OK.. here is some new progress!
Since my last posting the most obvious addition is that of her steadying sails...
A few words how they were made:
Paper patterns were created, using the ship plan as a guide and the templates were offered up to to the model.
The panel layout of the sails was drawn lightly using a sharp pencil on both sides of some thin but crisp paper-I used a paper bag from the corner shop(!)
The templates were laid on to the panel blanks, and outlined.
Note the mite seam on the staysails and flying jib; this was to permit the laying of the thread lines of the cloth to resist stretching in both planes, leech and foot!
The sails were then formed using a styrene tube on a pad of soft paper to create the correct twist; thereafter they were painted using repeat coats of thinned enamel paint until the panel lines just started to disappear.
The flying jib and staysails were attached to stretched copper wire using thinned matt varnish- Humbro Matt cote--very high tack and instant grab. This was backed up later with a thin line of CA spread with a piece of soft stretched sprue
Other detailing that required a lot of time was the making of the awning frames on fore, midships and and poop decks.
Uprights of fine brass PE ( cut from railing longitudinals of 1/350 fine railing) were joined using copper wire along the spines with crossmembers and circumferential framing being made of stretched sprue.
Winches had rods and brakes added, even more cowl vents were made and installed and the kit supplied bollards used after sanding down the mounting bases.
Lifeboats were installed, covers made of white glue with liferopes drawn in pencil. Davits of brass wire were made for these afterwards.
Oval hawseholes were made of squashed copperwire circles cut off a spiral after winding round a drill shank
Much subtle painting and weathering took place until I was happy that she looked like a hardworking tramp.
I did not want to overdo it it--as I portrayed her,... the ship is only 18 months old!!
The sea was now painted using wet-on-wet as I have described here:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=37406
The watercrests, bow wave and wakes were added and enhanced using white matt acrylic texture paste.
This plucky bluffbowed little steamer pushes some water ahead of her as well; ... " carrying a bone in her teeth"
She is shown sliding down a long swell breaking through a crest...
The ship still needs a few crew-members, perhaps a few off-duty stokers enjoying the air and a smoke midships on the high side. grateful to the 'old man...( captain) for the use of the sails to relieve some of the strain of the backbreaking work of shoveling coal into hungry boilers... alas auxiliary sails were quickly to become a thing of the past...
The model's current status is shown in this photo( flash as always bleaches colours...!)
Final 'serious' photos will appear in the gallery here at MW.com
I will show you a few more snaps once she has been flatcoated and rigged.
Cheers
JIM B
OK.. here is some new progress!
Since my last posting the most obvious addition is that of her steadying sails...
[attachment=1]stb side.jpg[/attachment]
A few words how they were made:
Paper patterns were created, using the ship plan as a guide and the templates were offered up to to the model.
The panel layout of the sails was drawn lightly using a sharp pencil on both sides of some thin but crisp paper-I used a paper bag from the corner shop(!)
The templates were laid on to the panel blanks, and outlined.
Note the mite seam on the staysails and flying jib; this was to permit the laying of the thread lines of the cloth to resist stretching in both planes, leech and foot!
[attachment=6]sailmaking.jpg[/attachment]
The sails were then formed using a styrene tube on a pad of soft paper to create the correct twist; thereafter they were painted using repeat coats of thinned enamel paint until the panel lines just started to disappear.
[attachment=0]sail selection.jpg[/attachment]
The flying jib and staysails were attached to stretched copper wire using thinned matt varnish- Humbro Matt cote--very high tack and instant grab. This was backed up later with a thin line of CA spread with a piece of soft stretched sprue
[attachment=5]flying jib on stay.jpg[/attachment]
Other detailing that required a lot of time was the making of the awning frames on fore, midships and and poop decks.
Uprights of fine brass PE ( cut from railing longitudinals of 1/350 fine railing) were joined using copper wire along the spines with crossmembers and circumferential framing being made of stretched sprue.
Winches had rods and brakes added, even more cowl vents were made and installed and the kit supplied bollards used after sanding down the mounting bases.[attachment=4]bow ariel.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=3]stern.jpg[/attachment]
Lifeboats were installed, covers made of white glue with liferopes drawn in pencil. Davits of brass wire were made for these afterwards.
Oval hawseholes were made of squashed copperwire circles cut off a spiral after winding round a drill shank
Much subtle painting and weathering took place until I was happy that she looked like a hardworking tramp.
I did not want to overdo it it--as I portrayed her,... the ship is only 18 months old!!
The sea was now painted using wet-on-wet as I have described here:
http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=37406
The watercrests, bow wave and wakes were added and enhanced using white matt acrylic texture paste.
This plucky bluffbowed little steamer pushes some water ahead of her as well; ... " carrying a bone in her teeth"
She is shown sliding down a long swell breaking through a crest...
The ship still needs a few crew-members, perhaps a few off-duty stokers enjoying the air and a smoke midships on the high side. grateful to the 'old man...( captain) for the use of the sails to relieve some of the strain of the backbreaking work of shoveling coal into hungry boilers... alas auxiliary sails were quickly to become a thing of the past...
The model's current status is shown in this photo( flash as always bleaches colours...!)
[attachment=2]stb bow.jpg[/attachment]
Final 'serious' photos will appear in the gallery here at MW.com
I will show you a few more snaps once she has been flatcoated and rigged.
Cheers
JIM B :wave_1: