HEL-126, One Man Shipyard, 1/144

[Mick M]

It is time to go back to the shipyard. I hope you didn't miss me too much  I got tired with all that junk designed to send some poor buggers to the other side. That's why this time i went for something designed for GOOD, because what can be better than fresh fish and chips ? This will be my first fully 3D printed model. I had encounters with some add-ons made in that technology, I had mixed feelings. We'll see.

The cutter itself is Polish post war development of Germak KFK, they were used even up to the '80s.  HEL-126 was lost with all hands on 8th of February 1979.



So far I'm impressed, there were some minor print artifacts on the rounded part of the hull, but I've eliminated them with my 3M sponge in about 15 minutes  I've left the hull on that base, because it levels it and makes marking the waterline easy-peasy. I'm going to put it on a  seascape, so I'm not worried about sanding down the keel.









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Mick

[Mick M]

I don't like working with white primer, but it's a necessity in this case.






I splashed some paint on that rubbish in the forecastle





and that's how much of it will be visible 



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Mick

[Mick M]

Painting in progress....































I'm working on the seascape as well







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Mick

[SG1]

Beautiful, love that busy forecastle!

[Mick M]

Little SBS on the seascape, just in case anyone's interested.

I've trimmed the clay:











Framed it in cardboard:











Cardboard cut to shape and filled here and there :











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Mick

[Artoor]

Good work with clay. Watching this with interest.

[Mick M]

Thanks

Base colours on major components DONE  This time I've taken propoer photos. I'll put on decals and I'll start DESTRUCTION 


























































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Mick

[Mick M]

Seascape in progress:













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Mick

[Neptune]

Beautiful work so far.
Curious how she'll look in that sea base!

[SG1]

I agree, looking forward to that!

[Mick M]

I need to weather the hull before it goes into it and those little things weren't the cleanest of the ships ever

[Mick M]

I've been working hard on weathering, my favourite part



Bottom part if the superstructure:



















and the bridge:

























Sorry for the poor photos, just a few phone snaps.



Thanks for watching

Mick

[SG1]

Excellent progress! Weathering's amazing. On standby for the next update. Keep this up!

[marijn van gils]

Great job on that weathering Mick!

[Mick M]

Thanks, doing my best

Lifeboat:











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Mick

[TF17Greg]

Wow superbly weathered..and the sea is very natural...i can’t wait to see the painting

[Mick M]

Superstructure assembled


















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Mick

[JIM BAUMANN]

Dont know how I missed this...?!

that looks really very sharp

most impressive !!

JIm Buamann

[Mick M]

Thanks Jim. Destruction moves on, underwater part of hull is still untouched












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Mick

[Mick M]

Ze eagle has landed..... in a puddle















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Mick