Kit Building

I’m a little confused on how I’m going to do guns, windows, gunports, etc. Anybody done this? ...

This is my long guide to 3D printing hulls on a resin printer. It's aimed at helping someone to start printing but they ...

With the arrival of the Dry dock and some more buildings plus ships and impedimenta from Langtons the Dockyard module was now ready for construction.




Firstly, I cut out the base from plastic sheet.





Next I sculpted the contours from insulating foam.




Then I completed the basic shaping and glued up the two parts securing them with Duct Tape..


The following morning I unwrapped the glued ...

Now to remove unsightly midriff bulge.





After gutting the ship's mid section cut off the peg for use later.




Drill a hole in the end and superglue in a steel pin ready for re attaching to the ship's hull at a later stage.

Just ...

Items Needed:

Polystyrene C Channel - Part # 262
https://evergreenscalemodels.com/col...tyrene-channel ...

Ahoi everybody. I'm new to this Forum but not so new to naval wargaming. We used different rulesets throughout the last ...

Ahoi everybody. I'm new to this Forum but not so new to naval wargaming. We used different rulesets throughout the last ...

Starting a new project today with a new fort on a headland ideal for the War of 1812.









Working up ideas for the layout.







The final layout.


Cutting out, and fitting to existing coastline.



The next stage in the process is Routing out the covered way,



Then the final fitting of the fort before taking it off to paint.



Next a coat of ...

The building of the HMS Thunderer.
Next job was opening up all the holes for fittings.



and trial testing the parts for fit and the easiest order for assembly.



Now the undercoat.



Next the hull got a coat ...

Good evening Gentlemen!

Just in time for the end of the year, I ventured into a long-planned project. The push ...

On the rocks!

Just started work on three sets of rocks to go with my shoals.




Basic brown undercoat ready for a bit of painting.




Got started by matching up the sea colour to my mat and getting that on whilst the paint dried on another project.




Next move, getting the surf up.
...

After having built my 80 gun conversions (https://sailsofglory.org/showthread....orten)-a-ship) ...

Marking out the ground on foam ready for Fort Corral.



Today I routed out the headland to fit the fort into the cliff face,







The cutting out of the coastline in rough with my Abra saw.



I did get a chance to begin some Terra forming before leaving this morning.



First chance to get back to it today.
More Terra forming in relation ...

San Pedro Fort Valdivia.








Marking out for the Island using a google image of the Isla Mancera.



Rob.

And here is the basic shape cut out and ready to add the beach.





Rob.

This morning a little marking out ready for the Router.



Rob.

Leaving the contouring for a while, today I am now starting to cut up and assemble the parts for the fortifications.





Rob.

Here is today's progress. Being snowed in is a wonderful thing to get some work done.


Cutting filing joints to fit and assembly of the Fort.



Marking out the base.



Cut out base being checked for accuracy with the cliff top.


Rob. ...

With Manzanera Island in the spray shop, I decided to crack on with Fort Niebla.
Here I was lucky in two respects. There was an 18th century plan and I had enough parts left from the San Pedro build.





Scaling up the plan I fitted the parts which needed little fettling over the plan.




Next I cut a plasti-card base to the shape of the fort plan and assembled the parts






The next job will be fitting and gluing the walls in place.
Rob.

The work continues with gluing up the fort.



The last piece goes in.



Rob.

Today I ubnder coated the fort.



Then gave it a base coat.



Whilst it was left to dry I marked out and rough cut the headland ready for terra forming tomorrow. ...

I start off with this... A block of florist foam.

Then I use a long serrated knife to cut it about 1" ...

Due to lack of other means to add ratlines to the SGN ships I have used the brass etched ratlines used by 1/1200 modellers ...

The first stage of this project was some more research.
I had used a blinking light for my first three Decker on fire and was unsatisfied with the rate of flashing being too fast.




I also needed something smaller for a 74 and a Frigate.




Hence I turned to some flashing Led earrings. here you can see the difference in scale even with the lug cut off the large Led.



I next de mast a 74 and grind off the ...

I wanted a few Tonnant-class ships before Ares completed their model. There are a few other conversions that would be possible ...