Revell 1/90 Nina Completed

Amazing the amount of detail that has so far gone onto that ship.  Beautiful!

Steve... I agree with David K on all points. I will add that it is great to see that you are still able to work on this.  It would be our loss if you couldn't. I love what you are doing with this build.  Awesome work!

Steve

Looks awesome, Steve! 

It's so nice to see some pics of your sailing ship models...I'm still amazed by your weathering skills!

Dave

Wow,

It has ONLY been six months since my last update, man, i thought it was way longer than that!

Anyway, I have been slowely, and I mean slowely trying to finish the standing rigging on the main mast. Due to neeve damage with my hands I can usually get about three to five minutes of rigging if I am lucky. However, I was not going to give up and today, I finished the last shroud.

My plan will be to finish the running rigging by Saturday morning. How? Well, I have been staging all the blocks and lines while I could over the last six months so hopefully I'll be able to get 'er done.

Once I finish the Nina, I will start a thread on the Pinta, otherwise this thread could go on and on and on and on.........

Steve

Here are some pictures to resurect the dead. 

It looks like I am having to go back to square one on each of these deadeyes.

I first had to remove the older rigs and then drill out holes for the different lines, lanyards and shrouds, on the upper deadeye.

This time I threaded the shrouds through first instead of the lanyards which will be stropped and threaded after this.

Here is part of the new process.

Steve

Bill,

I have tried acupuncture but without much relief lately. We do not have as skilled as practitioners here as I enjoyed in the Bay Area. Just another thing I miss.

I will not get surgery for it as it usually only helps, if it does, for about five years. So hopefully the cordisone will help.

Thanks for  the suggestion, I appreciate it,

Steve

Alright, These are a bit better. I'll tweak the deadeyes some more when I get the other four rigged.

Steve

Have you considered acupuncture? It's done wonders for my wife.

I feel like this is Deja Vu as this is the third time I have had to redo the main shrouds. I have the first two sets done but they need a little bit of tweaking on the deadeyes. The port deadeyes have beeb=n done six times as I had cut the lines while trying to insert the shrouds through the deadeyes. The starboards were only ruined twice.........

Rigging is still really hard as my right hand and fingers go numb after five minutes of doing delicate work. Hopefully the injections will help in a couple of weeks.

Other than that I am trying to finish up the Nina and the Pinta as well as all the other kits I have in various sorts of construction before I start on another. So hopefully there will be regular updates on these threads......

Steve

I was actually able to get the first set of main shrouds done this morning.  I'll post a picture tomorrow.  It really felt good to rig something.

Steve

Back to square one on the main mast rigging.  One thing I should have done before cutting the old lines off was to make sure that I had enough of the same size line....... I waxed the line and started the upper seizing.  Once I get these draped over the mast I'll chinch them up and seize them.

Steve

A small update but one that actually has photos in it.  After a forced hiatus from the workbench I was able to work on the Nina again.  After debating a good deal about the main mast's rigging, I actually cut it all out.

While rigging it previously, i accidentally glued a couple of lines together at the top which spread the shrouds unevenly.  After trying to fix it in situ which just made it worse, i decided to cut it all out and start again.

After cutting the shrouds out, I then finished the two rear masts shrouds first.  These are the pictures showing the "progress".

Steve

Mike,

Thanks for checking in on this project.  I wish I had more pictures to post, but I haven't been able to work on any models since late September due to issues with my hands.  Anyway, you can check out all the pictures I have in my Photobucket library.  I have all my ships posted in their own folders so that I can find a pictures a little bit easier.

If you decide to build your Nina, you won't be disappointed.  The Heller version would be easier to rig as there are two masts vs. the Revell's three.

Steve

Steve,

How's the Niña coming along?

I've got my Heller 1/75 on the table and am staring at it . I'm torn (more like drawn and quartered) about which kit in my stash to do next.

I think some more pictures of your Niña might push me to begin mine.

Hoping all is well with you.

Mike

Thanks Bakster for checking out the build.  I have started to finish the rigging this weekend so I'll post some pictures later this week.

Steve

Hey Steve...what you have done is gorgeous!  It looks real as all heck. I love it.

Steve,

I'm only doing one model at a time ... that, of course, means that I need many, many moons to finish the 29 aircraft and 23 ships (not counting duplicates in case I mess up ) that I have in my stash. I'm not sure if I will have enough moons left to finish them all but that simply means that I have some decent models that I would like to build and I can enjoy the choices I make when it's time for a new one on the bench.

I am not positive the Nina will be my next build. I've had the old Lindberg Jenny with an AM engine and cockpit staring at me for some time now. Since it's the 100th anniversary of WWI this summer, and my dad flew the JN-4's in Pensacola, Florida in 1917/1918, I may have to give it a go. Then again, maybe I'll do a ship .... I'm just not sure right now.

