What's on Your Workbench for July 2020

[Bligh]

Thanks for the nice remarks Bryan.

I would be telling an untruth if I said years of experience and practice is how to get the tape right.
It is still a difficult fiddly job, however long you have been at it, and I have to be in exactly the right frame of mind to tackle it . Some days it is best not to even think about starting it. I have just started one today which I will reveal if all goes well, which is taxing me to the limit and all because the Corona virus has prevented me getting exactly the tape I wanted for the job.

Rob.

[Comte de Brueys]

Excellent workt with thw ships, Rob & Vol.

[Bligh]

Thank you my dear Comte, and also thank you for the Rep.
Rob.

[Bligh]

Sails now done

[usfbrown]

Excellent work these Rob! The striping and masts look great!

[Volunteer]

Rob, have you ever thought about a "wing" sail set for your xebecs?

[Volunteer]

Excellent workt with thw ships, Rob & Vol.

Thank you Sven for the nice comment and the Rep

[Volunteer]

Ah, yes that would present a problem

[Bligh]

As it is, I have now used up all my spare Frigate boxes, so have three ships on the stocks without a home Vol.
Rob.

[Volunteer]

The wing configuration does look pretty cool though

[Bligh]

Oh yes. I looked at that picture long and hard before I came to a decision Vol.
Now here is today's action.Another one takes to the water. Only two more to go until I send in my next order for ships.
Rob.

[Volunteer]

Very nice! The towed skiff is a nice touch.

[Bligh]

Cheers Vol.
I thought that with the ship being so small i will be able to get a towed sea boat onto the base behind it without obscuring the details on the ship base card.
Rob.

[usfbrown]

Very nice work Rob! The details on the sails are fantastic.

[Bligh]

Thanks Bryan.
Things in the port are gradually starting to look a bit more busy now.
Rob.

[Volunteer]

Thanks Bryan.
Things in the port are gradyally starting to look a bit more busy now.
Rob.

Awesome! Like viewing a slice of history. The ships look perfect in the scene without the bases.

[Bligh]

Thank you Vol, both for the comments and the rep.
At least I'm getting some things done during the lockdown.
Rob.

[Bligh]

The next one is in the paint shop.
Rob.

[Bligh]

Now painted up. All I have to do tomorrow are the sails.

[Bligh]

Sails completed today. Just a matter of some touching up on the paintwork and a glue job to complete the penultimate paint job. Just the one in harbour with furled lateens to do after that.

Rob.

[Volunteer]

Nice, it's going to be a poleacre!

[Bligh]

Yes it is Vol.
Another thorn in the side of the Royal Navy et al.

[Volunteer]

Yes it is Vol.
Another thorn in the side of the Royal Navy et al.

Love the poleacre Rob!

Nice painting Bryan!

I am able to do a bit of painting myself now, using the jeweler's vise to hold the ship with my left hand thumb and unsplinted fingers.

[Bligh]

Glad to hear you are starting to cope again Vol. It is incredible what you can adapt to if the need arises. Mind you I still have problems with doing up buttons and shoe laces. Most everything else I can manage now.
Rob.

[usfbrown]

Love the poleacre Rob!

Nice painting Bryan!

I am able to do a bit of painting myself now, using the jeweler's vise to hold the ship with my left hand thumb and unsplinted fingers.

Thank you Vol! I'm glad to hear you're able to get back to painting!

[Comte de Brueys]

Hi Rob, are those little ships just for the scenery or gunnery practice for her majesty's ships?

[Bligh]

Hi Sven.
It is what we call the Snotling factor. We found out in Warhammer that if you threw hundreds of cheap points at the hugely expensive body of six Chaos nights that the other side had decided on, they could not kill you all before you were all over them. It was similar with the Algerine Pirates. if they threw a lot of small Xebecs and galleys at ships as large as Frigates and even some liners they could overwhelm them just by sacrificing some ships to soake up the broadsides of larger ships. I am soon to find out just how many of those tiny ships you need to defeat the Constitution and her escort of Sloops.
Rob.

[usfbrown]

Love it Robb! The red looks amazing. Very nice work.

I'm starting the larger French ship from the starter set, Genereux. It is much easier than the smaller frigate. I'll post some before and after pictures once completed.

[Bligh]

Love it Robb! The red looks amazing. Very nice work.

I'm starting the larger French ship from the starter set, Genereux. It is much easier than the smaller frigate. I'll post some before and after pictures once completed.

I will look forward to charting your progress Bryan.
Rob.

[Bligh]

The last of the present batch of Xebecs is now underway and coincidentally the final piece of work for the July workbench.
Rob.

[McDorf]

I've created one of those Instant Ham accounts for sharing pictures of miniatures and miniature related fun.
https://www.instagram.com/garysminiatures/

If you see - that means this has multiple pictures!

Which means, when you open that picture, you can view the others pictures in that post with this looking arrow on the left or right side of the picture.

[usfbrown]

Looking forward to seeing the final product Robb!

Wow Gary! Those miniatures look amazing!


Finished the Genereux. Some before and after here. Two ships left in the starter set to finish.

[Dobbs]

Nice job, Bryan. It's funny, but to my eye, the ships look bigger with the additional paint. They certainly look more dramatic!

[usfbrown]

Nice job, Bryan. It's funny, but to my eye, the ships look bigger with the additional paint. They certainly look more dramatic!

Thank you Dobbs for the compliment and rep! The pictures do make them look larger!

I had some issues with the ink pooling and making spots on the sails. Oh well!

[Bligh]

Just got back to the Anchorage and also applaud the paint job on your ships Bryan.
They do look a cut above the usual.
Rob.

[Bligh]

Well shipmates this puts all our efforts in the shade.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-53579079

Rob.

[usfbrown]

Well shipmates this puts all our efforts in the shade.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-53579079

Rob.

That's impressive!

[McDorf]

Well shipmates this puts all our efforts in the shade.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-53579079

Rob.

CO'R BLIMEY

[usfbrown]

Just got back to the Anchorage and also applaud the paint job on your ships Bryan.
They do look a cut above the usual.
Rob.

Thanks for the rep and compliments Rob!

[Volunteer]

Thanks, I still have six of the eleven stitches and we are on day 16. It is not healing as well as I had hoped. I have to keep it bandaged and splinted still. But at least the pain is tolerable now without pharma. It was the pain that stopped me from attempting any hobby activity before. A shame because the heat wave we are having has provided an excuse to spend a lot of time indoors. This is what I have been trying to work on

[usfbrown]

Stitches are such a pain to take care of. I hope thing start going better for you.

On a positive note, those ships are looking great! Looking forward to the finished product!

[Bligh]

They do indeed look very fine already Vol. They are going to be superb on the games table when completed.
Rob.

[Volunteer]

Stitches are such a pain to take care of. I hope thing start going better for you.

On a positive note, those ships are looking great! Looking forward to the finished product!

Thank you Bryan for the well wishes, and for the rep

Dobbs, they are Black Seas frigates and third rates. I get some stern picks tomorrow.

[Bligh]

Well my last hull is completed for the end of this month. Just a matter of the sails today and I will be ready for a new project for August.
Rob.

[Dobbs]

Thanks, I still have six of the eleven stitches and we are on day 16. It is not healing as well as I had hoped. I have to keep it bandaged and splinted still. But at least the pain is tolerable now without pharma. It was the pain that stopped me from attempting any hobby activity before. A shame because the heat wave we are having has provided an excuse to spend a lot of time indoors. This is what I have been trying to work on

Glad to hear you're on the mend, Vol. Those are very interesting ships. What are they, and what do the sterns look like?

[Volunteer]

Glad to hear you're on the mend, Vol. Those are very interesting ships. What are they, and what do the sterns look like?

Here are the pics you asked for Dobbs



This one I made the Constellation label attached below the stern gallery

Because the one below that Warlord provides is for the 1853 sloop of war, not the original frigate!


Sorry for the sideways photos, I don't know how to fix them.

[Dobbs]

Here are the pics you asked for Dobbs



This one I made the Constellation label attached below the stern gallery

Because the one below that Warlord provides is for the 1853 sloop of war, not the original frigate!


Sorry for the sideways photos, I don't know how to fix them.

I like your Constellation refabrication. I think it's much more in line with the 1797 frigate.

[Dobbs]

Aargh! Forced into it because of Bligh's lovely sails. When I built this, I thought doing stripes would be a pain in the bottom, but seeing how superior Rob's sails look I have to go back and paint mine in place!w

[Volunteer]

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Aargh! Forced into it because of Bligh's lovely sails. When I built this, I thought doing stripes would be a pain in the bottom, but seeing how superior Rob's sails look I have to go back and paint mine in place!

Can't see your attachment Dobbs

[Dobbs]

Stripes are a pain! But they do look good. Some retouching needed and then on to the hull.