Baker Posted September 20, 2023 Share #31 Posted September 20, 2023 Congrats, A very beautiful result Ferrus Manus 1 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch To do : Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share #32 Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) 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 Ferrus Manus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share #33 Posted September 22, 2023 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 Baker and Ferrus Manus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrus Manus Posted September 22, 2023 Share #34 Posted September 22, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrus Manus Posted September 22, 2023 Share #35 Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrus Manus Posted September 22, 2023 Share #36 Posted September 22, 2023 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share #37 Posted September 24, 2023 (edited) 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 Ferrus Manus and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted October 6, 2023 Author Share #38 Posted October 6, 2023 (edited) My ‘build’ in its final resting place - the case may be better than the boat? Edited October 6, 2023 by Old Rentner Knocklouder, scrubbyj427, 72Nova and 7 others 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snug Harbor Johnny Posted October 6, 2023 Share #39 Posted October 6, 2023 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. Ryland Craze 1 Quote Completed builds: Khufu Solar Barge - 1:72 Woody Joe Current project(s): Gorch Fock restoration 1:100, Billing Wasa (bust) - 1:100 Billings, Great Harry (bust) 1:88 ex. Sergal 1:65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrus Manus Posted October 10, 2023 Share #40 Posted October 10, 2023 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrus Manus Posted October 10, 2023 Share #41 Posted October 10, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrus Manus Posted October 10, 2023 Share #42 Posted October 10, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share #43 Posted October 10, 2023 Do you just brush on the Antiquing Medium or do you have to brush on, wipe, wash away parts with solvent etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrus Manus Posted October 13, 2023 Share #44 Posted October 13, 2023 It's just a brush and maybe some thinning down with water, if i so choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share #45 Posted October 26, 2023 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. Ferrus Manus, Knocklouder, Baker and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted November 7, 2023 Share #46 Posted November 7, 2023 Very Nice! Quote Your Shipmate, Ziggy Current Builds: USS Arizona and Memorial Columbus Ship Nina HMS Blandford Cross-section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrus Manus Posted November 16, 2023 Share #47 Posted November 16, 2023 If you want, you could also check out my Mayflower build! You might like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted November 22, 2023 Share #48 Posted November 22, 2023 Looks great! And the case is perfect for your model. Knocklouder 1 Quote Jeff Current build: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/24519-spanish-galleon-by-jeff-t-revell-196-plastic-with-modifications/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted February 10 Author Share #49 Posted February 10 (edited) 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 Knocklouder and Ferrus Manus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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