harlequin Posted April 4, 2020 Author #331 Posted April 4, 2020 mast tops dead eyes in place using aforementioned method. Old Collingwood, hamilton, GrandpaPhil and 3 others 6 Quote
hamilton Posted April 4, 2020 #332 Posted April 4, 2020 Wow - nice shot here Harlequin! I'm itching to get back to building - especially as the COVID situation continues....unfortunately, I have a mountain of work to get through before I can get back to the "bench" (i.e., dining room table)....hope you're all well over there! hamilton Canute and Old Collingwood 2 Quote current builds: Corel HMS Bellona (1780); Admiralty models Echo cross-section (semi-scratch) previous builds: MS Phantom (scuttled, 2017); MS Sultana (1767); Corel Brittany Sloop (scuttled, 2022); MS Kate Cory; MS Armed Virginia Sloop (in need of a refit); Corel Flattie; Mamoli Gretel; Amati Bluenose (1921) (scuttled, 2023); AL San Francisco (destroyed by land krakens [i.e., cats]); Corel Toulonnaise (1823); MS Glad Tidings (1937) (in need of a refit); HMS Blandford (1719) from Corel HMS Greyhound; Fair Rosamund (1832) from OcCre Dos Amigos (missing in action); Amati Hannah (ship in a bottle); Mamoli America (1851); Bluenose fishing schooner (1921) (scratch); Off-Centre Sailing Skiff (scratch) under the bench: MS Emma C Barry; MS USS Constitution; MS Flying Fish; Corel Berlin; a wood supplier Colonial Schooner Hannah; Victory Models H.M.S. Fly; CAF Models HMS Granado; MS USS Confederacy
harlequin Posted April 5, 2020 Author #333 Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, hamilton said: Wow - nice shot here Harlequin! I'm itching to get back to building - especially as the COVID situation continues....unfortunately, I have a mountain of work to get through before I can get back to the "bench" (i.e., dining room table)....hope you're all well over there! hamilton all well over here cheers, and I trust and hope all is ok at your end.....sometimes I just look at the rigging and just think why do I put myself through this......then I go out and buy another ship to complete.....utter madness......I may do like albert finney did in the film network and stick my head out of the window tonight and shout....."I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore" ...it may catch on. Edited April 5, 2020 by harlequin spelling Canute and Old Collingwood 2 Quote
Bill Morrison Posted April 5, 2020 #334 Posted April 5, 2020 Beautiful job so far! I have this kit waiting in the wings, and you are inspiring me to jump in! Bill Canute and Old Collingwood 2 Quote
hamilton Posted April 5, 2020 #335 Posted April 5, 2020 I think it's already catching on! I don't doubt that we're all going to get to that place at one time or another during this insane time! hamilton Canute 1 Quote current builds: Corel HMS Bellona (1780); Admiralty models Echo cross-section (semi-scratch) previous builds: MS Phantom (scuttled, 2017); MS Sultana (1767); Corel Brittany Sloop (scuttled, 2022); MS Kate Cory; MS Armed Virginia Sloop (in need of a refit); Corel Flattie; Mamoli Gretel; Amati Bluenose (1921) (scuttled, 2023); AL San Francisco (destroyed by land krakens [i.e., cats]); Corel Toulonnaise (1823); MS Glad Tidings (1937) (in need of a refit); HMS Blandford (1719) from Corel HMS Greyhound; Fair Rosamund (1832) from OcCre Dos Amigos (missing in action); Amati Hannah (ship in a bottle); Mamoli America (1851); Bluenose fishing schooner (1921) (scratch); Off-Centre Sailing Skiff (scratch) under the bench: MS Emma C Barry; MS USS Constitution; MS Flying Fish; Corel Berlin; a wood supplier Colonial Schooner Hannah; Victory Models H.M.S. Fly; CAF Models HMS Granado; MS USS Confederacy
Old Collingwood Posted April 5, 2020 #336 Posted April 5, 2020 4 hours ago, hamilton said: I think it's already catching on! I don't doubt that we're all going to get to that place at one time or another during this insane time! hamilton Hi there (sorry to but in) long time no speak since our Greyhound days hope you keeping well. OC Canute, hamilton and harlequin 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
Old Collingwood Posted April 5, 2020 #337 Posted April 5, 2020 Some great work going on here loving the detail, stay safe all the best. OC. Canute 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
harlequin Posted April 5, 2020 Author #338 Posted April 5, 2020 main mast furniture slowly being added......the only trouble is I have just found a glenfarclas single malt that needs some attention... Old Collingwood, Canute and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote
harlequin Posted April 5, 2020 Author #339 Posted April 5, 2020 13 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said: Hi there (sorry to but in) long time no speak since our Greyhound days hope you keeping well. OC hey there old friend.....I have just brushed the dust from Greyhound....hope all is ok.... Canute 1 Quote
harlequin Posted April 5, 2020 Author #340 Posted April 5, 2020 8 hours ago, Bill Morrison said: Beautiful job so far! I have this kit waiting in the wings, and you are inspiring me to jump in! Bill jump in Bill.....it is not without its problems being a corel kit but it is rather beautiful Canute 1 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted April 5, 2020 #341 Posted April 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, harlequin said: hey there old friend.....I have just brushed the dust from Greyhound....hope all is ok.... Yep good thanks, trying to stay sain during this madness we are all encased in, my last ship build was The Balck Pearl (Pirates of the Carribean) it was a plastic build but fun. OC. Canute and harlequin 2 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
harlequin Posted April 5, 2020 Author #342 Posted April 5, 2020 I did follow that for a while.....it looked fantastic. Canute 1 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted April 5, 2020 #343 Posted April 5, 2020 37 minutes ago, harlequin said: I did follow that for a while.....it looked fantastic. Thank you mate, very kind of you to say. OC. Canute 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
Bill Morrison Posted April 5, 2020 #344 Posted April 5, 2020 Harlequin, I will as soon as I finish my old Aeropiccola HMS Victory. Bill harlequin, Old Collingwood and Canute 3 Quote
harlequin Posted April 6, 2020 Author #345 Posted April 6, 2020 Main mast fitted with all its blocks and deadeyes......Victory in the background keeping an eye on things.....My friend Keith was quartermaster on board Victory till he left the navy a few years back JpR62, Old Collingwood, GrandpaPhil and 5 others 8 Quote
bill24 Posted April 6, 2020 #346 Posted April 6, 2020 Hi Harlequin, Bellona is looking great, I wish I could get back to my build of her, but I do not seem to be able to get time, I have only spent 6 years on her so there is still plenty of time I suppose. Canute and Old Collingwood 2 Quote
harlequin Posted April 6, 2020 Author #347 Posted April 6, 2020 foremast now completed. GrandpaPhil, Canute, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote
harlequin Posted April 7, 2020 Author #348 Posted April 7, 2020 all three masts now completed and fitted with their respective blocks etc. and the main yard is now underway. Canute, KARAVOKIRIS, hamilton and 2 others 5 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted April 8, 2020 #349 Posted April 8, 2020 Love those masts and start on the yards - the detail is spot on. OC. Canute 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
harlequin Posted April 8, 2020 Author #350 Posted April 8, 2020 cheers Old...….rigging is one of those things that can enhance or ruin what you have done before as you know, and it is not so easily hidden.....but I grit my remaining teeth and carry on ... Old Collingwood and Canute 2 Quote
harlequin Posted April 8, 2020 Author #351 Posted April 8, 2020 Main yard now completed ….am I beginning to enjoy this rigging business?....been inside for too long. Old Collingwood, JpR62, KARAVOKIRIS and 3 others 6 Quote
harlequin Posted April 10, 2020 Author #352 Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) some of the yards completed.....corels blocks are not that good, but I am working with them. I roll them between my finger and thumb to knock any loose bits of wood from them and re drill some of the holes. And just an aerial view of the ship. Masts have not been fixed. Edited April 10, 2020 by harlequin spelling Old Collingwood, GrandpaPhil, KARAVOKIRIS and 3 others 6 Quote
harlequin Posted April 13, 2020 Author #353 Posted April 13, 2020 well,... all of the yards and masts have had their preliminary blocks and ropes attached. On to the next stage now with the wonderful glorious magnificent stupendous reatlines to look forward too. Will add the masts tomorrow.....not long ago this build was in serious danger of imminent destruction such was the way things were progressing.....now I don't think the old girls looks to bad. KARAVOKIRIS, Martin W, GrandpaPhil and 3 others 6 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted April 14, 2020 #354 Posted April 14, 2020 Sutch a repetative job doing the spars but they are looking bang on the money. OC. Martin W and Canute 2 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
Kevin Posted April 14, 2020 #355 Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) very nice indeed, great progress, do i hear the call of a period ship, i would take another one on, if i found a project i liked with out so many gun ports Edited April 14, 2020 by Kevin Canute 1 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 Belle Poule 1834 by Kevin - OcCre - 1/90 - French frigate - started June 2024 - - On hold MHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished Hercules by Kevin - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat - Finished - May 2024 Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat
harlequin Posted April 14, 2020 Author #356 Posted April 14, 2020 6 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: Sutch a repetative job doing the spars but they are looking bang on the money. OC. cheers old...…..second only to the ratlines in terms of tediousness.....it is why I had such a long break last time......I reach a time when I say enough and put Bellona into hibernation for a while...….but she is out in the open again and I have moved on rather quickly...…..mast fixing to the hull today.....rack af the eye required so no single malt for a while. Old Collingwood, Canute and Martin W 3 Quote
harlequin Posted April 14, 2020 Author #357 Posted April 14, 2020 well the rigging is now well and truly underway. KARAVOKIRIS, GrandpaPhil, oneslim and 5 others 8 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted April 15, 2020 #358 Posted April 15, 2020 Great start - I enjoyed the rigging on my Pearl starting with the Stays. OC. Canute 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
harlequin Posted April 15, 2020 Author #359 Posted April 15, 2020 I am using corels supplied rope and caldercrafts black rope....I will as usual get the colours wrong, I will end up mixing the fixed with the running as usual......the blackrope is not too bad just got to work it slightly to get rid of all the fuzz, and it doesn't take to pva as well as the corel but I think all will be well Old Collingwood, Canute and Martin W 3 Quote
harlequin Posted April 15, 2020 Author #360 Posted April 15, 2020 hooks for blocks made from eyebolts, blackened and bent into shape....need lots of them on this model.....probably to big for scale but i'm happy with them.....as you can see corels blocks are not accurately drilled but when the rigging is attached it is not noticeable. GrandpaPhil, JpR62, Martin W and 2 others 5 Quote
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