Revell 1:110 HMS Bounty

[Jim R]

Hi Tony
That looks great. A stunning model.
Jim

[rtfoe]

Lovely build Tony, always liked the Bounty. Was the Airfix Endeavour the same type of ship? Either would be nice to have.
Besides the instruction rigging will you be adding more for realism?

Cheers,
Richard

[skinflint]

Thanks for all the good feedback, this model has been an absolute pleasure to build from start to present. No money has been added to the 'swear box' during the build!

Beautiful Tony , that rigging looks very complicated. How do you manage to get the tension in each line with out upsetting the previous ones ? That bow set of 4 for example .

John, with the rigging, I tend to avoid super-glue on the knots as it doesn't give time to adjust the tension. Either plain PVA or Deluxe Products Super Phatic. The 'Super Phatic' is stronger but needs to be used carefully. Only a small amount is used on the knot as it can be "soaked up" by the thread and cause a darkening of the lighter thread colours.

Lovely build Tony, always liked the Bounty. Was the Airfix Endeavour the same type of ship? Either would be nice to have.
Besides the instruction rigging will you be adding more for realism?

Cheers,
Richard

Richard, the Airfix 'Endeavour' is a very similar build. A fewer pieces, slightly larger and a slightly different scale at 1:120. It was a larger full sized ship than Bounty. It is my next build, my wife having recently bought the kit for me. Attached is a photograph of the size of 'Endeavour' compared to 'Bounty'. I've also added a pen to the photograph to show the hull size. Looking at Revell's website, they now have dropped the Bounty from their sales listings.

[spanner570]

Excellent build Tony. I'm enjoying watching progress.

Should be good fun working the running rigging between those sails. Good job there is plenty of room in the 'Swear Box'

Your servant,
Capt. Bill Bligh

[rtfoe]

Thanks for all the good feedback, this model has been an absolute pleasure to build from start to present. No money has been added to the 'swear box' during the build!


John, with the rigging, I tend to avoid super-glue on the knots as it doesn't give time to adjust the tension. Either plain PVA or Deluxe Products Super Phatic. The 'Super Phatic' is stronger but needs to be used carefully. Only a small amount is used on the knot as it can be "soaked up" by the thread and cause a darkening of the lighter thread colours.


Richard, the Airfix 'Endeavour' is a very similar build. A fewer pieces, slightly larger and a slightly different scale at 1:120. It was a larger full sized ship than Bounty. It is my next build, my wife having recently bought the kit for me. Attached is a photograph of the size of 'Endeavour' compared to 'Bounty'. I've also added a pen to the photograph to show the hull size. Looking at Revell's website, they now have dropped the Bounty from their sales listings.

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Thanks for the comparison shot Tony. They both aren't very large ships or kits but just nice to be mounted on mantles. I've been on the Endeavor replica in Sydney harbour and below decks is pretty cramped...headroom too at a premium. Can't believe the cots the officers slept in were so short and their quarters so small. Lots of rope everywhere.
Looking forward to your next build.

Cheers,
Richard

[wotan]

Very nice job on the standing rigging Tony. Good luck with the tacks and braces when you add the sails.

John

[rtfoe]

Very nice job on the standing rigging Tony. Good luck with the tacks and braces when you add the sails.

John

I can hear early warning sirens already for my USS Constipation. :smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

[Bobby Conkers]

Cracking stuff! I am actually starting to enjoy doing rigging - if you get it right it looks marvellous.

[skinflint]

The foremast sails are now done and it's time to move on to the ones on the mainmast. With the sails it becomes a different model.

[Bobby Conkers]

The foremast sails are now done and it's time to move on to the ones on the mainmast. With the sails it becomes a different model.


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Looking pretty damn good!

Have you used the sails as they came (plastic moulds?), or done any staining/cloth stuff? Can't quite see on my phone.

[spanner570]

Neat work Tony.
Quietly watching through the Admiral Benbow's window.....

Ron

[skinflint]

Looking pretty damn good!

Have you used the sails as they came (plastic moulds?), or done any staining/cloth stuff? Can't quite see on my phone.

Thanks

I decided to use the kit supplied plastic sails. Gave them a wash with off-white. I did give consideration to making my own furled sails from tissue, but decide against and used the provided ones.

[skinflint]

Neat work Tony.
Quietly watching through the Admiral Benbow's window.....

Ron

Thanks Ron

Didn't realise the small size of the model. My next kit Airfix's 'Endeavour' is thankfully bigger.

[Mickc1440]

It looked amazing prior to the first sails going on but they really start to take it to another level.

[skinflint]

W.I.P. update - the model now has the "laundry hung out". The sails are the kit supplied plastic ones given a wash of acrylic white with a spot of ochre mixed in.

Still to do - there is further running rigging and the swivel canons need gluing in place. I am unsure about the crew and the kit supplied flags, they look cheap and nasty and I might consider after-market flag(s). The next post will be when the model finally gets finished and can be posted in the forum's "Completed Ships" section.

The model is a real pleasure to build - Thanks for taking a look.