Old Rentner Posted February 29 Author Share #61 Posted February 29 On 2/28/2024 at 3:52 PM, yvesvidal said: You have turned an old, crude Airfix kit into a little marvel. Congratulations. Yves I’m trying but for me it is not easy now! Thank you for such kind words. Canute, yvesvidal and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted March 2 Author Share #62 Posted March 2 Finally, the pool railings are in place, now to address the radio/radar cables and rigging lines? woodartist, Harvey Golden, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted March 2 Share #63 Posted March 2 Looking Excellent - its always the little details that make the difference. OC. Canute 1 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...
Old Rentner Posted March 7 Author Share #64 Posted March 7 Superglue did not work for the lines! I was unable to hold the line still enough for the glue to stick. I needed an initially more sticky glue. After several tests I used a thick pva and then when dry covered it with a little UHU. I then painted over the glue and the lines seem pretty firm. I have no idea how others manage this problem? king derelict, Old Collingwood and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted March 7 Author Share #65 Posted March 7 The ‘main’ mast lines in place - I decided not to even try to place the lines for flags etc - it all looks a bit pathetic compared to the real thing! Ends still to be cut off when the glue dries. yvesvidal, king derelict, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrus Manus Posted March 9 Share #66 Posted March 9 Remember, this is a 1/600 scale model. Most modelers wouldn't even attempt the lines, which already puts your model far above most others. king derelict, Old Collingwood and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted March 10 Author Share #67 Posted March 10 Painted the cradles this morning! Old Collingwood, Canute, yvesvidal and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted March 10 Author Share #68 Posted March 10 (edited) On 3/10/2024 at 3:40 PM, Old Rentner said: On 3/9/2024 at 3:20 AM, Ferrus Manus said: Remember, this is a 1/600 scale model. Most modelers wouldn't even attempt the lines, which already puts your model far above most others. Thank you for your kind words and your encouragement. I measured the thread! Ten strands twisted were about 1mm. wide, so 600 would have been about 6cm. wide - maybe a little too thick for a real line? My lines should have been even thinner? These look much better. I can’t really clearly see where they should go on the real boat either though. Edited April 1 by Old Rentner Canute, Old Collingwood and woodartist 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted March 12 Author Share #69 Posted March 12 At last the SS Canberra (1/600) is finished as far as I can go! Old Collingwood, yvesvidal, ccoyle and 4 others 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted March 12 Author Share #70 Posted March 12 Finally, my working table is ‘clear’ again! king derelict, Old Collingwood, Javlin and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted March 13 Share #71 Posted March 13 Hey, you turned a pig of an Airfix kit into a very nice model, you had an uphill struggle from day one - but you did it. OC. king derelict, Canute and yvesvidal 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...
Old Collingwood Posted March 13 Share #72 Posted March 13 Whats next. OC. Canute 1 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...
Knocklouder Posted March 13 Share #73 Posted March 13 Congratulations, your ship looks awesome Canute and Old Collingwood 2 Quote Start so you can Finish !! Finished: The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 , Amati } Hannah Ship in a Bottle:Santa Maria : LA Pinta : La Nana : The Mayflower : Viking Ship Drakkar The King Of the Mississippi Artesania Latina 1:80 Current Build: Royal Yacht, Duchess of Kingston-Vanguard Models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted March 13 Author Share #74 Posted March 13 11 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: Whats next. OC. I just don’t know? I’m too old to set up a wood modeling workshop so I think that I am committed to plastic kits. If I did not have the proper and professional wood working tools I would be very frustrated so this is not an option now. I made many planes as a boy and don’t feel inclined to go in that direction, and I don’t have the artistic abilities or painting kit to weather military vehicles. I checked out the Revell old boat kits and compared to the SS Canberra or Mayflower the parts seemed rather gross and crude would you believe? Maybe I just go back to writing about thimbles: https://sites.google.com/site/moreaboutthimblestest/home/pdf-s Canute and Old Collingwood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted March 13 Author Share #75 Posted March 13 9 hours ago, Knocklouder said: Congratulations, your ship looks awesome Thank you! Old Collingwood and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted March 13 Author Share #76 Posted March 13 12 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: Hey, you turned a pig of an Airfix kit into a very nice model, you had an uphill struggle from day one - but you did it. OC. Thank you too, I tried to do my best - I would have liked it to be better. Old Collingwood and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted March 13 Share #77 Posted March 13 39 minutes ago, Old Rentner said: Thank you too, I tried to do my best - I would have liked it to be better. Whats next on the work bench. OC. Canute 1 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...
Canute Posted March 14 Share #78 Posted March 14 She turned out well. Congratulations for her. Old Collingwood 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...
ccoyle Posted March 14 Share #79 Posted March 14 On 3/7/2024 at 12:13 PM, Old Rentner said: I have no idea how others manage this problem? "Special words." Congratulations on finishing your model! Old Collingwood and Canute 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted May 7 Author Share #80 Posted May 7 (edited) I discovered some steps that did not have rails so I fixed those. I also added a couple more ‘rigging’ lines. I’m finding that the more photos that I take the more errors are exposed! Edited May 8 by Old Rentner king derelict, yvesvidal, Javlin and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted May 19 Author Share #81 Posted May 19 More lines and cables added and missing stairways on bridge replaced! Hopefully I don’t find anymore to add!??? ccoyle, king derelict, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted May 22 Author Share #82 Posted May 22 Finally, I made a name plate and then decided that the SS Canberra needed a flag or two! Canute, yvesvidal and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted May 22 Author Share #83 Posted May 22 The ‘finished’ model now stands firmly on a wooden base with an acrylic cover! The end! Canute, Wacom, yvesvidal and 6 others 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted May 22 Share #84 Posted May 22 She looks very good. A great result from a less than average kit. Congratulations Alan Old Collingwood and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted May 23 Share #85 Posted May 23 (edited) Congratulations - what you did was to convert a very poor old kit that out of the box just looked poor in quality and detail, and you have given it some life - and now placed in a well deserved place in its case. OC. Edited May 23 by Old Collingwood Canute and Knocklouder 2 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...
mcb Posted May 23 Share #86 Posted May 23 Looks very nice in that case. mcb Knocklouder, Canute and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted May 23 Share #87 Posted May 23 Well done, turning this old kit into a very nice build. Old Collingwood 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...
Old Rentner Posted May 24 Author Share #88 Posted May 24 On 5/22/2024 at 11:54 PM, king derelict said: She looks very good. A great result from a less than average kit. Congratulations Alan Thank you. I did not realize that it was considered to be a poor kit but after struggling with some parts I do see why now! Ian_Grant and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted May 24 Author Share #89 Posted May 24 19 hours ago, Canute said: Well done, turning this old kit into a very nice build. Thank you - I did not find it too easy! Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rentner Posted May 24 Author Share #90 Posted May 24 On 5/23/2024 at 5:20 AM, mcb said: Looks very nice in that case. mcb I think that the case is the best part! Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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