"Completed GHQ 1/1200 French 80-gun ship-of-the-line" Topic
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| Jake R | 28 Dec 2019 8:36 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 8:44 p.m. PST |
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| stecal | 29 Dec 2019 7:18 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 12:56 p.m. PST |
Nice job. A GHQ model always pays you back, for the time you put into it. |
| Nine pound round | 29 Dec 2019 3:42 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 12:10 p.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 12:20 p.m. PST |
looks great Jake! well done. |
| Brechtel198 | 31 Dec 2019 12:25 p.m. PST |
Excellent model, very well done. |
| AdmiralHawke | 10 Feb 2020 8:57 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 7:27 p.m. PST |
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| catavar | 11 Feb 2020 10:21 a.m. PST |
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| Stalkey and Co | 17 Feb 2020 10:08 p.m. PST |
Good enough to board and take to the admiralty for a fat bounty! |
| John Tyson | 21 Feb 2020 12:29 p.m. PST |
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| ModelJShip | 21 Feb 2020 2:45 p.m. PST |
Well done! your style remember mine :) |
Tango01  | 10 May 2021 10:11 p.m. PST |
Here's a good opponent … HMS Worcester, 80-gun Ship of the Line
link Armand |
| SHaT1984 | 24 Jun 2021 9:19 p.m. PST |
Jake You Certainly did- a fine job on a lovely model.
cheers dave |
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