Thank you gentlemen...it is rather sad it's going to be finishing soon. Glad both of you like the build.
Cheers,
Richard
Cheers,
Richard
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Hi, here are some piccies of the weathered Oxford with pin wash's and matt varnish.
The top angle shows the busy deck...
I have to gloss the red light at the head of the rear mast.
The close ups look terrible but from a safe distance looks passable. I did most of the weathering on the hull as that was most exposed to the sea and the shipmates would have more access to the other parts of the ship to be cleaned while at sea.
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Simply stunning. Those Vallejo bottles in the background put it into scale nicely.
ATB
AndrewComment
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Fantastic Richard. The sheer amount of detail in this build lifts it so high that without the bottles to give it scale it could be mistaken for 1/200 or even larger. The skill and dedication you’ve shown in this one are outstanding.Comment
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A great job Richard. PaulEComment
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Thanks again guys,
Yup! I was thinking something familiar might help with size scale.
Jim, the references keep showing stuff up but I have to stop at some point. :smiling2: It will be a while before I do another 1/700 kit.
It would be great if it was a job instead of a hobby but I'm lucky for it to be a hobby anyway.
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Okay, started on the rigging and this is what's been done so far. References show rigging joining the two mast as well but I have to check on the attachments.
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Richard, you’re suffering from P Diddy disease again.....my name is Tim, not Jim LOL....Comment
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Richard,
I like that a lot mate, your patience and eye for detail do you great credit.Comment
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absolutely amazing,Richard!Comment
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Lets us know when it's arrived, pluss a photo of the packing would be nice .
Certainly enjoyed watching this build, shows great skill and determination Richard.Comment
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Aw gees, sorry about that Tim, don't know what made me type J instead of T.
Thanks Scottie until I suddenly miss-call someones name :smiling6:
Thanks Neil...I'm amazed myself as well :smiling5:
Thank you John...I'll lockdown everything and show you pics.
Much appreciated Christopher, my 5 months of work can't equal your 5 years.
Here are some updates...
Did some work on the seascape filling out the gaps and lightening the edges near the hull...
Then tried my hand at painting the signal flags and Old Glory. I believe the Stars and Stripes will be on the main mast when the ship is at sea and no flags on the bow and stern. The two round conductors are made from Gesso...they'll be painted orange.
That's it for tonight...catching some zzz's
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(Richard quote)
Much appreciated Christopher, my 5 months of work can't equal your 5 years.
YEA Richard i understand what you mean but at least you have built a fantastic model even though its small but the detail is out of this world an compared to my tiger build you have built a model ship but i feel as though im stalled on my tiger build as im just building boreing bits that are on the ship an got to be built an they are very awkward shape an im not even bothering to take any pics of them hopefully when they get built they will look instreting they are the guns deirectiors an its taken me weeks to get them lookin like they should
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Crackin‘. If I get to look at things like this, you can call me Jim all day :tongue-out3:Comment
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