ECK Posted July 14 Author Share #31 Posted July 14 Thanks. I use Vallejo flat red followed by a coat of satin poly. It is the color Chris uses in his models. PaddyO, Glenn-UK and AJohnson 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn-UK Posted July 14 Share #32 Posted July 14 4 minutes ago, ECK said: Thanks. I use Vallejo flat red followed by a coat of satin poly. It is the color Chris uses in his models. I used the same Red colour on my Indy and I will also use it on my Adder build. It looks really nice. AJohnson and AgesOfSail 2 Quote Glenn (UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted July 14 Author Share #33 Posted July 14 Well hull basically done. Hammock netting will go in at the very end as I always bend/break them while I am doing the rigging. I also put some tackle on the carronades and fully rigged the 24 pounders (a real pain , fortunately only 2. Use 2.5 mm double and 2 mm single blocks). Here is Adder's smasher next to the maindeck ones on Indy And 24 pounder here compared to Sherbournes's main guns Ronald-V, Craigie65, rcweir and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted July 14 Share #34 Posted July 14 Very smart build, making me look forward to starting mine! Those 24 pounders do dwarf Sherbourne’s guns! chris watton and Oboship 2 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial, Nisha - Brixham Mumble Bee' Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted July 17 Author Share #35 Posted July 17 Started on lower masts. First Dowel cut to length: Then taped off lower area to be carved Placed in vice and long side filed down 1 mm Next marked off upper area, rotated 90 degrees and filled upper area ( with one side flat keeps things straight in vice) Kept rotating to finish then trimmed tip for cap Glenn-UK, wvdhee, Oboship and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald-V Posted July 18 Share #36 Posted July 18 (edited) Are you not worried about dust on your finished Indy, doing your construction work nearby? Edited July 18 by Ronald-V Oboship and AJohnson 2 Quote Currently working on the HMS Sphinx from Vanguard Models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted July 18 Author Share #37 Posted July 18 Far enough away. When I do real sanding I have a vacuum on pulling in the big dust or go outside. This filing does not spread far. PaddyO, AJohnson and Ronald-V 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted July 21 Author Share #38 Posted July 21 Done for the day. Masts finished and rigged. AgesOfSail, PaddyO, TJM and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgesOfSail Posted July 21 Share #39 Posted July 21 Wow, are you really only one month into this build!? And, such a beautiful job you're doing as well! Oboship 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted July 21 Author Share #40 Posted July 21 Thanks. My 15th build so learned a few tricks especially once I joined the form and saw the great wokr/tips from others. You may noticed that I splurged and bought pear blocks for a more realistic look. Since I started building with real looking blocks, I find the final product just looks better although not obvious until you get closer to the model. AgesOfSail, PaddyO, rcweir and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted July 26 Author Share #41 Posted July 26 Yards all done. Pre-painting Post painting flat black Then mat poly chris watton, DB789, rcweir and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted July 29 Author Share #42 Posted July 29 Have pinned the yards to the mast and done some of the jeers and tyes. Will remove bowsprit until after shrouds done as just gets in the way.I do this part now when access is much easier than after when the shrouds are in place Craigie65, AgesOfSail, Oboship and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmerit Posted July 29 Share #43 Posted July 29 I’d also like to know what brand and color red you used on the inside. Did you apply with a brush? Or airbrush? Quote Current Builds: Sherbourne 1763 (Vanguard Models), Duchess of Kingston (Vanguard Models) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted July 30 Author Share #44 Posted July 30 I use vallejo flat red, what Chris recommends on his ships. I soak and shape the inner forward bulkheads and let dry overnight. I then spray paint them and what ever else I can prior to installation. I find spraying leaves more of the detailed engraving visible compared to a thicker brush coating. Once in place I then paint a light layer of matt ploy. Ryland Craze, chris watton and PaddyO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmerit Posted July 30 Share #45 Posted July 30 (edited) Recommendations on a descent quality air brush for modeling? Is the polyurethane also sprayed on (or does "paint a light layer" mean use a paintbrush)? I had also seen some posts where someone recommended that the wood be treated before painting. (Complete novice here.) What do you do with the exposed wood (say on the hull or the deck or other parts that aren't painted)? Do you use a light stain (wouldn't a stain be rubbed on, not sprayed)? Do you use polyurethane on them? (Again, sorry, complete novice.) Edited July 30 by palmerit Quote Current Builds: Sherbourne 1763 (Vanguard Models), Duchess of Kingston (Vanguard Models) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted July 30 Author Share #46 Posted July 30 I brush on the poly especially over the bare wood It helps as if you accidentally get some paint on the bare area easier to scrape off if the poly is underneath. I also got this combo airbrush and venthood set. For most of the pieces the hood works well.For the white of the hull I use a lot of tape and mat combo spray can of primer and paint. I got the airbrush on amazon PaddyO, Ryland Craze and Knocklouder 