harlequin Posted May 7, 2015 Author #91 Posted May 7, 2015 (edited) Right a few 2nd planks fitted......after ripping off the original second planking due to it fading,damage was caused to the gun ports but I've patched those up reasonably well and 2nd planking under way for a second time. Edited May 7, 2015 by harlequin Quote
harlequin Posted May 12, 2015 Author #92 Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) roughly cut a few gun ports, they require enlarging for the finished size, but it gives me an idea of what the finished ports will look like. Edited May 12, 2015 by harlequin mtaylor and augie 2 Quote
harlequin Posted May 13, 2015 Author #93 Posted May 13, 2015 (edited) Taking a little time of from planking to work on the transom windows. Photoetched frames were primed with etching primer then followed by a yellow ochre finish. Fixed in place using a little white wood glue to allow movement for final placing.The windows were coloured first using a 2H pencil then followed by a softer HB....may need a softer pencil to provide a darker colour. Edited May 13, 2015 by harlequin augie, kier and mtaylor 3 Quote
harlequin Posted May 13, 2015 Author #94 Posted May 13, 2015 (edited) few more transom windows added, along with the ornate columns. End columns yet to be added. Edited May 13, 2015 by harlequin Bobstrake, mtaylor and augie 3 Quote
harlequin Posted May 16, 2015 Author #95 Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) little more detail added to the transom......I used brass blackener on the photo etched parts... Edited May 16, 2015 by harlequin mtaylor 1 Quote
harlequin Posted May 16, 2015 Author #96 Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) handrail and moulding still required. Edited May 16, 2015 by harlequin ollyweb, Bobstrake, augie and 3 others 6 Quote
augie Posted May 16, 2015 #97 Posted May 16, 2015 Transom has a nice, deep rich look. Very nice. Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
harlequin Posted May 16, 2015 Author #98 Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) Thanks Augie.....there are a lot of decorative bits to add and not sure what to do with those yet. May paint them, may blacken them. Then i'll finish the whole transom and starboard quarter galley before returning to the hull second planking. Your build by the way is awesome. Edited May 16, 2015 by harlequin augie 1 Quote
harlequin Posted May 18, 2015 Author #99 Posted May 18, 2015 (edited) bit more progress.... Edited May 18, 2015 by harlequin Bobstrake, Canute, kier and 2 others 5 Quote
harlequin Posted May 19, 2015 Author #100 Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) the only problem with doing the transom first is that it may suffer damage later on....i'll just have to be careful. Edited May 19, 2015 by harlequin mtaylor, Canute, kier and 1 other 4 Quote
augie Posted May 19, 2015 #101 Posted May 19, 2015 Your concern for potential damage is well founded. But then we face similar issues at the bow and along the channels. Occupational hazard. I did leave a few of the smallest details off of my transom for later deployment. I really do admire your balcony. Canute 1 Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
harlequin Posted May 19, 2015 Author #102 Posted May 19, 2015 its amazing what you see in a photograph that you dont with the ship directly in front of you....the decorative scrolls next to the arched window look too wide in this pic.....will have to check on them when i get home from work......thanks for the compliment....it all needs a final touching up yet and several more bits to add. Quote
augie Posted May 19, 2015 #103 Posted May 19, 2015 Darned cameras. I never would have seen that. I have an older camera with settings like 'make planking look good' and 'correct all right angles to 90 degrees' harlequin and mtaylor 2 Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
harlequin Posted May 20, 2015 Author #104 Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) decided to go for yellow ochre for the decorations. I also made the scrolls a lot thinner. And a couple of figures added. Edited May 20, 2015 by harlequin Canute, Landlubber Mike, augie and 2 others 5 Quote
Tallshiptragic Posted May 20, 2015 #105 Posted May 20, 2015 Looking very good so far harlequin. Are you painting her in the Nelson stripes or with the blue topsides and friezes. limsm2 1 Quote Anton T Current build 1/78 Sovereign of the Seas - Sergal - kit bashed 1/72 Arleigh Burke class DDG flight iia/iii - Sratch built RC - no log Waiting for further inspiration STS Leeuwin II 1/56 scratch built (90% completed) Previous builds - completed 1/72 HMAS Brisbane, Airwarfare Destroyer 2014 -Scratch built RC - completed 1/64 HMS Diana 1796 - caldercraft kit - completed 1/75 Friesland 1668- mamoli kit - completed 1/96 HMAS Newcastle FFG 2011- scratch built RC - completed 1/75 Vasa - Billing Boats - completed
harlequin Posted May 20, 2015 Author #106 Posted May 20, 2015 I don't often use colour on my ships tallshiptragic....just the odd bit here and there.....will probably do the cannon carriages and that's about it really.....I tend to make a balls up when I use paint. Quote
Tallshiptragic Posted May 20, 2015 #107 Posted May 20, 2015 Ah fair enough. Bellona isn't a model you'd want to have a major mishap with paint. Enjoying your build so far. Quote Anton T Current build 1/78 Sovereign of the Seas - Sergal - kit bashed 1/72 Arleigh Burke class DDG flight iia/iii - Sratch built RC - no log Waiting for further inspiration STS Leeuwin II 1/56 scratch built (90% completed) Previous builds - completed 1/72 HMAS Brisbane, Airwarfare Destroyer 2014 -Scratch built RC - completed 1/64 HMS Diana 1796 - caldercraft kit - completed 1/75 Friesland 1668- mamoli kit - completed 1/96 HMAS Newcastle FFG 2011- scratch built RC - completed 1/75 Vasa - Billing Boats - completed
harlequin Posted May 20, 2015 Author #108 Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) not looking too bad...reasonably satisfied. Edited May 20, 2015 by harlequin kier, mtaylor, Martin W and 3 others 6 Quote
augie Posted May 20, 2015 #109 Posted May 20, 2015 NICE JOB, mate. Canute and harlequin 2 Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
harlequin Posted May 20, 2015 Author #110 Posted May 20, 2015 incidently....the moulding over the arched windows and balcony was cut from a 5mmx1mm beech board. The plans called for a 1mmx1mm beech board to be used but it just kept splintering. Quote
harlequin Posted May 23, 2015 Author #111 Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) I always have trouble with quarter gallery's...don't know what it is.....after much struggling and many swear words its coming along. Edited May 23, 2015 by harlequin augie, Martin W, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote
harlequin Posted May 24, 2015 Author #112 Posted May 24, 2015 (edited) quarter gallery Edited May 24, 2015 by harlequin ollyweb, Martin W, kier and 4 others 7 Quote
augie Posted May 24, 2015 #113 Posted May 24, 2015 Well worth the effort. What did you use for the glazing?? Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
harlequin Posted May 24, 2015 Author #114 Posted May 24, 2015 believe it or not it is a combination of a 2H a HB and a 4B pencil. I am quite pleased with the results. Canute, augie and mtaylor 3 Quote
mrangus Posted May 25, 2015 #115 Posted May 25, 2015 Looks great. amazing what a pencil/graphite can be used for in modeling. It helped me with the tar between planks, very easy to do. augie and harlequin 2 Quote
harlequin Posted May 25, 2015 Author #116 Posted May 25, 2015 (edited) There are a couple of things on the quarter gallery i'm not happy with so they will be sorted this week....but i'm off climbing in the lake district for a couple of days so it can wait. The windows are photo etched plate and getting paint to stick even with a primer is very tricky. I tried several different ways of doing each window pane but it always came out unsatisfactory. The 2H pencil was hard enough to cut through the primer and yellow ochre top coat snd the softer pencils filled in. Edited May 25, 2015 by harlequin mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote
augie Posted May 25, 2015 #117 Posted May 25, 2015 Have a fun and safe time out there. I have the same problem with paint adhering to photoetch. I've tried several chemical pretreatments with little success. However, if I'm going with a dark color, I have had some success pre treating the PE with blacken it. Just enough to start the reaction. It gives the paint something to bite onto. Canute and harlequin 2 Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
harlequin Posted May 26, 2015 Author #118 Posted May 26, 2015 just got back from spending a couple of days on the crags and was looking at the transom and i think i will darken the area around the ornate figures to accentuate the yellow ochre and ballance the balcony railings. Quote
harlequin Posted May 26, 2015 Author #119 Posted May 26, 2015 (edited) victory looking on in the background Edited May 26, 2015 by harlequin mtaylor, Martin W, de_kryger and 2 others 5 Quote
harlequin Posted May 27, 2015 Author #120 Posted May 27, 2015 (edited) a bit more on the gallery. The whole area then needs finishing off.....but should return to the second planking I think. Edited May 27, 2015 by harlequin Captain Poison, augie, kier and 5 others 8 Quote
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