HMS Perseus by Thukydides - 1:64 - POB - Sphinx Class 6th Rate

[Glen McGuire]

8 hours ago, Thukydides said:

I started by adding in the first two using lego to hold everything square.

Very handy tools!  I also use them to square things up.

 

Also, what is WOP?

[AON]

Wipe On Poly.

[Thukydides]

56 minutes ago, Glen McGuire said:

Very handy tools!  I also use them to square things up.

 

Also, what is WOP?

As Alan said it is wipe on poly, a thin polyurethane that you wipe on with a rag and then immediately wipe off. You can build it up in several layers to get a very nice finish. I only used two layers at this point since it will be applied over the whole hull again at some point, but I need to paint / plank before I start adding more. It makes the wood slightly darker for every layer you add and so I want the keel to be slightly darker than the planking (to help differentiate it), but not too much so. If you search you can find a number of guides to using WOP here on MSW.

 

I didn't discuss this in detail in the post, but the reason the upper part of the stem looks much duller is I pretty much sanded away the layer of WOP I added to it initially. I want the ink I am going to use to paint it to sink into the wood and so I don't want the WOP barrier in the way.

[Glen McGuire]

Oh duh!  Wipe on poly.  I should have figured that out since I use it frequently.  🙄  Thanks for the explanation!

[Thukydides]

Time for a minor update. I continue to add bulkheads and am getting close to the bow at this point. You may notice some of the bulkheads have been painted black. The reason for this is I am as of yet unsure how much of the main deck I will open up to being visible and so on the off chance that these parts are seen I want them to fade into the blackness of the lower deck. They represent areas that would actually have been open and so we need to create the illusion of space.

One thing I don’t think I appreciated fully until now is how much minor errors or slight alignment issues can have significant impacts on a model when it comes to the main structure. I ran into one issue (though I was able to correct it) and since have been much more careful about checking everything in all 3 dimensions. This all makes me very thankful that the Vanguard Models kit I used for my first model was so precise. Really I took the structure of the model for granted. It is much harder when you have to cut and align everything yourself and even parts being a millimetre off can make a significant difference.

 

Thanks to everyone who is following along for all your encouragement.

[dunnock]

In awe...

So impressed by your care and attention to detail

 

David

[Thukydides]

I don't have a tonne of progress to show, but as it has been about a week since I last posted I figured I would give a short update.

 

I continue to work away at the bulkheads and am now nearing the end. The only bulkheads left to put in place are the final two at either end. I have left these till last as the stern ones are the most fragile and the bow ones need some pre-fairing before I glue them in place.

Still lots of structural work to go, but she is starting to take shape now.