Red Dragon by UpstateNY - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:60

[UpstateNY]

Hi All,

 

I hope you all had a great New Year!

 

Dragon carvings have now been painted using some FolkArt brand paints I found at the local craft store. Firstly, a base red coat was applied and then some black paint was used to darken the detail lines.  I then mixed up a deeper red to match the sail color and stippled it onto the carvings in several thin coats.  I used a stipple finish to try and add some extra texture. Finally, some white and green was added for the final details.  

 

The carvings were then glued on to the bow and stern. Overall, I am pretty happy with how they turned out... .

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jparsley]

Nigel Those turned out great Wow they are a lot more impressive then decals Great job

[cog]

Nigel, on screen it looks like the colour is spot on compared to the sails. Your carvings look beautiful!!

[CaptainSteve]

Ne'er a'fore have more fearsome beasts been spied upon the seas !!

 

Those carvings look fantastic, Nigel.

Great work.

Edited January 3, 2016 by CaptainSteve

[UpstateNY]

Many thanks Captain, Carl and Jeff!

 

Appreciate all the kind words and of course all the support and the likes!

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

[UpstateNY]

Hi All,

 

The last few details are now done!

 

The kit lanterns were painted and either hung or glued in place. I also replaced the kit flag as the very bright red color on the kit flag didn't look right somehow next to the sails.  The new flag was made from the kit sail material and a red eye painted onto the fabric using the same FolkArt paints I used to paint the dragons. 

 

So all that is left is to clean off the dust, straighten out some of the standing rigging which has twisted slightly and then take some final shots in better light in her final resting place!

 

As always, thanks for reading, for the likes and the kind comments.  Images below as usual!

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

 

 

 

 

[Omega1234]

Hi Nigel

 

Congratulations!  She's looking really spiffy and you must be pretty pleased with yourself.  In fact, it seems that what you've achieved is more of a work of art, than a mere model, and that's an achievement in its own right.

 

Nicely done.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[lionfish]

amazing, really wish i could find the time to do work on my models, you guys keep me awed

[UpstateNY]

Thanks Patrick and Lionfish for the very kind works.

 

Patrick,  I am really pleased to have finished my first build and very happy with the way she turned out. Learned a lot and certainly will learn even more on my next build!

 

Lionfish, understand your time problem...I have it as well, but I just chip away with an hour here and there. Hang in there!

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

[donrobinson]

Nice work and beautiful model Nigel. You get a triple "WOW" for this one, looking forward to your next build.

[UpstateNY]

Thank you very much Don...it's certainly a nice feeling to have finished a model! 

Edited January 7, 2016 by UpstateNY

[Jack12477]

Nigel, beautiful model. Congratulations on completing it.

[UpstateNY]

Cheers Jack...many thanks for the kind words!

[SawdustDave]

Beautifully done Nigel. The color contrasts are really striking. Your carvings turned out great.

Loving it.

Cheers

Dave

[Altduck]

Outstanding, and the carvings make it truly unique

 

Well done.

 

Richard

[xken]

Nigel, outstanding carvings they look fantastic!

[UpstateNY]

Hi Dave, Richard and Ken,

 

As always, many thanks for the nice compliments and the support!

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

[Dimitris71]

Congrats Nigel for completing it !!! She is very beautiful ship and your work is very clean and neat !!! The carvings are looking great !! :D  Bravo my friend..

 

Kind Regards

Dimitris

[UpstateNY]

Hi Dimitris,

 

Many thanks...glad you like the way she turned out. Hopefully what I've learned will stand me in good stead for my next build.

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

[Emelbe]

Hi Nigel

 

Outstanding!!!!, in fact it's so good the boss wants one (she who must be obeyed), so who am I to argue? Seriously, this is a fantastic model and is a credit to you.  Hope you don't mind but I will be stealing some of your ideas when I start mine, they say imitation is the best form of flattery.  Once again congratulations

 

Cheers

 

Martin

[UpstateNY]

Hi Martin,

 

Thanks for stopping by and for the compliments.  Please also pass on my thanks to the "boss"!  

 

I certainly will be pulling up a chair to watch your Dragon build and would be delighted if you find anything I've done worth reusing. Given your beautiful Revenge, I am sure you'll build a really unique and gorgeous Red Dragon.

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

[UpstateNY]

Hi All,

 

Below are just a few final images to complete my Red Dragon build.

 

My sincere thanks to everyone for their generous advice and support over the past year.

 

I hope to see you all as I begin my USF Confederacy build as well as restart work on my Triton cross-section.

 

Thanks again.

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jparsley]

nigel  she turned out to be a very beautiful girl    thank you for sharing this build   that is a boat to be proud of     congrats

[_SalD_]

Nigel, congratulations, she's beautiful.   Great work all around.  Your carvings have inspired me to give it a try. 

[UpstateNY]

Thanks Jeff and Sal!

 

Glad you are going to try carving Sal...they are a lot of fun to do and I've no doubt they will turn out looking great.

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

[Stephen Walters]

Hi, Nigel.  I just found your build log on the Red Dragon by Artesania Latina.    What a gorgeous and beautiful model!  It deserves to be in a museum.  I, myself, have started the Red Dragon build and in about a month will be facing a problem you have so masterfully solved.  It involves gluing the bulwarks to the deck, and especially at the bow where they attach to the bow bulkhead.  They will be attaching at such a severe angle that I'm worried that the glue will not be able to permanently hold them.  In your build, I believe you mentioned that you would be preforming them before attachment. Excellent idea!

 

When you get a minute or two, can you tell me how you did this and what kind of clamps you used, especially at the bow and stern?

 

Kind Regards,

 

Stephen Walters

[UpstateNY]

Hi Stephen,

 

Thanks for the kind words and I hope you enjoy building your Red Dragon.

 

I had to check my own log to answer your question given it has been so long now, but I used Chuck's heat technique to preform the strips to shape. I illustrated this in posts 44 and 45, but I've copied Chuck's link below as well from my post given he shows this much better than I do. It took a while to get the shape correctly formed against the hull, but in the end if I recall correctly, I only needed very light pressure using some elastic bands and a couple of clothes pegs to hold the wood in place while the wood glue cured. I used Chuck's technique in multiple places and it really helped to avoid needing a lot of pressure.

 

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/8131-hm-cutter-cheerful-1806-148-scale-by-chuck/page-22

 

I hope this helps and best of luck with your Dragon!

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

[Stephen Walters]

A most beautiful model.  Thank you so much for your help.

 

Stephen Walters

[Vladimir_Wairoa]

beautiful model. congrtulations!  

[GrandpaPhil]

Nicely done!