Buccaneer Pirate Ship from OCCRE
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Buccaner! A wonderful ship, my first "real" model, I bought it at premiere around 2015, I immediately knew I had to have it. I don't even remember when it was. It's great to see its build once again. It's perfect for a beginning, it's not entirely simple, sometimes you need to think carefully. Very good choice @almoisey .Regards
It didn't seem very simple to me either. Not very detailed manual and not very clear photos leads to a number of errors. I'm not very happy with how it turned out and I hope the next one will be better. Next-I think it's called rubbing strakes:
it was very difficult to give them the desired shape.
But I succeeded. It's the hull now:
it was very difficult to give them the desired shape.But I succeeded. It's the hull now:
I think that came out looking good! I’m in the same “boat” with an OcCre model being my first build… at first glance, the instructions seem pretty good, but once you dig in, you find they leave quite a bit to figure out yourself. And, yes, more than a few outright mistakes.
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What is "Judean Bitumen?
Model is beautiful.
Model is beautiful.
Bitumen of Judea may be used as a colorant for wood for an aged, natural, and rustic appearance. It is soluble in turpentine and some other terpenes, and can be combined with oils, waxes, varnishes, and glazes.
Bitumen of Judea - Wikipedia
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Thanks,
Where do you get it?
Where do you get it?
The particular brands in discussion can be purchased in Europe, I am not sure they will ship to the USA. However, Occre cells it, I assume they can ship to the US.
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Ocolor Dark Red 30 ml
Acrylic water-based paints ideal for naval modelling, railway modelling and hobbies of all kinds. They can be applied by brush or airbrush, are fast drying and have great coverage.
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Thanks, Interesting product. I wish I'd known about forty-two years ago.
... Live and learn!Thanks, Interesting product. I wish I'd known about forty-two years ago.
The particular brands in discussion can be purchased in Europe, I am not sure they will ship to the USA. However, Occre cells it, I assume they can ship to the US.
Ocolor Dark Red 30 ml
Acrylic water-based paints ideal for naval modelling, railway modelling and hobbies of all kinds. They can be applied by brush or airbrush, are fast drying and have great coverage.
Interesting. Bitumen, among many other uses, is the black "glue" that is used to make asphalt for road paving, and is oil based. I wonder how they maintain emulsion in a water based acrylic. May have to give this a try.
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Good question! Soap? That's the only way I know to get oil and water to mix!
Almoisey… I think your 2 additions look great and now plan to do the same to my ship.
Wish I had seen this (or thought of it) a couple of weeks ago as I just wrapped up the first planking, with my “last” step being to ensure all the nails were completely tapped into the hull.
Great looking ship.
Skylights on deck. It's very easy to assemble, just like LEGO:
I just painted the deck with black paint under the hatches:
A rescue boat is placed on top of the hatches.The set includes a boat made of metal. I don't really like it, but unfortunately I don't have enough experience to make it out of wood. So I just painted and assembled what I had:
I just painted the deck with black paint under the hatches:
A rescue boat is placed on top of the hatches.The set includes a boat made of metal. I don't really like it, but unfortunately I don't have enough experience to make it out of wood. So I just painted and assembled what I had: