Pavel Nikitin San Bartolome

[Pathfinder65]

Wow, thank you for the great explanation. I think I can follow your logical approach. I have to admit that I was a bit puzzled with that step. It will be a couple of days before I can get back to the build, to much other activity currently taking up my shipyard time.

Jan

 

[neilm]

Beautiful build. Now found it and watching. Fantastic.

 

[Jagpilot]

Beautiful build. Now found it and watching. Fantastic.

Thank you!

 

[neilm]

Got some bench time in and started dyeing with Pavel’s dye kit. I think it’s a little too dark so I will sand a little more and lay some oak dye down. Hopefully it lighten up the color a bit.View attachment 382621View attachment 382620View attachment 382623View attachment 382624View attachment 382629View attachment 382630View attachment 382631View attachment 382632View attachment 382633View attachment 382634View attachment 382635View attachment 382636View attachment 382637

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Got some bench time in and started dyeing with Pavel’s dye kit. I think it’s a little too dark so I will sand a little more and lay some oak dye down. Hopefully it lighten up the color a bit.View attachment 382621View attachment 382620View attachment 382623View attachment 382624View attachment 382629View attachment 382630View attachment 382631View attachment 382632View attachment 382633View attachment 382634View attachment 382635View attachment 382636View attachment 382637

Fantastic! Is that airbrushed at first to define the recesses and give it depth. Love the tones.
Any tips would be appreciated.

 

[Jagpilot]

I know I haven’t posted anything lately as it’s been extremely busy and some health issues set me back for sure. I do have some things to post. I just have to go and sort out all my pictures and make a post on my progress to date. I thought I would share this as it turned out to be, something very useful And very simple to do. I am at the stage where I am starting to drill all the holes for the treenails. The the slipway was very nicely designed so that it rotates on it axis. all I did was drill a simple hole clocked in several positions at the stern and bow and installed a Dowel which holds the ship in the position without fear of it spinning out of control.

 

[neilm]

Great idea with the dowel locking peg.

 

[Pathfinder65]

That is a neat trick. I'll have to "modify" my slipway.

 

[neilm]

Latest work on the decks View attachment 385500View attachment 385501and wheel house. Not much time spent in the shipyard. Have been setting a new work area. Spent the last few days assembling ikea furniture. Trying to keep the wood models separate from the plastic.

Beautiful

 

[nambeman]

This is great documentation of a beautiful build. I know you encountered a few problems here and there, but what a fabulous kit!!

 

[neilm]

Got the cat heads installed.View attachment 463667View attachment 463668View attachment 463669View attachment 463670View attachment 463671View attachment 463672View attachment 463673View attachment 463674View attachment 463675View attachment 463676View attachment 463677View attachment 463678View attachment 463679View attachment 463680

Your work is absolutely beautiful. Every detail. Fantastic skill. I keep looking through your build.

 

[Jagpilot]

Your work is absolutely beautiful. Every detail. Fantastic skill. I keep looking through your build.

Thank you. I have some more updates. Just have to get around to putting them up.

 

[Jagpilot]

Beautiful

Thank you!

 

[Jagpilot]

Hello ship modelers. I finally got done the fourcastle, railing and catheads. I think this by far was the hardest part of the ship so far. I really tried working on getting the railing posts to fit in the pre-cut railing squares without any gaps. This is as close as I can get it. It was also tricky filling the dead space under the catheads.

 

[GrantTyler]

Beautiful

True story

 

[Pathfinder65]

Wow, that looks terrific. A lot of work to get all the bits and pieces to fit.

 

[Jagpilot]

Wow, that looks terrific. A lot of work to get all the bits and pieces to fit.

Thank you!

 

[Jagpilot]

Evening ship modelers . Worked on the quarter deck for the past couple of nights. And I can finally say one part of the ship is done. Construction wise that is. I still may mess around with dyes until I get the highlights the way I like. Trying to go for a pretty aged and weathered look.

 

[Pathfinder65]

Trying to go for a pretty aged and weathered look.

That looks terrific.

 

[neilm]

Hello ship modelers. I finally got done the fourcastle, railing and catheads. I think this by far was the hardest part of the ship so far. I really tried working on getting the railing posts to fit in the pre-cut railing squares without any gaps. This is as close as I can get it. It was also tricky filling the dead space under the catheads.View attachment 472657View attachment 472656View attachment 472658View attachment 472659View attachment 472660View attachment 472661View attachment 472662View attachment 472663View attachment 472664View attachment 472665View attachment 472666View attachment 472667View attachment 472668View attachment 472669

Absolutely fantastic. Looks incredibly real.

 

[neilm]

Wow ! Fantastic !