HMS Harpy 1796 by ECK - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Scale

ECK · February 9

Using the matt red and poly from Chris's site.

ECK · February 9

I scribed the waterline using the tool from Vanguard which works very well. You may also noticed I also added the upper strake. Although not called for I painted it black so it would be more noticeable.

Following that, I taped the . After a few adjustments it looked even and the distance from the ports to the line the same on both sides.

The a the fun began . I also painted the area in copper paint to minimize any small openings from standing out.

The rudder also had a nice single piece to cover it . Otherwise it is a pain to copper it.

Knocklouder · February 9

Very nice paint work. Awesome. And your copper is amazing as well.

:cheers:

Bob M.

Edited February 9 by Knocklouder
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ECK · February 10

Few hours today, moved 8 tiles forward

ECK · February 14

As I was finishing coppering , had to add the stern fish plate. I just put some pin heads in to give more 3-d appearance and then glued as there were no holes in the false keel.

Next was the prow horseshoe plate. There are holes pre-drilled in the false keel. I could have juste covered with copper and glue it on top but decided to finish one side then clamp a thick piece of scrape wood over the copper then drill from the un-coppered side then repeated the process for the other side.

Then just nailed into place and painted

Finally cleaned the tiles then I used Blue Ensign's idea of lining the copper border as he did in Pegasus. He figured 1mm width. As I had no scrap that size I substituted 1mm rope instead. Final product came out not bad.