1:100 Pirate Ghost Ship (Heller HMS Victory)
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3 10 July 2020, 19:13
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Two kinds of people in the world: Those who build model ships (and other things) and those who build model ships with lights and sound systems; never seen this done before, it looks superb! Good job, truly pro.
26 August 2020, 12:18
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Appreciate the kind words. I like to fire it up occasionally and scare the crap out of the wife when she walks by. The soundtrack of ghostly pirate phrases is a riot, and is an annoying 10 minutes long. I really want to get back to finishing the ratlines and running rigging with sails. I had an eye condition last year, a chalazion (sic), and it blurred the vision in one eye for a good three months before I had it cut out. The weaving of the ratlines requires depth perception, so I just shelved it at the time. Eye is better, and I know how to take care of those chalazions early on so they don't get out of hand. Nothing worse for a modeler then an blurry eye.
That Heller Victory kit is a real gem, a good year's worth of work for anyone silly enough to start it. I like my version, but it's would be a handsome kit built as it should be.
26 August 2020, 12:42
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Ah, this wakes sweet memories... I built this kit once in the 20´th century... Had the 80´s box version, plastic came in all imaginable colors and questionable values vacuform sails were included too... 🙂
As you say, it was a nice kit, the positive details working well in most situations... not sure it took a full year, but it was several months for sure.
Your version looks (and works) great. 👍
26 August 2020, 13:48
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The kit sat stashed for a decade, then I decided to put a ghostly spin on the project. These are under-construction photos; some rigging still needs to be completed since recovering from an eye condition that blurred vision in one eye. Flickering LEDs and sound are controlled by 2 arduino boards.
Video links to lighting demos:
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Youtube Video
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