longshanks Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Ssshh! Don't ell anyone I've snuck into the big boys playground Following in the large footsteps of @Gisbod https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235070094-revell-1144-flower-class-corvette-pontos-photo-update/ and @robgizlu https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235005424-revell-flower-class-corvette-1144/ OK secrets out, I'm going to attempt the Revell Corvette plus Pontos set in the N Atlantic with fairly heavy weathering So were looking at with Started the base using two sheets of Celutex and despite precautions it bent like a banana. Cuts and weights later it will do for a practise run..... All that and I still feel the need...... The front right hand corner is going to look a bit bare so I thought a swamped lifeboat will look good Sanding sealer when heated forms an adhesive Mk1 and I've even done some PE A part of my addled brain said it would be nice to do a kit for a change. Doh! There are probably 20 bits of plastic used from the kit, what was I thinking ?? Well I may have very little experience with PE but if when I get to the end ....... This could be the start of a long voyage Stay safe Kev 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Can't wait to watch the progress on this next piece of art, Kev. I'll keep an eye out for our feathered friends & try to keep them at bay. John 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Well I am ready for this voyage Stay Safe beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisbod Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Cor, That’s going to look great Kev! Base shaping up well already. It’s a decent enough kit but obviously with the Pontos set there’s a lot of it left in the box at the end! I can’t remember any big issues with anything, but then I mostly can’t remember the day of the week 🤪 Have fun. Guy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Round of applause for that Good looking Fella That sea base looks great - looking forwards to this Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Wow, a big boy build, yessss! Will follow this one with relish Kev. No pressure then ............. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 3 hours ago, JohnWS said: I'll keep an eye out for our feathered friends & try to keep them at bay. Please do and let me know if you need more ammo. 3 hours ago, Gisbod said: I can’t remember any big issues with anything, but then I mostly can’t remember the day of the week Good to know and I know what you mean 2 hours ago, robgizlu said: That sea base looks great That's the swells in. I intend to have the waves coming from a slightly different direction. ........ 15 minutes ago, Terry1954 said: Wow, a big boy build I'm standing in the shadows of the big, big boys. Perhaps they may help when I get confused/lost at sea Thanks to all for the comments and likes Stay safe Kev 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 YAAAAAAAAAAAAY! Following! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 18 minutes ago, longshanks said: ... Please do and let me know if you need more ammo. ... I have a couple of 40mm bofors & 4 torpedoes on order for my BB build, so I should be okay. Thanks anyway. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugle07 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 check, check, looking forward to this! The base is looking great, proper Atlantic swell rolling through. Geoff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Looking forward to this indeed, I have ambitions to one of these myself, albeit way more basic than Kev is likely, nay obliged to produce. Just a point for clarification, sea gulls are unlikely to be found in mid Atlantic, afaik anyway. Any chance of an albatross. Steve. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 6 hours ago, stevehnz said: Any chance of an albatross. @JohnWS are you locked and loaded..... A couple of thoughts Steve (that I can put in print) 1. Albatrosses not found in N.Atlantic 2. I look forward to receiving your rendition in the post 😉 Swinging the lantern.... When I was at sea, many years ago I worked with a Chinese crew. An albatross took up station above the stbd. bridge wing. Someone told the lookout the story of the Albatross and the loss souls. The crewman refused to go outside until the bird left us, some days later. Kev 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 2 hours ago, longshanks said: 1. Albatrosses not found in N.Atlantic I'm guessing a puffin wouldn't work either? Off to swot up my norf 'lantic orfinology. Steve. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 6 hours ago, longshanks said: Albatrosses not found in N.Atlantic Gidday, what about a Condor? Regards, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 26 minutes ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: what about a Condor? Possible ...... I assume you mean and are not trying to cause trouble Kev 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Looking good. I love the base. 8 hours ago, stevehnz said: I'm guessing a puffin wouldn't work either? Off to swot up my norf 'lantic orfinology. Steve. When HECLA returned from the Falklands in 1982, our Captain who was a great ornithologist and President of the RN Birdwatching Society had the bridge watchkeepers log every bird we saw on the way home and they were carefully drawn with great accuracy on a large scale chart of the Atlantic in HECLA's chart plotting room by one of our Hydrographers. The intention was to get it framed at the end of the deployment and present to the society. Unfortunately the night before we arrived in Gibraltar we had a mess dinner at sea to dine out the leavers which included myself and my fellow Midshipmen, the Flight Commander and about 3 others. Lots of wine and port was consumed by those not required to watch keep that night and the Captain was aghast the following morning when he saw his chart was now adorned with some additional birds that weren't in the bridge guide book. These included the "greater spotted sh*tehawk", the "lesser spotted sh*tehawk", the "large flapping thing" and the "swan (lost and confused)" to name but a few. I couldn't possibly reveal who was responsible but let's just say the Midshipmen didn't go ashore in Gibraltar that night as we were "required on board" to remove any extraneous birds from his chart! 