Ting Yuen, Bronco, 1/350

[Michael M]

It's DONE. WIP is HERE . Model itself is a bit on the 'primitive' side, but the ship itself is priceless. I've added Masts form universal Master sets, ratlines from Artwox PE and sailors form ION Model. I'll stop here for a moment, because they're BRILLIANT. I've used NS before and they did the job and were great a few years back, but these are light years ahead. Print is very good quality, they have nice poses, resin isn't brittle. I actually managed to brake off only one head in 30 sailors ( and I did glue it back, so no losses whatsoever ) and they're not like inflated version of Arnold Shwarzenegger like the good old NS ones   

Now enough of talking, pictures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Mick

[Bertie McBoatface]

Well here's one new reader for the WIP.

 

She looks fantastic. Knowing what Bronco's tanks are like I can only imagine the fun you had with the kit but it's paid off handsomely. The figures really bring it to life, even though I can hardly see them. Excellent work. Well done!! 

[Courageous]

Great work, she looks fantastic. Love the figures too, so I'll have to track them down myself.

Looks like the Big H sell them but out-of-stock.

 

Stuart

[Norseman 3:16]

 A superb build of an iconic ship - you have done her justice!  Well done Sir!

[Michael M]

Thanks, I'm glad you like it. Stuart, I got them at the source, They're on Facebook, you can contact them directly.

Edited May 10, 2022 by Michael M

[robgizlu]

That is just Fabulous - eveverything works - beautifully finished and the figures really complete it 

Rob

[MRMRL]

That's a very nice finish. I'm really intrigued by these types of ships, all the odd design evolutions between HMS Warrior and HMS Dreadnaught, including the masted turret ships like this one. Beautiful display and finish, makes a really nice scene, thanks for sharing

[Rich75]

Lovely job, this is the thing with ships, you could spend ages just looking at it all,top work thanks for sharing👍

[Chris Hewitt]

Just Superb ,thanks for sharing.

[Brian Derbyshire]

IN  dry dock, we used to clean props then cover in grease and newspaper ,Really nice work ,just reminded me!

[Tim R-T-C]

What a fascinating design of ship, this period had some beautifully complex designs.

 

A stunning model, well presented.

[Michael M]

On 5/22/2022 at 7:57 AM, Brian Derbyshire said:

IN  dry dock, we used to clean props then cover in grease and newspaper ,Really nice work ,just reminded me!

The information finally clicked in ,😁 those newspapers, is that a kind of unofficial standard procedure? That would look cool if I'll be working on something more modern, or maybe it's a practice with long tradition?

[Micha_Pol]

Have been following this build, and now it´s done - amazing result, as was to be expected. The sailors really add life it it.

[beefy66]

Stunning finish and build another winning piece I would think   👍

 

Stay Safe 

beefy