markleecarter Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) Some years ago I started a build of this but after a dramatic tumble from the shelf I abandoned the whole thing. Now however, with a brand new purchase of the kit (plus a good few spares from the old build) I am all ready to start again. First of all I decided to go for the decoration of the stern. I had to get myself a size 20/0 brush and an optivisor but I am quite pleased with the results so far. 20171022_223634 by markleecarter, on Flickr I am going to redo the lettering however but I think this shows just how good the detailing is on this little model. I did have to sand off the giant bosses where the lanterns attach and you can still make them out a bit but in real life, and once the lanterns are attached it shouldn't show up too much. Edited October 23, 2017 by markleecarter 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Man! That's crackingly neat work there! Hope the rest of the kits turns out as well as that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Very impressive painting! Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I think the matelot might be a bit overscale....... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrypotter Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 3 hours ago, Bigdave22014 said: I think the matelot might be a bit overscale....... It's Popeye, he ate his Spinach 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markleecarter Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) Lego guy has indeed eaten all his spinach which has given him the energy to make a start on the yellow and black! Vallejo yellow ochre very lightly washed with vallejo buff and Revell tar black for the black bits. Edited October 29, 2017 by markleecarter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markleecarter Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) Oh and here his is with the new lettering on the stern. It's just a fraction smaller and more spaced out than the previous one which matches the real thing a little bit better I think. Edited October 29, 2017 by markleecarter 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markleecarter Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 Anyone who has made this kit before will know that while it is in many ways a lovely kit, for some silly reason someone decided it would be a good idea to mould loads of coils of rope on the deck. Sanding them off would require re-scribing the deck lines and I'm not sure this would really work. So I decided instead to make the deck from some grooved plastic card I already had. Technically the planks are too wide but they match the original revel ones fairly closely so I think it will be ok: The skid beams are simply cut from the original deck. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Sweeeeeeeeet :-) And think about cutting of the rail at the waist and to replace it. XXXDAn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsobrato Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Mark: I am in the process of building this exact model and searching the internet for images of other builds I was totally impressed by the quality of the paintwork you achieved particularly given the tiny raised details at 1:225 scale. This is by far the nicest work I have seen in detailing this kit. I was sorry that your posts appears to have ended in 2017. Did you stop work on the model? I hope not as it would be great if you could update the thread with your progress as your building continued. It is an inspiration to me and I am certain for others as well. John S. California, USA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaele Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Mark/John: Here's something for inspiration: http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/misc/sail/victory-220-dt/dt-index.html It shows what you can do with this kit. Enjoy! Mike E. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsobrato Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Amazing given the relatively small scale of this ship. Thanks so much for sending the photos and link. Inspiration indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaele Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) But Mark is doing a very nice job... I think he will give Dan Thompson's HMS Victory a run for its money!!! Edited April 13, 2020 by michaele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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