Hi Frank. Thanks for your observation. I built this 20 years ago and gave it to my father to display in his home. I don’t have access to it to correct and don’t have the plans anymore. So it will remain like this.Hi Tagliapetto, sorry , this part has the wrong position, as far as I know it must be rotated 90° typical of the calcese shaft. Thanks , Frank
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Hi Graham. I share your thoughts on Panart. Not really happy with quality of kit materials. Since that build I have purchased Caldercraft Diana, my next build, and currently doing Victory models, which is Amati, Vanguard.Great job. I built that some time ago and the log is on this site somewhere. It turned out okay, but I did vow never to buy another Panart kit - what was your experience.
Hi Kurt. Thanks for looking at my Pinnace. I agree brass is too shiny. If I were to build this again I would paint the armaments. When I built the kit and even today, painting is not a skill I am good or confident in, especially the metal parts.Great looking build, but to my tastes I don't like shiny brass, not realistic for actual ship in use.
But shiny brass looks good on display models for sure.
Hi Chestcutter, sorry about my observation , it was just to point it out for the purpose of functionality.FrankHi Frank. Thanks for your observation. I built this 20 years ago and gave it to my father to display in his home. I don’t have access to it to correct and don’t have the plans anymore. So it will remain like this.
I am learning from the great SoS members here how to blacken brass with simple to buy chemicals and the process leaves them a lot less shiny. Might do a search on brass blackening to see what comments come up.Hi Kurt. Thanks for looking at my Pinnace. I agree brass is too shiny. If I were to build this again I would paint the armaments. When I built the kit and even today, painting is not a skill I am good or confident in, especially the metal parts.
Same goes for etched brass parts…need a way to “weather” etched brass but not blacken necessarily…more like making it look like gold accent…but not paint…hmmm…I guess it is the same dilemma for shiny brass…perhaps the gun bluing chemicals are as close as we get…not blackening as such but a nice silver grey tone…Great looking build, but to my tastes I don't like shiny brass, not realistic for actual ship in use.
But shiny brass looks good on display models for sure.