Author Topic: Revell Thermopylae (Read 21653 times)

kpnuts · « **on:** November 11, 2015, 02:13:46 AM »

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.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #1 on:** November 11, 2015, 03:26:29 AM »

Quote from: kpnuts on November 11, 2015, 02:13:46 AM

but I have found in the past a bit of sweet talking can bring her round

The sweet talking didn't go so well...

kpnuts · « **Reply #2 on:** November 11, 2015, 05:34:54 AM »

Ha ha ha

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #3 on:** November 11, 2015, 07:58:49 AM »

During my formative modelling years in the late 60's/early 70's this kit was on my Must have list, you know the Revell Catalogue with all the models you have to have ticked (no highlighters in them days)
It never happened.

So I am really keen to see how this comes along

kpnuts · « **Reply #4 on:** December 13, 2015, 03:26:09 AM »

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)

Jeffry Fontaine · « **Reply #5 on:** December 13, 2015, 06:28:34 AM »

An appropriate song for such a nice model subject courtesy of YouTube: Southern Cross by Crosby Stills Nash https://youtu.be/iuLBhxZUkmU

kpnuts · « **Reply #6 on:** December 15, 2015, 04:38:16 AM »

Hi all here is the next update, most of the deck colour is done with pastels

finsrin · « **Reply #7 on:** December 15, 2015, 04:41:28 AM »

You are a deck color-finishing genius :)
Reddish spots on deck (before being brushed out): are those liquid or powder ?

kpnuts · « **Reply #8 on:** December 15, 2015, 04:21:26 PM »

Pastels sand a stick on 160 grit paper then brush across the grain, I used several colours building up the colour till it was how I wanted.

kpnuts · « **Reply #9 on:** December 17, 2015, 03:51:07 AM »

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.

jcf · « **Reply #10 on:** December 17, 2015, 04:44:13 AM »

Copper, and patina using ammonia fumes.

http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/copper_alloy_fuming.htm

kpnuts · « **Reply #11 on:** December 18, 2015, 04:03:22 AM »

Hi all I've gone for the copper leaf (needs a bit of patching) but I think its ok

kpnuts · « **Reply #12 on:** December 20, 2015, 05:04:05 AM »

Hi all well I've started weathering the copper.

kpnuts · « **Reply #13 on:** December 21, 2015, 03:15:23 AM »

Hi all given the green a coat of paint and weathered that and done a bit more to the copper

Frank3k · « **Reply #14 on:** December 21, 2015, 06:48:44 AM »

The decks and the plating look great. I wanted this kit (and the Great Eastern) as a kid, but they were beyond my skills at the time. My Dad ended up buying and building both. This brings back good memories.

kpnuts · « **Reply #15 on:** December 29, 2015, 01:01:08 AM »

Hi all a small update on this one

kpnuts · « **Reply #16 on:** December 30, 2015, 04:09:04 AM »

Hi all here is tonight bit

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #17 on:** January 04, 2016, 09:10:01 AM »

nicely progressing

kpnuts · « **Reply #18 on:** January 07, 2016, 03:05:42 AM »

Hi all done a bit more to this one.

finsrin · « **Reply #19 on:** January 07, 2016, 03:11:45 AM »

You gotta be fooling us. Deck and deck house look so much to be real wood --- thatz what they must be - not plastic.

kpnuts · « **Reply #20 on:** January 17, 2016, 08:45:17 PM »

Hi all here is the next update

kpnuts · « **Reply #21 on:** February 10, 2016, 04:20:10 AM »

Hi all another update on this one.

Dr. YoKai · « **Reply #22 on:** February 12, 2016, 10:14:30 AM »

Coming along very nicely. Those old Revell kits were really very good for their time.

kpnuts · « **Reply #23 on:** February 17, 2016, 04:35:50 AM »

Well I'm so cross with myself, went to do some rigging on this and dropped it, snapped off the rear mast broke the shrouds on the fore mast snapped some of the rigging on the bowsprit, a few of the hatches have come off, broken some of the stanchions round the top of the rear cabin. luckily nothing that cant be fixed but its put me back quite a bit, Grrrr and no one to blame but my butter fingers. I could almost swear, flippin heck, blimey and fiddle sticks (sorry for the profanities there)

Old Wombat · « **Reply #24 on:** February 17, 2016, 09:40:20 AM »

Me? I would be swearing & cursing loudly & profusely. Well restrained, that man! :)


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