Here's a 1/96 conversion of the ss kearsarge.

I needed the crew for a 1/100 HMS victory and then had to find a use for the ship!

I cut the aft section off so that it cut the size down a bit as it was about 30" long - about 15" too long for a ship I'm not really interested in!

I wanted to have a basic interior - so I cobbled together some bits from the part box inluding parts of the supplied model stand to make a boiler type thing.

I painted and weathered the ship and glued it to a picture frame base covered with PVA glue and sprinkled with scenic snow and painted. I then went about rusting the ship with rust pigment powders, scenic snow and lots of coats of clear (to give it all something the stick to).

I'm quite happy with the end result and it makes an interesting conversation point when people come round - also, it doesn't matter if it gets dusty - as it just adds to the effect - cobwebs are good too....."How on earth did you do all that fine rigging...!" ;)

A fun way to dispose of an unwanted model!

Cheers,

Mike


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Woah! Low tide, man!

For an "unwanted" model you sure did a number on it. That looks ridiculously realistic! :thumbsup:

Wow, great job! :thumbsup:

Sean

If you took the pictures from a lower angle with a macro lens showing the boiler detail, one might be hard pressed to tell it from an real-life wrecked ship.

Incredible work!

(Too bad the Alabama's shell didn't go off in the stern of the Kearsarge and make that actually happen. :devil: )

If you could float her and tow her to the breakers yard you'd turn a handsome profit.

That is a beautiful job.

I keep coming back to this too. Thanks for posting.

That bow shot had me seriously fooled for a minute. Really cool piece!

Definitely a great build! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: rr

WOW thats all i have to say... thats is sum work you did there!!!!

Hey thanks for the kind words guys, I really appreciate it!

Its funny, the only reason I stated to build this was because my neice was staying with us and wanted to help me paint a model - I gave her the copper bottom; a nice big area and a pretty colour too - she wasn't very impressed with my weathering on her lovely paint job!

In fact she was complining that ALL my models are either wrecks or battle damaged (hides a multitude of sins ;) )

cheers,

Mike

fantastic
just a note: to top it off you might stain the boarder and possibly(though not needed) a small plaque

Wow! that's realism defined. Great idea and superb execution Mike. :thumbsup:

Thanks for sharing.

RK

That's really a great job!

fantastic
just a note: to top it off you might stain the boarder and possibly(though not needed) a small plaque

Good idea,

I seem to have got pva glue on the frame - which is a bugger to get off!

Thanks for the compliments guys, I really appreciate it:thumbsup:

Mike

Very nice Job just love it looks so real like the real ones ive seen in person while diving

Gotta admit, that is one very excellent build!

Very nicely done!
My hat's off to you!

George :cool:

very awesome piece of work you have done,(art I should say)congrats

For an unwanted kit build I say you did one Bang up job :rolleyes:

Seriously it looks like a REAL pile of crap shipwreck , you did a great job with your weathering looks very lifelike kudos-props-hats off-excetera ;).


Cameron

fantastic!

Truly insperational... :thumbsup:

That's really cool. Very impressive.:thumbsup: