GraemeT Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Hello, This is my first posting on this site: the Revell 1/253 Gorch Fock. My second ship build following the Revell Santa Maria a couple of years back. I usually build Airliners but have a soft spot for Sailing Ships. They also look more ornamental on the shelf as well which my other half agrees with. This build has taken most of the year to complete and I've thoroughly enjoyed doing it. A couple of nitpicks are getting some of the sails the wrong way around which I only realised when I got to the two at the back and hanging those annoying lifeboats which did their best to drive me up the wall - (can we accept that the crew didn't hang one of them correctly?) I still need to work on representing the sails a bit better too. Next project will probably be a plane but I have a couple more Revell ships in the dry docks, and will make some effort to do a 'work in progress' next time. Here are some images: Thanks for viewing Graeme 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Nice one! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Nicely done, looks good. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Sails are a bit of a dark art. I once saw a method which involved single ply tissue and very heavily diluted PVA and a drop of appropriate sail colour paint. Never tried it myself though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 That looks very nice Graeme, indeed it is very ornamental! and.... Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Nice build! I have always had a bit of a soft spot for this ship. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Very nice job you have done not one of the easy ones to do considering only your second ship build Beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Cracking work there Graeme. Nice work on the sails. Welcome to the Forum. Foxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Graeme, Very brave, if I may say so…..I could never have the patience with those sails and all the rigging. You have done a very nice job and produced a great replica…..I was fortunate enough to go onboard this ship when it visited Stavanger a couple of years ago…..The German Navy have kept it in immaculate condition. Thanks for sharing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Welcome Graeme, nice first posting. Building ships can be frustratingly slow work but as you've shown, well worth the effort. Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Very nice work. It does look a lot more ornamental than a grey battleship! Like the yellowing on the sails, it's very effective on the kit parts. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Very nice and beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 It's a real beauty,great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Beautiful ship with a very long history. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 wow - that's a really nice job you've done there - I always wondered what this looked like built up - great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Very nice indeed, you've captured her sleek lines very well. The sails and rigging top it all off. Great build. I always remember that this ship was a 'Super Trump' in the ships 'Top Trumps' pack. It looked mighty fine but was actually the worst in the pack, it couldn't beat anything lol! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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