Airfix Royal Sovriegn

[Belugawrx]

Nice water effect Kenneth

is it silicone?

Cheers

[kpnuts]

 

yep its silicone Bruce.

Hi all here is tonights update

[kpnuts]

 

Hi all here is a little update on this

[kpnuts]

 

Hi all well I know nothing about rigging so I'm going to do a cross between the Airfix instructions and ones I've downloaded off the internet (I could not possibly do them the way they are supposed to be, I don't have a clue as to where to start) I dont even know what the different lines are called.

also I bought this to do the ratlines with 

but This came with the Airfix Wasa kit 

which would be the easiest to use.

[kpnuts]

 

Hi all well the amati Loom A Line is total rubbish, the airfix doodah is brill though, so that is 10 quid down the drain, the airfix whatsit was free with the Wasa.

Rigging is deffinitely not my thing, I am thinking maybe take the top mast off just leave the lower masts and have it as its having a refit, don't know 

[kpnuts]

 

Hi all well I've decided to plug away at the rigging and here's where I am now, I've discovered I can do more than one set at a time with this thingy, thus saving loads of thread.

[Jim B]

Looking really, really nice!  The rigging is coming along quite well, actually. Looks like you have most of the standing rigging done, and those ratlines & blocks look great.

[sjordan2]

Spectacular, museum quality. Those waves are unbelievable. 

[kpnuts]

Well I know it's not finished but it's sold, my boss's husband came round to show me his car (some little horrors standing on a bridge lobbed a rock as he drove under and stoved in his drivers pillar and windscreen (the cars only a fortnight old £90,000 worth) he spied it and the Reale and said the Reale was too big for his new seaside house but he would buy the sovriegn.

 

 

[kpnuts]

 

Hi all well now its going to be paid for I thought I better make more of an effort to finish it.

 

 

 

 

 

[kpnuts]

Hi all a little update on this one, I've done the anchors and dirtied up the flag a bit as it was pointed out it was a bit clean compared to the sail.

 

 

 

 

[kpnuts]

 

Hi all another update.

[Jim B]

Those sails look awesome!

[Twokidsnosleep]

The build and silicone water is awesome.....maybe a finished edge on the base to spruce that up a bit. Blue to match the water or a nice wood that matches the hull

Edited August 31, 2015 by Twokidsnosleep

[sjordan2]

I hope your buyer understands that this is worth four figures. At least 1K, whether it's a plastic kit or scratch built from wood. If it were built from a wood kit or from scratch, much more than that figure. 

Edited August 31, 2015 by sjordan2

[Twokidsnosleep]

I would just be happy if someone wanted my builds....until you make a name for yourself, gotta start somewhere  

[kpnuts]

 

Hi all a small update

[kpnuts]

 

Hi all here is an update on this one

Hi all as a note People keep asking me how I do these sails, well here is a short guide, they are so easy.

First you need the white spirit you clean your brushes in ( you know the jar or bottle or whatever that all the sludge builds up in( I keep mine topped up in a little bottle as I use it for other things too)

you  get your vac formed sails , your brush and your white spirit.

then you get a good brushfull of the sludge in the bottom of the bottle and scrub it all over the sail(both sides)

allow it to dry and give a second coat if required

then with a downwards motion wipe the muck off till you're happy with the effect

 

and there you are, see how easy it is.

 

 

[Jim B]

Thanks for the tutorial.  What is your base coat?

[David G.]

Impressive work! Congratulations on the sale.

 

David G.

[kpnuts]

on the last leg on this one now

[sjordan2]

Impressive work! Congratulations on the sale.

 

David G.

Astonishing. Get some outdoor photos against the sky before it goes away. 

[Dave Van]

Nice work.......

I just bought a wood Spanish Galleon kit....very intimidating kit.

[kpnuts]

When it comes to the planking, if your kit supplies two different types of wood to do it with, don't mix them I did my first layer with balsa (the kit I was doing supplied two different woods) figuring it was easier to bend and sand,then my second with lime figuring it would be tougher (was radio controlling it) it was fine when I went to bed, when I went to work on it the next day, the lime had pulled the balsa off in several places on the bends. Had to strip it all off and start again. Apart from that a very enjoyable build. 

[kpnuts]

Hi all well its done (just hope Rolf likes it)after all he's paid for it.