Author Topic: Heller 1/100 17th Century ship of the line (Read 25720 times)

Old Wombat · « **Reply #25 on:** February 17, 2016, 09:37:19 AM »

Well, the method works wonderfully. Bloody marvellous job, mate!

kpnuts · « **Reply #26 on:** February 21, 2016, 01:00:37 AM »

Hi all here is the next update
some of the many, many cannons, think I will see them in my dreams

Couldn't resist trying the gold up against it

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #27 on:** February 22, 2016, 02:58:03 AM »

Imagine if modern day capital ships such as Carriers were decorated so ornately...

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #28 on:** February 22, 2016, 11:34:37 AM »

That wood work is terrific.

jcf · « **Reply #29 on:** February 23, 2016, 01:30:43 AM »

Quote from: GTX_Admin on February 22, 2016, 02:58:03 AM

Imagine if modern day capital ships such as Carriers were decorated so ornately...

Then you might end up with the Head of State being beheaded because of a financial crisis due to excess
expenditure contributing to a civil war.*

* See Sovereign of the Seas, Charles I and the English Civil War.

Dr. YoKai · « **Reply #30 on:** February 23, 2016, 05:37:10 AM »

I must say, the pastel work on the hull is magnificent. That's a technique I'll have to remember.

kpnuts · « **Reply #31 on:** February 24, 2016, 03:40:56 AM »

Hi all here is the next update, 12 of the lower deck cannons, not done much detail work on the carriages as they wont be seen, and done some of the deck furniture, next job to drill the holes out for the gun door ropes( that is going to take some time 104 guns X 2 208 holes then I have to try and think of a way to make the rings for the gun port doors for the ropes to go through.

Old Wombat · « **Reply #32 on:** February 24, 2016, 06:23:06 PM »

You are one sucker for punishment, old son!

kpnuts · « **Reply #33 on:** February 27, 2016, 04:54:01 AM »

Hi all here is the next update, I needed to drill the holes for the gun port doors ropes, but I wanted them all in the same place so I made a jig.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #34 on:** February 27, 2016, 04:59:13 AM »

Quote from: jcf on February 23, 2016, 01:30:43 AM

Quote from: GTX_Admin on February 22, 2016, 02:58:03 AM
Imagine if modern day capital ships such as Carriers were decorated so ornately...

Then you might end up with the Head of State being beheaded because of a financial crisis due to excess
expenditure contributing to a civil war.*

* See Sovereign of the Seas, Charles I and the English Civil War.

Lets do it then - there are one or two heads of state (or potential heads of state) I could happily see beheaded...

kpnuts · « **Reply #35 on:** February 27, 2016, 11:52:48 PM »

Hi all here is todays bit.

kpnuts · « **Reply #36 on:** March 02, 2016, 03:59:13 AM »

Hi all here is the next update.

Old Wombat · « **Reply #37 on:** March 02, 2016, 09:35:44 AM »

You sure you aren't making this out of strips of wood & just pretending to we mere plastic-bashers that it's a styrene kit?

finsrin · « **Reply #38 on:** March 02, 2016, 04:38:52 PM »

Quote from: Old Wombat on March 02, 2016, 09:35:44 AM

You sure you aren't making this out of strips of wood & just pretending to we mere plastic-bashers that it's a styrene kit?

I too am suspicious of that !

finsrin · « **Reply #39 on:** March 02, 2016, 04:48:16 PM »

Quote from: jcf on February 23, 2016, 01:30:43 AM

Quote from: GTX_Admin on February 22, 2016, 02:58:03 AM
Imagine if modern day capital ships such as Carriers were decorated so ornately...

Then you might end up with the Head of State being beheaded because of a financial crisis due to excess
expenditure contributing to a civil war.*

* See Sovereign of the Seas, Charles I and the English Civil War.

Interesting prospect. Could be tried here first at BTS as a feasibility study without consequences Jon rightly points out !

kpnuts · « **Reply #40 on:** March 03, 2016, 04:00:25 AM »

Hi all here is tonights bit, I've corrected another flaw of this kit There is a big gap in the knee of the head (which according to the experts would not hold the weight of the head and should have been filled with carvings of some sort ) here is the gap

and (since i'm no carver her is my fix, I know its not very elaborate but it fills the hole)

kpnuts · « **Reply #41 on:** March 05, 2016, 03:01:26 AM »

Hi all here is my next update.
Anchor ropes made and some of the superstructure made

kpnuts · « **Reply #42 on:** March 06, 2016, 01:09:07 AM »

Hi all here is todays efforts. The rear galleries should be open (in fact even on the boxart they are open) so I've cut them out(very nail biting as one slip and I could have ruined them) now I just have to do the floor on the 2 galleries.

kpnuts · « **Reply #43 on:** March 08, 2016, 03:52:17 AM »

Hi all here is tonight update

Here is the thing they suggest you mount this beautiful ship on

kpnuts · « **Reply #44 on:** March 25, 2016, 03:55:29 AM »

Hi all here is the next update on this.
Made a little jig for putting the tie down rings in the same place every time.

yes I know I've missed some painting on the front of the decks but will sort that soon.

kpnuts · « **Reply #45 on:** April 09, 2016, 10:08:41 PM »

Hi all here is another update

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #46 on:** April 10, 2016, 04:56:20 AM »

Looking good

kpnuts · « **Reply #47 on:** April 21, 2016, 03:20:38 AM »

Hi all well this kit comeso with no anchors for the boats so I've knocked some up, also there are no oars, I've checked a few builds not of the heller kits and they don't seem to have any either, were they stored below decks or should they be there.

Sorry my build rate has slowed so much, but I get some done when I can fit it in and am not feeling too knackered.

Old Wombat · « **Reply #48 on:** April 21, 2016, 08:24:48 AM »

"As & when you can" is what the hobby's all about, mate. No need to apologise!

kpnuts · « **Reply #49 on:** May 21, 2016, 03:31:11 AM »

Hi all well still on this, not much to show, I seem to have lost any skill I had, this is looking so shabby, showed so much potential when I started it, I thought the wood effect was great (I know bit big headed but I did think it was a good effect) seems to have gone down hill since then, sorry.


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Author Topic: Heller 1/100 17th Century ship of the line (Read 25720 times)