As to my Dreadnought, I attached the Artwox main deck today. I'm not too happy about how I've cut the openings on the deck - there's some styrene showing - maybe 1 mm or a little less - along the forward port edge of the main deck - between that narrow end and the side turret. Oh well, live and learn. At some point I may attempt to cut some of the scrap Artwox deck material in a narrow strip and see if there's any way I can fill in that gap. I've got my hull together (like yours in your picture) and have masked and airbrushed the top part of the hull above the boot stripe. I'm trying to think about what to do next - put some kind of protective coating on that Tamiya XF-54 Dark Sea Gray that I used for the upper part of the hull or just mask it without spaying a dull coat or future. I had used Tamiya surface primer on the hull before I masked and painted the part above where the black boot stripe will go so I guess it's OK without another layer but I'll be thinking about it after I've attached the rest of the Artwox deck material to the other deck pieces. I'll be masking, BTW, for the boot stripe first and when that's cured I'll mask for the red hull color. I'm very unsure about the order in which to do the painting on the hull but I'm certainly not entering any of my work in any contests - I only have myself to please so I'm not going to fret over it much.

When I'm a little further along - if I haven't completely screwed it up - I'll post a few pictures.

Mike

Thanks Mike, I'll have to follow your Nina build as I have been curious how it builds up.  I have been tempted to pick one up and build it, but I have a boatload of models in my stash to get to.........  I figure that IF I DO NOT purchase anymore models again, I would have to build at least 5 ships a year for the next 20 years to get through my ship stash, and that doesn't even touch my aircraft models!

I have the Pinta that I actually have been working on, so I'll need to post some pictures of that here soon.  I also have the Santa Maria that is at a stand still, although I did pick up some 2mm card triangular deadeyes for her I want to try out soon, so that might be the ship modeling I'll get done this year

That is the Dreadnought in the background that I am prepping for the WW1 Group build starting in two days, yeah!  How is your Dreadnought going?

Steve

I'm following your build with interest and admiration. I have the 1/75 Heller Nina in my stash and am thinking it will be one of the next ships I build.

Is that the Trumpeter 1/350 HMS Dreadnought in the background? Sure looks like what I'm now working on.

Mike

Here is one more, although dark, I kinda like the silhouette effect.

Here is a small update, just have not had the time at the bench lately.  I still need to finish the shrouds but as this is the first time I have ever rigged lateen masted ship, I needed to make sure that the yards will fit in all that line.  I think I like the angle that I currently have them since I am not going to be putting any sails on her.

So enjoy,

Steve

Sounds like WAY too much fun there bud.  I know the house will look great when it is done though.

No real progress on the GH lately.  :(

I got out the deck and bulkhead parts, trimmed up the edges, and they're waiting for me to get the detail-painting done.  Just been too busy!  We got a decent start on the house painting Friday, but the irony of the universe is that we had a 12-day stretch of great weather, and then Saturday we had rain and wind most of the day!  It's a little nicer this morning, so maybe I'll be able to break out the sprayer and get some more done today...

Dave

Thanks Dave!

Yes, I do wax the heck out of my lines and I do melt it into the line by passing it over a candle flame.  I find that it holds it shape better that way and I do not have to use a great deal of tension to make them look good and so far the ships I did 2 years ago look great.  The waxy look disappears when I dull coat the ship.

How is the GH coming along?  Or are your painting abilities being used to paint the house?

Steve

Impressive update, Steve!  Looks like you're nearing the end...

Also looks like you've waxed the Heck out of those lines!  Do you melt the wax into your rigging line?

I tried Prof Tilley's method for the shroud tie off and it looks like it is going to work. Thanks for the suggestion!  I am going to clean this shroud up before I do the rest.  The other pictures show the shrouds for the mizzen mast.  They are not tightened yet but I did want to show that I have been working on this as well as five (5) other projects.  I have told you before that I am as mad as a Hatter.

Enjoy,

Steve

Thanks Professor, that does help and I'll give it a go tomorrow.  I'll let you know how it turns out.

Steve

My normal approach, on a relatively small-scale model, is to start by pulling the shroud taut and tying it in a knot around the deadeye. Then just seize the end of the shroud to the standing part. The knot will be barely visible, if at all.

Hope that helps.

Thanks so much Philip, I appreciate the feedback.

I was able to set up the shrouds for the mizzen mast but I am in a bit of a quandary about how I am going to seize the shrouds.  I usually use small alligator clamps that I get from Radio Shack, but I found when I started on the main, that the clamps had just enough weight to make the shroud sag.

So at the moment, I am stumped.  Anyone have any suggestions?

Steve

It looks great! Like a museum piece.

Phillp1