Friday 19 November 2010

flag, pennant and rudder fittings.

made flags from aluminium foil, primed with grey acrylic primer then acrylic colours.





pennant.
got a stickon address label, painted it black and and cut out pintles and gudeons.
all that remains is to fit remaining bunting then make the display cabinet.
hrs 195.

the battery.

model was missing its maindeck guns. i found these kits on cornwall model boats website. they are beautifully made kits, only 20mm long, (they supply a range of sizes.






quite neat i think.


the full battery.
thank god i don't have to polish them!!

fitting sails.


returned from sunny wodonga on tuesday. wednesday and thursday spent laceing the sails to the yards and attaching sheets, vangs, clewing up lines and brailles.








decided to have the main course clewed up and brailled.










have been looking for something suitable to make a figurehead from. found a small model doe deer in a toyshop in a little gold mining town near wodonga. cut the head off, painted it gold and filled in highlights in black and bobs your uncle, a golden hind!!



hrs 185.