Rob 1 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 This is a superb build of a beautiful great ship, the finishing is top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Pompoms are very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal82 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 This week I have been playing with resin. I made moulds of various length and gauge of bass and guitar strings for the various cable reels on the ship These first casts come complete with all the dirt and grit from the original strings, that got stuck in the mould As mentioned earlier I made the mistake of buying the North Star Models version (the parts in dark resin) - what was I thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal82 Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 Well, with a long summer there has't been much progress on this, but yesterday I finally pulled the ship out of storage and did some more work. First up I added the screws. I decided to use the cast brass screws from the Lionroar set, but thought they lokked weird, being polished brass on a weathered ship model. So after doing a bit of reading, I found a way to artificially age the brass using a mix of salt and vinegar and a hot oven. I am quite pleased with the result! Also worked on the boats. Technically all boats would be covered in grey canvas at the time of the sinking, but it would make for a visually less interesting model - and also a bit silly after spending ££ for the correctly shaped Shapeways ones. I am not completely happy with the look of the open boats, so I might have to go back and rework those with the correct white paint job on the inside. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal82 Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 Some more progress this weekend. Added various small details like cable reels and life bouys and also added the last railings. Also fixed the super structure into place and started the rigging, so the model is really starting to come together. One challenge was the diamond shaped wire antenna structure above the radio station. I am a bit lazy so I mostly use EZ-wire for the rigging, but because of the pull of the antenna I had to do this part the old fashioned way, using stretched plastic sprue. Not the best picture, but you get the gereneral idea Yet to do is finishing the boats, boat tiedowns, a bit more rigging, flags and those final touches that really brings the model to life. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Looking great. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal82 Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 Thanks A few better photos and a bit more work on the rigging 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvin87 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) Sorry to intrude, any update on this build? It's truly great one! although I can see it's basically finished. Edited April 2, 2020 by Harvin87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal82 Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 You're welcome. And thanks Not much progress I'm afraind. But there are some minor details to add, like boat oars, and various other minor bits and bobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bismarck builder Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 very impressive bravo zulu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Srb Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Very, very, very good Sir. One of the best work I've seen so far. Cant wait to see her completed..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Very nice model, and a big THANK YOU for the explanation of the deck painting. That will be put to good use on my 1/200 Pontos deck. Are you aware of EJ Foeth's site "On the Slipway"? Regards Pete in RI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Yikes! I just noticed how old this thread is. Is Sal82 still around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Srb Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 41 minutes ago, europapete said: Yikes! I just noticed how old this thread is. Is Sal82 still around? May I recommend Uschi rigging thread.... It works like a dream for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Hi Zoran, yep, uschi thread is good. However I was refering to this post thread, we last heard from the original poster, Sal82, almost 3 years ago in April 2020. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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