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 Progress.... Swamped lifeboat Mk2 I couldn't resist scratch build some details for the wheelhouse For anyone who has not seen me make steering wheels A couple of questions for the knowledgeable ..... Anyone got thoughts/suggestions for what colour undercoat/primer would have been used back then. (For peeling paint ) Kristal Kleer for windows, does it dry completely clear? Thanks for stopping by Stay safe Kev 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Cracking job with the bridge there Kev as for the primer I am assuming it is for the outside paint work wouldn’t it have maybe been a red oxide primer not sure about the clear I use glue and glaze and that dries clear Stay Safe beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingSpanner Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Krystal Klear seems to dry crystal clear, at least to my eyes. If you put it on thick then it takes a good while lose it’s white translucency Love the wheel! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Hallmark of a masterpiece in the making Kev, looking forward to this one, you have been planning this build for a fair few years now so it’s nice to see it Finally take shape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 3 hours ago, longshanks said: Anyone got thoughts/suggestions for what colour undercoat/primer would have been used back then. (For peeling paint ) Kev what camouflage scheme will she be in? The undercoat (at least should have) depended on the intended topcoat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Dads203 said: it’s nice to see it Finally take shape No pressure then .... 45 minutes ago, Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies said: what camouflage scheme will she be in? Hi Jamie, I'm looking to do a Western Approaches Scheme (white/blue/green) The intention hopefully to use hairspray technique to show underlying areas TIA Kev 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 I like the wheelhouse Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 There is a problem with the kit's wheelhouse, which i have previously mentioned in other threads on this kit. It is a complete mirror image of what it should be according to John Lambert's drawings and photos I have seen of HCMS Sackville. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 I have the following for you Quote AFO 3807 - Matt Non-Chalking Camouflage Paints dated August 1942 2. On new work, the bare steel is to have one coat of red lead, and one coat of oil paint before applying the finishing coat of approved matt paint. The colour of the oil paint applied should approximate to that of the matt paint being used. 3. On surfaces that are already coated with oil paint and are in good condition, the matt paints can be applied over the old oil paint but care must be taken to clean and de-grease the oil paint work and, to treat any rusted portions of the structure with red lead and oil paint before applying the finishing coat of approved matt paint. By May 1943, CB3098(R) says (but note that this post-dates your intended 3-colour Western Approaches scheme. That said, the instructions in it probably didn't appear out of thin air and may indeed give a steer as to what defacto practise was hitherto) : Quote Preparatory work 137. In time of war, it may not be possible always to follow the correct procedure in painting. It should, however, be recognised that the satisfactory behaviour of paint depends as much on the way in which it is applied as on the ingredients used in its manufacture. The following directions should be observed so far as time and opportunity allow: (a) New Painting – New steel should be well wire-brushed to remove rust and loose scale. The surface should then be wiped clean and covered with red lead paint, Admiralty pattern 509, preferably in two successive coats. To obtain good results, it is of particular importance that each coat should be thoroughly hard and dry before subsequent coats are applied. Red lead, being a very slow-drying paint, requires at least three days in which to harden. This should be followed by at least one undercoat of ordinary oil paint. For preference, the last undercoat should be of approximately the average tone of the camouflage pattern that is to succeed it, e.g.: Type of design. Tone of undercoat Western Approaches .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. G.45 Light Admiralty and similar types .. .. .. .. .. G.45 Intermediate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. G.20 Dark Admiralty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. G.10 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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