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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: kpnuts on May 09, 2015, 09:43:04 pm
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well I know I shouldn't as were off on hols tomorrow but I couldn't resist
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Just wanted to see how it compared to the heller la reale and I think it is deffo as good, once I've added the black it will be stunning.
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Wow. If you apply the same techniques that you used to superb effect of La Reale this is going to be a magnificent model.
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Sorry to go all 'Yoot' here, but you are becoming the master of Bling ships! Your work on the Reale is excellent, so this should be amazing, given the height of the stern.
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Hi all we have arrived safely in Egypt . Wow it is hot, the staff are friendly and it is clean (the Internet sucks though) so probably no pics, but it is really nice.
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That is good to hear. Have a great time and don't climb on any of those pointy buildings. What are they called?
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Oh, I know that one ... just give me a minaret to think about it! :embarrassed:
Andy
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Oh, I know that one ... just give me a minaret to think about it! :embarrassed:
Andy
Don't you mean teabag shaped stone things
Ned
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Oh, you mean the only practical examples of successful pyramid schemes? :embarrassed:
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Thems the ones:O)
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Hi all well back off hols and made a tentative start on this one
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The kit comes with stubby half cannons for the lower decks( I may live to regret this but Ive decided to open up the gun ports and make some whole guns to put behind them, since they are below decks and you wont see much of them they wont need to be too detailed or accurate, and I am only doing one side as they would never do a broadside on both sides, I mean what admiral in his right mind would choose to take the risk of a broadside on both sides at the same time) also it means I've only got to make 30 guns and carriages. I also have to make part decks for one side.
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Hi all here is tonight update
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If the ship is engaged on both sides simultaneously then the Captain might order it.
Looking good! Even in a simlified form, you are doing a lot of work to this model.
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hi all here is what ive done now
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I wanted to see if what I'd done was worth the effort
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In my opinion, the answer is yes. The cannon muzzles look really effective.
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Hi all decided to guild this side before I put the top guns in as it will be harder when they are poking out.
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Hi all did a bit on the gold on this side
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Fab! Will the over run on the wash be a pain to remove?
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Hi all here is an update on this one
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Astounding KP.
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The name mate is Ken. And thanks.
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Hi all here is a very small update on this kit.
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Gosh that is one bling ship Ken! Still, your way of treating the gold and any other colours will mute that down some.
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Hi all here is another update.
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She's becming an epic Ken! The cost of guilding the real ship must have been phenominal.
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That's why he introduced the ships tax at a cost of 68,476 she was the most expensive ship of the time.
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That is about the same cost as the Victory built a century plus later!
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Hi all I've decided to do something different with this and it involves this
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It flickers just like a real candle and the other one is kaput so I developed a cunning plan so, off with the transom
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can you guess where this is going
drilled out the windows
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then removed the rest of the window
yes thats right I'm going to RC it, only joking, lighting up the state cabins.
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It looked rude for a second until I recognised what it was! Are you going to illuminate the lantern as well? You can get flickering LEDS.
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I think the lantern is beyond my level its tiny.
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Fair do's.
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You can get battery powered 'tea lights', same effect just in a much smaller battery powered package. They're normally 4 for £1 in a B&M or similar kind of shop. Wargamers build them into cotton wool balls to make burning markers. A couple of them strategically placed within the hull would do the job.
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Hi all a small update on this, The transom sticks out past the gallaries on the sides and I didnt like the way Airfix just moulded them flat so I've rounded the edges and reguilded them
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also the grills on the prow are not moulded all the way through so I drilled all the holes out.
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and I've hacked the candle apart and reconfigured it
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That is a lot of electronics for a flash isn't it! She's coming on splendidly.
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Hi all here is another update on her
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How about some sort of diffuser inside the windows?
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She looks very realistic with that subdued gold and black-blue.
Lovely with loads more still to entice us with!
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Hi all here is another update on this lovely little kit, it really is a joy to build.
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Hi all here is tonights update
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Hi all here is tonights update, I've tried to do the cannon anchors and the ammo boxes.[/size][/font][/color]
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Lovely work Ken! I like the idea you have tried on the sails, it adds a good texture to add paint effects tpo doesn't it.
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Hi all here is an update on this one. All the guns in place (still got to tie some down) all the closed gunports glued in.
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Looking very impressive - looking forward to seeing more of this one :-))
Regards,
Ray.
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The animation of your water is excellent Ken. Are you going to add kapok/cotton wool to the wave crests to add spray?
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I was going to give it a try also not sure whether to add a bit of green to the bottoms of the waves, what do you think.
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Why not, give it a go!
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You can get battery powered 'tea lights', same effect just in a much smaller battery powered package. They're normally 4 for £1 in a B&M or similar kind of shop. Wargamers build them into cotton wool balls to make burning markers. A couple of them strategically placed within the hull would do the job.
These are handy when you want to simulate fire at sea without the danger of naked flame. On our club illuminated evening last year, my Billings Osberg Longship was adorned for a Viking Funeral with the 'body' laid out surrounded by these lights and some coloured tissue and looked very effective. No use in broad daylight though!
