Lady Nelson by Danstream - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 scale

[Danstream]

Hi,

I affixed the nameplate of the ship and painted black the stern panels:

I must admit that this end of the ship now looks quite spiffy. I finished the cap rails and painted them also black:

Now only the white bottom part is missing to complete the main painting steps. To do that, I have first to finalize the rudder with its tiller and hinges. Actually, I didn't like the solution proposed by the kit for the rudder hinges, therefore I gave a try to scratch build my owns. I started by soldering small portions of brass tube to brass stripes:

The rod in the picture is the one I will use for the hinge pins. Then, I glued the obtained hinges to the stern post using the brass rod to maintain them aligned.

Next, I will prepare the rudder piece to be put on. Incidentally, I am going to replace the tiller with one that I scratch built shown in the picture and that I think looks less obvious than the one of the kit:

That's all for now,

best regards,

Dan

Edited Tuesday at 05:49 PM by Danstream

[flyenrw]

Hi Dan, The hinge detail is a nice touch. Certainly looks more like a gudgeon and pintal.

[AJohnson]

Great scratch details and painting Dan, agreed does look rather “Spiffy” 😁