The Mary Rose Saga

[SV52]

The Airfix 1:400 plastic kit.  Assembled awaiting priming:



I'll update as it goes along, gonna be a long one 

[petercooman]

Will you be painting it for show, or waterlining it for gaming?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice so far.

[SV52]

Thanks folks.

Show, a bit too delicate with all the sticky out bits for gaming.  A broken mast would be a disaster, what with rigging and all involved.

[jimduncanuk]

Thanks folks.

Show, a bit too delicate with all the sticky out bits for gaming.  A broken mast would be a disaster, what with rigging and all involved.

You don't really need rigging for gaming.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Problem is that with no rigging the masts are much more vulnerable, certainly on smaller scale ones.

[SV52]

You don't really need rigging for gaming.

As I said, it's not intended for gaming.

[SV52]

Roughly painted.  Got to start prep work for the rigging, i.e. drilling holes. That's followed by:
- 'final' hull painting
-  fitting decals
-  varnishing

[Techno]

Now, that's looking damn fine !!

Cheers - Phil

[lowlylowlycook]

Excellent!

[SV52]

Cheers.  Proceeding to the next phase.

[Leman]

Excellent stuff - that really does look like wood.

[SV52]

The kit as it comes is complete.  Definitely needs some rigging as it looks rather bare:



Can't claim credit for the fancy stripes - they're decals though some of them were devils to fit 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Looking good!

[Orcs]

The kit as it comes is complete.  Definitely needs some rigging as it looks rather bare:

So in the lyrics ofa Sex Pistols song you will be "Frigging with the Rigging"

I expect there will be lots of friging as the thread gets a mind of its own , ties itself in knots and sticks to everywhere but where its supposed to.

Good Luck.