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Hi Ian, Thanks for looking in. Will have some pics of the cells soon. Kind regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Looking great Garth. Loving this build. Im a big fan of PoftheC. Chris On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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Hi Chris, Thanks for looking in and for the kind words. Regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Hi All, Painted the cell sub-assemblies black. I felt that the photo etched bars provided for the cells was a little too thick. Fortunately, we have CNC engraving machines at our office, so I was able to cut out a new set with thinner bars. The next step is to fit and weather them. Really looking forward to that. I have seen on some posts people have populated their cells with skeletons. Anybody recommendations on where to buy them. They are pretty scarce here in South Africa. I suppose thats it for the next couple of months. Kind regards, Garth Garth attached the following image(s): "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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 Looking good loving the bars  Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Garth Very nice update to your build. Unsure of the scale of this model so not its difficult to know what size figures would be suitable. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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Hi All, The ratlines on my Victory have been taking their toll. To maintain some form of sanity, I’ve spent some time on the Pearls decking. Got all the planks glued down. Just a point to remember, if you decide not to use the printed decks, the cells and upper deck support columns need to be compensated for. They can either be cut short, or as I have done, left grooves between the planks for them to fit in. Next step – staining. Still haven’t found suitable skeletons. Thanks Tony for your advice, I estimate the scale to be between 1:60 – 1:80 so I suppose that 28mm wargame figures should do. Kind regards, Garth Garth attached the following image(s): "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Nice to see one of these progressing, looks great and well done!
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Nice work Garth, btw - I have all 120 issues of this and going by the figure size id say say it's 1.48 or 1.50 scale Steve
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Progressing very nicely Garth, great to see it advancing....
Regards
Alan
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Hi MrT, Steve and Alan, Thank you for looking in and for the comments. Thanks Steve for your advice on the scale. I think I will shelve the idea of some "undead" in the hold - I cant find any suitable figures. I'll pack it with chests & barrels. Kind regards, garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Lovely job there, you could always try your hand at modelling and then making moulds. Rgds, Hans
"It's okay to make mistakes. mistakes are our teachers - they help us to to learn, even if it is painfully"
Current Build:
Endeavour Cross section,D51
Completed: HMS Victory
Under the bench: Endeavour x 2,Sovereign of the Seas, Akagi and The Black Pearl!HMS Victory Cross Section
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Hi Garth. looking great. Look forward to your next update. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Looking good Garth, it's great to see some progress on this beng made
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Hi Hans, Ian and Dave, Thanks for looking in and for the inspiration. Kind regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Hi All, Applied my first coat of stain. I think that it will be fairly dark on the lower decks, so I will try to keep the colors fairly light. Garth attached the following image(s): "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Clever stuff cutting the decks out, that must have taken some doing. Regards paul Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Looking great Garth, lovely work....
Regards
Alan
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Hi All, Thanks to Paul & Alan for looking in and for the kind words. Cant believe its been a year since my last post. As the Victory is almost done, I have been doing catching up on the Pearl. I dry brushed the ribs with light grey craft paint, but I think I will have to do a little more weathering before the next deck is fitted. I used the coffee stirrers to clad the end walls. They will require some weathering as well. Next was the rust for the cell bars. I have never been successful painting rust in the past. But recently I have been doing a lot looking at rusted things (Don’t worry, my wife is a therapist and she knows about this) and breaking rust down into its components and colours. Its really a combination of texture, various shades of reddy browns and orangy stripes where the water has run off. Now to recreate this on my model. I made actual rust paint by soaking steel wool in a 1:3 mixture of bleach and white vinegar. Once the steel wool had formed a rusty paste, I bottled it and added about ¼ matt medium to the mix. This was painted onto the pre-sprayed black bars. I was hoping that the rust process would continue and produce those reddy browns all by them selves. After 3 weeks, the colour remained exactly as I painted it. So, I’m not sure the Real Rust is that successful. What does work though, is that it has produced a great texture. Next I stippled Tamiya Dark Brown & Hull Red randomly over the bars using an old paint brush with stiff bristles. Once dry I glued them onto the wooden frames. Last I dry brushed some GW Boltgun Metal & Chain Mail. Yes I still have the old paints & they still work. As with the other parts, I will give them another round of weathering when they are installed. I have been looking at some techniques of making washes using Artist ink & Future polish??? Defiantly going to give it a go. Kind regards, Garth Garth attached the following image(s): "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Hi Garth
Time flys when you're having fun. Still, nice to see you back on the Pearl.
Your attempt at rust has turned out well and it looks good in your pictures and a good description of your technique in making the rust was very informative to me. Look forward to seeing more soon.
Happy building
David
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