Last March I started working on an old 1950s-1960s plastic Pyro HMS Bounty model kit I picked up on ebay. This kit is very basic having very little detail. Like non-existing channel/chains for the ratlines. almost no deck detail, and what there is was in the wrong place. I had to make a lot of modifications.
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Inspiration Painting One error I discovered in this painting is that the bounty was copper clad prior to her breadfruit voyage.
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I didn't use anything from the white sprue |
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Verifying the scale |
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Strange details. If these are oars they are nowhere near the boat mounting area. If they are gun tools then they are not correct. |
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I added some steering detail |
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And some anchor winch detail |
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The weird mounds I assume are supposed to be rope coils for the guns but they are placed in the way for some of the guns, right in front of the ports. |
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Adding the non-existent channels |
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And the chains |
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Anchor details added |
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My quick ratline jig |
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Tracing out the sails on some cloth |
Done!