Revell 1/96 Spanish Galleon

[Neil Merryweather]

Possibly information that should have been supplied up front Neil :loudly-crying:

Thank god SOMEONE was paying attention! :tears-of-joy:

[Bobby Conkers]

lets see some pictures

Sorry, forgot to attach it!

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[Bobby Conkers]

Anyway, while waiting for putty to set, finally got superstructure painted. Looked far simpler than the reality but reasonably happy.

The 12" test works for me, although the closeup of my window solution shows me up! Fortunately, everyone I know wears glasses, so they won't see owt.

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[rtfoe]

Hi Bobby, build looks good.
I must confess in the earlier photos I thought you had some serious wood worm or wood rot problems on the window frames but since the clean up and some paint it looks good. :smiling2:
The mesh works...will you be adding clear acetate behind it or filling the mesh with Kristal Klear? White glue works as well applied with a tooth pick. Both the Kristal Klear and white glue will give the effect of old imperfect glass.

The Galleon can pass off as one of Drakes ships.

Cheers,
Richard

[Bobby Conkers]

Thanks Richard.

I'm testing some Revell Contacta Clear on a small bit of mesh as we speak. As I don't do much military seems a shame to waste it, and looks after an hour of drying that it's working well.

Failing that, my daughter's boyfriend's father-in-law runs a packing firm, so some off cut acetate should be reasonably easy to come by. I do love an upcycle. However, the glue solution will be preferable as the 'glass' will appear between the leading, not behind it.

[Jim R]

Hi Andrew
This is looking great - better and better. Love the way you're solving the problems you come up against.
Jim

[adt70hk]

That's coming on really nicely Andrew.

Well done.

Andrew

[Bobby Conkers]

Contacta Clear seemed to do exactly what I wanted it to, a stroke of luck. Wouldn't be able to do it with bigger 'panes', but this I'm more than happy with. Looks really good with my LEDs behind it - doesn't come out well on a photo on the table, but here for posterity, before and after.

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[Jim R]

That's a win I reckon :thumb2:

[Bobby Conkers]

That's a win I reckon :thumb2:

Glad I posted it, as itxs made me realise I haven't done the door hinges! Bit of rust washing I reckon...

[Bobby Conkers]

Meanwhile, as pieces set, the pre-painting...

There's a lot of pieces in this kit....

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[Bobby Conkers]

And s'more. I've checked these on the plan and the chances of them not looking like a horse did it if painted in situ are zero.

I find straight lines a hell of a lot easier when the leading is 1mm proud.

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While I'm at it, here's a picture of the dog pretending she's had no attention.

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[Tim Marlow]

Nice progress Bobby.....but how could you neglect such a good looking pooch LOL....love the way she’s pretending to be asleep but is watching you...

[Bobby Conkers]

Nice progress Bobby.....but how could you neglect such a good looking pooch LOL....love the way she’s pretending to be asleep but is watching you...

Apparently she hasn't been fed for three weeks either.

[Bobby Conkers]

Am quite enjoying this one. So far have found almost no issues with it, and haven't yet done an area exactly as instructed. Am still umming and arring about the lighting and making sure I've planned ahead, no good if I stick something together and can't get at the wires.