|
|
 Rank: Pro   Groups: Registered
Joined: 29/03/2010 Posts: 190 Points: 512 Location: Lytham UK
|
Hi Johnny... A bitt tasty those gratings...  looking good J7...  best regards, Ian Ian Builds in progress: E-type, HMS Victory, HMS Endeavour, HMS Soverein of the Seas Wish list: Bentley Blower http://forum.model-space...spx?g=posts&m=30439
http://mxpublishing.co.uk/engine/shop/product/9781780920184/Hunt+for+the+Blower+Bentley
|
|
|
 Rank: Super-Elite     Groups: Registered
Joined: 24/04/2010 Posts: 5,787 Points: 17,662 Location: Stafford, United Kingdom
|
Grateings are first class Jonny, just love your build    MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
|
|
|
|
|
Looking good there  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
|
|
|
 Rank: Elite   Groups: Registered
Joined: 22/03/2010 Posts: 2,065 Points: 6,295 Location: Gorleston-on-sea
|
I spent the past few days giving the gratings a couple of coats of varnish...and an equal number of days painting the cannon balls matt black...So, today, I began the task of placing each 2mm cannon ball into position in the racks, and quite a task it was...no soonerv had I got them into line (so I thought) I looked back at the line balls that I had just laid, and spotted one solitary ball pushed up proud of the rest...I gently pushed it down into position and found another ball further up the line pop up out of the line!! Pushed that one in, and..(you guessed it).. another little sod popped up!!! Two hours later, I finally got them into place, but some of the little black cannon balls were scratched...Well??? I think that I can live with that here are a few pictorial results of my little run in with Victory's cannon racks..
      I had visited the newsagent to collect Issue 69 because it was not in with my usual magazines last week, and of course, to collect Issue 70...But to my disappointment, this weeks issue was not available either, so O re-ordered both...Not phased out by this hiccup...I had enough back issues in hand to get on with my build...After completing the racks, I noticed that the decking immediately around forward and main mast holes looked a bit week so I made two 2mm thick ply collars to glue into position. When the next deck is fitted only the main mast collar would be slightly visible...I also started work on the rudder, preparing the parts and, using a needle file, I scored vertical lines into the rudder to give it the plank affect...
  Well, that is the lot for today...Tomorrow, I shall try and make up the rest of the rudder and fit it in place...Then, paint the hull, with a bit of luck??? So...dig out the grog shipmates and happy building...Aaarrrrr!!!
Current Builds: Deagostini HMS Victory: Deagostini HMS Sovereign of the seas. Completed Builds: Del Prado: HMAS Bounty: Hachette: RMS Titanic: Del Prado: Cutty Sark...
|
|
|
 Rank: Vice-Master  Groups: Registered
Joined: 26/09/2010 Posts: 851 Points: 2,565 Location: Walsall
|
Coming on a real treat there Jonny, look forward to your next up date. keep up the good work.
Regards
Foz
|
|
|
Rank: Super-Elite Groups: Registered
Joined: 24/04/2010 Posts: 5,787 Points: 17,662 Location: Stafford, United Kingdom
|
Mega job Jonny!!!!! MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
|
|
|
Rank: Elite Groups: Registered
Joined: 22/03/2010 Posts: 2,065 Points: 6,295 Location: Gorleston-on-sea
|
I was sitting here looking at my model, and do you know when you have something on your model that is not quite right and it continually screams at you to put it right?? Well, I had one of those events prior to the weekend...In my case, it was the Trimmings as covered in Issue 44...It got so bad that, as soon as I had had my breakfast on Saturday morning, I launched into my build and ripped the old trimmings off in seconds flat!!...In fact, I was quite surprised in just how easily the four strip of wood came away from the bow post!! Having had my TV knocked out by a thunderstorm since last Thursday, I had nothing else to do but re-do the trimmings...so, here in the first picture was how the trimmings were, and the rest is how they are now... Using the good old tried and tested procedure of soaking the wood in hot water for fifteen minutes and clamping the wood around the extremities of a plastic beaker then left to dry out for six hours or more. (I left mine over night)The next morning, the trimmings were in almost perfect shape to apply to the bow post straight away.  Next job to do is trim them and sand them down, and no more niggling...Until...The next time!!Current Builds: Deagostini HMS Victory: Deagostini HMS Sovereign of the seas. Completed Builds: Del Prado: HMAS Bounty: Hachette: RMS Titanic: Del Prado: Cutty Sark...
