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willz wrote:Cheers lads for all the compliments, appreciated, small update on the shield.
As I near the end of the centre squibbles my mind is on the lettering round the edges, I`m happy with the carving at the mo, so the question is do I risk having a go at them?? Or do I leave it blank?? (what do you think Alan ??) Well Willz, I think it well within your capabilities from what I've seen already, and it would finish it off nicely. But in the end it has to be your decision ( he said, side stepping any blame if things go wrong  ) Seriously though, I think you would make a great job of it, and can't wait to see more of your work. Regards Alan England expects that every man will do his duty.
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Cheers everyone for looking in appreciated, and thanks Mr T for the yellow outstanding build medal, very proudly accepted. On with the shield, been busy doing the lettering, and only just noticed that the band around the edge is actually a belt with a buckle, (learn something everyday) anyhow finished the lettering and so the shield is complete, its certainly no replica but I'm pleased with the overall look. OK the pictures, the first three I took with the camera in normal mode in an attempt to replicate the naked eye look, and the second three are in macro to show the detail. Once again lads (and lassies) thats for looking in, as for me, having a break for a week or so. willz attached the following image(s):
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Absolutely stunning...knew you could do it! Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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That's absolutely awesome Willz,  See, I told you it would we no problem Regards Alan England expects that every man will do his duty.
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Hi, Willz, I just don`t know what to say,  . Oh yes I do !!!! GOLD MEDAL 2013  Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Congrats on the yellow medal Willz, and as for the letter carving, well I'm speechless! Well done Steve
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WOW WOW WOW stunning Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
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Willz
Extremely well deserved on your new medal as this is truly a stunning build.
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Foz
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Cheers everyone for looking in and all the kind comments, appreciated OK was going to have a week off and still am BUT, heres a little something thats been bouncing around my brain for a while, its a way of creating cannon smoke from a cotton bud, this attempt is very basic with nothing used but the cotton bud itself and only took a few minutes to make, my cannons are 1/72 in scale so the bud fitted without much trimming, it will be more difficult in a smaller scale, anyhow the pics show the simple idea willz attached the following image(s):
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Cannon smoke!!!!! Now that is brilliant, thanks for sharing Willz.... Regards Alan
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Well done there Wills! Great idea. If you have a quick look on the sci-fi section I've just posted the pics of my 30 year old diorama just rescued from the garage! You could try a fluorescent orange or yellow marker pen on the muzzle end of the cotton bud to see if the 'flame' looks any good! Brilliant carving skills and a yellow medal well and truly earned!  Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Love the smoke,what a great idea! Steve
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Plymouth57 wrote:Well done there Wills! Great idea. If you have a quick look on the sci-fi section I've just posted the pics of my 30 year old diorama just rescued from the garage! You could try a fluorescent orange or yellow marker pen on the muzzle end of the cotton bud to see if the 'flame' looks any good! Brilliant carving skills and a yellow medal well and truly earned! Robin hi Robin, tried one with paint, again only took a few mins, think some of the lighting experts could use fibre optic light willz attached the following image(s):
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love the smoke idea,where's me cotton buds? Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Hi Wiltz. stunning work on your figure head. well deserved medal. love the cannon smoke idea. look forward to seeing more Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
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Your smoke idea looks great. Look forward to your other ideas.
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willz wrote:Plymouth57 wrote:Well done there Wills! Great idea. If you have a quick look on the sci-fi section I've just posted the pics of my 30 year old diorama just rescued from the garage! You could try a fluorescent orange or yellow marker pen on the muzzle end of the cotton bud to see if the 'flame' looks any good! Brilliant carving skills and a yellow medal well and truly earned! Robin hi Robin, tried one with paint, again only took a few mins, think some of the lighting experts could use fibre optic light What a great little idea Willz, and your input too Robin  When I saw it I ran straight upstairs and raided the wife's makeup bag but as Willz thought, at my 1/100 scale the "stick" part was way too big and as it was hollow I could not trim it down enough.But not discouraged I had a go with just cotton wool and paint.  Didn't take that long, and not a bad effect, Willz , you mentioned fibre optics, that had crossed my mind a while back but was just too involved. But after seeing the video below a few years back, I seriously looked into miniature pyrotechnics but could not find anything THAT miniature. Which on reflection was probably a good thing as I would have spend a lot of money on literally a "flash in the pan" one off effect when the ship was finished , the model in the video is a lot larger than we are dealing with at over 9ft long and 3ft wide, and I think I read that the gun bore was 3/8" . Enjoy the video if you havn't already seen it. Regards Alan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW4qV8I0dukEngland expects that every man will do his duty.
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Wow Willz another exceptional idea. With all these effect you are producing, I do believe I feel a diorama in the making. Rgds, Hans
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