theskits62

That is looking excellent, i love all the extra detail you are adding it really brings the whole thing to life.

I feel your pain, i did exactly the same but in reverse on my Lancelot only mine was clinkered and painted before i realised my mistake ! Anyway despite the slight detour you are making fantastic progress ! I'm off to the archives next week to get the plans for my next subject/victim which i'm really looking forward to.

Beautiful result - well done sir !!

Its been a few months since my last update, i'm in the process of emigrating and most of the year has been taken up getting ready for that (home renovations etc). Now that is all done i'm itching to get back to the important stuff but that will have to wait until i have a proper workshop set up in Australia. In the meantime i thought i could experiment with a sea base for Emden. I know there are lots of ways to do this but the Studio Blue Ocean channel on youtube appealed so i thought i'd try that first.... I used clay for the base which cracked apart as it set but enough of it was useable to test out the painting part. If this was the going to be the final base there would be additional steps to do with gels to create a foaming effect but since this version will most likely end up in the bin there didn't seem much point in all that now.

That is just superb !!

Nice work on a very strange looking subject !

Congratulations Steve, a brilliant and totally deserved result, your work is inspirational.

I think they look great as they are, painted in a colour that contrasts nicely with the hull. The red has a nice shipyardy look of primed steel and adds to the appeal without detracting from the main event. Great work all round !

That is spectacular, a great rendition of a hard working ship on a superb sea base. Well done !!

You've made a great start, i'll be following this with interest !

i was watching that the other evening - the episode where he makes his own files. Incredible stuff. Brilliant brass work V. as always it is a pleasure to follow your work.

Even more gorgeous than last time !! That "aerial/mast" looks brilliant but a nightmare to build - superb.

That is a an absolute cracker ! Well done.

That is absolutely fabulous - well done

This is a stunning piece of work, the detailing and craftmanship are out of this world. Could i ask how you make the deck planks so neatly and avoid the thin wood veneer fraying when you cut it ?