beefy66 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 They must still like you at your ex works when I mentioned that I might stop longer my boss went a very pale colour in the face thought he was going to have a heart attack not sure why. They seem like very muted colours you would have thought that they would have been a more stand out bright colour as a recognition thing looking good though Stuart. Stay Safe beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 16 minutes ago, beefy66 said: They must still like you at your ex works I think I left a bit of a hole when I left 'cos they were asking a lot of work related questions, so much so that their boss was thinking of getting me back on a consultancy basis. "B***er that" I said to myself. Yes, muted colours and yes, I too thought that something more noticeable would have been the order of the day. Stuart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 Have been playing around with oils... In collaboration with our friendly @robgizlu who has been helping me with weathering, starting with the deck. Here I've used Abteilung 502 Starship Grime Oils around the wooden deck and bulwarks. Looks just about right to me. I have never weathered black, so I approached this area with some trepidation. After practicing on an old night fighter aircraft, I decided to use Abteilung 502 Neutral Grey to knock back the black and Industrial Earth on top of that. This subtlety toned the black/grey and made the white markedly weathered. I was tempted to try a little rust but decided against it. I have painted the wood effect around the windows and doors on the cabin structure and waiting for it to dry enough before I vanish it, then remove the window masks. Stuart 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Looks very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 A little update for you. Spent a little time adding the bits n bobs around the deck; posts, bollards, davit post and the anchor windlass. That windlass measures about 10mm square and is quite impressive looking. Wheelhouse demasked and with light from the right direction you can see most of the interior, even the dude at the wheel. Stuart 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Looking great, Stuart. Luv the windlass. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 28 minutes ago, JohnWS said: Luv the windlass. Thanks John. I can't take credit for the windlass except painting it, it's Pascal's @Iceman 29 work. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Hey!! Nice weathering!! Looking right Tidy Rob (And I like that Windlass too!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 I have no life rings, so I need to make some. I was hoping that I could knock these out using RP's tap & die set but unfortunately, the biggest hole I could make is 4.5mm, good enough for the centres but not the outers. So, I scribed a 6mm circle using a template. With a bit of cutting and sanding, we get these. Good enough for government work. All painted up. Starboard side was fitted out with its life raft canister and cradle, starboard nav light and a life ring. Port nav light and life ring. And 2 more life rings at the back of the wheelhouse. Stuart 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Gidday Stuart, looking very good there. Those life-rings are very nicely done. You'll be painting the tug's name on them? 😀 Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancona Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Hi Stuart, Really nice to see this underway again, looking superb, I'm very impressed with your weathering, "goldilocks grime", not too little, not too much..... just right !! Cheers David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On making rings - rap plastic rod around a suitable metal former - I use the shank of a larger enough drill bit. Tape it in place and pour boiling water over it, then cold water. Cut this "spring" into single rings. I used this to make the mine sweeping winches for my 1/72nd Flower build - 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Nice life rings though they could do with some supports at this scale .......jus saying Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 Cheers guys for your support. 47 minutes ago, robgizlu said: supports at this scale .......jus saying For you Rob, I'll see what I can do. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) Great to see scratchbuilding skills like this! 1/100 is a really nice scale. Will Edited January 18, 2022 by Killingholme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 Thanks Will @Killingholme, I try. Well Rob @robgizlu, I took a look at pictures, scaled them and looked at my build...nah , they'd be 0.25mm and with the work I done last night, I couldn't get to 2 of the rings. Better luck next time. Last night I fitted the funnel in its place and this morning, the mushroom and cowl vent. A little later it was time to fit the remaining cowl vents, mast and engine room davit. This assembly is nearly ready to be fitted until I realised that I still need to make another smaller cowl vent, a number of exhaust pipes, a horn... Stuart 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 OOh Yeah Baby!! R 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 3:27 PM, robgizlu said: OOh Yeah Baby!! Don't get too excited Rob. More tinkering... Fitted the anchor and its chain. Another view of the chain. Had completely forgotten about the port holes until I consulted my book . Port hole metalwork were painted with a 50/50 mixture of a medium brown and gold. Windows painted MRP Insignia Blue and dab of gloss in the middle. And last thing to be done before the cabin structure is fitted, is the fitting of 'must haves'...tyres from the spares box. Stuart 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 I couldn't wait... The shear of the cabin structure didn't quite match that of the deck, so a bead of PVA was run down the centre of the deck to contact the bulkheads of the structure. Stuart 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 Getting nearly at endgame. A ladder, a step and a few exhaust pipes fitted. Horn, foremast, cowl vent and a couple of exhausts fitted. Wheelhouse ladder and aerials fitted. I THINK, all that now needs to be made, painted and fitted, are the athwartships rails that protect the engine room and aft. Oh, the figs. Oh, and the base. Stuart 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Spec..........tac.........ular. Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Coming along splendidly Stuart. You might have covered it before, but what do the funnel markings indicate? It looks like a signal flag (but checked those and no) so I thought maybe some sort of tugboat company mark? Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 This is the logo of a shipping company: F.T.Everard & Sons Ltd., London They had quite a few ships: F.T. Everard & Sons Ltd. The flag is quartered per saltire red and white. The flag of F.T. Everard is like that of the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, one of the major High Street banks in the UK, with quarters reversed. Ron Lahav, 17 March 2004 F.T. Everard has no association with the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. It is an international and multinational private company based in Britain. Mike Nancollas, 2 September 2005 The Swire group also has a connection with Hong Kong and a similar flag, differing only by a vertical blue stripe in the middle of the flag. See this page for reference. https://www.fotw.info/flags/gb~hfen.html https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/threads/f-t-everard-and-sons-ltd.3966/ https://www.google.com/search?q=F.T.Everard %26 Sons Ltd.%2C London&tbm=isch&tbs=rimg:Cdmfqp4VK1UoYZvb6uHBac5nsgIMCgIIABAAOgQIABAA&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0CAIQrnZqFwoTCODyyIXyx_UCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAM&biw=1245&bih=1236 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 41 minutes ago, Terry1954 said: what do the funnel markings indicate? Cheers Terry. I hadn't mentioned it during the thread, so I thought I'd do a bit of digging. I originally got the idea of Everard from Bob who built merchant ships on BM a few years ago but he didn't mention much except that it was an emblem. Further searching found this: https://www.benjidog.co.uk/allen/Everard Line.html HTH Stuart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Iceman 29 said: F.T.Everard & Sons Ltd., London You were too quick for me. Stuart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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