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The time and effort you put on your build
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Good evening Shelk,
What was the liqid you used to bleach the the planking?
Great work
IanG
What was the liqid you used to bleach the the planking?
Great work
IanG
planks?
common household bleach
It's getting thereThe time and effort you put on your build
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To bleach the wood. You put the wood srips into a liquid.
Yes I put them on bleach
Doh!!!! lol. I was thinking too complex.
That model looks like its something you would see in an antique shop. Truly unique.
Shelk, you should be proud of your work on the Santisima Trinidad.
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Having build the model long time ago I know first hand the work involve on that model
But the work you put on the weathering even if as I said lots before not a fan have to admit that is impressive work and can only admire it and said WOW superb work
But the work you put on the weathering even if as I said lots before not a fan have to admit that is impressive work and can only admire it and said WOW superb work
Thank you, for all the comments but also for your build log, I lost count how many times I checked it to figure stuff outHaving build the model long time ago I know first hand the work involve on that model
But the work you put on the weathering even if as I said lots before not a fan have to admit that is impressive work and can only admire it and said WOW superb work
Also thank you to everyone else for the likes and comments
Meanwhile, I've weathered and made the fake tar (yes I know Stockholm tar should be brown and I still went with black) on the ropes arround the fore mast, I've glued it in place and did the 1st shroud pair, and one of the dead eyes
I think that Shelk's weathering is more in line with most ships of the time, except navy ships.
Remember the paints used gave little protection from the weather unless they were mixed with a watery tar substance. Only Navy ships were kept spick and span.
Look at the ship in the background at 1:27 minutes:
Compare that to the ship on the opposite side of the dock.
The Santisima Trinidad belonged to a Spanish navy that had received little investment leading up to Napoleon's invasion of Spain, and almost none after the invasion.
Remember the paints used gave little protection from the weather unless they were mixed with a watery tar substance. Only Navy ships were kept spick and span.
Look at the ship in the background at 1:27 minutes:
The Santisima Trinidad belonged to a Spanish navy that had received little investment leading up to Napoleon's invasion of Spain, and almost none after the invasion.
Realised that for the 1st time on this build I'm doing something that takes longer to assemble than it does to weather, was always the other way arround so far
So here is the progress
Already stained the lanyard rope, started staining the cannon ropes also, can't have too clean rope on this ship
The tar is also looking good in my opinion
So here is the progress
Already stained the lanyard rope, started staining the cannon ropes also, can't have too clean rope on this ship
The tar is also looking good in my opinion
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Perhaps you could show a text list of what you've just done? I have just watched the weathering deck beams video, and it would be useful to know what you had used in what order; e.g. black paint/matt varnish/chipping solution/black paint/sandpaper.
You make it look so easy! Which is the mark of a craftsman.