Old Collingwood Posted June 23, 2020 Share #421 Posted June 23, 2020 What a Superb build well done finishing her. OC. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlequin Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share #422 Posted June 24, 2020 On 6/23/2020 at 7:17 PM, Christopher Carl said: The work is truly excellent! Please take a lot of pictures of the rigging, as I will no doubt need them to decode the Bellona instruction diagrams. Thanks so much, Chris it isn't too bad actually but you are more than welcome to contact me anytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlequin Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share #423 Posted June 24, 2020 20 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: What a Superb build well done finishing her. OC. she is full of little mistakes, oddities and down right rubbish Old....but that just adds to her charm.....the howlers are disguised well and TBH.....I don't actually like builds that are 100% perfect....to me they lack soul....well that's my excuse anyway and I'm sticking to it. Nearshore and Old Collingwood 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted June 24, 2020 Share #424 Posted June 24, 2020 Great work on the Bellona Harlequin - despite what you've said about "errors" - I think that the overall feel of the model allows these to fade into the background and (as you suggest) define the personality of your build. Glad you stuck with it! Question - is that your deck in the background of the first shot of the finished model? I used to skate when I was younger, but now have trouble doing basic things on my kid's board. Fortunately he hasn't taken to it much yet so I can still appear to be a useful teacher.... hamilton Old Collingwood 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlequin Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share #425 Posted June 24, 2020 Hamilton.....I think that anything you put on your feet with wheels should be outlawed...….I am a parachutist......the risks associated with parachuting don't come anywhere near those that contain wheels....especially if attached to ones feet......that one belongs to my son....he is a free climber and I know which one I prefer him to do......wheels and me don't mix....lol. hamilton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpatman Posted June 15, 2021 Share #426 Posted June 15, 2021 Great work- im a newbie but have been eyeing off the Bellona for years now- not sure i would ever have the skills to build it though.. Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelF Posted October 19, 2021 Share #427 Posted October 19, 2021 Brilliant. I'm not sure how I missed this log until now, but your great model has reminded me why I love the beauty of bare wood. I was also impressed with your attention to detail - I don't think I've seen such realistic snaking before for example. I'll follow your current build with interest. Derek harlequin and Canute 2 Quote Cheers, Derek Current build: Duchess of Kingston On hold: HMS Winchelsea Previous builds: HMS Speedy, English Pinnace, Royal Yacht Caroline (gallery), Victory Cross-section (gallery), US Clipper Albatros, Red Dragon (years ago!) On the stocks: 18th Century Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ensign Posted October 19, 2021 Share #428 Posted October 19, 2021 Great looking build, well done. B.E. Canute 1 Quote Current Build: Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-1:64-scale HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Williams Posted December 16, 2021 Share #429 Posted December 16, 2021 Hiya Harlequin, I've sorted out all my parts as I mentioned before on your messaging page, and I've made a start on the Bellona, a question though, (and if you don't mind, this will be the first of many), would you advise planking the decks before gluing them in place? On some models, I've done this, and then found it was better to leave the planking until later, and on others, I'd wished I'd planked the decks before I fitted them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlequin Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share #430 Posted December 16, 2021 i planked after i had inserted the decks on Bellona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobG Posted December 16, 2021 Share #431 Posted December 16, 2021 Your models are absolutely stunning! Congratulations! Quote Bob Garcia "Measure once, cuss twice!" Current Builds: Hms Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models Pen Duick - Artesania Latina 1:28 Completed: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Co. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlequin Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share #432 Posted December 16, 2021 27 minutes ago, BobG said: Your models are absolutely stunning! Congratulations! Cheers BobG.....like i said to Old Collingwood, they are full of mistakes and down right rubbish, but they look ok...but mostly I enjoyed building them which what it is all about......although Bellona came within a hairs width of being launched against the wall... BobG and Chief Williams 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobG Posted December 16, 2021 Share #433 Posted December 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, harlequin said: Cheers BobG.....like i said to Old Collingwood, they are full of mistakes and down right rubbish, but they look ok...but mostly I enjoyed building them which what it is all about......although Bellona came within a hairs width of being launched against the wall... Well, I'd be quite happy if I had built those models. As the old saying goes: "One man's rubbish is another man's treasure! I do, however, fully understand feeling off nearly "launching a model against the wall" or, at the very least, giving it a Viking funeral! harlequin 1 Quote Bob Garcia "Measure once, cuss twice!" Current Builds: Hms Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models Pen Duick - Artesania Latina 1:28 Completed: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Co. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Williams Posted December 17, 2021 Share #434 Posted December 17, 2021 On 12/17/2021 at 10:47 AM, harlequin said: Cheers BobG.....like i said to Old Collingwood, they are full of mistakes and down right rubbish, but they look ok...but mostly I enjoyed building them which what it is all about......although Bellona came within a hairs width of being launched against the wall... I'm in the very early stages of this kit, and I read your line about 'Launching it against the wall...' Is there anything I can avoid to stop me reaching that point? harlequin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlequin Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share #435 Posted December 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Chief Williams said: I'm in the very early stages of this kit, and I read your line about 'Launching it against the wall...' Is there anything I can avoid to stop me reaching that point? have more patience than me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Williams Posted December 18, 2021 Share #436 Posted December 18, 2021 Nice one. I'm reading and re-reading the instructions, and I've been through your build log about 10 times, and it's all beginning to come together. From the look on my wife's face when I announced I'd bought the kit I daren't stuff it up, so I'm being extra careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Williams Posted December 18, 2021 Share #437 Posted December 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Chief Williams said: I'm in the very early stages of this kit, and I read your line about 'Launching it against the wall...' Is there anything I can avoid to stop me reaching that point? 37 minutes ago, harlequin said: have more patience than me... I've been looking at some of your work, especially your rigging, you must have the patience of the angels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlequin Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share #438 Posted December 18, 2021 7 hours ago, Chief Williams said: I've been looking at some of your work, especially your rigging, you must have the patience of the angels. i am a bit of an enigma really Chief,....I served with the Parachute Regiment, a unit not noted for our patience, and also for one who spent a few years in and jumping out of aeroplanes why i should build boats which our arch rivals the royal marines use.....ask my family how patient i am and they will tell you "not very", so it is with some surprise to myself that i reach the end of a model.....i try to look at the big picture nowadays and try to keep calm......a good drop of single malt whisky does always help.....have a good Christmas Chief... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Williams Posted December 18, 2021 Share #439 Posted December 18, 2021 And a very Happy Christmas to you and yours Harlequin. By the way, some of my best friends are Bootnecks (Royal marines), although after a few drops of that single malt you spoke about, I always spoil it by quoting that old naval saying, 'If you can't fight, wear a green hat'. harlequin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Williams Posted December 27, 2021 Share #440 Posted December 27, 2021 Where did you get the gunport lids from, do Corel sell them? Mind you, the time I wait for anything to arrive here at the back end of the world, I might as well make my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlequin Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share #441 Posted February 13, 2022 On 12/27/2021 at 11:44 PM, Chief Williams said: Where did you get the gunport lids from, do Corel sell them? Mind you, the time I wait for anything to arrive here at the back end of the world, I might as well make my own. sorry for not replying sooner.....i got the ports from cornwall model boats.....i have lots of spares here if you want them..not sure how many but yours if you want them.......i used the ports on bellona as a way of not smashing the boat up as the build was going badly wrong and it was a case of using the ports or binning the model....i think they look ok and are a contrast to the rest of the hull... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Morrison Posted February 14, 2022 Share #442 Posted February 14, 2022 You have done a beautiful job on HMS Bellona! It is a most impressive job. I have the same kit sitting on the shelf, but I have bumped it up in line because of your model. Bill harlequin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlequin Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share #443 Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) cheers Bill....that is the ultimate compliment.....as i have said before it is full of mistakes, down right rubbish craftsmanship in parts, but it is also full of character which i think adds to the build. I dont like a perfect looking build....they look too sterile and no soul contained in them. My Bellona contains anger, frustration, angst, and contentment and that is why I love the finished article....enjoy your Bellona...it is a fabulous looking kit... Edited February 14, 2022 by harlequin robdurant and Bill Morrison 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Morrison Posted February 15, 2022 Share #444 Posted February 15, 2022 14 hours ago, harlequin said: cheers Bill....that is the ultimate compliment.....as i have said before it is full of mistakes, down right rubbish craftsmanship in parts, but it is also full of character which i think adds to the build. I dont like a perfect looking build....they look too sterile and no soul contained in them. My Bellona contains anger, frustration, angst, and contentment and that is why I love the finished article....enjoy your Bellona...it is a fabulous looking kit... I once made the same comment about perfection in modeling to a friend in high school. That was over 50 years ago. He disagreed with me vehemently, but it is interesting that great minds think alike . . . Bill harlequin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Williams Posted February 15, 2022 Share #445 Posted February 15, 2022 Thanks Harlequin, I might take you up on that later. She who must be obeyed has decreed that she wants the gunports open with guns run out, no matter how much I whinge. I can see a few problems developing already with the siting of the U channel to hold the dummy guns, some of them appear to be floating without any support in the hull. I agree with you about the perfect build, as you say, they have no character, whereas a real build shows a lot of the character of the builder. In my case, warped in places, with a few things in the wrong place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlequin Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share #446 Posted February 16, 2022 it was always my intention to have the guns run out but because of the breaks i took whilst building bellona and the removal of the planking due to fading of the wood i had to use the gun ports as an alternative because the damage to the frames was too great and to be honest i just did not have the patience to do a complete rebuild of the frames......I actually like the cast gun ports, they provide an eye catching detail. The offer is still there if you decide to use them.......free of charge of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Williams Posted February 16, 2022 Share #447 Posted February 16, 2022 You sir, are one of nature's gentlemen. harlequin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Williams Posted March 28, 2022 Share #448 Posted March 28, 2022 Harlequin, I've been having trouble with these gunports, and I would like to take you up on your offer of the cast gunports, if you still have them, but I would like to pay for them and reimburse you for the postage. I live in New Zealand and it's half a world away from you. Please let me know how I can get my address to you, and details of how I can reimburse you, I've had three tries at the gunports, and I've not been happy with any of them, so I've decided to build the model at anchor, with all her guns stowed and the minimum of running rigging. A bout of the current bug doing the rounds hasn't helped my workmanship any, not that it was great to begin with, but I'm over it now. It's a pity my workmanship isn't though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauro Ducoli Posted November 10, 2022 Share #449 Posted November 10, 2022 Ciao, una informazione, se possibile.... dove si possono reperire gli "uncini" in immagine a pag. 13??.... non mi sembra siano compresi nel kit di montaggio Grazie. Ciao Mauro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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