RMCS Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Fantastic finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BICKERTON Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Hello Graham! I am another fan of Captain Class Frigates and I have a vintage HMS BLIGH kit on my shelf but have not started the building yet I joined this forum in last April to try and collect hints and tips about the building of the revell Kit as HMS BICKERTON: By the way, my nickname on Brittmodeller forum is BICKERTON. Congratulation for your achievement. A very nice model indeed! Painting, weathering and rigging are quite realistic 👍 I copied and stored your picture for future reference when I start the building of my own revell kit. I may have missed the info but what material and source did you use for the rigging ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) Hola Bickerton! Thanks for your comments. HMS Bickerton would be a smart model in her angular Western Approaches camouflage scheme. As for rigging on my Duckworth, it is not totally prototypical - near enough to be fairly convincing (to me) on the model. I generally use stretch-thread (the Uschi version in three different sizes) or sometimes non-stretchy Caenis or Modelkasten thread (0.13mm) where I can get firm securing locations for large stays etc. For signal halyards, I split brown Easyline into its individual fibres (or at a minimum, halved). I make small "turnbuckles"/fixing eyes from the finest copper wire I can find from stripped electrical gear, where this is unobtrusive or in scale. Good luck! Cheers, GrahamB Edited November 6, 2021 by GrahamB spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Just came across this one Graham. I am another one with the Trumpeter kit and WE set ( and lots of Black Cat 3D printed details) , ready to build the Captain Class DE my Grandad sailed on ( Rupert). Your build is quite inspirational. I am an experienced modeller but with aircraft so this will be my first ship in over 40 years! I hope I can get something decent out of mine but can probably only dream of meeting your standard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich75 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Sorry I've only just seen this, great work, hope I can achieve something somewhere near this👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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