Berbice 1780 by SaltyDog - Shipyard - 1:72 - CARD

[SaltyDog]

I thought I'd give   paper ship models another whirl. Decided to go with a laser cut Shipyard model to make it a little easier. I purchased the Berbice 1780 Baltimore Clipper. The kit is great - great instructions - wonderful parts, resin cannons, paint and a couple of paint brushes.  I made some pretty quick progress.

[ccoyle]

I have the 1/96 version of this kit, so I'll be following along with interest. For those who may not know, Shipyard publishes several lines of kits. The most numerous series of kits are are printed in smaller scales, usually 1/96, and are your typical card kits, i.e., printed in color and with no parts pre-cut. A second line features some of those kits published with laser-cut parts. SaltyDog's kit is part of Shipyard's "laser cardboard" series (Polish to English translations include some odd wordings); these are normally 1/72 scale enlargements of one of their 1/96 scale kits, but with everything included to make the kits, such as laser-cut frames, spars, cordage, paint, etc. Curiously, the paper parts for these kits are not printed in color but instead must be painted, a kit feature that sort of defeats one of the key selling points of card models IMO. Nevertheless, they do include instructions on how to create simulated wood with paint, and the technique can be pulled off convincingly. To see some some examples of it, check out Clare Hess's build of HMS Wolf and modeller_masa's build of Papegojan.

[SaltyDog]

I started applying the 3rd layer of planking. The instructions tell you to finish the 3rd layer of planking before attaching the keel. However I went ahead and attached the keel so I may lay the tips of the planks at the bow to cover the small gap.

[SaltyDog]

Edited June 28 by SaltyDog

[SaltyDog]

Further progress made. I'm ready to copper the hull. 

[SaltyDog]

Coppering proceeds smoothly.

[SaltyDog]

Finished with coppering the hull. It's a little too shiny for my taste, so I 'm thinking of ways to weather it a little bit. Finished the transom railing. The posts are these really malleable pieces of cardboard soonce attaching the them to the stern I applied CA to harden them and them attached the two pieces of top rail.

[ccoyle]

1 hour ago, SaltyDog said:

It's a little too shiny for my taste, so I 'm thinking of ways to weather it a little bit.

 

Is it copper tape? If you clean it properly, it should take on a nice patina of its own over time.

[catopower]

Yay, SaltyDog, a Shipyard build! And, a laser-cut kit to boot!

 

As Chris said, the copper with tarnish over time. I spray mine with some dull cote lacquer. This keeps me from getting finger prints and oils all over the surface. The copper will still tarnish over time. 

 

Nice progress for 2 weeks!

[SaltyDog]

Thank you both for the suggestions regarding the copper tape.  I'll need to get a supply of one more item, patience!