pob374 Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Hi Crew, I met a fellow builder, He is moving out of his home and into an apartment.In an effort to raise money and make room (get rid of stuff) he's selling some of his old work.I bought two of them. he said they were junk. so I thought I would make any needed repairs, as I dug into the spider web and nicotine covered pieces, I found that it would be best to strip them down and refurbush them. They are not SIB's nor are they models. I guess they were (factory) made as decorative pieces. None the less, they are ships... So I will make an effort to make them Beautiful once again. One is a Galleon and the other a frigate. I'm new to the hobby, and I hope to learn alot. IgorSky and Onni 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Post pictures. I wouldn't mind seeing them. Restoration and clean up can be fun with old ship models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pob374 Posted February 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Ok, I started one already (Galleon). I agree it will be fun. Bernard Kelly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pob374 Posted February 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Please, give input. As you can I began bending planks on the galleon. Then I thought no. the deck must be flat. So I will start over. Thanks, Chief... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasseur Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 There is great potential here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pob374 Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 As you can see I have started with the Galleon,Well, to this point I have stripped her down filled cracks in her hull. And now I will begin sanding. she had no planking on her decks, should I add planking? Thanks for your advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 I think they'll both make great models. It will be fun to see what you do with them. As far as planking, its up to you. I like a planked look but its hard work. I think they fall into the folk art type models. There are debates back and forth for scale vs folk art. I know quite a few scale guys that would say "throw em in the trash they aren't worth it." I disagree with that notion. I think all ship models have a charm to them scale or not and I've restored a few folk art models for people. Ships in bottles themselves became popular as folk art models. So I welcome folk art models in this forum. Keep us updated on how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pob374 Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Thanks Chief, I figure I will get some experience if nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pob374 Posted February 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 I'm adding a castle to her, and I have started planking her. 2nd photo show the windows for the castle. Chasseur, Landlubber Mike and Bernard Kelly 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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