Brian's 1/200 HMS Nelson Build

[Bri62]

What do you guy's think ....too dark? found this colour pic online

[Neil Merryweather]

What do you guy's think ....too dark? found this colour pic online

I would be wary of colourized black & white pics- they are probably not very rigorously researched.your best bet would be to try and find pics a preserved ship of the era(good luck with that!)
or have a look at modern cruise ships-their decks are almost always pale. Of course they would be darker when wet.....
By the way , a most interesting and incredibly neat build!

[Bri62]

I would be wary of colourized black & white pics- they are probably not very rigorously researched.your best bet would be to try and find pics a preserved ship of the era(good luck with that!)
or have a look at modern cruise ships-their decks are almost always pale. Of course they would be darker when wet.....
By the way , a most interesting and incredibly neat build!

Thanks for your input Neil All the ships I served on had metal decks

[Jim R]

Hi Brian. A great build and it's come together quickly.
Personally I think your deck experiment is a bit too dark. In reality the darker shade would be around the edges and into corners whereas the rest would be bleached and scrubbed. Another (controversial) consideration is scale effect - models often look more realistic when painted in lighter colours than the real subject. (Can of worms opened!)

[Bri62]

Personally I think your deck experiment is a bit too dark

I agree, I'll keep looking Jim :smiling3:
PS the tea bag thing didn't seem to work.
Brian

[spanner570]

Excellent build Brian.
I too think the deck is too dark. Too my mind, the untouched deck looks very close.

As I posted earlier, these decks were scrubbed and scrubbed and......

If they were teak, this timber weathers to a very pale and insipid shade of beige,

Try a ' Hit and miss' running with the decking in a light / medium beige. I doubt any brown would look right.

A tree has a habit of growing it's timber in a different shade to it's mate growing next door, so a big deck would have these shades in abundance. The fixer would just grab the nearest board to fix. It might even end up as a block or strip of a particular shade. I fitted out a few teak decks when I could kneel down (including my own modest craft) and can testify to the variation of shades. Such things are to be expected.....

Keep in mind though - Your model, your choice. And if you are happy with it, then that's all that matters.

Ron

[Bri62]

As I posted earlier, these decks were scrubbed and scrubbed and......

If they were teak, this timber weathers to a very pale and insipid shade of beige.

I totally agree Ron, I'm thinking of leaving it as is, but it is a bit new looking for my taste.
Brian

[Bri62]

Looks like I have done nothing but believe me I have done all small stuff


Brian

[langy71]

It's the small stuff that counts though buddy

[Bri62]

I'm getting there this small stuff is really frustrating



Brian

[Ian M]

Looking very good indeed.
Could I ask if at all possible that remember to take the photos in landscape format. I am sure that 99% of the members here read the forum on a pc screen and the tall thin format of these new fangled mobil telephones make for some very tall narrow pictures. Also with taking them in landscape they are also larger on the screen = better for all to see the incredible detail.

[boatman]

WELL hi Bri lovely modeling an how long is she at 1,350 th ?
chrisb

[Bri62]

Could I ask if at all possible that remember to take the photos in landscape format

No problem

[Bri62]

how long is she

No Chris she is only 1100mm
Brian

[Tim Marlow]

Just had a catch up Brian. This is coming along superbly. As to the small stuff, it’s the combined effect of all the detail parts that really lift a model like this. Tedious at the time, but well worth it when they’re done.