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Hi all here is tonights update
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Hi all well I know nothing about rigging so I'm going to do a cross between the Airfix instructions and ones I've downloaded off the internet (I could not possibly do them the way they are supposed to be, I don't have a clue as to where to start) I dont even know what the different lines are called.
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also I bought this to do the ratlines with
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but This came with the Airfix Wasa kit
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which would be the easiest to use.
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I know there was Standing Rigging such as the Shrouds (They hold the masts up and have the ratlines tied to them) and then there is running rigging, which include all of the sheets etc used to raise, lower and adjust the sails etc.
The former can be depicted black-brown as they suffered the elements and were soaked in pitch, while the running rigging was a more natural colour-linen like as they were tugged about and often stowed away when not used. As to names etc, I am as fresh to it as you and it can change from era to era as sail and rigging evolved.
There are some good videos on Youtube showing the tying of ratlines and other rope types, also one of last year's Model Boats had a good article on folding sails, it is more involved than I imagined!
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Hi all well the amati Loom A Line is total rubbish, the airfix doodah is brill though, so that is 10 quid down the drain, the airfix whatsit was free with the Wasa.
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Rigging is deffinitely not my thing, I am thinking maybe take the top mast off just leave the lower masts and have it as its having a refit, don't know
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You are doing great with your rigging Ken, Do as much as you want, it is a challenge wether you do one knot or several hundred, so don't worry, it'll be a grand model.
Shame about the Armati tool, I have not had anything to do with one. Still, I suppose you could put it on Ebay and get some of your money back or offer it in the sales section here?
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Airfix supplies the loom with the victory as well, also for the names of the riggin see dlancasts building a static 1765 English frigate and page 6 of the warships section for the man of war victory for some insight.
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Hi warspite Diancasts and building a static 1765 English frigate in the search bar brings nothing up? Sorry not good with computers.
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DLANCASTS did extremely detailed rigging on a 1765 English frigate Yachts and sail page 2 http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,40203.0.html
John reids life aboard a man of war warships page 6 http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,43574.0.html
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Thanks Warspite very useful.
Well I've decided to plug away at the rigging and here's where I am now, I've discovered I can do more than one set at a time with this thingy, thus saving loads of thread.
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Ho ho, that is coming along nicely ken!
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Well I know it's not finished but it's sold, my boss's husband came round to show me his car (some little horrors standing on a bridge lobbed a rock as he drove under and stoved in his drivers pillar and windscreen (the cars only a fortnight old £90,000 worth) he spied it and the Reale and said the Reale was too big for his new seaside house but he would buy the sovriegn.
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The little s****s. Good for you selling the Sovereign, it goes to a good home:O)
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Not bad at all Ken.
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Hi Ken
Just found your posts, could you tell me how you coloured the gold leaf, ie the black, is it just a paint wash?????
Mark
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Hi mark its both I used mig brown-green camo wash on the gold leaf first to bring out the detail then fill in with Matt black, I should say I guild the whole panel each time ( I tried just doing the ornamentation but found it impossible to get rid of the little ragged loose bits of gold leaf on the edges).
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You will work it out Ken, you seem to have mastered most other elements most satisfactory.
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Hi all a little update on this one, I've done the anchors and dirtied up the flag a bit as it was pointed out it was a bit clean compared to the sail.
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Hi all another update.
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Hi all a small update
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Another great model in progress. I love the effect ou have on those sails.
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Hi all here is an update on this one
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Hi all as a note People keep asking me how I do these sails, well here is a short guide, they are so easy.
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I have cleaned up some of the formatting instructions left by your machine !!!
Do you see these when you 'Preview' your letters ? Can they be removed at source, do you think ?
Cheers
ken
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WOW. Didnt realise they were the moulded sails, Thought they were cotton sails you had made up. SUPERB
Mark
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I thought you were still cladding the vac form with tissue Ken, so I am extra impressed that the effect is done with dirty white spirit!
Thats genius that is.
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on the last leg on this one now
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That model would grace any room it was set up in - an excellent piece of work. O0
....and it's good to see the flags being blown in the same direction as the sails. :-))
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Excellent Ken.
Nearly there.
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Hi all well its done (just hope Rolf likes it)after all he's paid for it.
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I don't know how you can bare to part with it.
Once again - Great piece of work KP :-))
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Ray.
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If I was a museum curator, I would have no qualms comissioning you for similarly excellent pieces Ken. Your customer must have liked it when he first saw it. so you have no worries there!
She looks realistically tired and windswept. She needs a few weeks in dock for some TLC and the sailors to get busy with their needles.
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Thanks guys well my Rolf took delivery of it today and said it is totally amazing, said he knew it would be good as he had seen the way it was going, but that it was way better than he had expected, he recons it's the framing that finishes it off.
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Superb job. I am very impressed. I hope the new custodian will construct a glass case for it before vulnerable protrusions gets damaged, and to keep the dust off. :-))
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That just goes to show what can be done with a kit of that age. I take my hat off to you. First class job, well done you. :-)) :-)) :-))
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Yup, top class work Ken.