crazypoet Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 ........harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Sir, your mastery of the detail work is simply awesome! Beautiful build!! Barry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Glad that disaster was avoided. Almost there now. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Some iPhone closeups... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 She should be a showstopper in Chattanooga ! Very very very very well done Hubert 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Wow, this could be a winner! Go get it on a table! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted August 9, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Just catching up with this amazing build, exceptional work! Cheers Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted August 9, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Just stunning work. Hope you go well in the contest. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Congrats! Hope you can fix the rigging on the stack. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordelbar Posted August 22, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share 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...! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Well deserved!.......harv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 10, 2019 Administrators Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted September 10, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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