iggie's modelling table

[Stuart]

Superb work iggie!

[Clashcityrocker]

Lovely work with the PE.

Nigel

[iggie]

Weathering has commenced and the lower hull has been painted, bootline to add still

[Stuart]

That's looking really good iggie - What have you used for the weathering?

[ShaunW]

That's looking really good iggie - What have you used for the weathering?

+1 from me, the weathering has really added life. Spill the beans

[iggie]

That's looking really good iggie - What have you used for the weathering?

+1 from me, the weathering has really added life. Spill the beans

Cheers Chaps!
No dark arts really; just a little Flory wash. The superstructure and funnels all got a dark grime wash overall, which was then wiped off with some damp kitchen towel. Then I added spots and lines of rust, and using a very slightly damp flat brush, a flicked the ends of the brush bristles downwards as though gravity was taking the rust streaks downwards....

It's a bit bright at present, but it'll tone down a bit when I give the whole thing a matt varnish spray at the end.

[Purplethistle]

Mon Dieu! c'est incruyable!

[ShaunW]

That's looking really good iggie - What have you used for the weathering?

+1 from me, the weathering has really added life. Spill the beans

Cheers Chaps!
No dark arts really; just a little Flory wash. The superstructure and funnels all got a dark grime wash overall, which was then wiped off with some damp kitchen towel. Then I added spots and lines of rust, and using a very slightly damp flat brush, a flicked the ends of the brush bristles downwards as though gravity was taking the rust streaks downwards....

It's a bit bright at present, but it'll tone down a bit when I give the whole thing a matt varnish spray at the end.

Well, it is very effective. At some point I intend to resurrect my Airfix Ark Royal build and that will need some weathering to stop it looking too toy-like.

[Ural]

Excellent work iggie, I really like to see this ship with all the weathering done!

must be fantastic

[iggie]

It's my bed time now so no time to post much but Danton c'est finis!!!
I'll post more tomorrow but this head on view will have to do for now.......



Night night all

[Ural]

Amazing job!

[Softscience]

HOLY MOTHER OF ALL THAT IS RIGHTSIDE UP! BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL! And JUMPING JAUNDICED JEHOVAH!

Iggie, I bow to your masterful skills of ship-building! Can I send you my Revell Corvette for you to build? I can't do half as good a job as what you did there.

Those railings and rigging are out of this world! Amazing!

[Purplethistle]

Bravo Iggie, c'est un grand tour de force. Magnifique!

[ShaunW]

Wow, she certainly looks great bow on

[iggie]

Cheers guys!
The rigging is mostly indicative to be honest, and caused me the biggest grief. It was virtually finished when while trimming one length off, I cut through the lower yard on the fore mast . Being elastic, this caused the rest of the mast to collapse under the unequal pressure and a re-build was needed.....
Other than that, the build although lengthy, was straightforward; the parts are all well moulded, with hardly any flash to be seen and no ejector marks except on undersides/insides so no worries there. I have enjoyed it immensely and feel more confident in starting one of my bigger 1/350 maritime subjects (of which there are one or two lurking in the stash ).
Paints are all acrylic, applied with le brush hirsuite. Weathering by Flory and a matt varnish lightly airbrushed overall to seal it in.

The rest of the shots now: