kpnuts Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 Hi all we due to the kind generosity of CPNGROATS (a member on another forum who was so impressed by my model ships he gifted this to me from his own stash)I have received this today. Thank you very, very much George, very kind indeed. I hastily opened it tonight eader to start but my missus says NO!!! "you have enough models on the go, cluttering up my house. you finish some of them off and get them out the way". to be fair I do have 9 on the go and bits are all over the place, she's generally ok so I cant complain ( but I have found in the past a bit of sweet talking can bring her round ) so watch this space, in the very near future.
Chillyb1 Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 That's a very nice gesture. But I agree with your wife on this one and no amount of sweet talking will change my mind. Your life should be all 1/8 Citroen Traction Avant all the time!
Roadrunner Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 I can't really tell, is that the old 1:96 scale kit? Either way, a very nice gesture.
peteski Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 I built one of these - in my early teens - I still have the model but it is very dusty and slightly damaged.
kpnuts Posted December 12, 2015 Author Posted December 12, 2015 Hi all well since I'm having a rest from the darn Citroen I need something to fall back on (this addiction will be the death of me)I thought what be better than this,TBH I've been looking forward to this since I was kindly given it (I just hope I can do it justice)
GTJUNIOR Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 A word of warning, ship building can be very frustrating but very rewarding and addictive. I am sure that you will do this model justice. Good luck and happy building.
Roadrunner Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 A word of warning, ship building can be very frustrating but very rewarding and addictive. I am sure that you will do this model justice. Good luck and happy building.Agreed. I'm drooling over both a Revell 1:72 Type IXC/40 U-Boat and Hasegawa 1:350 Akagi right now, hope to have both next year sometime.
10thumbs Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 Hi Kenneth, that's a nice one! Not many of those kits around these days.Don't worry about the wife, she'll get over it.
kpnuts Posted December 14, 2015 Author Posted December 14, 2015 Hi all here is the next update, most of the deck colour is done with pastels
Roadrunner Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Very nice effect on the wood, I like it.
kpnuts Posted December 16, 2015 Author Posted December 16, 2015 Hi all well I've tried a little experiment, I got some copper and brass leaf with the intention of guilding the copper plates and spraying it with salt water to get the patination of the real plates, well they dissolved so that's out so now I'm thinking I will guild it then distress it with a combination of washes and such my question is ( as there is some debate as to weather it was copper or muntz metal which is an alloy of zinc and brass I think) should I guild it with copper or brass.
Roadrunner Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 I've never heard of anything other than copper being used, but can't claim with 100% certainty that alloys were never used.
kpnuts Posted December 17, 2015 Author Posted December 17, 2015 Hi all I've gone for the copper leaf (needs a bit of patching) but I think its ok
10thumbs Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) Hi Kenneth, the plating looks fantastic from what I can see. Will you give the hull a wash? I know it's very difficult to alter anything to a real metal application on a styrene build, just curious.Also, it appears the round deck stays are metal up on the bow. Good choice, they'll have to deal with some tension later on for sure.By the way, I haven't looked in a while, is the Cutty Sark being restored? Finished? (edit) The real Cutty Sark.Michael Edited December 17, 2015 by 10thumbs
kpnuts Posted December 19, 2015 Author Posted December 19, 2015 Hi all well I've started weathering the copper.
kpnuts Posted December 20, 2015 Author Posted December 20, 2015 Hi all given the green a coat of paint and weathered that and done a bit more to the copper
diymirage Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 does this kit come with a crew of 300 Spartans?
kpnuts Posted February 6, 2016 Author Posted February 6, 2016 Hi all here I another update (think I've managed to hide the black around the rear cabin area now)
Roadrunner Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 Really starting to take shape now. I wish I had the space for one.
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