HMS Harpy 1796 by Richard44 - Vanguard Models - 1:64

[Richard44]

The stern cabins. These were a bit fiddly to do, needing dry-fitting, sanding and repeating until the fit was satisfactory 

Various rails were added - top and bottom of the inner bulwarks, the caprail and the one immediately under it and the decorative moulding that crosses the gunports. The catheads were added, as were the side counter timbers. Nothing really to say about these additions, all were easy enough. The gunport sills were painted red, but before doing so, wood filler was applied to them to hide the laminated appearance.

Cheers

[François de Saint Nazaire]

Richard,

Your model is very well done. Everything is clean and meticulous.

Are the draught marks raised or flush with the hull ?

 

have a nice day

[Richard44]

7 minutes ago, François de Saint Nazaire said:

Are the draught marks raised or flush with the hull ?

They're raised, they came as PE pieces.

[Richard44]

Thanks for all the likes, and to those who just stop by.

 

A short update. The chesstrees, fenders and steps were added to the hull. The pieces are shown in the following photo, the chesstrees on the left, the fenders on the right and the two pieces (treads and risers) for the steps in the middle.

To assemble the steps, the risers were laid out on a strip of masking tape, sticky side up, and the treads were then glued to them. There are four completed steps on the left.

The chesstrees and the fenders were rounded slightly on their outside edges to improve their appearance, and needed a slight touch with a diamond file to let them fit close against the hull. The lowermost step will be painted to match the wale.

Cheers