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Have the sails ready for Rayo and Bahama.
Now it’s only San Antonio left to figure out.
That is mightily impressive Jonas.
You have been working hard.
Today I am hoping to get HMS Captain on the stocks.
Rob.
First three ships in my Spanish fleet to be ready for rigging.
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Salvador del Mundo, Conde de Regla, San José
Those are some seriously nice headsails, Jonas! (I mean, the whole models are nice too)
Side tracked as usual. Instead I decided to do the Tripoli fortifications card for Doncaster.
I then took on a new venture. I never liked the forts which had a double aspect but only one action slot for loading and firing. It was as if they could not work more than one battery at a time, so for the Tripoli fort end I made a double loading card and upped tha anti to that of a 100 gun ship. After all Tripoli did have 150 big guns to defend it.
Those are some seriously nice headsails, Jonas! (I mean, the whole models are nice too)
Thank you Dobbs!
Volunteer
09-02-2021, 23:14
I am working on Simon's Purisima Concepcion
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I ended up going with furled sails, but I can use these on another 1st rate.
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Another very crisp looking paint job Vol. The furled sails make a refreshing change too. Why did you opt for those in particular?
Rob.
That is Simon's version of Henry's ship I used for San José.
Interesting.
Volunteer
09-03-2021, 09:11
Another very crisp looking paint job Vol. The furled sails make a refreshing change too. Why did you opt for those in particular?
Rob.
I am modeling it "at quarters" with just top sails and stay sails, towing boats. Like I did Henry's Holsteen.
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In true fighting mode and cleared for action below decks!
Bravo.
Rob.
After a rather hetic morning, shopping and getting ready for Civil War 1644 fashion tomorrow, I actually managed to get some paint on HMS Captain this afternoon.
Well it's a start.Rob.
Diamondback
09-03-2021, 22:16
Nice to see some projects making progress for you guys! I've been sidelined by logistics trying to prevent "on-hold inventory shrinkage" and get the collection's new arrivals organized into storage along with other brushfires on the homefront, getting the DPG's stashes of plastic dinosaurs shipped out and sundry other usual nuisances.
Seems to me that even if Wings and Sails are on hold for active production, Ares could take advantage of the downtime to do long-range planning and get options drawn up to sit on the shelf waiting for "Go" orders like the US Army's "Rainbow" war-plans preparing for WWII.
And I was just thinking that I was almost marking time DB. We seem to have a lot of non gaming matters taking up time at the moment, but they are all things which need doing. I don't understand it. We seemed to have had time to sort out a lot of things, and got masses of outstanding jobs completed during Covid lockdown, but there are still things coming up to interfere with my painting time.
Rob.
Diamondback
09-04-2021, 08:41
Remember, "workload expands to fill available time"?
I have my own theory DB. Einstein says the faster we move that time slows down. Obviously as we get older we slow down, so time must go faster. Hence we can't fit so much into the day. :takecover:
Rob.
Vol, that Dane is beautiful!
Myself I’ve been out biking. 315 km in one go around a lake called Vättern, Sweden’s second largest lake.
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Not my best look, but pretty proud of the medal for having done it 20 times.
Congratulations on your medal Jonas.
I was also away from the workbench yesterday, doing some 17th century re-enactment.
Pictures to follow in the Wardroom.
Rob.
Capn Duff
09-05-2021, 03:37
Makes my prepping to replace the living and dinning room carpets a bit mundane, tell me where does all the rubbish come from, dont remember getting half of what I found, only a week then can wait until next project in Jan
I have been outing some of my rubbish this morning too Chris. You are right. I am now on the if I have not used it since I retired out it!
We are preping for the plumber, followed by the Electrician, and then new carpets upstairs in the bedrooms. It is incredible how much petrol money we have saved with no SK events for two years.
Rob.
Volunteer
09-05-2021, 11:24
Wow Jonas, 20 times? No wonder the medal is so big! Maybe they are trying to slow you down with the weight? Pretty impressive my friend!
Thank you, Vol. My time wasn't as impressing. 16 and a half hours. I spent a whole hour in a depot eating and having a massage. I've done it in 11:20.
Volunteer
09-05-2021, 12:30
Thank you, Vol. My time wasn't as impressing. 16 and a half hours. I spent a whole hour in a depot eating and having a massage. I've done it in 11:20.
Haha, I can't think of any better way to puctuate a long trek than eating and getting a massage! Except maybe a good single malt?
Oh and thank you for the kind comment on the Holsteen. I do love the lines of this ship. When Henry sent it to me, I wasn't sure I liked it as it was so different. But after building it, I found I really like the elegant line of the hull. When I build Christian VII it will have the same colour scheme from the painting. My artist daughter helped me mix the exact colours to match the painting.
Since I started biking at 20:22 I wasn't just tired, but also sleepy. A single malt, which I love, would knock me out completely.
Yes, I really like the Danish ships. They are a bit quaint, but that makes them more interesting. That's also a reason I like the Swedish Wasa-class. It's also a bit peculiar. It's a little bit the same with the Russian ships. When I'm finished with the Spanish I will probably get into these more odd ships. Except maybe a British second rate...
Volunteer
09-06-2021, 00:10
Since I started biking at 20:22 I wasn't just tired, but also sleepy. A single malt, which I love, would knock me out completely.
Yes, I really like the Danish ships. They are a bit quaint, but that makes them more interesting. That's also a reason I like the Swedish Wasa-class. It's also a bit peculiar. It's a little bit the same with the Russian ships. When I'm finished with the Spanish I will probably get into these more odd ships. Except maybe a British second rate...
I agree the Russian ships are interesting. I have all of the Langton 1/1200 Russian hulls and the three that Henry designed, but I haven't built a single one of them yet.
Now I have my Swedish ships, I'm just putting off the enevitable "add the Russians" nightmare. :shock:
Rob.:wink:
You obviously need Russian ships and Danish ships. Definitely.
Five 74s ready for rigging.
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I will have to do some more grovelling to Chris when he gets his printer up and running, and send a few more Kroner or Roubles Henry's way Jonas. At least that will give me a bit of breathing space to get the Kickstarter ships completed.:wink:
Rob.
Construction of Fort McHenry staggers along. The outer works have been routered and the shape of the peninsula has been cut. With cautious use of a raw knife blade and coarse sandpaper, the slope of the land is formed.
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The finished product will probably have to wait for our return. I find that I must order more styrene for the base, and we're 2 weeks from launch.
Looking good Dobbs. I have also taken to using a knife to shape the lanscape rather than the sander I have, because even with a respirator on and complete room extractors on including a local extractor connected to the sander I manage to get an allergic nasal reaction every time I sand the stuff.
Rob.
Very promising, Dobbs. It's going to be interesting to see it's progression when you're back.
Spaniard ship Santísima Trinidad. Scale 1/1000 for Sail of Glory.
I have scratch built the mast but I have keep the sails a pettion of my client :thumbsup:
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Another very nice bit of work Julián. That is what I am doing for sails at present but my stock of spare parts is rapidly runniung out with all the new cast ships to fit out.
Rob.
Just got my cards for Captain knocked out. Not often the cards are ready before the ship, but I'm back on stuff for Doncaster again today.
Rob....
Volunteer
09-09-2021, 10:36
Spaniard ship Santísima Trinidad. Scale 1/1000 for Sail of Glory.
I have scratch built the mast but I have keep the sails a pettion of my client :thumbsup:
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Nice job on the masts Julian. I especially like the "V" shaped dolphin spike!
Looks good. I'm very happy you have started on my ship!
Myself I’ve been working on more Spanish third rates.
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Looking good as usual Jonas.
Rob.
Thank you Vol, I'm a bit unsure if I did it correctly. Do you think the length is correct in that piece?
Myself I’ve been working on more Spanish third rates.
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They look very nice. Do you want I use the same colour that your red ship? if so, let me know the reference of the colour to buy it.
Another very nice bit of work Julián. That is what I am doing for sails at present but my stock of spare parts is rapidly runniung out with all the new cast ships to fit out.
Rob.
Thank you Rob, I will put more photos of the process in this forum, since it is a ship destined for this game. :beer:
They look very nice. Do you want I use the same colour that your red ship? if so, let me know the reference of the colour to buy it.
No worries. My red striped Spanish are meant to be older to game St Vincent or the like. Santissima will be the only red Spanish in Trafalgar. Make it your preferred way of painting it. It'll probably be more correct anyway.
Now got the reverse sides for my HMS Captain cards.
Volunteer
09-11-2021, 11:03
Thank you Vol, I'm a bit unsure if I did it correctly. Do you think the length is correct in that piece?
Yes Julian, it looks just right to me!
Volunteer
09-11-2021, 11:09
I was able to do a bit more on the Purisima yesterday because it rained, hallelujah!
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Those ratlines really look the part Vol. Your ship is beautiful.
Rob.
Looking great, Vol!
I’ve been working on the Spanish fleet…
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14 third rates and three first rates ready for rigging. Still many ships left to paint.
Today, I have finished the spaniard ship Santísima Trinidad, I hope you like the final result and that soon will lead Jonas's Spanish fleet. :beer::beer::beer:
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Larger than mine Jonas.
I must get on with Henry's this Autumn.
Rob.
Volunteer
09-17-2021, 00:15
Formidable fleet Jonas!
Santisima is another masterpiece Julian!
I agree Vol.
I must get my Santisima out and touch up a few of the details.
Rob.
Vol, good job. May I ask how you made the wave base? and another question, the reddish color that you used to paint the waist, is it an artist license or is it historical? :beer:
Volunteer
09-17-2021, 10:55
Vol, good job. May I ask how you made the wave base? and another question, the reddish color that you used to paint the waist, is it an artist license or is it historical? :beer:
Julian, for the base I use a clear household contact cement named Goop. I first squeeze on a thin coat in a circular motion to ompletely coverthe base. Then I sqeeze out thicker beads for waves. After 5-minutes I use a wooden toothpick to stir up the thick lines ito proper waves. I push the model into it at this point and use the toothpick to touch up the waves and wake. The base sets up to touch in 30-minutes.
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The Earth Red for the waist and upper masts comes from the Spanish Admiralty paint scheme requirements established at thend of the 18th century.
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I hope that is the answer you were looking for.
Thank you so much Vol, I will apply this new scheme for my new ships.
I’m back to painting hulls.
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Your ship painting excellence was mentioned many times by several of the participants during the Doncaster event Jonas.
Rob.
That surprises me. Julián is a better painter than me. And there weren't any ships painted by me at Doncaster.
That surprises me. Julián is a better painter than me. And there weren't any ships painted by me at Doncaster.
Jonas, your painting is good, believe me. Until I didnt have the Santisima in front of me, in 1/1000 scale I have not realized the amount of detail that you do to the ships.
I apply inks to correct the outline and joins but I imagine you don't want to do it so as not to obscure the original colors of the boat, which gives it more realism.
I think Julián is a victim of his own excellence Jonas. We already know how good he is.
As soon as I told people that you had printed me those Frigates they started discussing how good yor Spanish were and the other ships you had posted.
Rob.
Well, I’m sad I couldn’t be there. I looked up the Covid rules and a couple of weeks back it would require a place for a two week isolation prepared to handle if a test was positive. I don’t think much have been relaxed lately.
It will have to wait until next year.
Thank you, Julián. I’ve seen your 1:1200 and know what you can do.
I’m honored to be thought of as a good painter in this company as the best here at the Anchorage keep a very high standard.
And I’ve been continuing with my Spanish.
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Volunteer
09-20-2021, 09:30
Well, I’m sad I couldn’t be there. I looked up the Covid rules and a couple of weeks back it would require a place for a two week isolation prepared to handle if a test was positive. I don’t think much have been relaxed lately.
It will have to wait until next year.
Thank you, Julián. I’ve seen your 1:1200 and know what you can do.
I’m honored to be thought of as a good painter in this company as the best here at the Anchorage keep a very high standard.
And I’ve been continuing with my Spanish.
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Jonas, in my opinion you rank up there with the best ship painters. Your crisp lines are excellent, and your added stern details are unique and inspiring!
The agravating thing to me is how you and Julian maintain this excellent quality on multiple ships at the same time!
I am striving to reach your level! But I know I will never match the numbers.:salute:
Vol, I count you as one of the best here too. Your ships have long been an inspiration and I'm impressed every time you post a ship fully rigged.
Volunteer
09-22-2021, 23:54
I finished it. Purísima Concepción
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And then, as an afterthought, I decided to add some crew. I only had 36 Eduard photo etched figures in the right scale. So they are sparse, sorry. You have to use some imagination and multiply by a factor of 27, LOL. I must put in an order for more figs.
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Superb! I love the detail of the pulleys :thumbsup::thumbsup::beer:
That is some really impressive modelling, Vol.
Just as we thought you had reached the high point of excellence Vol, you raise the sails to another level by adding pulleys.
Bravo Sir. Bravo.
Bligh.
On my workbench:
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Wrong time to be working on Purisima Concepcion. I will be outshone by far.
