I have been working on a 'Lindberg'Cap'N / Wappen Von Hamburg now for quite a while. Still with the rigging. 1/130 scale all plastic - but It's got some awesome sails I made of computer paper - striped in light colonial green with a gold medalion - stiffened with thinned White Glue. It's awesome - all the cannon barrels drilled out by hand - the gold trim on the transom - I'm no where near done. I was at a model show in a firehouse and bought some old model mags from 30 years ago - and lo and behold, the back pages of one issue have these close up color pictures of the same kit - with rigging clearly shown. Who knew? The little cannons are so cool. And I haven't retired yet. They just opened a Hobby Town - and the manager there is starting a 'club' - we're gonna get the rigging straight.
Walk with your planks. Don't throw in your towel, matay. Take your time. DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP. Some of these guys spend years on larger scale ships, cast their own firing cannons [that's right - they shoot shot they cast in their own tiny molds and mix their own powders]. Too cool. Great art. I love my model Von Hamburg, flaws and all. Now I'm looking into how to custom build a case - and I'm not out of the rigging yet. Just check out the sails and histories on the 'net. HANG TOUGH. Sailors are tough. Their modelers are true craftsmen - but it's a solitary craft and you teach yourself, with a little help as you go along. Save your scrap . You're modeling history, right? Have fun! great hobby. There's so much with a ship- like no other models. It's a craft that 'Hooks' - all those little cannon balls - POW!
Aug 22, 2012 Rating
Don't Give Up the SHIPNEW by: Anonymous
I have been working on a 'Lindberg'Cap'N / Wappen Von Hamburg now for quite a while. Still with the rigging. 1/130 scale all plastic - but It's got some awesome sails I made of computer paper - striped in light colonial green with a gold medalion - stiffened with thinned White Glue. It's awesome - all the cannon barrels drilled out by hand - the gold trim on the transom - I'm no where near done. I was at a model show in a firehouse and bought some old model mags from 30 years ago - and lo and behold, the back pages of one issue have these close up color pictures of the same kit - with rigging clearly shown. Who knew? The little cannons are so cool. And I haven't retired yet. They just opened a Hobby Town - and the manager there is starting a 'club' - we're gonna get the rigging straight.
Walk with your planks. Don't throw in your towel, matay. Take your time. DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP. Some of these guys spend years on larger scale ships, cast their own firing cannons [that's right - they shoot shot they cast in their own tiny molds and mix their own powders]. Too cool. Great art. I love my model Von Hamburg, flaws and all. Now I'm looking into how to custom build a case - and I'm not out of the rigging yet. Just check out the sails and histories on the 'net. HANG TOUGH. Sailors are tough. Their modelers are true craftsmen - but it's a solitary craft and you teach yourself, with a little help as you go along. Save your scrap . You're modeling history, right? Have fun! great hobby. There's so much with a ship- like no other models. It's a craft that 'Hooks' - all those little cannon balls - POW!