HMS Agamemnon by Blacky - Caldercraft - 1/64

[Ronald-V]

Lovely work! That table has a lot of details, nice  

[Blacky]

Thank you @mugje

I just finished Nelson's desk. The quill was made from real feather. I added a small diary and left 2 drawers open to make it more interesting. Hope you like it. 

Question: since it is very small is it a good idea to fininish it with oil? Can I somehow delute tung oil?

 

[Charter33]

Hi,

Great work with the desk!

An oil finish should work well, but test on a piece of scrap first!

Tung oil can be thinned with white spirit (or turpentine). Have you thought of trying Danish oil? It contains some tung oil, but I find that it drys more quickly. Some brands of tung oil I've used in the past seemed to take an age to get past the tacky stage....

Good luck!

Graham

[Blacky]

Hi Graham, I have no experience with oils, til now i have only used varnish which can be sprayed in very thin layer. But if oil can be aplied and wiped so that it doesn't ruin the detailes i am willing to try that option. I want to give wood nice and warm tone which varnish cannot do.

[Charter33]

Lint free cloth will do the trick for application. Just a thought, might be an idea to just apply the oil to the the draw fronts, avoiding the carcasses. The oil should definitely bring out those warm tones you're after.

Looking forward to seeing the results!

[Blacky]

After 2 coats of linseed oil. The wood  color is now a little bit warmer and darker and reflects environment. I used dry brushing method. I applied a little bit of oil to kitchen paper and than used small brush to transfer oil to the wood. I plan to apply 2 more layers tomorrow on larger surfaces, sand them gently and than apply the final layer 

[Blacky]

Another day, another chair. This time i tried even more detailed model. I used yellow cedar in addition to pear for this one. It is as thin as it could be and fits perfect with the desk. Previous chairs were a bit bulky and didn't match the scale quite right. I used my middle finger just to show how small it is.

Edit: i see now that i forgot one detail 

Reference link https://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_iliff/25740887074

 

Edited June 29 by Blacky

[Thukydides]

Fantastic, I really like these.

[Blacky]

I spend last week figuring out lighting for cabins and upper deck. I will use arduino nano and led diodes. Testing out if all works and setting light intensity. I also plan to use light sensor so i can have automatic light on in the evening. 

[Blacky]

Trying to complete all the furniture before i start working on gun deck. I made all i wanted for nelson's cabin. Moving to furniture for officers room below captains.

I reworked chairs. Now the back side is narrow compared to front and legssupport is curved like the real ones. I also beveled table edge and corrected legs angle. Small drower completes the set. 

[Ronald-V]

Superb!

[Blacky]

I have a question for you all. What do you think is the best idea to.make chechered cabin floor? I want it to be black and white like on victory, and to be durable, not to loose its color over time. I was thinking, printing pattern on paper and spraying thin layer of satin warnish over it.

[brunnels]

16 hours ago, Blacky said:

What do you think is the best idea to.make chechered cabin floor? I want it to be black and white like on victory, and to be durable, not to loose its color over time. I was thinking, printing pattern on paper and spraying thin layer of satin warnish over it.

For my Sphinx I printed mine on some 200g brochure paper I found at work.  I had the same thought about applying some varnish on top, but it ended up making the lines on the paper bleed and not look good.  I used a laser printer, so not sure if paper type or printer type would make a difference on preventing the colors from bleeding. 

 

Here is how it looks on my sphinx. 

[Blacky]

Thanks @brunnels it looks just right. I saw that @Beckmannused ebony and ivory to make tiles but for something that will be seen through small windows is to me too much. I want furniture and walls to be the stars of the show.