There’s 15mm guns for my WSS army too. I’m playing around with Henry Turner’s Napoleonic guns by scaling things individually and trying to make it look a hundred years older.
those guns with the long trails remind me of the ECW guns we use, but the others look almost like AWI ones. I don't know much about the WSS field pieces though. They all look very well detailed Jonas.
Rob.
Henry Turner as usual makes very detailed models. He made them for 10 mm but they are easily good for 15 mm or even 28 mm.
The short carriages are regimental guns that can be brought by infantry.
Here are some heavy guns.
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Splendid Jonas. I expect that will give you a much lighter troops box. Does he do limbers as well?
Rob.
Yes, these are lighter, but the armies didn't have that big batteries with many guns.
To be honest, I'm not sure if he does limbers. I didn't look for them. I have some painted already for my Swedish army which are quite neutral and can be used by either army. These are for my Holy Roman Empire army consisting of Austrian, Brandenburg and several small German states. I know he has artillery wagons on his Patreon voting list.
Similar to my AWI army then Sven.
The reason Captain Kiwi and I chose them was to save on cost as we were looking for something where the youngsters in our Wargames club could build an army without the cost of huge numbers of guns and limbers, plus only small cavalry units, without the extra expense of extra horse holders and dismounted and mounted figures. Galloper guns also helped to keep down the cost of horses.
Rob.
I have quite a lot of cavalry though. My Swedish GNW army is half cavalry and was so aggressive the sometimes didn’t wait for the artillery to catch up. My Austrian WSS is also cavalry heavy but also have more artillery.
I did finish the hull of Purissima Concepcion.
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Continued to work on my Spanish.
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Capn Duff
09-26-2021, 15:13
Lovely Purisma Jonas
Not showing up for me Jonas.
Rob.
Thank you Chris.
I'm not sure why things aren't working, Rob. Sometimes I don't see your pictures when you post an AAR. I have to reload the page or even look on my phone.
I thought that was because you post your pictures as attachments and can't get them to work "inline". There's something strange going on with attached pictures.
Hi Jonas.
This morning I can see them fine, and they are another set that do you credit.
I'm sure it is something in my security systems which sometimes takes offence. On the odd occassion I can post a picture in a set and it comes up without an attatchment, but the rest are still the same. If I leave it without an attatchment, it will have gone the following day.
Rob.
Real Carlos
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I can see that one Jonas. Another fine ship to add to your Spanish Fleet.
Rob.
Thank you, Rob.
Right now I have glued sewing thread to the topsails of the first rates but not on any other ships.
I’m not sure but I think I like it.
It’s would be a bit fiddly to add it to the third rates but I wonder if it would be worth it.
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What do you others think?
I would just give it a try ans see how easy it is and how it looks Jonas.
You can always change your mind.
Rob.
I tried and it can be done.
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But on my workbench is these:
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First a cast lead gun, 3D printed scaled and stretched to look the same and then the same again but a regimental gun.
Those sails look great with the addition of threads :thumbsup:
I love that extra detailing Jonas.
Was it as fiddly as it looks?
Rob.
I leave you some photos of my latest work in 1/700 scale. This time is the frigate USS Constitution.
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Yet another rare beauty Julián.
Rob.
That is a very beautiful ship Junián. As always.
Volunteer
10-05-2021, 23:16
Sorry guys, I haven't checked in for several days. Thank you for the nice comments on my Purisima, and for the reputation points Rob and Julian.
Jonas your Purisima is lovely. Mine is one of Simon's, yours is Henry's I think. There are some differences I can see.
I love the way the ordinance Henry is doing is turning out. I want to try some but my printer has been on the fritz for a while now.
I am slowly building the Duguay Trouin from one of Simon's Temeraire hulls. Tonight I got the first half of the standing rigging done. Sorry no pic of it. The last photo I took was of the sails on the main mast and the spars going on the foremast. My first try at cloth sails.
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The sails look very smart Vol. The last time I tried anything in fabric was many years ago when I did the membrain on the wings of a Games Workshop Dragon. What textile do you use and what stiffening method do you employ to hold the shape. I used my old standby of watered down PVA glue in several coats for mine. i will post a picture later when I get a chance to take a photo of it.
Rob.
Volunteer
10-06-2021, 11:54
Exactly what I use too Rob. Watered down PVA with a dollop of Country Twill and a drop of Antique White mixed in. These I shaped over a set of plastic sails for a 1/450 scale plastic Victory model kit I haven't built. The cloth is a tight weave piece I bought at a fabric store.
Yes, my Purisima is Henry’s.
That looks great! Can’t wait to see her finished.
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