Jsk Posted August 25 Share #91 Posted August 25 Maritime filigree? Looks great. And challenging! Isn't there a hobby of just cutting shapes in paper? Keith Black, Canute, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Quote --jeff In Process: Skipjack Kathryn 1/72 Card (scratch build) Completed Builds: Slavic (Viking) Longship 1/72 (Falconet), US Revenue Cutter 1/72 Card (Seahorse), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 25 Author Share #92 Posted August 25 More stern work. Starting caprails and moldings. Keith Black, catopower, GrandpaPhil and 13 others 9 7 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...
ccoyle Posted August 26 Author Share #93 Posted August 26 More caprails and moldings, oh boy! Now that the caprails and moldings are in place, I will soon be able to cut out and attach the ten(!) pieces of frieze work! 😵💫 Not quite yet, but soon. thibaultron, Glen McGuire, realworkingsailor and 12 others 13 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...
Michael Mash Posted August 26 Share #94 Posted August 26 (edited) That photo proves it. Positioned on the stern, the carving looks even better. Edited August 26 by Michael Mash ccoyle, Canute and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 29 Author Share #95 Posted August 29 Started on the friezes. It's very slow work. Probably took me at least ten minutes just to free this one piece from its sheet. Thereafter followed coloring, fitting, and gluing. Only nine more to go. 😑 Canute, Ian_Grant, Glen McGuire and 10 others 8 5 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...
Coyote_6 Posted August 29 Share #96 Posted August 29 (edited) Wow Chris! Hard to believe this is card! The dimensionality (is that a word?) is just amazing. Very nice work. Steve Edited August 29 by Coyote_6 ccoyle, Canute, AJohnson and 2 others 5 Quote Steve Launched: USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN 71 (1/720, Plastic) USS Missouri, BB 63 (1/535 Plastic) In Dry Dock: Prince de Neufchatel, New York 1812 (1/58, Wood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel1981 Posted August 29 Share #97 Posted August 29 Looks very nice Chris!!! With this kit you have a lot of fun for not so much money😁 ccoyle, Keith Black, AJohnson and 1 other 4 Quote Current project: Armed Virginia sloop 1776! Paper ship model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 29 Author Share #98 Posted August 29 Oooooh! Look what came in the mail today! These two intriguing kits are complete unknowns to me -- I've not previously bought anything from either publisher. The kit on the left is a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter in Soviet markings. The Russian publisher is called "Cardboard Factory." The kit on the right is a Fokker C.1, essentially a two-seat version of the D.VII, published by Orel. First impression is that both kits look pretty good, but of course the proof of the card modeling pudding is in the building -- the Salmson from WAK also looked good but didn't deliver on the fun factor. Laser-cut frames were naturally added to the order, and both sets look pretty comprehensive. I ordered these kits from Orlik, but the Sopwith can be ordered directly from cardboardmaster.ru, where they also offer resin after-market wheels, Lewis guns (both Mk.II and Mk.III), and a Scarff ring gun mount. I might have to pick those up later. Canute, Glen McGuire, druxey and 6 others 9 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...
Jsk Posted August 30 Share #99 Posted August 30 Focus... Focus... Focus... SQUIRREL!!! 🐿️ Coyote_6, Doreltomin, Canute and 4 others 1 6 Quote --jeff In Process: Skipjack Kathryn 1/72 Card (scratch build) Completed Builds: Slavic (Viking) Longship 1/72 (Falconet), US Revenue Cutter 1/72 Card (Seahorse), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 31 Author Share #100 Posted August 31 Port side friezes done. Ronald-V, GrandpaPhil, realworkingsailor and 14 others 17 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...
ccoyle Posted September 1 Author Share #101 Posted September 1 The hull is now done. After finishing up the friezes on the starboard side, I added the cockpit bench, sheet horse, pinrails, forward hatch, and a few other bits. There's really only three big tasks left to do: rudder, leeboards, and masting & rigging. Ryland Craze, AJohnson, JacquesCousteau and 18 others 19 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...
druxey Posted September 1 Share #102 Posted September 1 (edited) Makes for a most attractive model, Chris! Very neatly done. Edited September 1 by druxey Canute, AJohnson, thibaultron and 4 others 7 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted September 2 Author Share #103 Posted September 2 The rudder and its hardware are now complete. I won't hang the rudder until later, because you know how those things like to get knocked loose. Ronald-V, 0Seahorse, Matt D and 22 others 22 3 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...
