Yes, it's quite old, but seems to work for my purposes. I'll look into The Iwata if I can afford it.Kurt, that looks like an old Badger siphon airbrush, you should try an Iwata eclipse gravity feed - pricy but you can draw like a pencil or fan it out to about two inches... very versatile tool and lays down very light or heavy coats.
That Russian made kit is so nice, I am seriously considering adding the masts, jib boom, and furled up sails for the boat, designed for the boat to sail as a cutter. More detail = better model. Why stop short?Nice updates - I had not seen that plate from McKay - good to know - I will also add one of those Russian long boat kits on the deck.
Do you intend to also add folded masts and rigging - I had not even thought of that hmmm??
Cheers,
Cutting mats are cheap. There's no reason not to have one if you want to save your desk top. The penny is to help show scale, because the markings on the mat are worn off. The pinnace is 114mm long and 35mm wide. It's a modified Falkonet kit #F0310 from Russia.Hi, very nice.
I was looking at the cutting mat, which I envy, it really looks like a happy cutting mat that has been doing its work for a long time.
I got lost a little on the images, as the penny size does not make sense to me, I was guiding with the cutting mat.
From the first images it looks like its around 10cm long, but then I reached the pictures with the boat on the top of a bottle and on your hand, and looks small, small, small, so I went back to see the images on the cutting mat.
From the last picture I deduce that it's approx 2cm deep, and 10cm long, but on the bottle and on the hand looks smaller than that.
Maybe its my depth perception that is not working properly. Can you tell me its dimensions?
Simply amazing craftsmanship at this scale Kurt. As I have now been adding smaller bits and baubles to my build I appreciate how hard it is to preserve these details - and how lethargic the pace becomes. I work at a slightly larger scale than this ship's boat so I am truly impressed by what you have accomplished here. Bravo! By my calculations we'll be done in three years...or four...or maybe five...The masts, yards, and oars were added, but I'm not going to place the sails in the boat because they would obscure to much of the interior detail. The sails would have been stored below deck anyhow. The mast and yard pieces were rectangular in cross section, and had to be carefully sanded by hand until round. I was able to drill a hole in the top sheave of the main mast and fish the halyard through. The pinnace is finished. It's the most detailed piece I have ever made in wood. Falkonet really makes good stuff! I am thrilled with how nice it came out. Now if I can only do this level of detail on the ship...
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Great updates Kurt. I really like your work on the ship's boat. When you refer to the "Russian boats", are you talking about the Master Korabel boats? I've been looking for some scale (1/90) for my Santisima Trinidad project. Also, Kurt, I'm close to finishing the stern on my project which means I'm closer to installing that beautiful scroll work pieces you fabricated for me. I'm sure it will beautify an otherwise plain looking stern plate, which I scratch built. I will share some photos at some point so you can see the fruits of your labor as well.That Russian made kit is so nice, I am seriously considering adding the masts, jib boom, and furled up sails for the boat, designed for the boat to sail as a cutter. More detail = better model. Why stop short?
No, the boat was made by Falkonet, also Russian. Master Korabel also makes great kits. And I didn't provide you with any scroll work pieces. You must have confused me with the other Kurt on this forum. Falkonet appears to make kits in 1:24, 1:48, and 1:72 scale. The boat I used was 1:72, which is as close to the ship model's scale of 1:84 as I could find. Here is another style of 1:72 boat sold by Falkonet on ebay: Falkonet F1320Great updates Kurt. I really like your work on the ship's boat. When you refer to the "Russian boats", are you talking about the Master Korabel boats? I've been looking for some scale (1/90) for my Santisima Trinidad project. Also, Kurt, I'm close to finishing the stern on my project which means I'm closer to installing that beautiful scroll work pieces you fabricated for me. I'm sure it will beautify an otherwise plain looking stern plate, which I scratch built. I will share some photos at some point so you can see the fruits of your labor as well.
Cheers,
Ken
Ok then. Thanks.No, the boat was made by Falkonet, also Russian. Master Korabel also makes great kits. And I didn't provide you with any scroll work pieces. You must have confused me with the other Kurt on this forum. Falkonet appears to make kits in 1:24, 1:48, and 1:72 scale. The boat I used was 1:72, which is as close to the ship model's scale of 1:84 as I could find. Here is another style of 1:72 boat sold by Falkonet on ebay: Falkonet F1320