crazypoet Posted August 2, 2019 Author Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) Ropes complete and drying in place. I need to add a touch of weight and a bit more solution (diluted gorilla glue, water and Secret Weapon sewer-water wash) to get the detonator line to hang properly, but i have to wait for the coil to dry first. i’ll be loading coal (O-scale coarse model railroad ballast) into some of the scuttles next, while I wrap up the ammo cases. Ammo case and some 3D printed buckets ready for priming and painting... Edited August 2, 2019 by crazypoet Added more stuff 5
Barry Posted August 2, 2019 Posted August 2, 2019 Sir, your mastery of the detail work is simply awesome! Beautiful build!! Barry 3
crazypoet Posted August 6, 2019 Author Posted August 6, 2019 Distressing discovery! It seems that oil-based polyurethane does not adhere to the film used by my dry-transfer decal maker. The (dry) first coat started to peel right up under just the weight of the brush as I added the second coat. And of course it’s a *large* section of the base dammit If I can’t get it all to come off clean, I may be doing a *very* short-notice redo of the base... gotta love those “huh! Never seen it do **THAT** before” moments! 3
crazypoet Posted August 7, 2019 Author Posted August 7, 2019 Disaster avoided - some careful trimming, sanding, and switching to a different poly seems to have done the trick. A few slight ripples where things really went pear-shaped in the first round will be mostly covered by the boat stands, nameplate and suchlike... i can breathe again, and finish the last details. i noticed yesterday that the rigging lines to the stack had gotten a bit slack in the two years since I first installed them, so have have to re-do them. I’m taking the opportunity to improve the look of the tie-downs while i’m at it - I never liked the kit approach, and this gives me a chance to scratch that particular itch. The rigging pic below is the “before” look. Assuming I don’t break anything else in the interim, i’ll post the “after” shot later today... 6
GusMac Posted August 7, 2019 Posted August 7, 2019 Glad that disaster was avoided. Almost there now. 2 1
crazypoet Posted August 8, 2019 Author Posted August 8, 2019 Finish coat of poly drying on the base and a good start towards the replacement rigging for the mast the kit approach was just an eyelet stuck in the gunwale. I went along with that because I was focused on other areas. The longer I thought about it, the less I liked it (and I was equally unhappy with the knots I used). so. New approach - iron plates and rings, with sleeved cables. I don’t know if it’s any more or less accurate - no records exist - but it should look better and i’m a lot happier with the idea. plates filled, primed, drilled and ready for a coat of liquid graphite, and the first new cable, also ready for graphite. 3
crazypoet Posted August 9, 2019 Author Posted August 9, 2019 Calling this done...! At least for the moment I have a couple of buckets that still need a finish coat and handles, and two cases of carbine cartridges the need stencils... But those won’t be done before I hit the road for Chattanooga in the morning, so this will have to do. Overall i’m happy - I like the new rigging on the stack much better, and the base came together nicely. i still need to take some decent photos - so it has to survive the trip to the show. These will suffice for the moment though 4
HubertB Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 She should be a showstopper in Chattanooga ! Very very very very well done Hubert 1 1
1to1scale Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 Wow, this could be a winner! Go get it on a table! 2 1
DocRob Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 Epic, good to see the boat in full bloom on your pics. This will be a stunner in Chattanooga. Bring her back in one piece, I'd love to see more pics here. Cheers Rob 3 1
crazypoet Posted August 9, 2019 Author Posted August 9, 2019 I took a deep breath and entered it - boats, transition steam... will be on the table in about 15 mins... i know most of the flaws - be gentle with me! 4
Martinnfb Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 Just catching up with this amazing build, exceptional work! Cheers Martin 2
harv Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 48 minutes ago, crazypoet said: I took a deep breath and entered it - boats, transition steam... will be on the table in about 15 mins... i know most of the flaws - be gentle with me! Good luck ! I'm sure you will do well buddy ! She looks awesome.....harv 2 1
GusMac Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 Just stunning work. Hope you go well in the contest. 3
crazypoet Posted August 11, 2019 Author Posted August 11, 2019 On 8/9/2019 at 1:16 PM, GusMac said: Just stunning work. Hope you go well in the contest. She took third in her category - I am *very* happy. there was some amazing work there - I was delighted to place! 5
GusMac Posted August 12, 2019 Posted August 12, 2019 Congrats! Hope you can fix the rigging on the stack. 1 1
gordelbar Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 I'm building this kit (at a much lower level than crazypoet). I had planned to go to IPMS until I read it was a Plastic model show and decided to skip it. After the fact I find out he was there! Dammit!!! 1
crazypoet Posted August 22, 2019 Author Posted August 22, 2019 18 hours ago, gordelbar said: I'm building this kit (at a much lower level than crazypoet). I had planned to go to IPMS until I read it was a Plastic model show and decided to skip it. After the fact I find out he was there! Dammit!!! Sorry to have missed you there - some amazing work in all sorts of media was represented in the contest and display areas. i’d love to see your build! Post some pics - there’s always something to learn from someone else’s approach and it’s fun just to be able to compare notes, triumphs and tragedies! 1
crazypoet Posted September 9, 2019 Author Posted September 9, 2019 After a long series of misadventures, I finally got the trophy from the Nationals i still need to get a decent set of pics, but it’s nice to have Boat and prize reunited...! 3
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 10, 2019 Administrators Posted September 10, 2019 This model, to me, was the standout of the show. I had a chance to just sit and look at it for a half hour straight, just taking in every single detail that's been built into this model. All I can say is that, in my opinion, it was the far and away standout of the entire show. 3 1
GusMac Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 Great to see prize and subject together. Obviously I wasn't at the show but hard to disagree with Ernie's sentiment. I'd be interested to see pics of what managed to top this! 1
crazypoet Posted September 11, 2019 Author Posted September 11, 2019 There was standout work across the board! I was in the presence of giants, and I was both surprised and delighted that my wooden boat was recognized at a plastic model show. I understand that the next IPMS Journal will have pics of all the winners - i’ll post the other winners as soon as it shows up and for the record, Ernie’s Lanc conversion would have been a shoe-in for Best In Show has he entered it - it’s *that* good
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