PHOENIX 1787 by ccoyle - Master Korabel - 1/72 - Russian brigantine of the Black Sea Fleet

[hollowneck]

20 hours ago, ccoyle said:

I only see one other option, and that is to add material to the linings until the new material sits flush with the inboard and outboard strips.

Chris,

you may want to consider adding gunport linings; I've done this on a number of my models. 1.0 -1.5 mm thick pear will do the trick; it can appear to be scale-conforming and not reduce the size of the openings too much (the stock can be sourced from some of the "empty" laser cut patterns in your kit). This is a lot of very precise cutting and fitting work, but in my estimation it is well worth  the effort. The photo here is of my Mercury brig (Russia- circa 1820) that illustrates my point. In this instance I used boxwood for the linings to match the upper hull works (the lining edges remain visible in spite of the red lining treatment). The bulwarks planking is also boxwood, a substitute for this Amati kit's too dark wood.

Of course, you can leave the linings unpainted which I have typically done with later models I've bashed.

 

Edited February 9 by hollowneck
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[ccoyle]

2 hours ago, hollowneck said:

you may want to consider adding gunport linings

Ironically, the kit does include these pieces -- it's just that the bulwark patterns are supposed to overlap them neatly. If the overlap isn't done just so (as on my model), then the effect of some 'recessed' linings is created. I fear that adding additional linings, as you suggest, may make the gun ports too small. I'll have to fiddle around a bit and find what works best.

 

Cheers!

[ccoyle]

Hi, friends!

 

Phoenix will be taking another break while I work on a different project. I feel I made good progress in this recent burst of modeling activity, and I'm sure I'll return to her in the not-too-distant future with renewed enthusiasm. In the meantime, if you're interested, you can follow along on my latest not-a-ship adventure!

 

Cheers!