Revell 1/144 Trinity House 'South Goodwin' Lightship

[Gern]

It really does suck when some eBay sellers don't tell the truth about the kits they sell. A Merry Christmas to the ba****d who sold me this one!


Off we go....
Cheers.
Ron

Yeah! That's nearly as bad as those folks what post stuff to you without putting enough stamps on! :flushed::flushed::smiling4:

[skinflint]

That's dreadful Ron, I was tempted to go for that kit myself. I also fell for the same trick with my Benledi, two pieces short and no mention in the sales blurb and then to put the kit in a heat sealed bag (obviously a trader). Fortunately they also won't be too difficult to scratch build. I have since bought the Revell Pinta which fortunately is A1. I am buying no more from ebay, will only buy brand new in future! I also feel a bit guilty for having seen that one for you, certainly won't post links to any other kits I see.

Nevertheless, looking forward to your build.

Tony

[spanner570]

Tony, don't give it another thought. You weren't to know about the missing parts, any more than me. The only person who did was the seller. Please continue to post any links that might be of interest to me. Unless of course you wish to keep your find to yourself

Yours.
Uffa Fox

[Tim Marlow]

The only other option is to check the item carefully when it arrives, and raise a complaint straight away if it’s not as described!

[spanner570]

More progress.
After joining the hull halves, I dry fitted the main deck. Spot on! This slips in from the stern - :flushed: ....... and then snaps in all around. Easy enough to remove after the trial fit!
I find with these elderly kits, the large bits of plastic are usually an excellent fit. The smaller ones on the sprues usually need major work before gluing. Some parts are barely recognizable, but we are modellers, so a stack of cleaning up and fitting is quite acceptable, to me anyway.

I don't usually prime my models, but with such a large surface as this, I decided to brush on a coat to the hull and main deck.
I've also brushed on a first coat of white around the inner hull/ deck.
With the exception of the large windlass, all the other detail is moulded into the plastic.










Nice hull detail. More than enough rivets to keep the 'rivet counters' on here happy......


Next, I'll fit the porthole glass, paint and permanently fix the main deck.

Cheers.
Ken Goodwin

[skinflint]

The detail moulding in the hull looks good. I have also noticed that on some kits the large parts are excellent clean, flash free parts and the kit is let down by the smaller parts.

Following with interest

Tony

[Jim R]

Hi Ron

I find with these elderly kits, the large bits of plastic are usually an excellent fit. The smaller ones on the sprues usually need major work before gluing. Some parts are barely recognizable, but we are modellers, so a stack of cleaning up and fitting is quite acceptable, to me anyway.

That was exactly what I found with my Calypso model.

Lightship is looking excellent. Nice detail and smooth paint job from the master of the hairy stick.
Jim

[Ian M]

Watching with interrest. I'm sure I built a lightship as a lad. Seem to recall it being 1/72 scale though....?

[adt70hk]

Thanks for the update Ron.

Looking very nice indeed so far.

Keep up the good work.

Andrew

[spanner570]

Thanks boys. Glad you approve thus far.

Before I fit the 'glass' into the portholes I drilled out earlier, I need to paint the hull.

First coat of red brushed on. I don't use masking tape, preferring to mark around the hull at the waterline with a pencil and paint freehand, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that Revell have kindly moulded in a waterline line.

As you can see, at this stage of the painting I'm not fussed about going over any demarcation lines. With such a large area of plastic to cover, neatness goes out of the window. I needed to get the paint on reet sharpish to avoid a dry edge and ridges.

Brush painting tip....Just slosh the paint on and quickly lay it off bottom to top, not top to bottom. If you do the latter, you will have paint runs around the top inside edge of the hull.





A better look at the excellent hull plate detail - and the drilled out port hole holes!

Once this is dry, I can add a second coat and then see if a third is required.

Cheers.
Able Seaman Staynes

[Guest]

570 .
Polly sends his love, but as much as he would love to see you and join in he's currently stuck in Aus and not allowed to leave.
So you will have to do with just me, i've left all flammable materials here, just winding the elastic band up in the jolly bike and I'll be with you.

Yours Able Seaman 453.

[boatman]

570 .
Polly sends his love, but as much as he would love to see you and join in he's currently stuck in Aus and not allowed to leave.
So you will have to do with just me, i've left all flammable materials here, just winding the elastic band up in the jolly bike and I'll be with you.

Yours Able Seaman 453.

AN:thinking: IF POLLY does turn up lets hope 570 wont send him off like he did last time lol or did he resign ?
:rolling::smiling2:
chris

[Guest]

AN:thinking: IF POLLY does turn up lets hope 570 wont send him off like he did last time lol or did he resign ?
:rolling::smiling2:
chris

No Chris, he said Polly was welcome,think it's very strange , maybe a trick !

[spanner570]

B***er! My plan is exposed for the trick that it was!
See that big hole at the bow? It looks a bit big for my likings. I needed something soft and squashable to insert in it.:flushed: I tried a pillow, but it burst. When it did, feathers flew everywhere. That's when I hit on the idea of inviting 453 and his bird aboard and before anyone pulls me up, I was going to insert the parrot in the hole, not 453!

......and now on to more mundane matters.
Prior to adding the porthole glass, I have brushed on a second coat of paint to the gunnels and outer hull.






Next, I'll attend to the portholes and paint and fix the main deck.
Thanks for looking in.

Thomas Ismay (Ace ship designer)

[Steven000]

Nice progress Ron :thumb2: