Revell 1/72 Hanse Kogge Build Log.

The Colours look great. Very nice indeed. Will watch this one with interest.....Cheers Mark

The inside of the hull and the false lower deck painted.  Working on the deck and outside hull.

Steve

After deciding what colors I was going to work with, I started in .  One of the nice things about oils is that they are more forgiving than enamels or acrylics in that you can wipe the oils off with mineral spirits if you don't like the job.  On the down side, it takes about a week  or more for them to dry.

Steve

Starting the gluing and a bit of oils to test.

Steve

This is the 1/72 scale Revell Hanse Kogge that came out a couple of years ago.  I got it second hand and decided to try my hand at artist's oils to achieve a wood effect I saw cruising the European sailing ship forums.

The first pictures show the initial painting with Tamiya and Model Master spray paints.  After letting these dry for 3 to 4 days, I started in with the oils straight from the tube. I rather like the effect.  As you can see from this set of pictures I inserted a brass rod in the mast to give it some strength for rigging later on.

Steve

All my photos went away when I moved them into another folder in Photobucket.... interesting.

Steve

*** Nota Bella***

I’ve since deleted all my photos from PhotoBucket. I’m replacing the pictures.

Enjoy