferrus Manus]

If you want, you could also check out my Mayflower build! You might like it. 

[Jeff T]

Looks great!  And the case is perfect for your model.

[Old Rentner]

Thank you Jeff.

 

One last thought, this ‘Mayflower’ probably actually traveled further than the real ship.  It went, as a kit in its original box, from Nürnberg to Brisbane, to Wellington and finally back to Nürnberg, where it was finally built up over 50 years later by an 89 years old ‘rentner’ and thimble collector.

 

 

 

Edited February 25 by Old Rentner