Jsk Posted September 3 Share #104 Posted September 3 Nicely done! A very clean build. ccoyle, Canute, thibaultron and 3 others 6 Quote --jeff In Process: Skipjack Kathryn 1/72 Card (scratch build) Completed Builds: Slavic (Viking) Longship 1/72 (Falconet), US Revenue Cutter 1/72 Card (Seahorse), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted September 3 Share #105 Posted September 3 Looking good! Are you going to pin the rudder in place, or just hang it normally? Canute, Keith Black, AJohnson and 2 others 5 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted September 3 Author Share #106 Posted September 3 6 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said: Are you going to pin the rudder in place, or just hang it normally? It will be glued. It has faux pintles and gudgeons. AJohnson, Keith Black, GrandpaPhil and 3 others 6 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...
ccoyle Posted September 3 Author Share #107 Posted September 3 I made it this far on lee boards today. Part-way through the second one, my internal modeling-mojo alarm clock went ding. Canute, Keith Black, thibaultron and 11 others 9 5 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...
ccoyle Posted September 5 Author Share #108 Posted September 5 Test fit of lee board and rudder. Keith Black, 0Seahorse, Paul Le Wol and 12 others 11 4 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...
ccoyle Posted September 7 Author Share #109 Posted September 7 The port lee board is rigged. On a side note, I was at Hobby Lobby today and picked up some pastel chalks. I wanted to try these out as a wash on some of my card kits that aren't weathered. I did an experiment on some redundant stabilizers in a Hawker Fury kit, and this is the result: I scraped the chalks with a knife blade to sprinkle the powdered pigment onto the paper, then brushed it around. The effect is intentionally subtle -- the treated stabilizer is on the right. The aim is to knock down the brightness of the printed parts and make them look more like aircraft parts that have been in use for awhile. I have a lot of kits that could benefit from a wash like this. Cheers! Ian_Grant, realworkingsailor, Ronald-V and 12 others 15 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...
Canute Posted September 8 Share #110 Posted September 8 Chris, have you seen Pan Pastels: https://modelingcolors.com/ They're a powder you apply with a variety of tools, but they'll stay in place a little better than chalks. Glen McGuire, thibaultron and Keith Black 3 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 September 8 Author Share #111 Posted September 8 1 hour ago, Canute said: Chris, have you seen Pan Pastels Nope. I'm not worried about the chalk staying on the paper. As you know, unlike plastic, paper is made of pressed wood fibers -- when you smear something onto its surface, like powdered chalk, it's on there for good. The pigment particles get caught in the mesh of fibers. The sets only cost $7.99 each at Hobby Lobby, so they're worth a shot. Glen McGuire, Canute, thibaultron and 1 other 4 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...
Jsk Posted September 8 Share #112 Posted September 8 That's a very cool idea. 😀 thibaultron, Glen McGuire, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote --jeff In Process: Skipjack Kathryn 1/72 Card (scratch build) Completed Builds: Slavic (Viking) Longship 1/72 (Falconet), US Revenue Cutter 1/72 Card (Seahorse), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote_6 Posted September 8 Share #113 Posted September 8 Chris - you just can't help but learn on this site! I was leafing through my copy of "The Global Schooner" by Marquardt and I said to myself "Self - this looks mighty familiar - mighty familiar indeed!". Is this your beastie? Steve Glen McGuire, Canute, ccoyle and 5 others 7 1 Quote Steve Launched: USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN 71 (1/720, Plastic) USS Missouri, BB 63 (1/535 Plastic) In Dry Dock: Prince de Neufchatel, New York 1812 (1/58, Wood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted September 9 Author Share #114 Posted September 9 The starboard lee board is done. It's time to start turning masts!* (*Good! Cuz I'm at the point of the project when all I can do is daydream about the next project!) Coyote_6, thibaultron, Keith Black and 16 others 16 3 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...
Keith Black Posted September 9 Share #115 Posted September 9 Impressive work, Chris. Canute, ccoyle, Knocklouder and 3 others 6 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted September 9 Share #116 Posted September 9 Chris, Your Speeljacht is looking great! ccoyle, thibaultron, Keith Black and 2 others 5 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Mash Posted September 9 Share #117 Posted September 9 Looks excellent. So . . . what is the next project? AJohnson, Keith Black, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted September 9 Author Share #118 Posted September 9 2 hours ago, Michael Mash said: So . . . what is the next project? Don't know -- but I think about it constantly. Whatever it turns out to be, I need to take some time to get Phoenix moving forward again. It'll probably be an airplane, and I have a lot to choose from! 😮 I change my mind roughly 2-3 times per day. Canute, GrandpaPhil, AJohnson and 4 others 2 5 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...
Marcel1981 Posted September 9 Share #119 Posted September 9 Looking very nice! thibaultron, AJohnson, ccoyle and 2 others 5 Quote Current project: Armed Virginia sloop 1776! Paper ship model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catopower Posted September 9 Share #120 Posted September 9 Lovely work Chris! Question: What blocks are you using? Canute, thibaultron, ccoyle and 1 other 4 Quote Clare Hess He's a -> "HE" Current Builds HMS Wolf, 1754 - Shipyard Laser Cut Kit Kitamaebune - Japanese Coastal Trade Ship, 18th/19th Centuries - Woody Joe Kit Atakebune - Japanese Sengoku Period Warship - Woody Joe Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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