|
|
|
Rank: Super-Elite Groups: Registered
Joined: 24/04/2010 Posts: 5,787 Points: 17,662 Location: Stafford, United Kingdom
|
Jonny I can not fault your method of operation all good tried and tested stuff and not complicated either,your build is looking MEGA!!!! MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
|
|
|
Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
Joined: 29/03/2010 Posts: 190 Points: 512 Location: Lytham UK
|
Hi Jonny... The build is looking great, well done. Best regards, Ian Ian Builds in progress: E-type, HMS Victory, HMS Endeavour, HMS Soverein of the Seas Wish list: Bentley Blower http://forum.model-space...spx?g=posts&m=30439
http://mxpublishing.co.uk/engine/shop/product/9781780920184/Hunt+for+the+Blower+Bentley
|
|
|
Rank: Super-Elite   Groups: Registered
Joined: 04/04/2010 Posts: 3,955 Points: 11,809 Location: uk
|
nice one jonny,coming on a treat. 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/
|
|
|
|
|
Looking great..Keep it up m8.. On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
|
|
|
Rank: Elite Groups: Registered
Joined: 22/03/2010 Posts: 2,065 Points: 6,295 Location: Gorleston-on-sea
|
|
|
|
Rank: Vice-Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 26/09/2010 Posts: 851 Points: 2,565 Location: Walsall
|
Nice work on that rudder Jonny.
Look forward to the next instalment.
Rgards
Foz
|
|
|
Rank: Elite Groups: Unapproved
Joined: 24/05/2010 Posts: 1,761 Points: 5,351 Location: London & Greece
|
An inspiration as ever.
John
|
|
|
Rank: Elite Groups: Registered
Joined: 22/03/2010 Posts: 2,065 Points: 6,295 Location: Gorleston-on-sea
|
|
|
|
Rank: Super-Elite Groups: Registered
Joined: 24/04/2010 Posts: 5,787 Points: 17,662 Location: Stafford, United Kingdom
|
Sorry for not responding sooner, I was busy with other things.  Your build as usual is looking great you really are making good progress MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
|
|
|
Rank: Vice-Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 26/09/2010 Posts: 851 Points: 2,565 Location: Walsall
|
Did not think that you would be able to wait Jonny.
very nice work.
Foz
|
|
|
Rank: Pro  Groups: Registered
Joined: 25/03/2010 Posts: 472 Points: 1,357 Location: Hyde
|
Very nice Jonny, I wish I had a time to work on mine. Las time I was doing something was few weeks ago ;) Keep it up mate
|
|
|
Rank: Elite Groups: Registered
Joined: 22/03/2010 Posts: 2,065 Points: 6,295 Location: Gorleston-on-sea
|
Today's build entry may not be much, but I thought it best to make it anyway. I have made many models in my past (the plastic ones) and when it came to painting them, I must admit, I was not very good at painting them!! So, I had been giving myself some real mental grief over the past week about painting this model, and all sorts of imaginary disasters played over and over in my mind...but today, I took the bitt between my teeth and started painting the hull...Okay, okay!! It's only one thin black line, but I made a start!! I thought that would make use of my up to this time dormant "Helping Hands Magnifying Glass" and adapted it to to hold a pencil then used it to draw the line around the hull (below the lower wale). With the pencil line marked...(using the sharp end of the pencil) I fitted a strip of 12mm wide masking tape around the hull below the wale (up against the underside of the lower wale at its lowest point) following the pencil line from bow to stern. Then, using Humbrol 33 matt black paint, I applied the first coat 15mm above the pencil mark all round the hull then put the model aside for the paint to dry over night. Well, that's my lot today, I shall attempt to give the lower hull a couple of coats of white undercote tomorrow. Happy building lads Current Builds: Deagostini HMS Victory: Deagostini HMS Sovereign of the seas. Completed Builds: Del Prado: HMAS Bounty: Hachette: RMS Titanic: Del Prado: Cutty Sark...
|
|
|
|
|
Your build is looking good Jonny. Keep it up M8..On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
|
|
|
|
Guest
|
US
