Hello. I'm new here.
1st model. (still incomplete) large revell u.s.s. constitution.
2nd model (complete done as quick build) hms victory (lindberge 1:200?). Got the standing rigging done and started on fine rigging when it fell over. I glued the mast back on but the tops are all crooked. (they were warped when i got the model and the tension kept them straight) So i left it as is and its okay.
3hd model (current quickbuild) lindberg 'sovereign of the seas' aka (blackbeards pirate ship) 1:250 - All painted. and ready for final assembly before rigging. Seriously considering using the doccumented 'shroud rig' method (heller style) of making my own shrouds instead of the -thick- black plastic ones. Found an amazing doccumentation on how to build one out of wood with proper rigging not the incomplete 'quick' rigging where even the standing rigging is incorrect.
I only have one problem. When it comes to gluing the halves together with the deck plates it seems to be a bit unforgiving. The instructions say to glue decks to one side. let dry then glue to the other side. The thing is that the decks curve and the mold for the side of the ship does not fit exactly to that curve so theyd need to be clamped into place. I've considered putting 'support bracers' made from spruce trees under the deck and then gluing both halves togehter with the deck between. What do you guys suggest?
4th planed quickbuild (Lindberg 'flying dutchman' aka Laflore. 1:200? with glow in the dark plastic. ) I've never assembled a glow in the dark model before and this is so.. weird that I've decided to take a unique stab at its paint job. Instead of using the glowing plastic as an easy to paint over white base I've decided to let it glow. But I would use black paint to pull out detail as an illustrative motif. Black washes and dry brushing would make the detail of the molds 'planks' and other features stand out wether in daylight or at night. The effect I'ld imagine would be as though an old fine ink line drawing of an old ship given a third dimension. I'm just not sure how to acomplish these 'washes' of transluscent black. The idea is that the wash would allow the black pigment to seep into the cracks and crevaces along the detail. Please correct me if im wrong in this reguards.
Photograph problem. I have a quick camera that seems only able to photograph things at a distance of 3 feet. The models I have though not the best I would like to show you guys. But the pictures are blurry. Any tips?