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I tried and I couldn't do it, it's quite complicated to do in 3D. I've done it before with the SS Nomadic boats, but it takes a long time and it's more complicated here. I'll see later.

 

Ahh I understand. The Nomadic boat looks great though! 🙂

 

Unbelievable work you are doing here!

 

cheers

 

Dirk

 

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Tks All! 

 

Maarten of the forum Shipmodels had pointed out to me at the end of September that the current yellow colour of this ship was not the original tone used in 1910 by the Dutch navy, and moreover still partly used today.

 

 

Maarten Schönfeld wrote:

 

Hi Pascal,

 

Maybe a bit late, but I would like to share a thought on the colour yellow you have used on the inside of the bulwarks. As the ship looks today, your paint choice matches perfectly. 

 

However, I'm inclined to think that in the past the yellow colour used on (Dutch) navy ships was not the golden rich yellow you have used, but a more white-ish yellow, also seen on utilitarian vessels like tugs and fishermen of the period.

 

To illustrate the point, included here two photos of Hr.Ms. Luymes A902 and Snellius A907, two of the last hydrographic vessels in the traditional colours. The yellow used on this is I believe a good example.

 

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Also this painting of Hydrograaf seems to point into that direction, even exaggerated, but that's of course subject to the interpretation of the artist:

 

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This picture of the even newer Buyskes, Blommendal and Tydeman illustrate the point even more:

 

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Humbrol 74 would have been a good choice, but you may be of course of different view.

 

Another point are the propeller shafts: as unpainted steel wil be very susceptible to corrosion, I think these are very rarely if ever left unpainted. Usually these have the same colour as the antifouling used on the ship's bottom. 

 

But on shipyard presentation models it's a different matter, these were often adorned with much bling-bling that never was there on the real ship. If you want to capture that look your choice is very justified of course.

 

So I was up against the wall a few days ago because I had a choice to make involving the modification of the paintwork of the bulwark and of some accessories already painted. It's always a dilemma when this happens. I had to repaint with all that implies in terms of stress, cutting the cover etc. 

 

It went pretty well, I have some touching up to do, I had to take off a good part of the deck accessories, which I didn't glue back for other reasons.

 

Then I started working on the castle and the bridge. For the gangway I had to separate the roof from the walls, there were too many deformations on the printing on the port posts, not very visible, but I could see it.

 

The chimney is finished. Nothing is glued, almost.

 

Same for the aft shelter, I separated the canvas from the frame.

 

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Yes Adolfo, the main steering gear and wheel are on the bridge, but on this type of steam ship there is generaly an emergency steering gear and wheels on aft in s-case of malfunction.

 

This is still the case today. A hand control is still available in the steering room. The helmsman is connected to the bridge by a safety wire link to receive orders on the course to follow. This helmsman also has a repeater of the ship's gyro heading. 

 

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Some progress, printing of many parts, painting and mounting.

 

I created curtains to improve the look of the interior. Installing the windows, there are a lot of them. But thanks to the RpToolZ cutter, it's quite easy, a good and indispensable tool.  

 

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She looks fantastic Pascal. A question about 3D resin: are you using standard SLA resin (likenelegoo, anycubic etc) or something else? The reason why I am asking is the above named resins are very brittle compared to PUR for casting. I saw somewhere  in the web that there is an additive which gives the SLA resin some flexibility.

Serkan

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Hi Pascal, that is looking absolutely stunning, I particularly like the fact that the deck actually looks like a well used wooden deck, teak I would assume.

Its a very attractive subject, and you really are doing it justice !!

 

Cheers

 

David 

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13 hours ago, Serkan Sen said:

She looks fantastic Pascal. A question about 3D resin: are you using standard SLA resin (likenelegoo, anycubic etc) or something else? The reason why I am asking is the above named resins are very brittle compared to PUR for casting. I saw somewhere  in the web that there is an additive which gives the SLA resin some flexibility.

Serkan

 

Tks Serkan! 

 

I use Elegoo standard, it doesn't smell anything, and is a good value for money but I don't use much UV, so it remains quite soft.

You can also mix this resin with a percentage of flex resin to define according to the use.

 

But the advantages compared to the disadvantages of the printing and the resin, remain superior. 

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3 hours ago, Dancona said:

Hi Pascal, that is looking absolutely stunning, I particularly like the fact that the deck actually looks like a well used wooden deck, teak I would assume.

Its a very attractive subject, and you really are doing it justice !!

 

Cheers

 

David 

 

Thanks David, I'm still looking for the paint and color procedure at the mixing level to get a good rendering, it's endless, I use a juice for the final too.

Here it lacks a bit of brown.

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Thanks Stuart! 

 

In the last few days I have continued the painting work, the rigging, the railing, gluing the last parts, there are still some to be done, like the canoe.

 

But we are nearing the end of this stage.

 

The ship support will remain to be made.

 

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Printing  bridge fins pillars and of an engine pass which above the steam engines, a thing that we do not see much, but the port door of the engine is open, so.

I found the crew in free mode on the different 3D websites.

 

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9 hours ago, Courageous said:

typical maintenance guys, always standing around with arms folded, hands in pockets and generally doing very little 

 

 

Pascal how on earth did you get photos of all the Britmodeller's to copy your figures from I recognise the one with the wok stuck in his T-shirt.  :wink:

 

Stay Safe

beefy

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