robgizlu Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Some really nice paint work there - I'm enjoying seeing this unfold. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 58 minutes ago, Stew Dapple said: That's incredible, those little guys are 1/350? How big is a figure in that scale? I can't even picture it... Boat looks nice, by the way Cheers, Stew Yeah! I think they'd be about 4 or 5mm tall? Too small for detail. More an L. S. Lowry type impression I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 I think I will call the hull painting complete and move on. It is going in a sea base afterall! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 4 or 5mm for the figures is actually quite a bit bigger than I expected, because my brain just grinned weakly and waved at me when I suggested it try to work out the size for me - those figures are injection-moulded too, aren't they? Not etched? That hull looks very nicely worn, the way I would imagine a ship in the midst of a repaint might look Is that a tin of the new B5 Blue weighing down the instructions? Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 Hi Stew, I felt that since it was being portrayed as a bit tatty topsides and being repainted, it would look inappropriate being a wall of unblemished red below the surface of the (clear) water. That is indeed a tin of B5, left there after taking a photo of it on Saturday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeKay Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 17 hours ago, Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies said: Thanks Brian What about you? Have you opened the box yet? Hi Jamie, I have opened the box in awe, then closed it again. I'm going to ease myself into ships gently with the Liberty Ship Jerry O'Brien, I visited a few years back in San Francisco with lots of happy memories & photographs. I have a few other build to complete first, then onto a floaty thing, a first for me. Cheers Brian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Paint job looks great Jamie I do like a good bit of dirt and grime in a build log beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 The screws are now fitted. I think I need to stop procrastinating with paint and get on with the topsides. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 1 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Nice subtley weathered hull, I like the effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 Thanks Rob, It's nothing fancy - I sprayed it cream first then drew vaguely rectangular lozenges in with the airbrush to suggest at some "oil canning" between frames etc Then blended it in with more red until I got something that looked half-way credible I suppose? I think it looks better than solid red. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Lovely effect you have going on there Jamie, I'm learning. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 1 Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 (edited) That is good, it adds a 'texture' to the surface which provides interest and with the subtle approach gives a realistic look. I also like the soft rust effect modelled to look like old worn paint, combined with more newly repainted portions adds a great appearance. It's also enhanced by realistic looking colour shades - there's certainly a few tips we could pick up here. Edited May 20, 2017 by Rob 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Love your progress! I have this model in the stash as well and will be watching how it goes. Thanks for the idea with the rust effect! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 Gill found these online and bought them for me Apparently there are 3 sprues of enlisted sailors and 4 frets of officers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Some great painting/weathering going on here Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Neat work the paint work with all these weathering effects is stunning. Good luck with painting all these little guys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 I hadn't touched this (or any ship really) since the last post by me up there ^. Photobucket since committed commercial suicide and this thread is one of many of mine that would require retrieval of old photos, rehosting and rebuilding of threads and frankly I just haven't got the time to do that. I had decided not to go to work yesterday late last week so spent the weekend doing the usual sort of stuff that consumes all the time I'm not at my day job and yesterday felt sufficiently recovered from the soul-sucking monotony of being a self-sufficient adult to do some ship modelling. I had taken this out of the box many times since May, shuddered at the thought and put it away again. Yesterday, I enjoyed it. I think I have lost my touch a bit due to lack of practise, but I have surprisingly little to show for several hours stolen here and there over the course of yesterday: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Very neat PE there Jamie I know what you mean about things getting in the way at work and real life but even if you think you have not done much it is always nice to be able to say you actually did do something if you know what I mean beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 There might not be a lot of it mate, but it's very nicely done Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Looks great. I don't know how visible they would be on the final model, but I think those two catwalks (complete with 'aztec' ladders) either side of the funnel do look a bit clunky compared to the fine PE detail around them. Worth rectifying? Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 Hi Will, That platform still needs the full treatment, as does the gun platform aft of the funnel. I agree with you - the kit ladders look very crude. I was planning to dress up that one but ran out of time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 11 minutes ago, Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies said: Hi Will, That platform still needs the full treatment, as does the gun platform aft of the funnel. I agree with you - the kit ladders look very crude. I was planning to dress up that one but ran out of time It's going to look swell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 Based on Will's post, I decided to tackle that particular platform next. The WEM set comes with bespoke railing sections for each location on the ship with suitably positioned stanchions. My personal preference is to use as large sections of railing as possible, pre-bend then tack them on with medium CA one straight at a time. Some people prefer to chop them in to tiny bits and/or use slow setting glues like PVA. I personally find it harder to get satisfactory joins consistently between bits of railing than it is to work with a longer length so chopping railings up doesn't work for me. I also lack the patience for PVA and prefer the rapid tacking of CA glues. Again, running a little glue in to 1/2" lengths at a time and working along a railing seems easier to me. But there you go - there are many ways to do it and you will hate most of them and like one. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Good job so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 Thanks Kris. I'm trying to keep things as neat as a practically* can *get out clause for when I get bored/impatient and decree "that'll have to do"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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