Old Collingwood Posted January 29 Share #121 Posted January 29 Dont foreget to give them some eyes😜 where did you find them Giant fingers.... OC. mtaylor, Canute, Egilman and 1 other 1 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 30 Author Share #122 Posted January 30 Day 2 on figures, it’s a killer on the eyes mtaylor, Egilman, king derelict and 5 others 8 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted January 30 Author Share #123 Posted January 30 The anchors (compare the kit one above the three Micromaster ones) Old Collingwood, patrickmil, king derelict and 11 others 13 1 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 1 Author Share #124 Posted February 1 Furled torpedo nets; So I ended up with 1mm Tamiya braided wire (obviously for remote control cars ), I pulled out the rubber inner, then a primer coat. I tied (wrapped) very thin wire around it was well to break up the pattern. I tried dark brown/red but wasn’t happy, so I painted it flat black and then various enamel rust washes. This will run along the length of the hull on a platform. Canute, Egilman, Arvaa and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 2 Author Share #125 Posted February 2 So whilst I’m awaiting some stuff in the mail, onto the blimp. red primer coat and some sanding white primer coat, but more sanding to go Canute, yvesvidal, davec and 6 others 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 2 Author Share #126 Posted February 2 Now a silver basecoat. This is what I want to end up with eventually amateur, Ryland Craze, AJohnson and 10 others 13 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 3 Author Share #127 Posted February 3 Ok, still too rough, completely sanded it back and a dark grey which will show the ribs later. All day masking. Haliburton, Thukydides, Old Collingwood and 11 others 13 1 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted February 3 Share #128 Posted February 3 Now that is a tedious masking job!!!! king derelict, davec, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 4 Author Share #129 Posted February 4 Tedious indeed, dark silver respray then 4 hours more masking and still not done amateur, Arvaa, BANYAN and 8 others 11 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 4 Share #130 Posted February 4 You having to cut all them lengths of really thin strips? OC. Egilman, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted February 5 Share #131 Posted February 5 Sanding it again helped to give the surface less of a 'plastic' look. Just to get the scale right: what is the lenght of this blimp? Is it around 10 inch, or even smaller? Jan mtaylor, Canute, davec and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 6 Author Share #132 Posted February 6 Different width masking tape. Silver overcoat, then mask again for a full day, tan spray, remove mask, remasking at the moment Canute, Haliburton, yvesvidal and 10 others 10 3 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 7 Author Share #133 Posted February 7 Wow this has taken a while Old Collingwood, AJohnson, yvesvidal and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 7 Author Share #134 Posted February 7 Jeeze I’m over this! Thukydides, Canute, Haliburton and 14 others 8 9 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted February 7 Share #135 Posted February 7 That is outstanding, you have the patience of a Saint! Egilman, Old Collingwood, RGL and 4 others 6 1 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...
amateur Posted February 7 Share #136 Posted February 7 This is pure paint wizardry. Nobody will believe that this started out as a rough lifeless plastic blimp covered in red primer. Al that masking was worth the effort! Jan Canute, AJohnson, Egilman and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thukydides Posted February 7 Share #137 Posted February 7 Fantastic work, you have a lot of patience to do all that masking. AJohnson, RGL, davec and 4 others 6 1 Quote Current build: HM Cutter Alert (Vanguard Models) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 9 Author Share #138 Posted February 9 Now to fade it all out AJohnson, mtaylor, Arvaa and 7 others 8 2 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 9 Author Share #139 Posted February 9 Righto, so tomorrow I’ll paint the tricolours on the fins wvdhee, ccoyle, Arvaa and 9 others 12 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 10 Author Share #140 Posted February 10 I did a silver 10% overspray then a gloss coat. Decals added, I’m not going to add the big decals for the numbers as it just won’t work with what I’m trying to achieve (a 1907 ship and a 1917 blimp). AJohnson, davec, Arvaa and 8 others 11 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 10 Author Share #141 Posted February 10 Next is the pagoda king derelict, yvesvidal, mtaylor and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LED Posted February 10 Share #142 Posted February 10 Wow, that is impressive. I never saw it coming. Egilman, davec, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 11 Author Share #143 Posted February 11 Well this bit is done Charter33, BANYAN, Canute and 13 others 12 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted February 11 Share #144 Posted February 11 That turned out well. The gondola/pagoda looks quite delicate. And how do those two upper level gunners stay attached to the airship? RGL, king derelict, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 19 Author Share #145 Posted February 19 On 2/12/2024 at 3:11 AM, Canute said: And how do those two upper level gunners stay attached to the airship? I used glue…. Egilman, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 19 Author Share #146 Posted February 19 So Simon from Micromaster made these up for me, 3D printed funnels Canute, AJohnson, Egilman and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipman Posted February 19 Share #147 Posted February 19 I admire the results you are presenting I'm having to re-address what I accept is modelling/model making. It's undeniable the fidelity achievable using 3D printing is impressive. Progress is in the eye of the beholder and its justification no doubt will be ''it's just another tool''. No doubt this tech is here to stay and will develop, but it is another aspect of the hobby only accessible to those with deeper pockets than mine. As I say, I admire the results displayed on a project such as this, but wonder what impact it will have on the hobby as a whole. The paradigm has shifted. And I just got older. Egilman, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted February 19 Author Share #148 Posted February 19 Yes, it’s tricky. Build, make or paint? At this scale I doubt anyone can replicate the accuracy at this scale but it is the future I think. Canute, mtaylor and Egilman 3 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted February 19 Share #149 Posted February 19 8 hours ago, RGL said: I used glue…. I figured that, Greg. 😀 I meant how did the crew members stay attached to the actual airship during aerial gyrations. web strapping, lassos, magnetic boots?. Did they reload their guns inflight. mtaylor 1 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LED Posted February 19 Share #150 Posted February 19 3 hours ago, shipman said: I admire the results you are presenting I'm having to re-address what I accept is modelling/model making. It's undeniable the fidelity achievable using 3D printing is impressive. Progress is in the eye of the beholder and its justification no doubt will be ''it's just another tool''. No doubt this tech is here to stay and will develop, but it is another aspect of the hobby only accessible to those with deeper pockets than mine. As I say, I admire the results displayed on a project such as this, but wonder what impact it will have on the hobby as a whole. The paradigm has shifted. And I just got older. We all just have to be adult enough to look at What we want out of the kit What our skill level is and, our budget I lurked this site for about a year before I built my first model in 30 years. So, the 1:700 Tamiya HMS Repulse it was. I didn't want to spend over the kit price for something I wanted displayable, but not museum quality - especially since this was going to be a new experience for me. So, I had to step back from trying to duplicate the quality of RGL and others in that build. I don't think I will ever get there, but small steps and time may get me closer. You have to know what you want out of a kit. However, with the basic skills down and the enjoyment of the subject and the fact that this will be my first real 1:350 build, I am willing to spend the kit price on aftermarket for the Graf Spee. It won't be museum quality, but it will be presentation quality for my case (that I haven't built yet😶. So, the overall cost will be about double the cost of the kit alone. That is not a bad investment for what will likely be 4 - 6 months of 'enjoyment'. Not every kit will need this effort and expense. Some will just be a break, some have no chance of getting there, some will not get there for financial reasons - but, some will. GLHF Egilman, Canute, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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