HMAS friar tuck

started work on the aft section .

a test dry fit ,

I need some help please , I want to be able to put a slight bend in this piece of decoration , not sure how to go about it , I don't want to break it , it's brass any suggestions guy's .

balconies done , but looking at the pic , not real happy , might have to redo it .

more decorations , ladders , boats and railings added .

Some wonderful work on display here Steve. Fantastic job so far.....Cheers mark

thankyou mark , appreciate the comment .

had these left over from another build , they are from dafi's PE set . wasn't game to use them before , they are very frail and tiny .

added some new hinges to the rudder , and chain to the it as well . I think the stern section is about done .m I still have to fix that upper balcony though .

WOW! Is all that I can say.  The scratch building and detail work that you've done is stunning!

tjs

thanks tom really appreciate that . wish they had a like feature here .

You are doing fantastic. Keep up the great work. 

cheers , lurch .

started some rigging , trying to get my fingers use to this again .

got the 5mm deadeyes and chainplates done , ran out of 4mm , still waiting on them to arrive .

started the rigging , burton pendants are on .

Sweet work, Steve!

cheers steve .

started work on the shrouds , here the fore one's are done , decided to use syren thread , as I think for the larger shrouds and stays it look's superior . but of course I don't have enough , so I'm in for another wait .

Thats looking great. You are doing good. Like all the results.

Hey Steve, again... really nice work. You are on a roll.

Question for you about your process. Are you airbrushing much of the color or hand painting?

Neither here nor there because it looks great. I am just wondering how you go about doing these.

thanks steve , 

95% of it has been airbrushed mate , a few bits and pieces have been hand done , but that was because I was too lazy to get the airbrush out , I have also done some touch up work here and there , with the brush .

steve5

thanks steve , 

95% of it has been airbrushed mate , a few bits and pieces have been hand done , but that was because I was too lazy to get the airbrush out , I have also done some touch up work here and there , with the brush .

 

Thanks for advising. Keep up the good work, Mate! 

will do mate . 

got the stays for the foremast and bowspit attached .

That is some super work you are doing on the Shrouds and the standard Rigging. I love it.....Cheers Mark

thanks for that mark .

the fore platform is on .

Spectacular Work !! 

thanks fuzznoggin , I know the railing was never like this , but I just couldn't help myself .

while I'm waiting for deadeyes and thread to arrive , installed the bowspit yard .

got very lucky , I found some syren thread behind my desk , just enough to do the mizzen mast , now I'm onto the lanteen spar and sail . this is just a dry fit .

silkspan attached to sail making device , { patent pending } glue , water , paint mix applied .

after it has dried

cut to shape

add rope edging

attach to spar

nothing is fixed down yet . have to wait for the main shrouds to go in .

made a parrel for the lanteen spar , not really sure if it's suppost to go on or not , but I thought they looked cool .