Le Requin Xebec ZHL plank on frame kit.

Yes, Top Notch, very impressive, the fittings look excellent and the boat is great, your doing a real beaut job on her,

best regards John.
 
G'day Brian, that is unreal, lovely colour combination, certainly shows off your talents,

best regards John.
 
Brian

Looking great mate, very nice. Looking forward to seeing you build again.

Cheers
Geoff
 
Great work!
It is amazing how much good detail is there on these ZHL kits!
Janos
 
G'day Janos, great to see you, yes these kits are really well detailed with some great looking fittings, and Brian is doing a magnificent job on the Le Requin,

best regards John.
 
Well Brian
It is difficult to say anything about your build of the Le Requin, that hasn't already been said. You are doing beautifully. So having said that, I do believe I will share a sail and canvas tarp (model railroading), coloring idea I have used. Have no pics to prove it, but it works very well. Not giving advice, just sharing.
In the navy, our coffee was very strong and black. Chief petty officers would use it to recolor their kakis when they started to fade. Remembering this later on, I used the same technique for coloring sail material. Very strong, black coffee and hot!
Let them soak for at least an hour, undisturbed. Then take and rinse them in cold water. Make sure you rinse them well. Then set them out flat to dry, or over some forms for shape.
The rinse part is very important. If you don't, everyone will be asking if you had cream and sugar with your sails. :grin: ! The scent of coffee will hang around for some time :grin: :grin:
The sails will have a very nice color of use about them. A bonus, sometimes, is a streaky effect. In the sails, not uniforms!
I am a model railroader also. I use a lot of weathering techniques for realism. In all the years, I have found that I do not like the new look! Just me. But I will also use weathering powders to get certain effects. Streaking, spotting, staining, etc.. I have discovered that with model ship building, for the most part, folks seem to like the new look. Like they just came off the ways. Especially with sailing ships. Not being critical here, just an observation.
I have also found that SOMETIMES, imperfection is perfect...or perhaps perfect lies within imperfection...hmmmm.

Dave
Seattle
 
Hi Brian.
It is absolutely stunning .... sorry...its been a while since I have checked in with your build. Just awesome workmanship. A true craftsman you are.

Donnie
 
Brian

Well folks, I get to see Brian's build now and again. and the standard is more than average. A photo will always show those little imperfections and I can assure you folks they are minor and I have not spotted one yet.

It is a very nice build

Cheers
Geoff
 
Imperfections??what imperfections??Brian take some really detailed photos because I can't find those imperfections :D
 
Hi Brian

Those IC Test Clip - EZ Hook" look to work really well to hold the line to the sails

https://www.jaycar.com.au/red-test-clip-ez-hook-40mm/p/HM3036
https://www.jaycar.com.au/red-ic-test-clip/p/HM3040

Have you dyed the sails yet and with what

Cheers
Geoff :greetings-clapyellow:
 
Hello Brian,did you dye the sails or this is the original color of the material?everything looks good though.
 
Hi Zoly, Geoff,
no I haven't dyed the sails yet. I thought I would finish all the stitching first, then see how I go with the soaking in black coffee experiment.
 
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