Revell 1/96 Spanish Galleon

[Bobby Conkers]

Foiled up a few ceilings so the lights aren't all absorbed, but it's a marginal improvement - they're lighting small areas so aren't being lost when dry tested.

I put a non-flickering one in mid deck and I've decided it looks odd with the others, so going to see if I can fish it out and swap it...

[minitnkr]

Hello dog. Wow, if the deck is built like those steps, elephants could dance on it. The ship is looking good by the way.

[JR]

Yes agree with the member for the Colonies .
Have you retrieved the tweezers sets yet. Andy ? I seem to remember daughters were another incarnation of the carper monster.

[Bobby Conkers]

Yes agree with the member for the Colonies .
Have you retrieved the tweezers sets yet. Andy ? I seem to remember daughters were another incarnation of the carper monster.

I did, and while discovering them I "borrowed" half a litre of acetate and some fancy-ass nail clippers which are doing a fine job as sprue cutters.

[Bobby Conkers]

Front room thingy done, quick preview with the light on!

[Bobby Conkers]

And nearly done the back end deck - just a bit of sanding to get a snug fit on the left wall.

[boatman]

WELL DONE MR Conkers very nice work looks very good indeed with the lights shineing through the windows an paintwork is also very good any chance of some crew figures ?
chris

[Bobby Conkers]

WELL DONE MR Conkers very nice work looks very good indeed with the lights shineing through the windows an paintwork is also very good any chance of some crew figures ?
chris

Thank you Chris.

I will be having a go at the figures and will decide whether they're good enough to go on. Will be done towards the end - still a maybe I suppose.

[Bobby Conkers]

Thank you Chris.

I will be having a go at the figures and will decide whether they're good enough to go on. Will be done towards the end - still a maybe I suppose.

And in fact I will need some deck furniture to try and hide the kitbashing. I think I can hide most of the external wiring, and have what I think is a clever idea for the masts, but there will still be the odd hole which could use a Marinera to distract from it.

[Bobby Conkers]

I may have to consider a tidying solution for the source wiring...

[adt70hk]

Coming on very nicely Andy.

Very well done.

Andrew

[Bobby Conkers]

Well chuffed with how the lanterns have turned out. Thanks to all for the advice on epoxy putty molding, they're very sharp when you get the technique right. A tiny bit uneven when really close up, but I'm more than satisfied.

Of course, I could have just bought a couple, but wouldn't have learned anything!

[Jim R]

Hi Andy
Glad to see this back on the go. Lanterns look great as does the whole model. You're probably right that the wiring needs tidying :rolling: :smiling: :hugging-face::hungry:
Jim
Lovely looking dog by the way :thumb2:

[Bobby Conkers]

Thank you all.

So, got the decks and sidey bits all in place, tested all the lights post-hammering and they all still seem to work. Phew.

On to 'normal' stuff for a bit, eyebolts, stringy tie-round things, windey-rope things, poles, ladders, and railings. I'm really getting the hang of this navy lingo.

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[Bobby Conkers]

So I've pretty much completed the hull - few starting rigs and ropes to do, then onto the masts and, gulp, rigging.

The walkways at the rear are a disappointing fit, but not a surprise. I've managed to bash it together with minimal gappage. I'll touch up the paint at the end, I'm sure there's more damage I'll do before then.

The bowsprit is of course a little "Revell warped" but that can be straightened with rigging. Just hoping the masts are in line - I haven't had the courage to look yet. If they're beyond repair, I will do some balsa whittling.

Anyway, latest look below.

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