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!
9 comments:
You never cease to amaze me with your modeling skill.
Thank you sir, much appreciated.
You never cease to amaze me with your prolific and excellently painted miniatures.
Your rework of that old kit is fantastic!
Thanks Greg. I see you are doing Greek wars now. What ever happened with those Haitian paddle wheels you were doing? How did they turn out?
All of my ship models are waiting patiently. It seems that my nautical muse is on extended vacation!
Excellent results and a real display of your modeling skills. I’m guessing part of the fun for you is adding missing or correcting wrong parts on kits that are flawed. Because aren’t there better kits to work with? 😀
How big is a 1/190 ship?
Thanks Stew. Yes there are better ship models available but really expensive these days.
At 90ft, 1/190 scale makes it 5.75" at the deck. Same scale as my Revell Constitution, which is about 15".
Lovely super detailing work on your Bounty, I think I've got the Conway book of it at home somewhere, a very nice Royal Navy ship!
Best Iain
Thank you Iain
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