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted August 3 Author Share #47 Posted August 3 Main shrouds set up. Next the clatherpins. rcweir, chris watton, PaddyO and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted August 4 Author Share #48 Posted August 4 Ratlines done today. TJM, AJohnson, Oboship and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted August 8 Author Share #49 Posted August 8 Finally finished the shrouds and ratlines. Will be off to the beach next week. Hopefully just a couple of weeks more to complete. RossR, rcweir, DB789 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted August 18 Author Share #50 Posted August 18 Back from vacation. Boom, gaff, lifts, jeers done so yards squared off. Next will be the back stays then attaching the bow and rigging it. PaddyO, SiriusVoyager, Glenn-UK and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted August 24 Author Share #51 Posted August 24 Next came the backstays The the bowsprit Now some of the forestays RossR, rcweir, Glenn-UK and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted August 26 Author Share #52 Posted August 26 Well, another completed. Fun project with challenge being the very rounded prow. Note the lowered center boards Now for the next project, unfortunately I think I have done all of Vanguard's projects that are not similar to each other. I like doing larger vessels. So until Chris can get the 1:64 Victory somehow, I will do one of his older projects from Amati. I am interested in doing a mortar ship ever since I read about their use in my youth in the C.S Forrester Hornblower series book The Commodore where Hornblower uses a mortar ship in the Baltic. SiriusVoyager, Oboship, rcweir and 8 others 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossR Posted August 27 Share #53 Posted August 27 Wow. Another fantastic model. I am amazed at the quality of your builds given the speed at which you build them. You accomplish in two months what would take me two years with incredible results. Oboship, AJohnson and ECK 2 1 Quote Completed Build: HMS Beagle - Occre Current Builds: Frigate Diana - Occre https://modelshipworld.com/topic/33530-frigate-diana-by-rossr-occre-185/ Santisima Trinidad - Occre - Cross Section https://modelshipworld.com/topic/37130-santisima-trinidad-by-rossr-occre-190-cross-section/ On the Shelf: NRG Half Hull, the US Brig Syren - Model Shipways and USF Essex - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald-V Posted August 27 Share #54 Posted August 27 Congratulations with finishing this one really nice result and indeed your workspeed is impressive! AJohnson, Knocklouder, ECK and 1 other 3 1 Quote Currently working on the HMS Sphinx from Vanguard Models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn-UK Posted August 27 Share #55 Posted August 27 Another great build. well done. AJohnson, Oboship and ECK 2 1 Quote Glenn (UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigie65 Posted August 27 Share #56 Posted August 27 Lovely, well done! And on to the next, you need to let everyone into your secret for finding so much shipyard time! AJohnson and ECK 2 Quote Cheers Craig Current Build HMS Indefatigable Erycina - Vanguard Models Finished: HM Bomb Vessel Granado - Caldercraft, HMS Pegasus - Victory models, Nisha - Vanguard Models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB789 Posted August 28 Share #57 Posted August 28 Well done. She looks super. I told you that you’d overtake me. I’m not far behind, last few rigging lines to add and then just the anchors! AJohnson and ECK 2 Quote Dan Current Build: Yacht Duchess of Kingston (Vanguard Models, 1:64) Previous Builds: Fifie (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Nisha (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Zulu (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Saucy Jack (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Erycina (Vanguard Models, 1:64), HMS Alert (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Grecian (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Ranger (Vanguard Models, 1:64), HM Gun Brig Adder (Vanguard Models, 1:64) Waiting to be Built: Speedy (Vanguard Models, 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted August 28 Author Share #58 Posted August 28 19 hours ago, Craigie65 said: Lovely, well done! And on to the next, you need to let everyone into your secret for finding so much shipyard time! The secret is an empty nest but no grand kids yet ! Craigie65, AJohnson and Pfälzer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted August 28 Author Share #59 Posted August 28 8 hours ago, DB789 said: Well done. She looks super. I told you that you’d overtake me. I’m not far behind, last few rigging lines to add and then just the anchors! Watch out for those anchors, they are a bit delicate. It is the only issue I find with the laser printed ones. AJohnson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB789 Posted August 28 Share #60 Posted August 28 4 hours ago, ECK said: Watch out for those anchors, they are a bit delicate. It is the only issue I find with the laser printed ones. Thanks I will do! AJohnson 1 Quote Dan Current Build: Yacht Duchess of Kingston (Vanguard Models, 1:64) Previous Builds: Fifie (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Nisha (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Zulu (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Saucy Jack (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Erycina (Vanguard Models, 1:64), HMS Alert (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Grecian (Vanguard Models, 1:64), Ranger (Vanguard Models, 1:64), HM Gun Brig Adder (Vanguard Models, 1:64) Waiting to be Built: Speedy (Vanguard Models, 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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