Jake Groby Posted December 5, 2023 Share #1 Posted December 5, 2023 I'm going to try and do a build log as I go, I set up this post vs. piggyback off Bill97's excellent Build. I just placed an order from True North Paints (enamel like Model Masters) , once I get those in I'll be able to pick up the pace a bit. Since I'm doing this for a client, I'll need to work as directed, one side will have the cannons extended and one side will have the ports closed (they can turn it when they like). I'm going to strip the paint off the stern and probably remove the fish and redo the wood grain detail (client is undecided as of now and understands there is no information either way on the matter). I'll also need to figure out if I'm going to use the stern gun ports. I've ordered the Parrell rollers needed for the yards, I'm researching the correct blocks needed, the small ones in the kit are strange. My reference is the "Rigging and Masting of 16th. century ships. The deck detail technic I used came from "How to Build Plastic Ship Models" by Kalmbach. Base coat flat black, let dry 24 hrs. then topcoat in your choice of tan/browns, I perfect Testors Armor Sand due to being light enough to detail the caulking on the planks and still give a dark water wash. I've also pre-prepped the deadeyes and other various parts in a basecoat of flat black. GrandpaPhil and Bill Morrison 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Groby Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share #2 Posted December 5, 2023 The basecoat turns out like this one complete, this one is the Heller Chebec, Bill Morrison, GrandpaPhil and Archi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Groby Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share #3 Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) I bronzed the cannons and worked on the anchor stocks a bit tonight. Still have some work to do on the stocks, more holes to fill. Base coat of flay black then top coated with a 50/50 mix of Testors Metallizer "Titanium and Burn Iron". No one makes a decent shade of dark bronze. The stocks will get a coast of flat black with a topcoat of dark wood and some destressing. Even though you prob. won't see the pin/punch holes, there is no reason not to fill them. Aside from that, I managed to cut my thumb with a new #11 blade, don't you hate that when it happens..... Edited December 5, 2023 by Jake Groby Bill Morrison and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Groby Posted January 7 Author Share #4 Posted January 7 Holidays over time to get back on it, various shots showing decking detail. Bill Morrison and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Groby Posted February 4 Author Share #5 Posted February 4 Got a bit more prep painting done this past week. Bill Morrison, GrandpaPhil, Archi and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Groby Posted February 5 Author Share #6 Posted February 5 Got the stern cannon ports closed up. I have got to still carve off these dolphins, I can find no evidence that they were on the Mayflower. Bill Morrison, Archi, Baker and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Groby Posted February 8 Author Share #7 Posted February 8 Tonight's project was sanding off the incorrect fish, windows and name detail on the stern. I've not made up my mind on the 'Mayflower' yet? I penciled in the rubboards as well. Archi, Knocklouder, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Groby Posted March 3 Author Share #8 Posted March 3 Some further updates got the stern putty done and re-scribed stern planks, now to address building the windows. Patched the original mounting hole for the bowsprit, recut and tested the new alignment so its centered. Bill Morrison, Archi, Knocklouder and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Groby Posted March 17 Author Share #9 Posted March 17 Got the base coast on the hulls and stern, need to detail the stern more then add/cut in the windows and bracing such as it is. Next comes adding the masking and various colors to the hull sides. GrandpaPhil, Archi, Bill Morrison and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted April 20 Share #10 Posted April 20 It is really looking good Jake. Your client will be very pleased. That is an interesting subject I have thought about. My ship room is becoming overcrowded. Many times people who have viewed my ships have said “you should sell these”. I would have no idea what I would charge. Two of mine, the Heller HMS Victory and Le Soleil Royal, each took well over a year to build. How in the world do you put a price to that. And I would think it would be after it is completed that a client would offer to purchase it. Can’t imagine a client asking me to build a ship for them that may take a year or more to get. I have offered my Mayflower to my grandson’s school library. They study the subject in their history classes and he told me it would be cool to look at it in the library and brag to his classmates that his grandfather made it😊. GrandpaPhil, Jake Groby and Bill Morrison 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Groby Posted April 21 Author Share #11 Posted April 21 Started the trim work on the hull, 40 minutes of masking for 2 minutes of airbrushing ;). I also used a tooth pick to pre-stop the other colors as a guide/reminder in Pic 2. Bill Morrison, GrandpaPhil, Baker and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Groby Posted April 22 Author Share #12 Posted April 22 Archi, GrandpaPhil and Bill Morrison 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Groby Posted April 27 Author Share #13 Posted April 27 Completed the masking Knocklouder, Archi, Bill97 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted Wednesday at 11:51 AM Share #14 Posted Wednesday at 11:51 AM Coming along great Jake. I do remember that extensive masking so well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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