"Completed GHQ 1/1200 French 80-gun ship-of-the-line" Topic

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Jake R	28 Dec 2019 7:36 p.m. PST
Hi all! Just completed my first GHQ Napoleonic ship. I own 8 GHQ ships, however, until now I had not thought my modelling skills adequate enough to do these gorgeous miniatures justice. As soon as the college semester ended, I took the plunge and began work on an 80-gun SOL, the French ship "Le Bucentaure". Thanks for looking! Jake More can be seen at: link
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART	28 Dec 2019 7:44 p.m. PST
Fantastic!
stecal	29 Dec 2019 6:18 a.m. PST
great job. having rigged about a dozen of these ships I know just how much time and work this takes
Lucius	29 Dec 2019 11:56 a.m. PST
Nice job. A GHQ model always pays you back, for the time you put into it.
Nine pound round	29 Dec 2019 2:42 p.m. PST
Would like very much to hear your technique for the base- it's as good as the model, which is itself exceptional.
Jake R	30 Dec 2019 11:10 a.m. PST
Thank you for the kind words, everyone!! @Nine pound round — I make my sea bases on a typical mdf wargame base, I believe mine are specifically from Gale Force Nine. I spread a thick (~0.5 in) layer of wall plaster/spackle on the base, and push the unpainted ship hull into it while the plaster is still wet. Waves are sculpted by simply pushing the textured handle of an X-Acto knife into the plaster. After it dries, I give it two coats of Dark Prussian Blue (Vallejo 70.899), and while the blue is still wet I mix in a small amount of USA Uniform Green (Vallejo 70.922), only near the center of the base. After the ship is glued onto the base, I very lightly drybrush grey, then turquoise, and then white on the ship's wake and around the waterline of the hull. And the troughs of the waves get a light drybrush of the same USA Uniform green. Lastly, I give the whole base 2 coats of Liquitex high gloss medium. Hope that helps!
Stew art	31 Dec 2019 11:20 a.m. PST
looks great Jake! well done.
Brechtel198	31 Dec 2019 11:25 a.m. PST
Excellent model, very well done.
AdmiralHawke	10 Feb 2020 7:57 a.m. PST
You have done a fine job on a lovely model. I'm a big fan of the GHQ 1/1200 ships. Thank you for sharing it. :-)
Kevin in Albuquerque	10 Feb 2020 6:27 p.m. PST
Very nice indeed!
catavar	11 Feb 2020 9:21 a.m. PST
Looks good to me!
Stalkey and Co	17 Feb 2020 9:08 p.m. PST
Good enough to board and take to the admiralty for a fat bounty!
John Tyson	21 Feb 2020 11:29 a.m. PST
Well done, Jake!!
ModelJShip	21 Feb 2020 1:45 p.m. PST
Well done! your style remember mine :)
Tango01	10 May 2021 9:11 p.m. PST
Here's a good opponent … HMS Worcester, 80-gun Ship of the Line link Armand
SHaT1984	24 Jun 2021 8:19 p.m. PST
Jake You Certainly did- a fine job on a lovely model. cheers dave