As a wargaming model it will do

 Got fed up with it. Couldn't find the ratlines at the right time so added them afterwards which involved cutting them to fit.  They don't sit right either but are good enough for a shove around the table model.

Frigate 90% - And not that happy with it

 I was happy with the painting and construction, but the rigging wasn't enjoyable for lots of reasons.  And lots of mistakes. Cutting the wrong thread. Trapping a piece of running rigging and not noticing.  The list goes on.  But happy to throw this down on the table and pretend to shoot shot at it.

I hate rigging

 Not feeling the love to do this one for some reason.  I am following the langton guide rather than JJs youtube and I am struggling a bit.  Possibly because I am heavy handed and the masts bend when I put any tension on the running rigging.  Anyway.  Sails go on tomorrow and then the lifts and yards to follow. Once that is on take the protective covering off the base and good to go.

Basing ships

 I threw these pictures up quickly but didn't put any text around them.

This was to try out some ideas.  The bases are from Fluid3D .  

On top of the base is some Vallejo water effect gel which was spread thinly with a paint brush and just left to dry. It is white until it dries so the picture below is only semi-cured.

For the next one, this is the same gel but has been tinted with some Vallejo Periscope colour.  Same method of application and left to dry.

Now I have seen them both fully cured and on a table, I prefer the plain base as the model stands out slightly more.  So I will probably do the rest in the same manner (and it is easy enough to take the gel off the base and redo the other one if needed).  More lessons identified for the Frigates which are being slowly progressed as I learn techniques using the brigs.

1/700th Age of Sail - Brig

 Wading through my stash of kits I found the Warlord Games "Frigates and Brigs".  Two frigates and four brigs.  I have the odd set of rules and I couldn't face the pile of 15mm Austrians I have to do so spent a day throwing one together and then looking at what I can do to improve the speed and/or look

First of the Brigs. Kit goes together very quickly. I painted this once I assembled the hull but for future ones I will paint as much on the sprue as possible.  White undercoat and then:

• VJ Old Wood.
• VJ Black Grey
• MiG Golden Yellow
• Army Painter Soft Tone - Over everything
• Army Painter Dark Tone - Just over the black.
• MiG Red
• VJ Flat Yellow Highlight (which is quite bright!)

Masts were painted and superglued in place

rigging added

Getting close to finished. This is 90% complete as I haven't put the ratlines on yet.

The second Brig has been started. I airbrushed as much as I could on the sprue (this is the frigate but you can see the idea)

Deck was painted separately and then fitted

Waiting for the next stage to be done which will be the cannon barrels and then the washes.